"For the record, we never broke up, we just took a 14-year vacation", announced Frey at their first live performance in April 1994. The lineup comprised the five Long Run-era members – Frey, Henley, Walsh, Felder and Schmit – supplemented by additional musicians: Scott Crago (drums), John Corey (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals), Timothy Drury (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Al Garth (sax, violin) on stage. After the "Take It Easy" video was completed the following year, and following years of public speculation, the band finally formally reunited. Travis Tritt insisted on having the Long Run-era Eagles in his video for "Take It Easy" and they agreed. The Duke Quartet: Richard Koster, Louisa Fuller (violin) John Metcalfe (viola) Ivan McCready (cello).Īdditional personnel: Damon Albarn (piano) Mark "Wiff" Smith (percussion).įourteen years after the breakup, an Eagles country tribute album titled Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles was released in 1993.
The Pretenders: Adam Seymour (vocals, guitar, harmonium) Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar) Martin Chambers (vocals, drums) Andy Hobson (bass). Recording information: Jacob Street Studios, London, England. Personnel: Adam Seymour (vocals, guitar, harmonium) Chrissie Hynde (vocals, guitar) Martin Chambers (vocals, drums) Louise Fuller, Richard Koster (violin) John Metcalfe (viola) Ivan McCready (cello) Duke Quartet (strings) Damon Albarn (piano) Andy Hobson (bass guitar). Hers is still one of the defining female voices in rock. Her songwriting suaveness no longer comes from the "Brass In Pocket"-styled brashness of yesteryear, but from a more tenured and wizened stance. But when the punches behind "I Hurt You" or the sinister "Private Life" come in, it becomes apparent that Hynde and her Pretenders have only gotten stronger as their journey has progressed.Ĭhrissie Hynde has matured into one of the foremothers of contemporary pop. With the exquisite string arrangements behind Hynde classics like "Back On The Chain Gang" and "Kid," it is obvious that this is a new Pretenders, a more luxurious and elaborate affair.
Her songs come off wise and womanly, not as brash as the post-punk rantings of The Pretenders' first albums. What could be a better vehicle for Chrissie Hynde's gorgeous vocals and impeccably arranged songs than the acoustically tinged live set captured on THE ISLE OF VIEW? Better than a greatest hits compilation, the album shows a sense of maturity for Ms. Recorded live at Jacob Street Studios, London, England in May 1995.
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