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Re: Bernadette New Bumblefoot Song Released January 18, 2011
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NEW BUMBLEFOOT SONG, "BERNADETTE" (cover of '67 Motown hit by the Four Tops) http://tinyurl.com/NewBumblefootSong
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Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal has released the first of a series of singles, a punky guitar-virtuosic cover of the Four Tops' 1967 Motown hit "Bernadette." The song was recorded in the weeks surrounding Ron's first tour with GNR as their new guitarist in 2006.
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Bernadette
Performed by Bumblefoot
Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Herbert Dozier, Eddie Holland, Jr.
©1967 Published by Stone Agate Music (BMI)
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It was the end of 2005 and I had just finished a month of touring Russia & Europe for the Bumblefoot 'Normal' album. I've always loved old Motown music and lounge music, and was itching to put out some cover songs. While playing local shows around NYC in early 2006 and preparing to tour Russia and Europe again in May & June, I was compiling a list in my head of songs I'd like to cover, the first being "Bernadette" from the Four Tops.
We started recording April 27th, Dennis Leeflang (Bumblefoot drummer) laid drum tracks and we started on music tracks. And isn't it funny how plans can change - I planned on recording and releasing these songs soon after, instead I got a call from Guns N' Roses to join the band and start rehearsing the next week for a comeback tour starting the week after.
I had my first rehearsal with Guns on May 3rd, our first show was 9 days later. The Bumblefoot tour had to be put aside, and GNR hit the road touring Europe, finishing July 29th in London with a show at Wembley, a surprise acoustic club show at 4am, another show at Wembley the next night, and flying home the 31st.
The following week I laid the vocals to Bernadette. A friend was in the mixing room and hit record for me, watching me through the studio window - I did one take of vocals. I remember holding a sheet of printed lyrics in my left hand, my right hand switching between grabbing the back of the mic and holding the top of my head to keep the headphones from flying off, I was singing so hard. They commented how much my hand holding the lyrics was shaking and shuddering the whole time I was singing, from adrenaline. A quick punch-in or two, a double on the bridge, done.
I then laid the end solo with the 'Flying Foot' guitar, poor thing all battered and bruised from the tour. I used my Line6 VettaII 2x12" combo amp, the one I used for the Bumblefoot 'Normal' album - it's the same one I brought to rehearsals and used for the first GNR shows in NYC, four shows at the Hammerstein. I remember after the last of the shows, getting my Hyundai out of the lot and pulling up behind the venue on 35th St., carrying my amp out and putting it in the trunk while chatting it up with fans waiting outside the back door of the venue. That's what ya do after a gig, ya put your gear in your car, right?
Touring resumed, US & Canada September 'til December, recording Chinese Democracy on breaks, prepping in LA in early 2007 for Spring/Summer touring, toured, then took a break end of the year. At that point I started working on the 'Abnormal' album, and was going to include Bernadette on it. I re-recorded the rhythm guitar track through a Splawn head & Marshall cabinet, and mixed/mastered the song along with the rest of the songs for the album, finished in June 2008. But I decided not to put Bernadette on the album, wanted to keep 'Abnormal' all-original, no covers.
In 2009 & 2010 the focus was GNR, rehearsing, touring, meanwhile technology was evolving making it easier to release single songs digitally. So now seems like the right time to release the song, and others, this way. 'bout time.
I'm releasing the song in MP3 (320kps), AAC, and higher-quality formats FLAC, MP3 HD, Apple Lossless and WAV ('Source Audio') which come bundled with an MP3. Instrumental mixes are available in both formats as well.
For guitarists, I made a "Player Pack" that has a transcription of the entire lead guitar track as a PDF file - musical notation, TAB, fingers, picking, and helpful hints. To accompany the transcription, there's a 'Backing Track' mix with everything except the lead/solo guitar parts, in WAV (44.1kHz/16-bit) & MP3 (320kps) format, so you can play along.
And for the studio savvy, a "Producer Pack" of 44.1kHz/24-bit Stereo WAV files of the mix 'stems' - there's a file of drums, bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals and backing vocals that you can load into your multi-track software and play with levels, making your own mixes.
I hope you enjoy the song, in all its forms - thanks for checking it out. And big thanks to songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland for all the great music they've made over the years, and the Four Tops for performing it so well and inspiring this cover.
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BERNADETTE "PLAYER PACK"
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Includes a transcription of the entire lead guitar track - 12 pages (PDF file) of musical notation, TAB, fingers, picking, and helpful hints. Also includes a 'Backing Track' mix with everything except the lead/solo guitar parts, so you can play along.
Included in both WAV (44.1kHz/16-bit) & MP3 (320kps) format.
Lead guitar transcription (PDF file)
Bernadette (Backing Track mix - no lead guitar) WAV (16-bit / 44.1kHz)
Bernadette (Backing Track mix - no lead guitar) MP3 (320kps)
SAMPLE PDF ● SAMPLE WAV ● SAMPLE MP3
BERNADETTE "PRODUCER PACK"
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Bernadette mixed 'stems' - six files included (drums, bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, vocals, backing vocals) that you can load into your multi-track software and play with levels, make your own mixes, or just see what the song is made of.
Each file is a 24-bit / 44.1kHz Stereo WAV.
SAMPLE MP3
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Re: Bernadette New Bumblefoot Song Released January 18, 2011
Cant believe I've never heard that song before, my mum used to listen to all that stuff when I was wee.
I hope what Ron and Tommy are doing rubs off on Axl, if he's so anti-record biz types, going digital is the best way to cut them out.
Re: Bernadette New Bumblefoot Song Released January 18, 2011
This is cool for Ron to do.
Besides that, the story reminds me how creaky and down the wire the GNR organization was in the advent of the 2006 tour. Hiring a lead guitarist with everything booked, millions of dollars worth of contracts signed, etc. Leaving him a nine-day rehearsal window, having him learn the studio demos on the new songs on someone's laptop to prevent leaks (like Ron of all people would spill them)...
Abnormal was said to be about Merck and Ron's strained relationship to him. The more I read about these little nuggets of detail, the dawning image is that of a confused organization with an excessively expensive demo tape. Sanctury was bleeding cash into the album, Merck wanted the tour to recuperate the financing, Axl was almost happy with the album.
I can only imagine Ron walking into the room and mouthing the word; 'Fuck'.
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Re: Bernadette New Bumblefoot Song Released January 18, 2011
^ Yeah it was pretty insane, especially when you consider there's a lot of pressure on the lead guitarist in GNR too...I mean filling in for slash and bucket....it's not like it's a backing band type gig where you can bust out a power chord behind the drum kit. And a guitarist fucking it up would have created a ton of negative energy....so I think they're very lucky to have found Ron overall really.
I like how there's a tab pack and some fun stuff. I'll probably pick this up later today.
Re: Bernadette New Bumblefoot Song Released January 18, 2011
GunsNRosesNews
We've Taken #Bernadette To No. 2 On @bumblefoot's Most Popular #iTunes Songs. Keep It #Going Guys. #BuyBernadette. http://bit.ly/eK311Q 3 minutes ago via web
Re: Bernadette New Bumblefoot Song Released January 18, 2011
GunsNRosesNews
On Saturday 22nd January 2011, @GunsNRosesNews said:
We've decided to intensify and widen the campaign.
Not only is it out intention to rapidly increase the sales of Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal's latest endeavour “Bernadette” but we also feel it is appropriate (in terms of thanking GN'R for the amazing 2009/2010) to get “Sweet Child O' Mine” (which is presently at #7) to #1 in the iTunes rock chart.
“This Is the Life” by Amy McDonald is at present champion of the iTunes ROCK song list. Consider that point for a second. Not Guns N' Roses, not Van Halen, not AC/DC, not Aerosmith, not Metallica, not Nirvana, not Black Sabbath, not Iron Maiden etc. etc. etc. Have you even listened to “This Is the Life”? Is such a song really representative of the UK rock listening population?
Where are all you rockers? Did you all leave the planet when the 80s drew to a halt?
This it it. We have the perfect opportunity to reaffirm our support for Axl Rose/Guns N' Roses by putting one of the most iconic hard rock songs of all time at #1 and sustaining that position for as long as possible.
Who hasn't (let's be honest) been totally enthralled by “Sweet Child” upon hearing it? Who hasn't floundered about their bedroom with a hairbrush (at least once) when Axl starts the “Where do we go now?” bit.
So here we go people, #SweetChild1 and #BuyBernadette. In the words of that funny looking Waterboy guy, “YOU CAN DO IT!”
#SweetChild1 (select “Sweet Child” from the list): http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sweet- … ?i=5669911
#BuyBernadette: http://bit.ly/eK311Q
Re: Bernadette New Bumblefoot Song Released January 18, 2011
The better question is who friggin' cares? SCOM was released 24 years ago, hit 23 years ago, and is a classic rock staple.
How about this for an idea.... Guns N' Roses release something NEW and make it go to #1.
Just listen to Appetite, hold on to your memories, and fuck iTunes.
