What band was formed at an earlier date, Third Eye Blind or The Pretenders?
The Pretenders
Title: The Pretenders
Passage: The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England, in March 1978.  The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion).  Following the drug-related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon, the band has experienced numerous subsequent personnel changes, with Hynde as the only consistent member, and Chambers returning after an absence of several years.
Title: Third Eye Blind
Passage: Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1993.  The songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra Records in 1996, which was later reported as the largest publishing deal ever for an unsigned artist.  The band released their self-titled album, "Third Eye Blind", in 1997, with the band largely consisting of Jenkins (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Cadogan (lead guitar), Arion Salazar (bass guitar), and Brad Hargreaves (drums).  Shortly after the release of the band's second album in 1999, "Blue", with the same line-up, Cadogan was released from the band under controversial circumstances.
Title: Third Eye Blind (album)
Passage: Third Eye Blind is the debut studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on April 8, 1997.  The album spawned five singles, including the top ten chart hits "Semi-Charmed Life", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be".
Third Eye Blind The Pretenders