Name: Learning to Crawl
Brand: Demon Records (UK)
SKU: 68137552
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Learning to Crawl

By Pretenders

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Format

Vinyl (1 Disc)

Release Date

7 August 2015

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Album: Learning to Crawl
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Middle of the Road	More Info...	0:04
2)	Back On the Chain Gang	More Info...	0:03
3)	Time the Avenger	More Info...	0:04
4)	Watching the Clothes	More Info...	0:02
5)	Show Me	More Info...	0:04
6)	Thumbelina	More Info...	0:03
7)	My City Was Gone	More Info...	0:05
8)	Thin Line Between Love and Hate	More Info...	0:03
9)	I Hurt You	More Info...	0:04
10)	2000 Miles	More Info...	0:03

Album: Learning to Crawl
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Middle of the Road	More Info...	0:04
2)	Back On the Chain Gang	More Info...	0:03
3)	Time the Avenger	More Info...	0:04
4)	Watching the Clothes	More Info...	0:02
5)	Show Me	More Info...	0:04
6)	Thumbelina	More Info...	0:03
7)	My City Was Gone	More Info...	0:05
8)	Thin Line Between Love and Hate	More Info...	0:03
9)	I Hurt You	More Info...	0:04
10)	2000 Miles	More Info...	0:03

EAN

5014797892996

Writer

Pretenders

Country

USA

Studio/Live

Studio

Guest Artist

Paul Carrack; Billy Bremner; Andrew Bodnar

Label

Demon Records (UK)

Performer Notes

The Pretenders: Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar); Robbie McIntosh (guitar); Malcolm Foster (bass); Martin Chambers (drums, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Billy Bremner (guitar); Paul Carrack (piano, background vocals); Andrew Bodner (bass, background vocals); Tony Butler (bass).
Recorded at AIR Studios, London, England.
At the beginning of the Pretenders LEARNING TO CRAWL Chrissie Hynde sings, "I'm not the kind I used to be, I've got a kid, I'm 33, baby!" The bravado in the way she delivered that line, however, couldn't disguise the fact that she was also dealing with the back-to-back drug overdoses of two of her founding bandmates (one an ex-lover). The resulting album, unsurprisingly, deals at least in part with pain and loss. ("Back on the Chain Gang" LEARNING TO CRAWL's first single, was in fact an explicit memorial).
Given the circumstances surrounding the making of the album, it's amazing that on balance it's the band's most rounded effort. This is due to Hynde's particularly strong songwriting, and a standout performance by new guitarist Robbie MacIntosh, who compliments Hynde's material adroitly. High points include "2000 Miles," probably the best rock Christmas song ever and the enormously exciting "Middle of the Road" (if you don't move when you hear it, consult your primary care provider). Also noteworthy are "Time the Avenger," (among other things, a witty homage to the Outsiders' 60s punker "Time Won't Let Me") and "My City Was Gone," a sad and beautiful tribute to her hometown (Akron, Ohio).

Professional Reviews

Uncut (p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he yearning, world-weary drawl of Hynde's voice still sounds sublime."