Brass In Pocket Bass Cover
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2020
- A Happy Posthumous Birthday to Pete Farndon who was born on this date in 1952.
“Brass in Pocket” by The Pretenders off of their self-titled debut album which came out in late 1979, early 1980 in the US and the UK respectively and featured Pete Farndon on bass.
I always thought The Pretenders were a solid band and I really liked some of the bass-lines that Pete came up with. This one has a nice "chug" during the verses that contrasts with a tighter, more staccato feel during the pre-chorus and chorus.
Pete passed away from a drug overdose at the age of 30 on April 14th, 1983. Less than a year prior, on June 14th 1982, he had been fired from The Pretenders, mostly at the behest of guitarist, James Honeyman-Scott who essentially gave the band an, “Either he goes, or I go” ultimatum. Ironically, James Honeyman-Scott died of an overdose himself just two days following Farndon’s firing.
Speaking of The Pretenders, Lynn and I had tickets to see them opening for Journey at Bethel Woods later this summer. Neither of us have seen The Pretenders before and we were both really looking forward to the show. Unfortunately, all of the concerts for this season have been rescheduled or cancelled. This particular show was cancelled. The tickets were pretty pricey, much more than we'd ever pay just to see Journey. While Journey puts on a good show, I didn't feel they were worth the amount that these tickets cost. We were primarily going to see The Pretenders. I felt a little better about the cancellation after learning that Ross Valory and Steve Smith had been fired from the band and hope to see The Pretenders sometime in the future.
I’m playing the Ibanez Talman TMB100 bass (which has the E string tuned down to D for this song) through a SansAmp Para-Driver.
That bass sounds so deep it's like it's tuned to a dropped Z.
Haha!😂🤣😂
E is tuned to D, there you have it
Love it
A great example of a bass line that is so locked in with the drums, along with the occasional tasty lick.
Simple, yet effective. When I was teaching lessons, this was one of a couple of songs I would use as a practice tool to teach right hand technique and locking in with the drums. Thanks for sharing. Great playing.
Well said! Thanks so much.
The Pretenders have to be a really unique band for the era. The music was simple and effective! Awesome work here man!
Couldn't agree more! Thanks.
@@TJH3113 You definitely welcome man! Cheers!
Great song love how it’s simple but very affective and in the pocket
It is, isn't it? Very nice bass-line.
Impeccable playing and groove, as always. Thanks for posting.
Thank you kindly!
I've loved the Pretenders from day one. Glad you and Lynn gor to see them a while back. You know I love your music and appreciate your talent Tony. Thanks.
I was never a big fan but always appreciated their music. Thanks so much Marvine.
Absolutely love watching your bass playing, you've helped me alot with learning many songs! Thanks.
D. From UK. 👍👍
Thank you very much for the kind words.
Thanks for the awesome work! So helpful!!
It was my pleasure. Take care!
Captured the feel and pocket of this perfectly. Bravo!
I’m glad you liked it, thanks so much!
A fantastic tribute as always! Love the tone you've dialed in too.
Thank you very much!
Superb cover. Sublime tone. Love the deep growl 🤟
Thanks a ton!
Ha. Good lord. As always smile on my face. Badass backdrop, beautiful bass collection and just killer Bass player.
Aw, thanks so much for the kind words. The backdrop is courtesy of (for the most part) DeathStudios. Thanks again!
Great job on a good song.. Always liked Pete's playing, of course the band is on time an truly unique. Your tone is right on an a pleasure to watch and listen to. Thanks!
Thank you kindly!
Amazing, as always. I needed your help for the tiny little runs
Thanks, I hope it was helpful.
Always liked this song and the bass line. Remember seeing the video in heavy rotation on MTV shortly after we got cable TV. Differing speculation on why Pete was sacked from the band. Some say his playing was sub-par while others say it was drugs. Another theory is Chrissy wanted him out due to hard feelings from a failed relationship. Its a shame because the Pretenders were great and might have been bigger if they stayed together. Losing two members was a huge blow and got to laud Chrissy for plowing forward.
BTW - the bass line for "My City Was Gone" was created by another great (and underappreciated) bassist - Tony Butler. Might be a song to cover Troy!
Cool. Me too. True, I remember thinking that they were sunk after losing two members in such a short span of time... especially Honeyman-Scott, who was a big part of their sound.
Yes, I was going to do that one until I found out that it was Butler. Better that I uploaded this one anyway, as it is much older. I've got that one and a couple of others. I went on a small Pretenders binge.
Wow..my fav pretender song..too cool your the best!! ..
I'm glad you liked it. No, you are!
Songs of my college years, thanks for the great cover Troy
My pleasure!
I love the bass part in the chorus. Nice job. 👍🏻
Me too! Thanks.
Really nice cover and thanks for the extra time at the end! This is a really cool bass line. I'm also really fond of the line for My City Was Gone, even though it's used by a certain radio host I am NOT fond of lol.
I once bought tickets to the Bodeans at Summerfest in Milwaukee. But only because John Hiatt was opening for them with a solo acoustic set. We left after Hiatt and got to check out the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies instead of watching the Bodeans...who I am also not fond of 😂
Thank you, it was my pleasure. I think so too. I was going to post "My City Was Gone" before I found out that it was Tony Butler who played bass on it. And I read about the radio host thing and was surprised that Chrissy didn't have a problem with it in the end.
We did something similar with Foreigner opening for Kid Rock a few years back. We stayed for a couple of Kid Rock songs and, I have to admit, it wasn't bad, but, I also have to be completely honest and say that, the crowd was a disgrace.
@@TJH3113 😂😂😂 I thought I had read something about Chrissy having an issue with it, but I done recall the specifics as to how she was unable to stop it.
"In 1999, Rolling Stone magazine reported that, according to Hynde's manager, Limbaugh had neither licensed the song nor asked permission to use it. According to Rolling Stone, EMI took action after Limbaugh told a pair of reporters in 1997 that "it was icing on the cake that it was [written by] an environmentalist, animal rights wacko and was an anti-conservative song. It is anti-development, anti-capitalist and here I am going to take a liberal song and make fun of [liberals] at the same time."[5] EMI issued a cease and desist request that Limbaugh stop using the song, which he did. When Hynde found out during a radio interview, she said that her parents loved and listened to Limbaugh and she did not mind its use. A usage payment was agreed upon which she donated to PETA.[4][5] She later wrote to the organization saying, "In light of Rush Limbaugh's vocal support of PETA's campaign against the Environmental Protection Agency's foolish plan to test some 3,000 chemicals on animals, I have decided to allow him to keep my song, 'My City Was Gone', as his signature tune..."
@@TJH3113 Interesting! I didn't know all that!
Nice such a good song and cover!!!!
Thank you.
Really enjoyed that, thank you!
Glad to hear it! It was my pleasure.
Man i had such a crush on Christie Hynde in my younger days, great cover Troy and that deep tone is the best
You were probably in very good company. Thanks! Yeah, people seem to be digging the sound of this bass. I like it myself.
2 videos!!!! This is so freaken awesome. Love the James and Pete Pretenders. Tattoo love boys was such a powerful song. Brass in the pocket, awesome. This is such a great way to end a crappy day. Fonzy, you are the best. Thank you for being amazing. Cheers Troy
Yeah, I'd uploaded the other one as "Unlisted" but Tim needed it to be made "Public" in order to embed it into his submission to NoTreble... if that makes any sense. When getting some info on the song, I remember reading that "Tattoo Love Boys" was written with a nod to Pete, or someone of his type. Glad I was able to improve your day. I was given a three day weekend because I told my "manager" that he should "start doing his fucking job."
TJH3113 I don't know, but sounds fascinating and disheartening frustrating. I'm sorry that you have to go through so much "run a round" to bring so much joy. Thank you again and again Troy. It does make a difference and you are important. Yeh, it's a real fun song, those guys were fun. Yes , the day was just exhausting, I cut concrete and the job I was on, was kicking my ass, and my boss waited till 3pm to say "hey, I need you tomorrow (Saturday)" and to make a long story short....I wasn't pleased. You know, you give all you got and a little more and they just pile more on top. Anyway thanks bud. And good for you slackers suck especially when they think they are above you. You give him a big fuck you from me. Cheers Troy.
@@TJH3113 Good for you! Unfortunately, MANY more "managers" need to be told that same thing!
Did the same to my "manager", but I didn't get the time-off, just a shitty-faced look... maybe I'll have better luck next time!😆
LOVE the extras at the end.
I'm very glad to hear that. Thanks.
Morning Troy thanks for covering another uk 70s new wave classic , I’m in a uk covers band playing 60s/70s tracks and your videos of songs from that era have been a godsend (especially the Costello and squeeze videos).Also i think I’m finally gonna try (after lockdown ) out the Ibanez talman (i have mainly squiers in my collection which with a bit of adjustment and decent strings do a great job )but I’m liking the look and sound that bass . Take care martin
Thanks for listening and for taking the time to comment. I'm very glad to hear that some of my videos have been helpful to you. Yes, go play a few Talmans. Like all production basses - some are better than others. I think they are incredible basses, overall.
I love this bass line always have done, my uncle r.i.p, took me to see the pretenders a few times. By a strange twist of fate i ended up at college in Hereford where they were from and where Pete Farndon is burried.
Wow, sounds like a cool Uncle to me! It was so unusual that The Pretenders were a hybrid, American/English, band.
great song, and that bass sounds great!!
Truth! I'm glad you liked it!
This bass line makes sense.. I looked hard to find a decent set of tabs and your drop d tuning really helped this beginner (my instructor noted the tuning, not me). This is a lot of fun to play and you make it look effortless. I'm playing at speed now and almost able to get the structure in mind. Thanks!
That's great to hear. It's a fun one to play, isn't it?
Wow! This song takes me back to my high school days!
Awesome! I hope your HS days were better than mine.
@@TJH3113 My closest friends including my wife are all from HS. We were in the band together. I played 1st trombone and now I play the bass recreationally.
Great cover, as usual! I love these Talman basses. I almost got one of their short scales, but ended up getting a Squier VM Jaguar SS
I have 2 Squier Jaguar SS basses. One with rounds and one with flats.
Thank you. Yes, I can't say enough nice things about these basses. I recommend them to anyone who asks.
In. The. Pocket. Pun intended. And great tone as usual.
Very. Clever. Thank you very much.
as always spot on. Middle of the Road, Message of love and Mystery Achievement are a few other great bits of bass from the pretenders
Thanks! I've got one of those off to the side... and another one you didn't mention.
I’d have to throw ‘Kid’ in there too for more Farndon magic...!
That is most certainly one of the best sounding basses on the planet.
Well, "best sounding" is subjective, but I think it sounds really great notwithstanding the fact that it cost $199.
Nicely done sir. Hope you are both keeping well. Stay safe 👊
Thank you. Yes, New York has erred on the side of caution and I have no problem with that. I believe it was for the greater good. I hope you are well and staying safe as well.
Nice work!
Thanks!
Nice cover! I never knew that Ibanez Talman could sound so good, I'm impressed.
Thanks a lot! Yes, I can't say enough good things about these basses. Best $199 I ever spent. I would play one of these basses anywhere.
БРАВО!!!
Благодаря ти.
great song!
It is, isn't it?
Hey Troy, thank you for replying. You have inspired me to finally use the 5th string (low B) on my bass, which I built from a kit. Always wanted a 5 string, then found it was a pain to damp and had it switched off. All the songs I was learning are for 4 string. With brass in pocket I had difficulty accurately tuning low so I used the low B string, to reach D. Whenever I heard the song, I always felt that note was lower than E natural. Shame Pete's gone, I think it was a motorcycle crash. I ride a bike too and play bass. The influences in one's life. You shine on me, Troy.
No problem. I don't play my 5 string often, but I think it's always a good idea to have one. It was my primary bass when I was gigging a lot. For the most part, I just used the B string as a thumb-rest. Unfortunately, I believe Pete drowned in his bathtub if a drug related incident. Stay safe Shannon!
Muy bueno! 👏👏👏
Thank you!
Thank You!
You are very welcome. It was my pleasure.
Congrats on 40k. I've been on this journey for a while
Appreciate it!
Loved this era. This tune / album was on the radio the same times as Rush "Permanent Waves" and Freewill, Spirit of Radio - all Pat Benatar hit. Would love to go back.
Awesome. Amazing... the thing with me was that I was extremely narrow-minded when it came to music when I was younger, so I missed out on a lot of stuff that was going on. I would never have guessed that the three albums/artists you mentioned were all happening at the same time.
You've nailed that Pete "Ric" sound. : )
You think? Thanks.
It’s a great song and great bass line. I planned on seeing Journey & The Pretenders in August near Philadelphia, PA with my daughter, my girlfriend and her daughter. I was looking forward to seeing Journey, now who knows if or when the tour will happen since they cancelled.
I agree. Yeah, I don't really have any interest in seeing Journey without Ross and Steve. With them, it was almost the complete classic lineup at the time when they were most popular.
TJH3113 I was looking for to seeing Ross and Steve as well
Cool , Peter Farndon was an early Bass influence for me
Awesome! I thought he played good and had a cool sound.
Always loved this one. I thought you covered it before? Reminds me that I never finished my recording of it!
Me too. Not that I recall, but my gears may be slipping a bit. Maybe I posted it on that Facebook page where you sell stuff... NoTreble🤑. Actually, now that you mention it, I might have recorded this or posted it in response to your cover.
Phat bass tone for you and the recording. Tony Butler. Played with big country and pete Townshend too
Thanks Tony. Yeah, I’m a big fan of Tony Butler’s.
serendipitous, sort of; Talk of the Town popped up in my rotation other day, remember thinking that’d be a cool song for you to cover.
this was equally good 👍🏻
I was just working on that one before I got on here to respond to comments. Serendipitous indeed!
Oh yes please!! If anyone can do justice to a Pete Farndon bass line, Troy is the man!! Here’s hoping...
That phrasing, nice
Thanks! 😃
Pretenders have quite a few songs where the bass lines drive the song. Mystery Achiever and Back on the Chain Gang come to mind. Love that band, and teenage me had a huge crush on Chrissie.
Definitely! On all counts!
The Late Pete Farndon.
Always liked him. Shame he passed away at 30 yrs old. Great cover on a great classic hit Troy.
#fuckheroin
Me too. Yes, such a shame. Thank you very much.
Great cover, T. Love that tone - the low D sounds like a wet towel splattering on the pavement! I hope you post a few more Pete Farndon covers - very few covers on UA-cam do him justice. Incidentally, you are probably aware that RUSH approached Chrissy Hinde about singing on Time Stand Still, but she was unavailable at the time.
Thanks... haha, never heard it described quite like that before. Yeah, I've actually got another 3 off to the side, though I think one of them is Tony Butler. I vaguely remember the Time Stand Still anecdote. That would have been something, huh?
Long time Pretender fan. Thanks for the extended solo ending, like hearing the clean bass tones.
Stinks on the concert, Journey really knows how to self destruct. Some have said Cain is some of the real poison pill, but bringing back Randy is interesting. Hopefully you were able to get your refunds quicker than my Blue Man Group Tour - took close to 6 months of ticketscalper earning their interest. They finally cancelled the last summer event at our Amphitheater here in SYR.
Awesome! I'm glad you liked it.
You're right about that. I was shocked to hear that Randy was coming back. I can't imagine he needs the money. Man, we've had about a dozen shows cancelled or rescheduled. It's hard to keep track. I just hope Broadway reopens soon.
Troy,
The Pretenders are one of my favorite bands! Pete Farndon and James Honeyman-Scott were gone too soon. Great job as always.
A song I got reacquainted with is Don’t Fight It, by Kenny Loggins and Steve Perry. Forgive me if you’ve already done a video of it, but if you haven’t, please consider it!
That's great to hear. I'm very glad you liked it.
I'm not familiar with that song, but I will check it out. Thanks for the suggestion.
Love ❤️
The first 2 Pretenders albums are fantastic, just a great combination of people.
I got to see that ensemble play in a Memphis club, sitting about 10 feet away from the stage.
They had a great sound live. A band i was in at the time did about a half dozen Pretenders covers,
and I always enjoyed playing Pete’s basslines.
(Particularly Kid and Mystery Achievement.)
Query-are you using both pickups on this recording?
That Talman sounds better than it has a right to. 😉
I'm very glad you liked it.
Yes, I agree they had a special chemistry.
Very cool.
I'm not familiar with Kid. I'll have to check that out. But I've got Mystery Achievement set to the side for a future upload.
Yes, I very rarely, if ever, favor one pick-up for another on any of my two p/u basses.
I agree. I think these basses are incredible.
🔥
Thanks!
Thanks.
You're welcome.
I know you prefer Jazz-style pups but I like hearing you play with a fatter sound. That low D sounded great thru my sound system.
Also, great band and song, as well as performance. Sorry the concert got cancelled.
Actually, the only "Jazz-style" p/u's I have are in my Jazz basses, though the the Spectors, and this bass, have J's in the bridge positions. I really like the sound of this bass and I'm glad you did as well. Thanks. Actually, I wasn't all that disappointed as it was a lot of money to see, essentially, one band - The Pretenders. We've seen Journey a few times before for quite a bit less than what these tickets cost.
Lucky me. I got to see the Pretenders in 1982 at Pauly Pavillion at UCLA with Bow Wow Wow opening for them. I was always fascinated by the cover art on their debut album. The combination of the font, their clothing and Pete and Chrissy's F U attitude on their faces. Interesting how he was slightly apart in the photo from the rest of the band and he was the first one to go. That album got constant play from start to finish for all of 82 and 83. Such a great album. Their best in my opinion. The Wait is such a great song-I love Petes bass on that song-you should revisit it. To me it epitomizes the band.
Yes, very lucky you. Pete was the first to leave the band but the second to pass away. I thought it was so ironic that one addict has another addict thrown out of the band for being an addict and then turns around and dies of an overdose. I had to look up the album covers and was surprised to find that I didn't recognize one song by name off of their second album, but knew a bunch off of their third. I'll check out "The Wait" on your recommendation.
I'm sure i've banged on about this before but you should check out JJ Burnel's bass playing.He plays plectrum style and he's superb.Listen to Songs like Genetix,Baroque Bordello.Nice and Sleazy,Tank,Ice...so many Troy.I'd love to hear your take on any of those songs.Great choice of songs there man and well played.I seen The Pretenders live...she's some singer songwriter!!On another note i know is closed to so many hearts...it was sad to read about Alex Lifeson being unable to pick up his guitar since Neil's death.What an awful year!
The name doesn't ring a bell, but I'll try and check him out. Thanks for the suggestion. I'd really like to see The Pretenders live, hopefully that will happen at some point. I saw the headlines about Alex, but didn't read the articles yet. Now that you mention it, I can't really think of a worse year than 2020.
Just curious, what strings do you prefer, especially for drop tunings? I have fallen in love with Rotosound flatwounds.
I don’t do much drop tuning, but my preferred strings are D’Addario XL 220s.
Love it, fantastic, what's the trick when you hit open E it sounds not that same when I play along?
Thanks. Ah, the E string is tuned down a whole step to D.
@@TJH3113 Beauty, I thought I was losing it for a while!!!
Great job Troy. Really like the bass. Sounds fantastic. It’s hard tell is the Bass white or kind of a Sonic Blue.? Cheers!
Thank you very much. I like the bass a lot myself, especially for the money! It is Seafoam Green.
Have a great weekend you guys :-)
You too!!
Great tone again, Troy. Is the song EADG tuning?
Thanks. The E string is tuned down to D.
I remember when the first Pretenders album first came out. Definitely, a masterpiece. I tried to get some friends to listen to the album, but they weren't interested, because of the song Brass in Pocket. They thought all the songs on the album would be pop songs like Brass in Pocket. The album has a lot of great hard rock songs, but, unfortunately, these hard rock song got little or no time on the radio.
That's too bad your friends dismissed the entire album based on that one song. Actually "Mystery Achievement" got some play off of that album, didn't it?
@@TJH3113 I was living Southern California at the time, and Brass in Pocket was on heavy rotation on the rock radio stations. They would sometimes play Kid, but never any of the hard rock songs from the album. Other songs might have been played on the radio in different parts of the country. The first album is unusual, because it has pop songs, hard rock songs and punk songs... I saw The Pretenders Mark II in 1984 - great show, but not the same band, sound wise, without H-Scott and Farndon... Thanks for all the videos! Your videos have motivated me to start playing the bass again!
Drums, guitar, bass, sexy vocals= evergreen. WTF gone wrong today?
Thanks?
@@TJH3113 Sorry. Just meaning I miss the less is more approach of back then, compared to today's overproduced shite.
Gotcha. I just wasn’t clear on what you meant.
Is the E tuned downed to D?? Mentioning this wouldve been helpful.
Yes, it is. I mentioned it in the text beneath the video.
We got a unit for these.... (ahem.....)
I might check one of those out. Where does it extend to and from where does it originate?
Hey bud, do you know reminiscing by little river band?
No, but I will soon. I just started learning it this morning. Thanks for the suggestion.
I got that bass but a shortscale great bass
Great basses!
Chugga chugga
No doubt.
There are many bass covers of this but yours is the only one I've found that plays the chorus correctly (G, not F#).
That's odd.
Love your covers as always and have been subscribed for years, but I got one suggestion you probably have never thought about playing: do the bass for the Hitler audition scene from The Producers where the actor Dick Shawn is singing Love Power... the bass is powerful! Give it a listen!
Thanks, that's wonderful to hear. I'll check it out, but no promises.
is that G at 1:06, or F#. ????
I'm playing a G.
good, i'm right
Drop D?
Yes.
@@TJH3113 Thanks mate.
Do a cover of Mystery Achievement
Done, but not yet uploaded.
1:05 In the original, a G is played over a Bm here - I came looking because I thought this was a mistake and it should have been an F#
I see you do it too, ha! Very faithful to the original, but surely that's a mistake right?
I really don't know anything about theory, but I'm just playing what I'm hearing.
@@TJH3113 Well you must have a good ear! :)
WOW,I was extremely surprised to hear You say that Steve Smith was FIRED from Journey!?!? WHO IN THE WORLD made THAT Band-destroying decision!?!? MY GUESS.............would be the same IDIOT who told Steve Perry to go take a walk!!! Anyway,I've always Loved the Pretenders,and glad that Chrissy Hynde hails from the same state I'm from!!! Anyway,Excellent Cover Troy!!! LOVE that rock-solid bass-sound that Farndon always delivered!!!
Yeah, Smith and Valory! Some legal bullshit, but Schon has a reputation for suing anything that moves.
I would never call myself a Pretenders "fan" but I've never "disliked" them, which is saying a lot. Solid band and great songs/lyrics/melodies. I have to periodically remind myself that Chrissy is not a Brit. She seems much more British than American to me.
@@TJH3113 SOOOO AGREE 110% with You on THAT one My Friend!!! (that Chrissy is from the states!!!) First time I seen the video for Brass in pocket,Yeah,she looked PRECISELY like she was born and raised right there in the UK for sure!!! Lol. And Yup,I heard Neil Schon is kind of a TRUE D**K when it comes to that!!! :(
You need to check out my middle of the road and don't get me wrong videos. We would be a great drum/bass team.
Sounded great!
Special 👈
So special…
I always thought "message of love" was a great pretenders bassline.
Doesn't ring a bell, but I'll check it out.
I got a 5 string so I don't have to do that! LOL!
Cool.
Ditto
Thanks
Whoa Troy.... Ross and Steve were both fired from Journey recently???? I never heard about this! And Smith just rejoined Journey in 2019 after a very long absence! I bet you Neil was behind it. He was always a prick, great player and runs the band, but still a big prick and ego to go along with it. Man how upsetting. Besides that The Pretenders are a great band and if I recall I saw them in the 90's.
Yeah, Cain and Schon claimed that Valory and Smith tried to steal the band away, or something like that. Everyone knows that Schon sues everything that moves and Cain (and his wife) are both batshit crazy. If the show had gone on, I planned on walking out when they started playing. Hopefully, we'll get to see The Pretenders at some point.
Like when you played without music..really grasped it then
That's great to hear.
WAY better band than Journey!!
I think so too!
You went to the G instead of F#! Kudos! Most play that wrong :D
Yeah, that note threw me when I was learning it. Thanks Aaron.