Sting says to hell with Room Treatment

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At least after all these years, he can still sing, even if he does have to change the keys to his older stuff.

I never could sing....
 
Jack Russell said:
Hmmm. If memory serves me right, Sting played the Bellboy in Q-phenia after the Police had made it. The movie came out well after the double album/tour/etc. In fact, Q-phenia, the movie, was made after Tommy, the movie, right?

don't MAKE me do research!! :D


They made the movie before the first Police album was made, and it came out about the same time as the album. But considering the sales of that album at the time (awful), I would hardly call that "making it." Roxxanne was a bit of a hit in England, but they still weren't making any money at it for a couple of years yet.


Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi
 
Light said:
They made the movie before the first Police album was made, and it came out about the same time as the album. But considering the sales of that album at the time (awful), I would hardly call that "making it." Roxxanne was a bit of a hit in England, but they still weren't making any money at it for a couple of years yet.

Yeah, I suppose "making it" is a gray area. I just remember that I was playing music back then, and my band was covering the hip new bands at the time, one of which was the Police. So we were into it before it was popular. Whatever "popoular" is. [other bands we covered were Psycedelic Furs and U2. More or less around that time.]

In my way of thinking, "making it" = selling an album or CD. At all. Anywhere. Touring to support it. Not having a day job. Being "signed" to a "record deal" by a "label". That's what the Police were at the time Sting, or this new almost "cult" band was big stuff to us musician types.
-"Jack" Russell

Hahaha.
 
Light said:
They made the movie before the first Police album was made, and it came out about the same time as the album.

Here, I think I can set the universe right again...

The Police released their first album in 1978, defintely before Q-phenia was released, in late 1979. It was Outlandos D'Amour. Here's a link:

http://www.moodbook.com/music/police.html

I can remember playing SIX of the songs off this record, because they were actually all hits on local WHFS (DC station) at the time. But, you are right, it took awhile for the band to take off, and certainly not by the end of 1979.

Thus, Sting was known by being the singer/bassist of the Police (at least to Pete Townshend, who probably rang him up on the phone and asked him to have a role) by the time Q-phenia was released. Of course, not VERY well known, just to the cool people like me. :D

I used to be on the cutting edge. Now I'm cutting hedges. :eek:
Yes, I said that.
-Jack D. Russell, small horny beast.
 
backpage said:
"Today's music is not designed for me. I don't understand a Beyonce or Justin Timberlake."

"For me, singing is a spiritual journey. I'm devoutly musical. As for my voice, I'd say it's become more mature. Encrypted with life, it's developed texture. This particular album I made in our home in Tuscany. I don't work in any thematically soundproofed room. I like ambient noises - fire crackling, birds singing, church bells. It's organic." Sting

Fine for him in the Tuscany hillsides but I got traffic and lawn mowers in my neck of the woods. He does make some good points though. I wish I could hear the birds over the harley that just rode by.

Life is a LOT different when you live in a $14million medieval castle with a million bucks worth of recording equipment and flunkies to engineer for ya, 'ya know....

;-)
 
You do get a lot more bang for your buck when it comes to acoustic treatment if you record in a Tuscan mansion. Especially considering they design tracking rooms to sound like Tuscan mansions.
 
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