Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Well this might be a decent matchup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He’s been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Not a big Sting fan so Huey gets both votes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 STING for the win. His first three albums are fantastic. I lost touch after that. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 In the wake of the Police break up, this was the closest thing we got to a new Police album. The reworking of Shadows in the Rain was great. Demographically, I should love Huey. But I don't. I won't change the station if he comes on, but I also don't ever NEED to listen to some Huey. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurabw Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Love pretty much all of Sting's solo work, until he started getting all weird with the lute or whatever it's called, all those medieval instruments! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Sports has so many great pop songs I remember fondly -- it sounds like summer to me, so it gets my vote. Demographics is destiny! But! Sting was a better musician with more interesting ideas -- for a while, at least -- so he gets the artist vote. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Huey all the way. i can't stand Sting. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Never cared for Sting. His music doesn't bother me, I have always had a 'meh' reaction to everything he's done. Sports is one of the best pop albums of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Sports is one of the best pop albums of all time. First album I remember hearing. I was 3 when it came out and my dad played it a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 This was kind of hard, but not really. I love the Police, but the only solo Sting album I really like is Ten Summoner's Tales. Sports has such great pop songs, and captures so much of the 80's. Those songs seemed to be everywhere the year it was released. (I'm not kidding- I was taking ski lessons and they were playing it there :lol:) I think the artists are about equal in talent but I picked Huey Lewis just because I feel that way today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 This was kind of hard, but not really. I love the Police, but the only solo Sting album I really like is Ten Summoner's Tales. Sports has such great pop songs, and captures so much of the 80's. Those songs seemed to be everywhere the year it was released. (I'm not kidding- I was taking ski lessons and they were playing it there :lol:) I think the artists are about equal in talent but I picked Huey Lewis just because I feel that way today. you kinda nailed it here. Certain 80's albums make me wish i had be like a teen in the 80's. i was born in 85. so i remember like flashes of the late 80's. but man albums like Sports make me wish i could have been older back then. Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbale Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Omar Hakim is reason enough to vote for Blue Turtles. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 In the wake of the Police break up, this was the closest thing we got to a new Police album. The reworking of Shadows in the Rain was great. Demographically, I should love Huey. But I don't. I won't change the station if he comes on, but I also don't ever NEED to listen to some Huey. ^^^ This 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) This was kind of hard, but not really. I love the Police, but the only solo Sting album I really like is Ten Summoner's Tales. Sports has such great pop songs, and captures so much of the 80's. Those songs seemed to be everywhere the year it was released. (I'm not kidding- I was taking ski lessons and they were playing it there :lol:) I think the artists are about equal in talent but I picked Huey Lewis just because I feel that way today. you kinda nailed it here. Certain 80's albums make me wish i had be like a teen in the 80's. i was born in 85. so i remember like flashes of the late 80's. but man albums like Sports make me wish i could have been older back then. Mick Definitely a case of 'be careful what you wish for'. I was born in 1975, and had to endure Huey in constant radio rotation, on top of my own uninformed cassette purchases and playback of his music. One of the 1980s artists that I feel are highly overrated and put on a nostalgia induced pedestal. If I want this brand rock, I put my money where my eddie is. Edited May 10, 2021 by stoopid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Huey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Sports is one of the best pop albums of all time. First album I remember hearing. I was 3 when it came out and my dad played it a lot. Huey Lewis and The News was the first rock band I saw live. I can't actually remember the year. But I was 9 or 10 when it happened. So, it would have been been in '87 or '88. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Omar Hakim is reason enough to vote for Blue Turtles. Yep I saw that tour. I think omar did that tour. Great show and record. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) Huey Lewis- Sports He never gets brought up in the world of music much now, but I can see from looking him up online that he was huge back then, and listening to his music is NEVER a chore. As for Sting, I grew up hearing his solo work and this album is nice. But no match for Sports, in my opinion. Edited May 11, 2021 by Segue Myles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbale Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Omar Hakim is reason enough to vote for Blue Turtles. Yep I saw that tour. I think omar did that tour. Great show and record. Jealous! Hakim, Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Darryl Jones - that was a seriously heavy band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Sports is one of the best pop albums of all time. First album I remember hearing. I was 3 when it came out and my dad played it a lot. Huey Lewis and The News was the first rock band I saw live. I can't actually remember the year. But I was 9 or 10 when it happened. So, it would have been been in '87 or '88. Oddly enough, since I'm a subscriber to his videos, that's actually the first band that Brad "Cinema Snob" Jones saw live in concert with his dad that he's mentioned in interviews and internet AMAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Huey Lewis- Sports He never gets brought up in the world of music much now, but I can see from looking him up online that he was huge back thenI heard that rumor too but I never really wanted to see for myself, online or otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) Huey Lewis- Sports He never gets brought up in the world of music much now, but I can see from looking him up online that he was huge back thenI heard that rumor too but I never really wanted to see for myself, online or otherwise. In that case, avoid Robert Altman's Short Cuts. The carpets do match the drapes for Julianne Moore, though. Edited May 14, 2021 by invisible airwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Omar Hakim is reason enough to vote for Blue Turtles. Yep I saw that tour. I think omar did that tour. Great show and record. Jealous! Hakim, Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Darryl Jones - that was a seriously heavy band.I listen to the live Bring on the Night album fairly often. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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