Chewbaccamonkeylunch Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 The Police are like DLR Van Halen for me. I like pretty much every song on every album. Oh yeah, three favorite bands: Rush, VH and the Police! Three good choices. If I had to rate them talent-wise from one to three, Rush would be three; personality-wise, Rush would be number one. I'd just have a three way tie for 1st haha!btw just noticed Ghost Rider in your sig. One of my top five Rush tunes. Especially live! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbaccamonkeylunch Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I have a bootleg of them playing in Melbourne on that tour, and they sound as tight as they do on the videos you posted. The setlist is full of non obvious songs like Deathwish, Truth Hits Everybody, Man in a Suitcase... Is this the recording you mention from the 81 tour?https://youtu.be/6WEO3lmIle4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I still blame Sting for breaking up The Police. If his ego hadn't gotten so big, then the band would've stayed together longer and released a lot more material as a group. For the most part, Sting's solo material is complete and utter garbage. I don't mind Stewart Copeland's soundtracks. I have no idea what Andy is doing. They went on a reunion tour a while back but they never came to my city. Yeah. Dream of the blue turtles was great and parts of his second disc was ok. From there it was downhill in a hurry. Nowadays he is cringeworthy. Never saw the police snd its a huge regret. I did catch the dotbt tour though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 And check out stewarts rhythamatist record. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I have a bootleg of them playing in Melbourne on that tour, and they sound as tight as they do on the videos you posted. The setlist is full of non obvious songs like Deathwish, Truth Hits Everybody, Man in a Suitcase... Is this the recording you mention from the 81 tour?https://youtu.be/6WEO3lmIle4 That's the one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbaccamonkeylunch Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Wow listened to this last night. Man they were tight back then. Probably my favorite new bootleg! Thanks for the recommendation! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 (edited) I have a bootleg of them playing in Melbourne on that tour, and they sound as tight as they do on the videos you posted. The setlist is full of non obvious songs like Deathwish, Truth Hits Everybody, Man in a Suitcase... Is this the recording you mention from the 81 tour?https://youtu.be/6WEO3lmIle4 Oh, thank you for this link! I love them. Edited September 28, 2016 by Lorraine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I still blame Sting for breaking up The Police. If his ego hadn't gotten so big, then the band would've stayed together longer and released a lot more material as a group. For the most part, Sting's solo material is complete and utter garbage. I don't mind Stewart Copeland's soundtracks. I have no idea what Andy is doing. They went on a reunion tour a while back but they never came to my city. Yeah. Dream of the blue turtles was great and parts of his second disc was ok. From there it was downhill in a hurry. Nowadays he is cringeworthy. Never saw the police snd its a huge regret. I did catch the dotbt tour though. I'm sorry I never saw them too. When I think today of bands I did see, I cringe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZ Working Man Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Seen the Police on their reunion tour in 07/08 in Toronto - awesome - that DVD is a must have!!IMO- Stings solo stuff -is fantastic he rounded up some of the finest session musicians of the era.10 Sumnors tales is a great disc.I highly regard Sting as a musician and song writer. He would be a bugger to work with though. Noteworthy: Dream of the Blue Turtles is a product of LeStudio-Morin Heights . Every little Thing was also recorded there and so were the overdubs to Syncronicity Around that time -Stewart Copeland picked up with a local band one nite in Morin Heights and gave his cymbals to their drummer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Found this - the show I saw in 2007, as part of the rerunion tour. They played to a packed Maracanã Stadium (where Rush in Rio was recorded): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCBgTO6PPhU 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I love Canary in a Coalmine. That is probably my favorite Police song, ever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I love Canary in a Coalmine. That is probably my favorite Police song, ever. The lyrics in Canary in a Coalmine are "a stab in Mr. Copeland". The canary was used in the early days in mining, and the bird would get restless in its cage at the earliest sign of a gas leak. A metaphor for Copeland´s ego and susceptibility to the most innocent of jokes. Mind you, I think that Sting´s antics within the band were really annoying, so it´s hard to blame Stewart for being that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Found this - the show I saw in 2007, as part of the rerunion tour. They played to a packed Maracanã Stadium (where Rush in Rio was recorded): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCBgTO6PPhU Just what the doctor ordered for me today, Rod! Thanks!! :cheers: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 My beau is on the drums. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The Police doesn't use triggers like Rush, do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The Police doesn't use triggers like Rush, do they?Maybe. Even though they are simpler than most Rush songs, songs like "Invisible Sun" and "King of Pain" do use keyboards. The Police could easily use samples or an off-stage musician to enhance the performance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The Police doesn't use triggers like Rush, do they?Maybe. Even though they are simpler than most Rush songs, songs like "Invisible Sun" and "King of Pain" do use keyboards. The Police could easily use samples or an off-stage musician to enhance the performance. The reason I asked is because it doesn't sound like it in the video Rod posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Any chance they would ever tour again you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The Police doesn't use triggers like Rush, do they?Maybe. Even though they are simpler than most Rush songs, songs like "Invisible Sun" and "King of Pain" do use keyboards. The Police could easily use samples or an off-stage musician to enhance the performance. The reason I asked is because it doesn't sound like it in the video Rod posted.I did a quick internet search and Sting used Moog Taurus pedals in concert. As far as triggers, probably not. The Police's songs aren't as layered as Rush's songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Any chance they would ever tour again you think?Only when Sting runs out of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Any chance they would ever tour again you think?Only when Sting runs out of money.Never then, I guess. Unless he manages to give it all away like he wants to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Any chance they would ever tour again you think?Only when Sting runs out of money.Never then, I guess. Unless he manages to give it all away like he wants to.Maybe they'll do the next Desert Trip? Also, you have to remember that Andy Summers is almost a decade older than Sting and Steward Copeland. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I think the last time Sting mentioned the reunion he said they did it out of nostalgia, and there wasn´t really a drive to write new songs or progress as a band. Stewart was happy that it happened, but said there wasn´t really much of a drive to continue. Andy´s got a million projects too. Sting´s new album - the first one of rock songs since 2003 - comes out next month, so I doubt he´ll think about The Police for a long while now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I watched the entire concert. They have aged well. No difference between The Police of 2007 and The Police of the Synchronicity tour in '84. Sting's voice got better and stronger as the night went on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I think the last time Sting mentioned the reunion he said they did it out of nostalgia, and there wasn´t really a drive to write new songs or progress as a band. Stewart was happy that it happened, but said there wasn´t really much of a drive to continue. Andy´s got a million projects too. Sting´s new album - the first one of rock songs since 2003 - comes out next month, so I doubt he´ll think about The Police for a long while now. I'm just sorry I missed out on them in the eighties. I had the opportunity, and blew it. I hate having that regret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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