Comments on: Sting Reuniting with Police for 30th Anniversary Tour?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:14:22 +0000

For me, as a budding drummer in high school in the early eighties, Stewart Copland was a big influence. As far as I can remember, he was, and still probably is, considered an innovative and influencial drummer, and as such, his contribution to the Police was pretty unique. Of course, a decent drummer could imitate him, but it wouldn't be the same. Another interesting point is whether he'll be up to the task. His style with the Police was often as a very physical, very hard hitting drummer. Just listen to the thwack! of the snare drum, so recognizable on many Police tunes.

By: NoZe

NoZe — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:37:17 +0000

Just having a "Greatest Hits" album doesn't mean anything...and I've got Sting's! Still, I don't think I've listened to it since my wife gave it to me some years ago...with only a couple of exceptions, his post-Police stuff just leaves me yawning. That's great that some people like his solo stuff...but, to me, nothing he's done since can hold a candle to the Police in their prime!

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:42:59 +0000

I have to agree with Bithead here. Sting has done quite a lot post-Police work to merit a discussion of his solo career. His works after leaving them shows much maturity and adaptation of styles that he couldn't do in the band, I'm thinking of songs like "Fields of Gold," "Englishman in New York," etc.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:21:11 +0000

Enough Post-POlice output, in fact, to support a Greatest Hits album, all on his own... with hardly a clinker in the lot. "Fields of Gold" I think it was called.

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:40:50 +0000

I'm pretty much with Christopher and NoZe.

And Sting has had some decent post-Police songs.

By: NoZe

NoZe — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:34:06 +0000

I thought the same thing...that Sting WAS the Police. However, as his solo career progressed it quickly became apparent, at least to me, that the quality of his work just wasn't up to his Police standards.

Plus, Andy Summers' guitars and Stewart Copeland's drums just can't be approximated by anyone else!

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:25:12 +0000

Who wrote all their hit songs like "“Every Breath You Take,” “Roxanne” and “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”???

My point is, Sting is really the Police all by himself, isn't he? I mean he can get pretty much anyone to sing back up and play. Why does he need those guys, other than sentimentality?

Don't mean to be a jerk, but am I just blowing smoke?
(I think I will go out and get a copy of "Lolita" to read. You know---that book by Nabokov.)

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:16:37 +0000

OMG! I went to a giant round-up in Philadelphia when I was all of 18 years old just to hear "Every little thing she does is magic", which they didn't play. I ended up making out with some 22-year-old guy with a mustache--big deal to me at age 18--for most of the day. MIke something or another. It will come to me. I was drunk. He was sweet. Oh, to relive those days with the Police. Maybe they'll play my song THIS time!

By: Uncle Pinky

Uncle Pinky — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:53:15 +0000

Other former member solo projects: I Advance Masked by Andy Summers and Robert Fripp is well worth a listen if you can find it, and Stewart Copeland has always been fun but The Equalizer and Other Favourites is perfect for late night- forgot to write the damn paper-background music.

By: NoZe

NoZe — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:39:15 +0000

They're stretching it a bit...the band formed in 1977, and that's when "Roxanne" was released. However, it wasn't a hit until it was re-released in 1979. Still, I loved the Police back in the day and have, for the most part, been pretty unimpressed with Sting's solo career. I saw them in concert in Austin in 1983 and I'd love to see them again before I die.