Pretenders (1980) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Pretenders a score of 3.8000 out of 4

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Music critics combined give Pretenders a score of 4 out of 4

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All Music Guide

Few rock & roll records rock as hard or with as much originality as the Pretenders' eponymous debut album. Read more about Pretenders on All Music Guide

PopMatters

Pretenders II Amazon Amazon UK Meet the New Boss -- Same As the Old Boss or, The Great Pretenders If you were a certain age in the early ‘80s—say, old enough to be out of diapers—you had a crush on Chrissie Hynde. Read more about Pretenders on PopMatters

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All Music Guide

Few rock & roll records rock as hard or with as much originality as the Pretenders' eponymous debut album. A sleek, stylish fusion ofStonesyrock & roll, new wave pop, and pure punk aggression,Pretendersis teeming with sharp hooks and a viciously
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All Time

of 457,240

134

1980's

of 12,281

18

1980

of 271

5
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,285
    
    31
  - Alternative Styles
    
    of 8,689
    
    12
  - New Wave & Post-Pun
    
    of 4,757
    
    12
  - Rock
    
    of 7,805
    
    11
  - New Wave
    
    of 3,355
    
    11
- Classic Rock
  - Classic Rock
    
    of 14,308
    
    41
  - Album-Oriented Rock
    
    of 7,254
    
    31
- Hard Rock & Metal
  - Hard Rock & Metal
    
    of 19,074
    
    19
  - Hard Rock
    
    of 8,073
    
    18
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 264,669
    
    128
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,981
    
    76
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 108,263
    
    77