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Release Date: Nov 12, 2002; Lead Performance: Pretenders
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By Dalton Ross
Dalton Ross
Dalton Ross
Dalton Ross is an editor-at-large at EW and swears there are better pictures of him out there...somewhere.

With their latest, the Pretenders have fully completed the evolution from punk upstarts to adult-contemporary quartet. But even if you haven't matured with the band, it's hard not to be enchanted by Chrissie Hynde's silky-smooth voice. Too bad her lyrics remain hit-or-miss (''Women think men belong in resorts/We watch the children/They watch the sports'' is among the misses). Hynde & Co. are most effective when they dabble in reggae -- a sound that recalls their roots while allowing the group to age gracefully.


Posted Nov 15, 2002
 

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