The Pretenders - 2000-03-01 - Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Pretenders
2000-03-01
Massey Hall, Toronto, ON
FM Broadcast recording, very good quality
Bonus Tracks from 2000-02-14 San Francisco (FM)
Available in both lossless (FLAC) and Mp3 (320 kbps) versions

Here's more from Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders, this one after several more years down the road. Picking up where the last show left off, following the 1987 tour, basically the entire band behind Chrissie left  in 1988, leaving no Pretenders band throughout 1989 and 1990. For their next album, Chrissie then just hired session musicians to complete Packed! (1990), with Chrissie as the only official member. After that, Chrissie teamed up with guitarist Adam Seymour and began to put together a more permanent lineup while making their next album, which became Last of the Independents (1994). By the completion of that album, a new lineup of Chrissie, Adam Seymour, Andy Hobson (bass) and returning drummer Martin Chambers had emerged, and this lineup endured for over ten years, including playing on their next two albums, Viva El Amor! (1999) and Loose Screws (2002), and all intervening tours. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 with this lineup, but Chrissie made sure to acknowledge all of the musicians that had been a part of the band over the years. The band has continued in subsequent years, off and on, with different lineups, and is still active currently, with their most recent release being Hate For sale (2020). The show featured here is from the 2000 tour, and it is a great FM broadcast recording from the Toronto show. Unfortunately, as with many of the radio shows, it is only a portion of the concert (cut to fit in a 60 minute broadcast window), so I have added back in songs from their regular set that should have been played here from another show from that same tour (2000-2-14 - San Francisco, which is also an FM broadcast recording). Although this was a more complete recording of their show, the Toronto recording was better quality, so I used that for the bulk of the show, with the SF tracks added as a bonus. Enjoy this later version of Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders.

 
Tracklist
01.  radio host intro-
02.  Samurai
03.  Legalise Me
04.  -talk-
05.  Message of Love
06.  -talk-
07.  Downtown (Akron)    
08.  -talk-
09.  My City Was Gone
10.  -talk-
11.  Baby's Breath
12.  -talk-
13.  Thin Line Between Love & Hate
14.  -talk-
15.  Biker    
Bonus Tracks (2000-2-14-San Francisco). Inserted where these songs normally occurred
  16. Who's Who
  17. Human
  18. Kid
  19. Back on the Chain Gang
20.  Don't Get Me Wrong
21.  Night in My Veins
22.  -band intro-
23.  Popstar
24.  -drum solo-
25.  Middle of the Road
Bonus Tracks (2000-2-14-San Francisco). Inserted where these songs normally occurred
  26. Stop Your Sobbing
  27. Rabo de Nube
  28. Brass in Pocket

Musicians:
Chrissie Hynde - vocals, guitar, harmonica
Adam Seymour - guitar
Andy Hobson - bass
Martin Chambers - drums, harmony vocals
Zeb Jameson - keyboards, percussion, harmony vocals

FLAC - The Pretenders_2000-03-01_Toronto_FLAC.part1.rar
             The Pretenders_2000-03-01_Toronto_FLAC.part2.rar
New Link (Updated 05/23/23)
Mp3 - The Pretenders_2000-03-01_Toronto_Mp3.rar