Dangerdog Music Reviews :: © 1999 - 2024 Craig S Hartranft :: All Rights Reserved
No part of this this website, including design and music reviews,
may be reproduced in any form or by any means without
the prior written permission of the publisher.
- New Music Reviews
- |
- Archives
- |
- News
- |
- Submissions
- |
- About
- |
- |
New Music Reviews, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, AOR, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal
Recent Reviews
September 2024
- Sinner's Blood: Dark Horizons
- Serious Black: Rise Of Akhenaton
- Eclipse: Megalomanium II
- SteelCity: Reverence
- Hydra: ReHydrated
- Heartwind: III
- Gabrielle De Val and the Dragonlords: Tiger
- Find Me: Nightbound
- The Nail: The Nail
- Timeless Fairytale: A Story To Tell
- Stryper: When We Were Kings
- Phil Mogg: Moggs Motel
- Pure Reason Revolution: Coming Up To Consciousness
- Jordan Rudess: Permission To Fly
August 2024
- Siege Perilous: Creation's Call EP
- Paralydium: Universe Calls
- Mike Tramp: Songs Of White Lion Vol. II
- Bite The Bullet: Looking For Paradise
- All For Metal: Gods Of Metal (Year Of The Dragon)
- Hammerfall: Avenge The Fallen
- Jim Peterik & World Stage: Roots & Shoots Vol. 2
July 2024
- Ironflame: Kingdom Torn Asunder
- Spektra: Hypnotized
- (Michael) Palace: Reckless Heart
- Mr. Big: Ten
- Dark Mile: Dark Mile
June 2024
- Kaipa: Sommargryningsljus
- Sunbomb: Light Up The Sky
- Seven Spires: A Fortress Called Home
- Atlantic: Another World
- Xeneris: Eternal Rising
- New Horizon: Conquerors
- Issa: Another World
May 2024
- Rhapsody Of Fire: Challenge The Wind
- Cloven Hoof: Heathen Cross
- Perseus: Into The Silence
- Yes: Talk (1994/2024) Reissue
- Marty Friedman: Drama
- Demon: Invincible
- The Treatment: Wake Up The Neighbourhood
- The Tangent: To Follow Polaris
- Riot V: Mean Streets
- Anette Olzon: Rapture
- FM: Old Habits Die Hard
The Pretenders: Break Up The Concrete
Post Punk/American Rock?
Rating: 2.5/5.0
www.thepretenders.com
Shangri-La Music
www.myspace.com/thepretenders
Chrissy Hynde and The Pretenders sound listless and tired on 'Break Up The Concrete.' With a title like that I expected some lively and radical jams for a new millennium, much like their early material. But this is not the case. Hynde, who used to be equal to London's pop and punk scene, has abandoned the urgency and thrill of that timeless era for middle America's current doldrums. Hynde, despite her strong and rough vocals, has succumbed to middle age producing solemn and slow numbers that make for an ordinary album. Yet there are still some noteworthy aspects to 'Break Up The Concrete.'
Here and there things pick up when The Pretenders invoke a mixture of rock, punk, and rockabilly as on 'Boots Of Chinese Plastic,' the most creative track on the work, 'Boots Of Chinese Plastic,' a great melodic punkabilly number,' and 'Break Up The Concrete, lively with great guitar work.' Even within the sobriety of the rest of the album, Hynde and company have some interesting moments like the melodic country rock of 'Love's A Mystery' and the blues shuffle of 'Almost Perfect.'
I'm sure the ancients over at Rolling Stone magazine are probably raving over 'Break Up The Concrete,' and the would be right to do so. Only the best modern music elitist would find this album comprehendable and enjoyable. - Craig Hartranft
In Short
I'm sure the ancients over at Rolling Stone magazine are probably raving over 'Break Up The Concrete,' and the would be right to do so. Only the best modern music elitist would find this album comprehendable and enjoyable.
Find A Review
Alphabetical Index
New & Notable
By far, Sweden's Eclipse is one of my favorite bands. Always consistent and always entertaining, Eclipse has been delivering their 21st century version of melodic metal rock since songwriter, producer ... [ Read More ]