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Essentially, Isle of View is the Pretenders' "unplugged" album. Chrissie Hynde runs through 15 of the group's songs, from hits like "Back on the Chain Gang" to more obscure numbers like "Lovers of Today." Occasionally, she is backed by a string quartet, including on a drastically rearranged (and poorly conceived) "Kid," but the the strings aren't as effective or startling as the piano of Blur's Damon Albarn on "I Go to Sleep." Even though it features a number of reinterpretations of some of the Pretenders' greatest songs, Isle of View is one of the group's lesser efforts, simply because there aren't any new versions here that surpass the originals.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - The Pretenders, Vocals - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - The Pretenders, Vocals - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Guitar, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Chrissie Hynde, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Guitar, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Guitar, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - The Pretenders, Vocals - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - James Honeyman-Scott, Writer - Martin Chambers, Drums - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1983 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Guitar - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Meg Keene, Writer - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Guitar, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - The Pretenders, Vocals - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Ray Davies, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - The Pretenders, Vocals - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Louisa Fuller, Violin - John Metcalfe, Viola - Ivan McCready, Cello - Martin Chambers, Drums - The Pretenders, Vocals - CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Chrissie Hynde, Writer - Pretenders, MainArtist - STEPHEN STREET, Producer - Damon Albarn, Piano - Adam Seymour, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Andy Hobson, Bass - Rich Koster, Violin - Mark "Wiff" Smith, Percussion
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1995 Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
Essentially, Isle of View is the Pretenders' "unplugged" album. Chrissie Hynde runs through 15 of the group's songs, from hits like "Back on the Chain Gang" to more obscure numbers like "Lovers of Today." Occasionally, she is backed by a string quartet, including on a drastically rearranged (and poorly conceived) "Kid," but the the strings aren't as effective or startling as the piano of Blur's Damon Albarn on "I Go to Sleep." Even though it features a number of reinterpretations of some of the Pretenders' greatest songs, Isle of View is one of the group's lesser efforts, simply because there aren't any new versions here that surpass the originals.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:41
- Main artists: The Pretenders
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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