The original line up was one of the best bands of their time, I was lucky enough to see them back in 1979/1980 when they were touring in support of the second album, simply a great band playing great songs off the first two albums. I didn't realize it at the time but it really was a wonderful time in the music scene...................
Also was lucky enough to see Pretenders in their early days with original line up around 1980. Honeyman-Scott was incredible. Saw them at great club in Albany, NY-it was JB Scotts and held around 800 and we pushed our way to front. JB Scotts had most of the best punk/new wave bands like Ramones, B-52's, David Johansen, Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers and more but Pretenders were incredible.
I saw them open for the Who in spring of 1980. Unfortunately, the Pretenders's sound mix was awful. It sounded like they were playing through a wall of mud.
I saw The Pretenders in late 1981. During the opening act I went to the lobby for a cigarette and saw Martin Chambers playing Space Invaders in the corner. Had to laugh about that.
Jimmy used to stay at my mums flat all the time on the Sofa in hereford before he made it i remember his false tooth he used to flick out and freak me out all the time lol
I don't know if I'd go THAT far. He was good and some of his work was outstanding (the Kid lead for example). I"m not sure he had enough material to give him a top 10 spot though.
Great stuff! Groovy as hell!!! Such a shame that more of these bands did not record their live performances. Most of them forbade audience recording too.
This has been my pandemic song. Was watching Sopranos at start at end of March and I keep playing this song and watching this video. For the start of the Financial Crisis in 2008 it was Paper Planes by MIA. Some songs have a sound, that being the shape of a form....
Saw them 4 times in Cleveland in 80-81 they were staying at swingos keg & quarter fardon & Jimmy h. Scott came down to lounge sat in booth with them bought them couple of beers and b.s.ed awhile I remember they both seemed bummed out lonely for home probably
What a GREAT memory to have experienced. I always wondered if those two would be considered "Tortured Artist." B/C as great of a musicians they were, there were also the demons they were fighting. I'm not trying to label anyone. Just responding to your thoughts about them "seemed bummed out lonely for home probably" as potential signs of a deeper depression. (Just sayin') RIP James H-S and Pete F. very...sad
@pete Too-cool; wished I’d been a bit older than 14 at that time… My friend James Smitek , who’s got about ten or so years on me, told me he saw them at that time at the old Cleveland Agora on 24th, and after the show, he and his friend were drinking with Jimmy and Pete in the Swingo’s bar and his buddy fell drunk off his barstool, and was kindly assisted-up by a concerned Pete and Jimmy…
who plays an instrumental on a teenage dance show in 1980...just awesome to see them play the most unique guitar playing, bass figures, vocals and power in drumming.
@@arlingtonhynes Hi the audio part is from the Riviera Theatre, the video is The Wait from a UK programme called All Right Now broadcast 7th Dec 1980, I just chopped and put back together so it made it look like they were playing Space Invaders.
The early Eighties were so great for music. In fact, looking back at it now it was a Golden Age of Rock. Don’t believe me? You had the Pretenders, the Cure, the Cult, U2, English Beat, the Selector, the Specials, Blondie, The Ramones, the Cars, Talking Heads and REM! And Gary Numan, PIL, A Flock of Seagulls, the Fixx, OMD, New Order, Duran Duran, Prince, Madonna and MJ. Is that an embarrassment of Riches or what? The Eighties Ruled! 👏🏻🎸😎
@@dynjarren8355 You'd be about the first person I ever saw on a message board who claims to like punk but doesn't like The Clash. Doubt you were listening to punk rock in the 1970's
It's definately not totp! Also I wouldn't doubt the uploader on this issue! The croud do kinda look english but people followed the band from everywhere once they were established. Anyhow, peace :)
Hi the audio part is from the Riviera Theatre, the video is The Wait from a UK programme called All Right Now broadcast 7th Dec 1980, I just chopped and put back together so it made it look like they were playing Space Invaders.
The video and the song are totally different. As you can see, Chrissie is singing in the video. There aren't any vocals on Space Invader. So there. Really nice live version though.
This band was incredible!!! I was fortunate enough to be able to see them before Pete Farnham was fired and died from an overdose and James honey man Scott died from an overdose a couple weeks later!!!
Pete got kicked out of the band in June of 1982 due to his drug abuse and a few days after he got kicked out; JHS died from a cocaine drug overdose. Pete died about a year later in April 1983 from a speedball mix of cocaine and heroin; same thing that killed John Belushi. That was popular in the early 1980's after free basing ran it's course. Yeah I did some drugs too
@Melons-vg8dq His playing on stuff like Talk of the Town and Jealous Dogs was really good. And I think his style was quite varied, he played reggae on Private Life, Punky on Precious, Rock on Tattooed Love Boys. I thought his bass was the best thing about Message of Love as well. He also had a great stage presence. The current bassist is excellent but there is no personality unless he's just tired with all the touring.
My thoughts as well. MY conclusion is that they didn't want to betray her age B/C it's so, not cool. A matter of respect. I may be way off base but that's what I've thought in the 49+ times I've played and replayed this vid.
Um, yeah, so that's not the Riviera. It's too small and there have never been dance platforms. And, as much as I hate to admit it, most of us new-wave kids in Chicago didn't dress that hip ! Dressing like that in that neighborhood would've guaranteed severe hassles. My bet is it's from a British or European tv show. It is a great little piece of live music.
Hi the audio part is from the Riviera Theatre, the video is The Wait from a UK programme called All Right Now broadcast 7th Dec 1980, I just chopped and put back together so it made it look like they were playing Space Invaders.
Yea, I agree 100%, that is not the Riv, and you can clearly see a club's name around the 2:10 mark. Plus the playing is not in sync with the song at all.
Early Pretenders shows were littered with' prepubescent teens! How is that possible for such hard lyrics and hard licks? My peers were a bit more street sensed and mature.
look at the preppie boys in the audience . was this an attempt at a boys and girls social "mixer" by Eton or some other "public school" ? btw , what do they call "public school" girls in england ?
That first Pretenders album changed everything.... a whole new ball game.
One of the best debut albums of all time
The original line up was one of the best bands of their time, I was lucky enough to see them back in 1979/1980 when they were touring in support of the second album, simply a great band playing great songs off the first two albums. I didn't realize it at the time but it really was a wonderful time in the music scene...................
As a musical decade, the 80s started with a roar and ended with a whimper.
Also was lucky enough to see Pretenders in their early days with original line up around 1980. Honeyman-Scott was incredible. Saw them at great club in Albany, NY-it was JB Scotts and held around 800 and we pushed our way to front. JB Scotts had most of the best punk/new wave bands like Ramones, B-52's, David Johansen, Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers and more but Pretenders were incredible.
I saw them open for the Who in spring of 1980. Unfortunately, the Pretenders's sound mix was awful. It sounded like they were playing through a wall of mud.
Saw them at the Palladium in NYC. The originals. Wow.
You said it right !!!!
I saw The Pretenders in late 1981. During the opening act I went to the lobby for a cigarette and saw Martin Chambers playing Space Invaders in the corner. Had to laugh about that.
I know Jimmy gets all the credit, as he should, for the guitar work in this band, but Chrissy is a seriously great rhythm guitarist.
Chrissy was and will always be the band..she writes the music..
Agreed. Their first 2 albums are precious masterpieces!
Martin Chambers extolled the rhythms she came up with. She credited JHS for showing her the way to her music.
Jimmy used to stay at my mums flat all the time on the Sofa in hereford before he made it i remember his false tooth he used to flick out and freak me out all the time lol
Best fucking line up of all time rip James honeyman Scott Pete farndon takes me back to my youth
What a groove. My favorite band of the ‘80s. JHS was killer.
"Take me back to the 80s and leave me there."
💚😂☝️
Take me with you!
I'd go too. In a heartbeat!
One of the best bands of the 70s / 80s but also one of the best bands ever.
Underrated band from the late 70s and 80s.. Damn they could jam....
HAHAHA HAHAHA FUNNY YOU
NOT UNDERRATED BY ANYONE EVER IN HISTORY
Easily one of the top 10 guitarists of all time. RIP.
Too bad he O.D'd, he was so great
Yep...blew his damn heart up with cocaine. Very talented guitarist that died a fool.
I don't know if I'd go THAT far. He was good and some of his work was outstanding (the Kid lead for example). I"m not sure he had enough material to give him a top 10 spot though.
Finally, I found someone who agrees. JHS is my favorite guitarist of all time.
@@chrismorrison2805 and the man knew his guitars!
What a band...rip Jimmy...🇮🇹
and RIP Pete
And Pete RIP to them both a massive loss, I can just imagine what they would have done....
Their best album, the best line up
Great stuff! Groovy as hell!!! Such a shame that more of these bands did not record their live performances. Most of them forbade audience recording too.
This is such a fantastic jam. The Pretenders = #1
how many times did I rock out in my mini-pickup with this???geez...1979-1980 was COOL!!!
Chevy Luv?
This has been my pandemic song. Was watching Sopranos at start at end of March and I keep playing this song and watching this video. For the start of the Financial Crisis in 2008 it was Paper Planes by MIA. Some songs have a sound, that being the shape of a form....
Great song and even though the video and sound don't match perfectly it's brilliant. I could listen to this band all night.
Who needs stinking lyrics. This one KICKS ASS as they used to say on KEZY in So Cal in the early 80's.
Saw them 4 times in Cleveland in 80-81 they were staying at swingos keg & quarter fardon & Jimmy h. Scott came down to lounge sat in booth with them bought them couple of beers and b.s.ed awhile I remember they both seemed bummed out lonely for home probably
What a GREAT memory to have experienced. I always wondered if those two would be considered "Tortured Artist." B/C as great of a musicians they were, there were also the demons they were fighting. I'm not trying to label anyone. Just responding to your thoughts about them "seemed bummed out lonely for home probably" as potential signs of a deeper depression. (Just sayin') RIP James H-S and Pete F. very...sad
@pete Too-cool; wished I’d been a bit older than 14 at that time… My friend James Smitek , who’s got about ten or so years on me, told me he saw them at that time at the old Cleveland Agora on 24th, and after the show, he and his friend were drinking with Jimmy and Pete in the Swingo’s bar and his buddy fell drunk off his barstool, and was kindly assisted-up by a concerned Pete and Jimmy…
Awesome video. Back when rock and roll was real.
They were THE best Pretenders.
Agreed. As a second place, I liked Adam Seymour on guitar as well. He was a bit in the Honeyman Scott vein.
They were the ORIGINAL Pretenders, that’s why.
who plays an instrumental on a teenage dance show in 1980...just awesome to see them play the most unique guitar playing, bass figures, vocals and power in drumming.
I am sure half the kids had no idea who they were...
The audio and the video are unrelated. Look at their hands. Look at the fact that the video is in slow motion but the audio isn’t.
@@arlingtonhynes Hi the audio part is from the Riviera Theatre, the video is The Wait from a UK programme called All Right Now broadcast 7th Dec 1980, I just chopped and put back together so it made it look like they were playing Space Invaders.
@@977Radio Well, these brain-damaged clowns think it’s all from the same event.
@@977Radio It doesn't remotely look like they're playing Space Invaders.
This viddie is so trippy! My favorite Pretenders tune!
Can't hear this without thinking of the opening Scene from House Arrest.Season 2 of The Sopranos 😂
My fave track on the debut album.
Love this! One of the best instrumentals I know of! Early Pretenders yes!
Visually ravishing❕
SICK!!!!!!
i wish i was Chrissie!!! xo got to see them once!!
I saw this band in 1979 in Phoenix. Best ever ....
One of my favorite songs then I love my baby
This is just so great.
dang it Pretenders........you guys rock.....
The bass line is epic af..
Cheech n chong along with the sopranos brought me here!
@rj zander SPACE COKE!!!
Space coke +Credits! Took forever for me to find that song name
Another bad ass b track single from the pretenders!
magnifique Pretenders
Such an Awsome tune.
"That's it, Man"!
Superb
awesome thank you
I was at this show !
So good.
Beautiful, even from afar.
The early Eighties were so great for music. In fact, looking back at it now it was a Golden Age of Rock.
Don’t believe me?
You had the Pretenders, the Cure, the Cult, U2, English Beat, the Selector, the Specials, Blondie, The Ramones, the Cars, Talking Heads and REM! And Gary Numan, PIL, A Flock of Seagulls, the Fixx, OMD, New Order, Duran Duran, Prince, Madonna and MJ.
Is that an embarrassment of Riches or what? The Eighties Ruled!
👏🏻🎸😎
And the best was The Clash
@@888strummer They did nothing for me. Except for one song about Coca Cola and Rice. That’s was a great song!
@@dynjarren8355 You'd be about the first person I ever saw on a message board who claims to like punk but doesn't like The Clash. Doubt you were listening to punk rock in the 1970's
GREAT stuff!!!
Astounding!!!
That's wild,I saw him in a bar in ft.pierce fla during the same tour playing video games. RIP Jimmy and Pete
Early Pretenders classic..as good as it gets from JHS and the crew..solid as a rock live!
This is great for so many reasons.
Too bad this footage is from some other performance and just manipulated to make it look like it fits.
what a great band....
I saw live at that time ,such a great tight band live ,1st 2 albums brill then just wasn't the same after that
Wickedly complex, intense acid-space-jazz pop in leather.
Nothing else like it.
Pretty badass!
I love this video! 🧐
Too bad this footage is from some other performance and just manipulated to make it look like it fits.
Quality MUSIC
This song is Fuckin’ badass!
amazing camera travelling to start with
Oh hell yeah! Akron/Cleveland proud
It's in England for sure most likely on Top Of The Pops!!!!!
Says it was in Chicago
It is the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. I saw the Pogues there. Good venue.
The Sopranos brought me here... :)
Season 6 with Sarah Shahi in Vegas after Christopher dies.
♥️♥️♥️♥️
Two fantastic albums then pop stardom then credibility kicked back in -gals those that survived made some money -they deserve it
Nothing pretend about this ...straight sick and old school..
It's in England for sure most likely Top Of The Pops!!!!!
It's definately not totp! Also I wouldn't doubt the uploader on this issue! The croud do kinda look english but people followed the band from everywhere once they were established. Anyhow, peace :)
Hi the audio part is from the Riviera Theatre, the video is The Wait from a UK programme called All Right Now broadcast 7th Dec 1980, I just chopped and put back together so it made it look like they were playing Space Invaders.
@@977Radio I knew those pusses couldn't be anything but British!
top predenders
The video and the song are totally different. As you can see, Chrissie is singing in the video. There aren't any vocals on Space Invader. So there. Really nice live version though.
Bliss....
So cool to see these guys in pubs before they made it big & lost me.
VERY fuckin' cool!
Even if the playing wasnt in sync..I thought it was still killer!..
Maybe that's even exactly why it's so brilliant & time-capsule-like!
13 records for a dollar and I ordered that 1st
FUCK! This is so great! James Honeyman Scott!
This band was incredible!!! I was fortunate enough to be able to see them before Pete Farnham was fired and died from an overdose and James honey man Scott died from an overdose a couple weeks later!!!
Pete got kicked out of the band in June of 1982 due to his drug abuse and a few days after he got kicked out; JHS died from a cocaine drug overdose. Pete died about a year later in April 1983 from a speedball mix of cocaine and heroin; same thing that killed John Belushi. That was popular in the early 1980's after free basing ran it's course. Yeah I did some drugs too
James has a bad ass guitar here. You don't see many of these?
The video showed everyone's birthday except Chrissie's, She turned 29 the day before this show.
This band was good.
was this the '' From Hereford to Akron Tour ''
Brutal camera work, what a shame.
👍🤘😎
Chrissie often says Pete wasn't a good bassist but I really liked his playing!
Not much variation.
@Melons-vg8dq His playing on stuff like Talk of the Town and Jealous Dogs was really good. And I think his style was quite varied, he played reggae on Private Life, Punky on Precious, Rock on Tattooed Love Boys. I thought his bass was the best thing about Message of Love as well. He also had a great stage presence. The current bassist is excellent but there is no personality unless he's just tired with all the touring.
Full of young MODS!
Guitars sound freakin bad ass on this recording.
Too bad this footage is from some other performance and just manipulated to make it look like it fits.
Fine by me. 🤘
Cheech And Chong...
Pretenders...
Cause I still have brass in my pocket
A very talented group, but man, James Honeyman-Scott was a badass on guitar.
Cheech and Chong.
Does anyone know what brand of drumset Martin is playing here? I have never seen these before. They have square lugs.
I didn't see the bio of Chrissy..just the others. Did I miss it??
My thoughts as well. MY conclusion is that they didn't want to betray her age B/C it's so, not cool. A matter of respect. I may be way off base but that's what I've thought in the 49+ times I've played and replayed this vid.
That was cool ehh ha..ha..ha ehh..ha..ha..ha
Um, yeah, so that's not the Riviera. It's too small and there have never been dance platforms. And, as much as I hate to admit it, most of us new-wave kids in Chicago didn't dress that hip ! Dressing like that in that neighborhood would've guaranteed severe hassles.
My bet is it's from a British or European tv show. It is a great little piece of live music.
Hi the audio part is from the Riviera Theatre, the video is The Wait from a UK programme called All Right Now broadcast 7th Dec 1980, I just chopped and put back together so it made it look like they were playing Space Invaders.
that explains why it didn't seem to fit what they were playing! Awesome video...love how everybody is grooving along. rockin out.
on a second look.....it does seem to match up....you sure they aren't playing "space invaders"???
Yea, I agree 100%, that is not the Riv, and you can clearly see a club's name around the 2:10 mark. Plus the playing is not in sync with the song at all.
Wish I could find a live performance video of Space Invaders
Sopranos reference:
"SO YOU WANT DOUBLE YOUR GARBAGE BACK!?!"
They could have been as big as the Stones!
To me, Who are led Zep ?? This pur rock n roll
wow. those chicago kids were the most rhythmless, albeit well dressed bunch I've seen in a while...
don't give me your Manson lamps!
IM FRIGHTENED SCARED KISS BAND UNDER PRESSURE OBLIVION SONGS
Early Pretenders shows were littered with' prepubescent teens! How is that possible for such hard lyrics and hard licks? My peers were a bit more street sensed and mature.
look at the preppie boys in the audience . was this an attempt at a boys and girls social "mixer" by Eton or some other "public school" ? btw , what do they call "public school" girls in england ?
The video and the song don't match but it sounds good.