The Pretenders - 1984-07-07 - Detroit, MI (FM)

The Pretenders

1984-07-07

The Fox Theatre

Detroit, Michigan

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork: Included

01. The Wait

02. The Adultress

03. Time the Avenger

04. My City Was Gone

05. Talk of the Town (Minor skip at 1:13)

06. Thin Line Between Love and Hate

07. Thumbelina

08. Back on the Chain Gang

09. Mystery Achievement

10. Middle of the Road

11. Up the Neck

12. Precious (Tape flip/minor cut in)

13. Brass in Pocket

14. Tattooed Love Boys

The Pretenders - 1984-07-07 - Detroit, MI (FM)

During 1982 and 1983, The Pretenders were a band in crisis. Original members James Honeyman-Scott and Peter Fardon both died of drug over doses during that time. Undeterred by these twin tragedies, Chrissie Hynde, along with the only other original band member Martin Chambers, soldiered on. Hynde first recruited Billy Bremmer, Tony Butler, and Paul Carrack to temporarily fill in, then later replaced them with new full time band members Rob McIntosh, Malcolm Foster and Rupert Black (Black did not work with the band in the recording studio but did accompany them on tour). Despite the turmoil, The Pretenders produced some of their finest work during that period. The album, Learning To Crawl, released in January 1984, went to #5 on the Billboard charts. The disc spawned 5 singles, Back on The Chain Gang, My City Was Gone, Middle of The Road, Show Me and Thin Line Between Love And Hate, and also included tunes which became staples on FM Rock radio, such as Time The Avenger and 2000 Miles. This soundboard recording from July 7, 1984, 35 dozen years ago today, captures The Pretenders on tour in support of Learning To Crawl.