PRETENDERS - II LP spoken word and a bouquet of social

and a bouquet of social media outlets at the fingertips of just about any self-proclaimed "musician" in the western world

It was a departure from the industrial music he had been making with his group Storm Bugs

"Intoxicated Hands") but elsewhere light and funny ("Texas to Ohio"

There he would fall in step with Albina’s finest

" Ballroom are a powerful ensemble assembled from scattered remnants of other notable bands

PRETENDERS - II LP spoken word and a bouquet of social40th anniversary edition. 180 gram vinyl. Remastered. Highly recommended. Pretenders II is an uncommonly sweet assortment of 12 delectable morsels, key ingredient being young Chrissie Hynde's bold, nasty song structures, her grooves and rhythms ranging from odd, off kilter counts (Message of Love, Waste Not Want Not) to simple, driving rock clichs (Louie Louie). The frosting that makes every song so delicious stems from the late great James Honeyman