DoubleNecker Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I think these guys deserve an appreciation thread. I mean, I fucking love these guys. One of the best bands I've ever listened to. I usually see no faults. Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaztor (slight return) Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I think these guys deserve an appreciation thread. I mean, I fucking love these guys. One of the best bands I've ever listened to. I usually see no faults. Discuss. No talking! Just go out. Run. To a music store. And get: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleNecker Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 (edited) I don't want that.....I have all their albums (minus comps and Live!) on my computer....I wish I had more cds...I only have Zenyatta Mondatta. Also, send money. Edited December 21, 2007 by DoubleNecker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleNecker Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Oh wait, I just read more about it.....it's all their albums....ok, yeah, I might get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaztor (slight return) Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I don't want that.....I have all their albums (minus comps and Live!) on my computer....I wish I had more cds...I only have Zenyatta Mondatta. Also, send money. You definitely want that. All the albums and 21 GREAT b-sides! And you can get it very cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleNecker Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 But I have-a no money! CHRISTMAS PRESENT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brspled Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 (edited) My daughter went to Rio de Janeiro, on the last 8th of this month of December (as I was in London to watch Led Zeppelin ) to watch The Police's concert in Maracanã Stadium. She said they were fantastic and that she had a great time. Edited December 21, 2007 by brspled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGG Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I positively love Walkin' on the moon, Driven to tears, When the world is running down, and Murder by numbers. Other than that, I listen, but am not bowled over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattmc1973 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I saw them in concert on their reunion tour here in Detroit at the Palace of Auburn Hills a few months ago, it was a great show. Sting's voice still sounds great, he hasn't lost anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klu Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I'd like em if Sting didnt sing like a Bob Marley vegas loungeact fool. The music is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I didn't get into the Police immediately, maybe that had to do with the fact that was I never a huge Roxanne fan but I certainly liked a lot of their material back when they were still new. Still, it took me until Synchonicity before I ever purchased any of their records. Shortly thereafter they were scheduled to play Greensboro, NC but none of my deadass friends wanted to go so I passed. Thankfully I got a chance many years later to finally see them again only this time it was Charlotte on their recent reunion tour. Tickets were $90 for the nosebleed section, something I'm not so sure I'd do again but at least I got to see the Police. There was concern just a day or so before the show as Sting came down with the flu, prompting the cancellation of their Philly show. If Sting had been sick, he showed no signs of it when they took the stage in Charlotte. Just a few weeks ago I came across their new retrospective in the used section of a local CD store for the very reasonable price of $10.00 so I snatched it up. I still plan on picking up the box at some point though as it has everything in one place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Octagon Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Saw them at Wrigley Field over the summer, good show. Stuart Copeland is sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spalove Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 One of the members said bad things about the Clash Therefore they (the police) suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klu Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 One of the members said bad things about the Clash the halfass Clash dissed the Clash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 One of the members said bad things about the Clash Therefore they (the police) suck As though the Clash always had kind things to say about their fellow musicians. If I like the music that's enough for me, everyone has an opinion. Sting once slammed Bob Marley in an interview and went on to say The Police weren't influenced by him at all. The backlash was so harsh it wasn't long before he retracted that statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klu Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Sting once slammed Bob Marley in an interview and went on to say The Police weren't influenced by him at all. The backlash was so harsh it wasn't long before he retracted that statement. I guess he in turn influenced Kingdom Come.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanelectroGod Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 There was an article on Bonzo were he made fun of them as they were starting to get big, he wasn't a fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I love the Police. Sadly I missed them in concert in their heyday as I got into them after Synchronicity came out. But I still listen to their cds and I love their unique sound and energy. Stewart Copeland is an amazing drummer too Celia - you passed up seeing the Police for that band Led Zeppelin- really Must have been a tough choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brspled Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Celia - you passed up seeing the Police for that band Led Zeppelin- really Must have been a tough choice Sorry...it wasn't that difficult really, for I got to see The Police at their heydays actually....here in SP, in a small venue, no more than 1000 people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Sorry...it wasn't that difficult really, for I got to see The Police at their heydays actually....here in SP, in a small venue, no more than 1000 people. I bet it was great to see them in that setting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brspled Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I bet it was great to see them in that setting It was great for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScreamingGallery Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I saw them in early '79 at the Bottom Line and CBGB's with my now husband. He had seen them in the fall of '78, a week or so before we met, during their first CB's appearance. They were so new then that, when we left the Bottom Line and went to an after hours club, people in the club mistook my husband and his friends for the Police. All that and I never really got into their music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I saw the Police on their Synchronicity tour in '83; it was a great show. REM opened, but we got lost on the way to the arena and missed them . I had all of the Police's albums/cassettes, and then bought the boxed set of CDs about 10 years ago. I especially liked their earlier stuff; including Sting's appearance on "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball", when he did unplugged versions of Roxanne and Message in a Bottle. I had that album (vinyl) and video; not just for Sting though; the whole thing was fantastic. I also thought he was very cool in Quadrophenia I don't listen to them much these days though; they toured nearby this fall, and tickets were extremely high $$ so I passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songbird Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I like The Police, saw em this past summer. They were great in my opinion... never realized how great a drummer Stuart Copeland is!! Sting's son's band opened up for them and they were signing autographs after their set, Sting's son was a sweetheart. (Not bad looking either. :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonightflyer Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Saw them last night.... 30,000 at Western Springs, Auckland... far, far, better than I ever expected it to be! Led Zeppelin played at the same venue in Feb '72 before the biggest crowd at the time for a rock concert in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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