The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta

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Whoopysnorp said:
That's one of the main attractions for me.
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So in other words, you're attracted to Stewart Copeland?
Hmmm...

I think I'm gonna spin some Police tonight - there've been a few threads recently & I haven't heard the CDs in awhile.
 
The guitar sound on "when the world is runnin' down" still completely slays me.
 
Wow!

That just gave me an idea... I used to listen to police almost exclusively in '84 and '85... The end was of cause that those cassettes were in the thrash... I really should buy the cds again :D

aXel
 
Canary in a Coal Mine

There's definitely something very timeless about their material.

I could imagine a lot of their stuff being popular if it was released tomorrow, as is.

Listen to the lyrics to "Bombs Away," and it's almost frightnening how relevent it is to our current situation (war on terrorism).

I would love to do a cover of "Canary in a Coal Mine" if anyone were interested in a colab.
 
Glad you brougth Police, I came back to it again, as I listened to it as teenager in late 80ties. I listened to it again months ago after long it, it s SO good, ... I mean very good songs /mostly/, their sound is specific and tehir arrangments and playing very unnusual.
I also like Ghost in Machine, Synchronicity being the classic.

Hugo.
 
I share the admiration for Outlandos, Zenyatta and Regatta. By Synchronicity though, I was starting to get over them. The telltale signs of at least one person taking himself seriously were setting in. I do love Andy Summers' "Mother" though.
-kent
 
Anybody hear Stewart with Trey Aniston (spe?) and Les Claypool?
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Oysterhead. It's pretty good stuff. I don't find it as interesting as Primus or Les' Frog Brigade stuff, but it's good to hear Stewart playing drums again.

I went through a renewed interest in the Police about a month ago too. Wrapped Around Your Finger gives me goose bumps every damn time. Eerie and soothing at the same time.
 
Pound for pound, I'm convinced the Police were every bit as good as the Beatles. If they had had more time to develop, they may have been one of the only bands in history to come close to that level of greatness.
But as knownuttinn implied, Sting was definitely starting to outgrow the band by Syncronicity.
I know a lot of people don't like Sting, and I agree that he seems to be a tad narcisistic, but I really think he is probably the best songwriter the world has seen since Lennon and McCartney. I really love his post-Police stuff, but none of it comes close to the raw coolness that was the Police.

I, too, was into Judas Preist and Iron Maiden at the time, and I remember scoffing at a lot of my friends the night they went to the Syncronicity concert. I hated all that new-wave crap.

Funny, because now some of my favorite stuff from the '80's is new wave.

Aaron
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Agreed, Aaron. And you're right about my implications. I went to see the Synchronicity tour. Great as that show was, Spikehead was really a beating by that time. It's a wonder he wasn't found one morning with a drumstick through both ears. Appears to have matured considerably since.
-kent
 
I also have the box set. It is essential listening for any drummer or guitar player. Andy summers is just amazing. Man in a Suitcase just humbles me every time
 
the intro of Synchronicity, when the drums explode the way they do after that sequenced part... what a beautiful memory!
 
If you wanna talk about great drumming, "Message in a Bottle" is probably my all time favorite drum part from anyone --- ever.
Mr. Copeland is absolutely masterful on that song.

Aaron
http://www.voodoovibe.com
 
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