I always thought he was an excellent bassist...sad that he died so young.
http://fenderbassplayer.com/videos/entry/peter-farndon-the-pretenders
http://fenderbassplayer.com/videos/entry/peter-farndon-the-pretenders
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Remember Peter Farndon from the Pretenders?
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We do Middle Of The Road and Mystery Achievement in our band. MA is a very fun tune to play. We used to do Cuban Slide but our singer cannot really handle it. Shame, 'cause it is a terrific tune.
I had read that Chrissy did not think he was all the great of a bassist but I sure like the basslines from most of the Pretender tunes. Maybe because I am not that great of a bassist either! Ha!
I had read that Chrissy did not think he was all the great of a bassist but I sure like the basslines from most of the Pretender tunes. Maybe because I am not that great of a bassist either! Ha!
I like Pete Farndon's bass lines. I play Mystery Achievement in one of my bands now and used to play Middle of The Road. I think he was very good, although I saw a video that I think was recorded not long before he died that wasn't very good. He looked smacked-out. A real shame.
Tragic, indeed. Watch the video to Brass in pocket, realizing he was(rumored to be)doing her, and would soon be dead, and it hurts. They weren't OT the same w/o him- same goes for Honeyman-Scott.
The story I heard was Pete was so into the junk that Honeyman-Scott, also into the junk but a little better at holding it together, demanded that one of them go, and Chrissie chose Pete to go.
I liked them both, but honestly, I don't think the Pretenders missed a beat. Billy Bremner and Tony Butler came in to do guitar and bass on "Back On The Chain Gang,", and they're brilliant. And then Robbie McIntosh and Malcolm Foster did the next album, and they were also brilliant. And IMHO it wasn't until Martin Chambers got the boot that they started to suck
I liked them both, but honestly, I don't think the Pretenders missed a beat. Billy Bremner and Tony Butler came in to do guitar and bass on "Back On The Chain Gang,", and they're brilliant. And then Robbie McIntosh and Malcolm Foster did the next album, and they were also brilliant. And IMHO it wasn't until Martin Chambers got the boot that they started to suck
He was a great bassist, the records testify. Sad, if cautionary tale. I wonder what happened to his basses?
Have "talk of the town" in rotation in my covers set. Great song, great bassline from a great player.
Always a blast, those Pretenders tunes.
Always a blast, those Pretenders tunes.
I love that original lineup, really solid. While the folks who played in the band later were certainly no slouches, the frequent lineup changes were a bummer. I had tickets to see the original four in '82 before Pete got fired, but the show was cancelled.
I got to see the original lineup play in a Memphis club,and adored the way they sounded,especially Farndon. A band i was in at the time had a female lead singer,we covered "kid","chain gang","mystery achievment".
I like what he did a lot, and as good as some of the later records were, i think there was a certain vibe to the original lineup that was never matched later on.
I love Pete's tone and tasteful bass lines of the early Pretenders music. Though there are many great tones to get with a P bass, I always considered his tone on Mystery Achievement to rank as one of the best. I am glad they continued after Peter and James died as there were some great songs that came after their passing. Learning To Crawl was a fantastic album and Tony Butler did some great playing on "My City Was Gone" and "Back On The Chaingang".
