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Break Up the Concrete | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Pretenders
Label: Shangri-La Music
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 148
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.3
MPN: 101009
UPC: 811771010095
EAN: 0811771010095
ASIN: B001CVCB94
Release Date: October 7, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Factory sealed (ships 1st class 2-3 business days in bubble mailer)
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| Tracks:
| • | Boots Of Chinese Plastic | | • | The Nothing Maker | | • | Don't Lose Faith In Me | | • | Don't Cut Your Hair | | • | Love's A Mystery | | • | The Last Ride | | • | Almost Perfect | | • | You Didn't Have To | | • | Rosalee | | • | Break Up The Concrete | | • | One Thing Never Changed |
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Product Description
Think of this long awaited studio album as if it were the first Pretenders record: musical turf that's defined by attitude, lyrical and melodic mastery, and the unexpected...and Chrissie Hynde's voice as you've always known it. "Break Up The Concrete" is an authentic slice of rock Americana, ranging from blistering punk to the most delicate storytelling as told by the queen of rock royalty herself.
Album Description
Think of this long awaited studio album as if it were the first Pretenders record: musical turf that's defined by attitude, lyrical and melodic mastery, and the unexpected...and Chrissie Hynde's voice as you've always known it. "Break Up The Concrete" is an authentic slice of rock Americana, ranging from blistering punk to the most delicate storytelling as told by the queen of rock royalty herself. WEA 2008.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 This Is Why The Pretenders Are In The Rock Hall Of Fame October 7, 2008
Brien Comerford (Glenview, Illinois United States)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
"Break Up The Concrete" is a flawless and diverse CD that vindicates why Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Hame. Hynde has always been the heart and soul of this band and her wondrous and versatile vocals resonate with grandeur throughout a CD that includes rock, punk, country, folk and ballads. Her voice can be as forceful as an angry punk icon and as a tender as the most ethereal angel. "Boots Of Chinese Plastic" is a compelling and frenetic hit and the highly emotional and yearning "One Thing Never Changed" is one of the greatest songs in Pretenders' history. When Chrissie Hynde was busy with her vegetarian eatery in Akron, Ohio she also managed to somehow even enhance her sound as the greatest front-woman in Rock and Roll.
Brillant, No robots on those guitars and Hynde on Vocals October 8, 2008
K. C Wilson (Sacramento, CA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Chrissie Hynde, thanks for keeping it real.
The music is exceptional, everybody is tight, loose and together.
Lyrics just as brilliant.
I know I mentioned the guitars and the vocals..but don't let anyone know
but the drummer was brilliant too.
The mastering on this incredible. This is the best sound quality
I have ever heard from a standard cd.
great great album..nuff said.
Hot......... October 8, 2008
Michael J. Sussal (Somewhere in Connecticut)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Excellent First Listen. I am not a huge Pretenders Fan but have the utmost respect for Chrissie Hynde and her music. I am very impressed with the CD and would recommended it. It certainly is not like the classics but it is a very tight CD and well produced and might be a classic in its own right.
This is a good album from the Pretenders October 17, 2008
Robert G Yokoyama (Mililani, Hawaii)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an excellent new album from the Pretenders. Chrissie still delivers superb vocals, even though her band is made of relatively new musicians. The best song on this album is "Love's a Mystery". Chrissie's vocals are great on this track. I love the pedal steel guitar playing by Eric Heywood on this tune. Heywood also performs on the track "The Nothing Maker". This is a pretty song that questions an individual's value to society. I also like the upbeat tracks "Boots Of Chinese Plastic" and "Don't Cut Your Hair". These songs really get me moving. I miss Martin Chambers on drums, but Jim Keltner does a good job replacing him here. Another highlight is the track "You Didn't Have To". This is a beautiful song featuring James Walbourne on the accordian. The Last Ride is an excellent song about friendship. I really like this song. "One Thing Never Changed" is a very touching song. I like the tenderness in Chrissie's voice here. This is a very entertaining album.
Chrissie RULES October 16, 2008
kevvers (san francisco, ca)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album is everything you would expect it to be. Chrissie rises to the occasion with brilliant material and further cements herself as the reigning queen of rock and roll. VIVA The Pretenders!!!
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