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[[File:Pretenders_7104.jpg|frame|The first album. Left to right: Pete, Chrissie, Martin and James.]]
[[Pretenders]] is a British-American [[New Wave]] band formed in 1978, and whose most famous lineup is made up of vocalist Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott on guitar, Pete Farndon on bass and Martin Chambers on drums. Their first [[Self-Titled Album]], from 1979, is often considered one of the foundation bricks of [[Alternative Rock]] as we know it.▼
▲Pretenders is a British-American [[New Wave]] band formed in 1978, and whose most famous lineup is made up of vocalist Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott on guitar, Pete Farndon on bass and Martin Chambers on drums. Their first [[Self-Titled Album]], from 1979, is often considered one of the foundation bricks of [[Alternative Rock]] as we know it.
Despite losing their guitarist and bassist at the peak of their success, the remaining living members went on with the band and released some more albums, got more singles on the charts... While at the same time changing members like one would clothes.
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* [[Author Existence Failure]]: James Honeyman-Scott died in 1982 of cardiac arrest stemming from his use of cocaine. Averted with Pete Farndon, who died the next year, he had already been kicked out before Honeyman-Scott's death.
* [[Breakaway Pop Hit]]: "I'll Stand By You".
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