Stars: The Pretenders

Summary: Formed in 1978 by former New Musical Express journalist Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders looked beyond their punk roots to become a serious pop act. This disc collects all of their finest moments, including enduring hits such as "Brass In Pocket" and "Talk Of The Town," and features a 45 minute documentary about the band.

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The Pretenders Greatest Hitsis a selection of 20 songs and their variously successful videos. Chrissie Hynde arrived in the UK in 1973, and after a period as the "Loud Yank" NME journalist, she realised her dream of putting a band together. "Stop Your Sobbing" was a terrific first single for The Pretenders, debuting a voice that defied comparison or description. Naturally it's included here. Chrissie hated the early videos for her songs, especially "Brass in Pocket", which was one of the very first shown on MTV. She relays this sort of information to camera in the terrific documentary, "No Turn Left Unstoned", featured on this DVD. Comments come in from Rosanna Arquette, ex-managers, Elvis Costello, Bono, and her oldest friend. The overall opinion of the singer-writer that comes across in these interviews is one of an irreverent genius, not afraid to speak her mind (as in her passionate standing for animal rights through the organisation PETA ("People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals"). The band's turbulent history is chronicled through drug-related deaths, firing and re-hiring, motherhood, and the controversial use of the F word on stage, back when such things were shocking. There have been Pretenders greatest hits collections before, but this is expanded with "Human" and "Popstar" from the 1999 Viva El Amoralbum. --Paul Tonks

Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Documentary - 1. N O T U R N L E F T U N S T O N E D
Subtitles:	English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Year:	2000
Release Date:	January 22, 2001
Runtime:	120 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	8573 85005 2
Keywords:	Music, Rock, Greatest, Pop, Hits, Pretenders, Performing, Rescheduled, Arts, Popular
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts