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When i think of the Police, images of a michelangelo venus-as-a boy-Sting floating on a OOrt cloud of tantric sex harnessing the Vulcan mind meld to stop himself from blowing his load at a Bel air chem sex party with This mates from Toto, Hall and Oates and wang chung spring to mind.
The cod reggae plate lipped charity work which he doesn't like to talk about mate , money for nothing and your chicks for free MTV palarva leaves me cold. And yet Stweart Copeland is probably the drummer i've ever heard. Andy summers the best guitarist.
Forget the sacharrin carcinogenic pap of 'de doo dah dah'
1977-1983. 5 brilliant albums. And that was all she wrote.
the older i get, the better they get.
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Where there's a will - and there is a will - there's a way - and there is a way.
Could have been written by steve arrington or frankie beverly. Soul/funk loops flowing from the quill of a Geordie secondry school teacher with a bleach blonde peacock haircut.
Copelands drumming. A 5th dan high sensi of the skins in full flow.
One thing that really annoys me about The Police is this song.
That intro is so cool and dark but that chorus is proper twee.
Best song for me is this one.
I love the way that the drums are barely audible and yet it's the most f**ked up thing to play apparently. The bass drum is on the 2 beat and it's a nightmare.
Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.
Saw them on Tooting common in a big marquee early ish. Tommy Cooper came on and got absolutely slaughtered and Citizen Smiths Wolfie , Ken and the other guy did their power th the people bit. Most strange but they were superb.
One thing that really annoys me about The Police is this song.
That intro is so cool and dark but that chorus is proper twee.
Best song for me is this one.
I love the way that the drums are barely audible and yet it's the most f**ked up thing to play apparently. The bass drum is on the 2 beat and it's a nightmare.
I think Spirits in the material world was one of their best songs, but also Wrapped around your fingers as well as Every breath you take.
My sister loved them so I was never going to admit to liking them, but though some of it was lightweight they were full of surprises. Stewart Copeland was fantastic, overflowing with rhythms.
When I first saw them in 83 they started with this song off stage building it up until they drew back the covers. Everyone on the floor rushed forward towards the stage leaving the back quarter empty. Not seen that at Wembley Arena since. We didn't know what to do as it was our first concert at 15. In the end we piled forward and stood on seats just to the side that people had vacated.
Saw them on Tooting common in a big marquee early ish. Tommy Cooper came on and got absolutely slaughtered and Citizen Smiths Wolfie , Ken and the other guy did their power th the people bit. Most strange but they were superb.
I was there too. Tommy Cooper was the weirdest support ever. It must have been the winter of 1979 as it was freezing cold queuing up to get in.
My dad did some work for Stewart Copeland in the late â70s. He was living on Greenside Road at the time. I believe he was there for a couple of yearsâŠ
Saw them a few times in their early days, they were ok but I had no real interest. I recall a Marquee gig where there was about 75/100 in attendance, possibly a dozen of them were fans.
This thread is like going to an alcoholics anonymous meeting for the first time and looking around the chairs and seeing loads of people you know and were too embarrassed to admit you had a drink problem to them previously!â
âHi everyone, my name is Liam and I love the Police, and I really like Stingâs solo stuff - but not the lute ones - I also went to see Stewart Copelandâs one man talking show with my brother in Watford.
Sorry, i need to also get it off my chest that I follow Rick Beato religiously on YouTube, have downloaded the Beato Book and went to see his one man show in London with my brother.
Iâm really sorry and feel ashamed but I am an addict.
This thread is like going to an alcoholics anonymous meeting for the first time and looking around the chairs and seeing loads of people you know and were too embarrassed to admit you had a drink problem to them previously!â
âHi everyone, my name is Liam and I love the Police, and I really like Stingâs solo stuff - but not the lute ones - I also went to see Stewart Copelandâs one man talking show with my brother in Watford.
Sorry, i need to also get it off my chest that I follow Rick Beato religiously on YouTube, have downloaded the Beato Book and went to see his one man show in London with my brother.
Iâm really sorry and feel ashamed but I am an addict.
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I always thought 'Murder By Numbers' was a perfect fit for the 'Synchronicity' album. I also thought 'I Burn For You' should have been included over that horror of a track called 'Mother'.
All I can say is they were a great band, wished I saw them in the early 80s, but was in my metal/hard rock phase but was buying Regatta De Blanc circa 1980. Saw them on the 2007 reunion tour at the Birmingham NIA, absolutely superb. Just love Spirits in the material world and Invisible Sun.
Gawd blimey , i thought i was going to get slaughtered left right and centre for this thread.
Good documentary. Sting in paris '85 circumnavigating the realms of Jazz!
bit of a rough watch but well acted ;
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My favourite part of this documentary is watching Miles Copeland discussing his negotiations with the musicians âIt doesnât matter how much money is on the table! - itâs not your table - itâs Stingâs table!â.
I found this the other day. Sting on his first album had a song called 'We Work The Black Seam Together'. Someone has re-worked it to sound like a Police song.
Manic Esso, the Lurkers' drummer, told me that when they played with the Police he thought Sting's name was Stink, which made sense to him as they were supposedly a punk band at the time... and he couldn't stop saying it... alright Stink, how's it going Stink?
My favourite part of this documentary is watching Miles Copeland discussing his negotiations with the musicians âIt doesnât matter how much money is on the table! - itâs not your table - itâs Stingâs table!â.
Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.
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