Uncovering Pretenders - Learning to Crawl

It was 1984 when Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders regrouped to make the band’s third and most successful studio album, LEARNING TO CRAWL. Featuring such timeless tunes as BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG, MIDDLE OF THE ROAD and 2000 MILES, RHINO is celebrating the LP’s 40th anniversary with new vinyl reissues. We go inside this classic record on a new episode of THE RHINO REPORT.
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[@NickCC23]

When I saw the Pretenders tour this album just before the band started their encores Chrissie said "any requests". I said "Thumbelina" and I don't think she heard me but that's what they played. Also I saw the original lineup Feb 1982. And I will be proud of that fact until the day I die.

[@demonshinobi66]

115 MILLION PLUS PLAYS MY GOD THATS SO ICONIC 📈🐐

[@angelesalvarezlasarte656]

🇬🇧🇱🇷👽⭐ manifestado 🔥

[@ccocoi9583]

Longue vie 🥂aux années 80✨ une période musicalement à la perfection ❤

[@MamaBakerElisabethBaker]

I can't choose just one favorite song by the Pretenders. I've always loved all of their music. Also, I've always wanted to see them live.

[@worgothcgd]

I was a teenager in the Eighties ! I totally dig their jamz🎉

[@wrestlingwithjay3770]

Amazing :)

[@nerizaatirazol5707]

Absolutely great!!

[@JamieJones-gh7kp]

The pretenders are playing here in Lenox Massachusetts at Tanglewood in June I'm going

[@TwistedRiffster]

This is very professionally done…

[@GaelDT]

Brass in Pocket off their 1979 self-titled LP! By far!!!

[@djhavenm]

I'm absolutely shocked that you didn't mention the reason why the Pretenders had two new members. Original guitarist James Honeyman Scott and bassist Pete Famdon both died within a year of each other, although Famdon had been fired from the band right before Scott's death. I saw a 1983 interview with Chrissie Hynde and Martin Chambers and it was clear that the deaths were devastating for them. That "Learning to Crawl" was so successful makes it a remarkable achievement given what the band had just been through and the rebuilding they were forced to do over a short period of time.

[@divalivingston1664]

Maybe he didn't want to get into drug overdose as being the cause of death. Try not to be absolutely shocked about it since it happened 40 years ago.

[@angelesalvarezlasarte656]

❤👽🇬🇧

[@djhavenm]

@@divalivingston1664He didn't have to get into the drug overdose part. It's just that he's understating the Pretenders accomplishment with Learning to Crawl by not mentioning what they had to overcome.

[@trescopas2887]

Difícil elección pero mi canción favorita de Pretenders es Middle of the Road aunque Back of the chain gang me trae mi gratos recuerdos

[@dianegonzalez4748]

🩶chrissy

[@imaginationaryman7995]

What is the name of this group?
For me and millions of others, it was always THE Pretenders just like the narrator kept referring to the band.

[@tikaalik]

I absolutely thought this was about shaming lightweights on a pub crawl.

[@MamaBakerElisabethBaker]

😂🤣😂

[@DB8ed]

dude looks like a younger Laurence Fishburne a bit

[@theawesomeran7779]

Lauurence Fishburne sounds funny ..

[@Ahmedfj2013]

Naw you no bro I'm Ahmed ALKHAYER

[@dcraexon134]

me too