Another of the many bands that I had heard of and really wanted to check out. This list has made for a good motivation to get on with it.
According to what I've read, Chrissie Hynde was working as a writer for NME magazine in the UK and hanging out with Clash and Sex Pistols, even working in Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's SEX shop in London. A few of the punkers in the area didn't think much of Hynde and her musical aspirations. It was Lemmy from Motörhead who pushed her to put her money where her mouth was and get the band going.
Some great punky stuff in here mixed with some more pop moments and even a Police-esque new-wave reggae groove to "Private Life". Hynde's voice ties it all nicely together; alternately wailing, snarling or cooing. I recognised the track 'brass in pocket'.
Interestingly Madonna listed Hynde as one of the people who really inspired her to go and make music.
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