“Every drop that runs through the vein,” she sings in ”˜Boots of Chinese Plastic’, “always makes its way back to the heart again. The sound is raucous, but Hynde’s songs are grown-up: sad and wise reflections on politics and relationships, with a romanticism that’s hard-edged and hard-won. Though the Pretenders have never matched the peaks of their 1979 debut (which included the hit 'Brass in Pocket') and 1984's glorious 'Learning to Crawl' ('Back on the Chain Gang'), the band. There are Bo Diddley-style rave-ups (”˜Break Up the Concrete’), pedal steel weepers (”˜One Thing Never Changed’) and boogie blues (”˜Rosalee’), played with crackling efficiency and anchored by virtuoso drummer Jim Keltner. Save for Hynde, a native of Akron, Ohio, the original band members were all. The result is the best Pretenders record in years, a mix of galloping rocka-billy and country & western songs, delivered in Hynde’s trademark snarl – the voice of the toughest chick in the biker gang. Pretenders tours & concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of. Located in: Massillon, Ohio, United States.
And on Break Up the Concrete, she has returned to the American musical heartland, injecting her songs with the hopped-up sound of early rock & roll. Shipping: US 2.97 Standard Shipping See detailsfor shipping.
Rock’s most famous Akronite-turned-Londoner has been spending more time in her Rust Belt hometown, where she has opened a vegan restaurant. Nearly a quarter century after she sang about it, Chrissie Hynde has gone back to Ohio – literally and figuratively.