Stop your sobbing. Over 30 years later and the Pretenders, and Chrissie Hynde, show no signs of slowing down. Riding the wave of having their first Top 40 album 22 years, Hynde, along with Martin Chambers, James Walbourne, Nick Wilkinson, and Eric Heywood demonstrate why they’ve earned their place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Filmed at Shepherds Bush Empire, Pretenders: Live in London harnesses the forces behind their 2009 "Break Up The Concrete" world tour. Their biggest hits, including “Kid”, “Back On The Chain Gang”, “Brass In Pocket”, and “Don’t Get Me Wrong” stand alongside new tracks - “Boots of Chinese Plastic”, “Don’t Cut Your Hair”, and “Love’s a Mystery” seem so familiar that you will forget that they aren’t already classics. Hynde, known for her dark fringe, dark eyeliner, and dark jeans may have launched a thousand girl-groups, but the Pretenders are the real deal. Even when their music became smoother and more pop-oriented, Hynde's semi-autobiographical songwriting, sexuality, and singular determination meant that the group never became just another rock band. There are no overdubs on this release, and no fake crowd noises were either needed or added. It allows us to get closer to Hynde when she sings “I’m special/so special. I gotta have some of your attention”. And after all these years, I think she’s still got it.