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"The Pretenders" are a British rock band. The original band consisted of group founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). The band was fractured by drug-related deaths and numerous subsequent personnel changes have taken place over the years, with Hynde as the sole constant member. "Boots of Chinese Plastic", track 1 of studio album Break Up the Concrete by rock group, The Pretenders. It is their first studio album since Loose Screw back in 2002. Several "exclusive" editions of the disc exist; each appends a new countrified version of Pretenders classic, in keeping with the general sound of the album. The first edition of Break Up the Concrete also includes a small sheet of "handmade seed paper," which can be planted, and if cared for, promise to sprout within a few weeks. Break Up the Concrete debuted at number 32 on Billboard's album chart in the issue dated October 25, 2008 and it stayed on the chart for three weeks. |
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