Andy Summers gave The Police their signature sound. He wove in and out in his playing using simple and complex chords that really tied everything together...
@@aquamarine99911 yes, but without stew, the police would have been much more forgettable. Their reggae rhythm is what makes the police so unique and timeless, it still sounds fresh compared to bands out today.
@@ATthemusician Lots of great reggae rhythm players but without the song writer and vocalist you have nothing. Topper Headon would have been great drumming for the police as well but who could have replaced Sting? Even Stews dad knew they had hit gold dust with Sting as the front man!
@@ECCENTRICERIC69 Stewart Copeland is central to The Police because he's the one that brought them together. Neither Sting nor Andy Summers, who replaced Henry Padovani on guitar, were as keen on being part of the punk scene as Stewart was but he won them over. Swap Copeland and Heaton and The Police may never have existed.
so glad i stumbled upon this... just closed my eyes and listed to how WELL they played off each other. such a shame we didn't get more out of the 3 of them! Andy was the glue for sure!
It's songs like this by the Police that stand the test of time proving just how great this 3 piece bad really was they where so tight and had the stamina for full sets of perfect songs like this, I'm still in awe 38 years later and keep listening to them as others just are not as good even in modern times.
Just when I want to highlight one of the guys, you realize how much the other guys bring to the table too. It was the combination of three unique voices that gave this band its utter magic.
December 15th 1981 Wembley arena with jools Holland and his millionaires as special guests the ghost in the machine tour I am honestly and truthfully grateful for the moment they were brilliant 3 very very talented souls ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wow. This was a dynamite practice track. Sting wrote most of the songs, but the musicality of the three of them is what really brought them to life. The home movie style footage was also a lot of fun to watch. Well done.
This video sums up everything I love about this band!! Their music was so complex yet simple enough to play different versions of the songs each time and build extensive jam sessions around every live performance. They were just too goddamn good to last forever. Imagine if they stayed around and toured every year like the Dave Matthews Band 🤯
As much as I respect Sting (and the documentary of the same name is a great snapshot of him at his mid 80s apotheosis) I think he only understood much later what Andy and Stewart brought to his compositions. Copeland isn't heistant in describing Sting as a great songwriter but he's being very modest. Those three had such chemistry.
Stewart is the 1st to catch one's ears but goddamn as I've been growing older have i REALLY learned to appreciate what a fucking talent Andy Summers is. Along with Stings song writing these 3 are the greatest for me.
Fan for 40! years, amaaaazing video❤❤thank tou sir I used to buy all their singels b sudes green pictured discs..saw you guys reunion tour in Amsterdam, 25!years better... But this one❤❤❤❤😮😮
There is so little of The Police outside of the official releases. Love to hear them stretch out and explore BOTN in a loose, joyful way. This totally makes my day. I ripped it and put the audio on my phone within 2 minutes of listening to it. Brilliant. Thank you for uploading.
Search for some of the bootleg recordings on UA-cam. Especially the one from The Palladium. At that point they only had two albums out there and they had to stretch it out into an hour and a half I believe. “So Lonely” was a beast! They killed it!
This is the Police jamming using the song as a theme, i'm just so seeing how good Andy Summers is as a guitarist, this is all improve from him...brilliant...and further to other comments, they give him space to do it...
The talent on show is there for everyone to see they may had their differences but on stage they where excellent I do not recall a band being so good on stage even during rehearsal
In his autobiography and/or documentary, Andy Summers mentions his frustration with the set list and says he enjoyed rehearsals because there was an opportunity to jam and to explore the musical possibilities. I can’t understand why they didn’t just do this kind of jamming/improving during the show. Who cares about the timing of the lighting design. Not one Police fan gives a -- about fancy lights. Anyway, it was a great listen. Thanks for posting.
Totally agree, Darias. That would have made things much more exciting! But Sting's a real control freak, i.m.h.o., keeping them (too) tight. But a genius too, of course...
Sting managed to stifle Andy's playing too, preventing him from soloing and improvising during shows so most audiences thought he was just the rhythm player for "Stings band."
It wouldn't just be the lights. Especially in the later tours, where the keyboard sounds were pre-programmed. They should have done what the "Stop Making Sense" era Talking Heads did -- brought in extra musicians to fill out the sound.
Wow what a hidden gem you’ve brought us, thank you. Couldn’t take it all in hearing this for the first time. I wish this was complete in “Around The World” video. So many ideas……
12-28-21 i just clicked on this. Its good. I love anything and everything Sting does. The Police were one of my favorite bands. Thx for sharing. Happy New Year to u! Stay Healthy
Ya no tenía muchas esperanzas en el rock and roll a fines de los ´70, hasta que escuché a Police en 1980. Entonces me dije: El rock no ha muerto. Viva el Rock!! Y la sucesión de otras bandas tremendas a lo largo del tiempo lo ha confirmado:Clash, PIxies, U2, Nirvana, Radiohead, etc... . Gracias por tantos años de buena música!
OHHH! nice lil jam session. These guys were _GOOD!_ l love the _prog_ genre, and l can hear all kind a good with these dudes! l hear A LOT of jazz. Especially in Stings solo work. Good musicians, good writing and dynamic playing!
¡Espectacular es poco! ¡Qué maravilla! este grupo es el único capaz de versionarse sus propias canciones de mil maneras y todas son buenísimas.... ¡GRANDES THE POLICE!
I can't imagine seeing this live, incredible, The percussions and everything that's so crisp so awesome, it looks like Sting is playing a Stratocaster at some point in this footage it doesn't look like it's included in the jam though
It's 2024. Do you know good music? If you're here, you Do
21 years old and here i am i know the best music AAAHHHHH
Ha, ha! 🙏🙏🙏
arrogant comment. listen to young people who try to create....like uche yara!!
indeed
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Andy Summers gave The Police their signature sound. He wove in and out in his playing using simple and complex chords that really tied everything together...
yesssss
Stewart Copeland gave etc.
Sting gave etc.
I'd say all three had their own signature sound.
They invented their own music.
He could give Sting any sound that he asked, and some that he never thought of.
A stunning find. Can't stop playing bass along with it. For me, the best three-piece ever.
Their incredibly unique sound brings me a sense of pure nostalgia for that time period. They were an amazingly talented band 🥰🎶
Just unique, you can’t have incredibly or very unique. It’s just unique.
I like how they stretch out on this. It's like the Police as a slightly jazzy jam band. Some good soloing and jamming.
Amazing... BUT Stewart IS the KEY to the uniqueness and unpredictability of the POLICE...He is BRILLIANT in this recording.
Incorrect . All three of them were very unique and instantly identifiable as players, and Sting as a singer and songwriter.
@@aquamarine99911 yes, but without stew, the police would have been much more forgettable. Their reggae rhythm is what makes the police so unique and timeless, it still sounds fresh compared to bands out today.
@@ATthemusician
Lots of great reggae rhythm players but without the song writer and vocalist you have nothing.
Topper Headon would have been great drumming for the police as well but who could have replaced Sting?
Even Stews dad knew they had hit gold dust with Sting as the front man!
1000% ok
@@ECCENTRICERIC69 Stewart Copeland is central to The Police because he's the one that brought them together. Neither Sting nor Andy Summers, who replaced Henry Padovani on guitar, were as keen on being part of the punk scene as Stewart was but he won them over. Swap Copeland and Heaton and The Police may never have existed.
The Police had so much musical talent. Genius, really.
One of their best songs in my opinion and this is such a great version. Whoever found this and posted it has given a gift to the world.
The three of them had just that special magic. Separately, they are all outstanding musicians but together...just wow.
so glad i stumbled upon this... just closed my eyes and listed to how WELL they played off each other. such a shame we didn't get more out of the 3 of them! Andy was the glue for sure!
This version is so much better than the album version imho.
Best concert I’ve ever seen MSG early eighties. Wasn’t even a fan until that show. The entire subway ride home the whole car sang and danced.
Jazzrock in sheep's clothing.Brilliant.
rock flavoured punk jazz
@@Joaquinonbasstheelectriklovein some kind of fusion, indeed
540 - meraviglioso video sui THE POLICE - ciao da VALERIO !!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
We need more power trios such as The Police in todays music.
So cool. Stewart is the standout for me. Unmistakable, inimitable cadence, consistency, and artful fills.
Have to agree, there are many great but few have such a unique and distinctive sound.
1000% ok
Ditto!!!!
No-one puts frills on 'the pocket' like Copeland. Just the ultimate groovemeister.
Remo skin tuned so tight he probably scared the band!
The police, bring on the night, love this song, the police were my favourite band back in the day, and still are.
Andy in his element ..... this is super
That drum sound is so lovely. Stewart Copeland's the man.
Every little thing The police do is magic...The police at their best..
Reggae with jazz and soft rock..
Nothing soft about the police
It's songs like this by the Police that stand the test of time proving just how great this 3 piece bad really was they where so tight and had the stamina for full sets of perfect songs like this, I'm still in awe 38 years later and keep listening to them as others just are not as good even in modern times.
The Police captured an unique rythem and melody.
Swing, swing and Rythem! Amazing!
These jams are legendary. Nice to hear one
Really privileged to have such a fantastic band to follow during the late 70s and into the mid 80s
Just when I want to highlight one of the guys, you realize how much the other guys bring to the table too. It was the combination of three unique voices that gave this band its utter magic.
I tend to fall in love with things that don’t suck
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December 15th 1981 Wembley arena with jools Holland and his millionaires as special guests the ghost in the machine tour I am honestly and truthfully grateful for the moment they were brilliant 3 very very talented souls ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Touches my soul! Omg! I love the Police forever!! 💋💋💋❤️❤️❤️
Man what a great version. Sumo Summers is the cherry on top.
my all time favourite police song never seen this before what a gem💎
Wow. This was a dynamite practice track. Sting wrote most of the songs, but the musicality of the three of them is what really brought them to life. The home movie style footage was also a lot of fun to watch. Well done.
Thanks, CNY!
Thanks FYYC!, The Police, bring on the night, one of my favourite songs.
Je plane dans les airs. Je marche sur l'eau. C'est un truc de fou. Merci pour ce moment partagé!😉🙃😍❤
Stu's drums sound so good here. Only his snare sounds like that. I can hear it from anywhere!!!!!
This is genuinely become my favorite take of Bring On The Night, what a completely unique tone versus the original - I may even prefer it
wow. the drum tone is so good !
Always leave them asking for more..... adios amigos. What a band they were .👌
The Police what a great band. Beautiful energy ❤️❤️🦋🦋🔥🔥🙏✌️🤟
This video sums up everything I love about this band!! Their music was so complex yet simple enough to play different versions of the songs each time and build extensive jam sessions around every live performance. They were just too goddamn good to last forever. Imagine if they stayed around and toured every year like the Dave Matthews Band 🤯
I'd rather not imagine my favorite band reduced to a meme about grey water from their tour bus.
As much as I respect Sting (and the documentary of the same name is a great snapshot of him at his mid 80s apotheosis) I think he only understood much later what Andy and Stewart brought to his compositions. Copeland isn't heistant in describing Sting as a great songwriter but he's being very modest. Those three had such chemistry.
Super morceau. L'un de mes préférés sur Synchronicity.
I love how they're ad-libbing in this version. So damn laid back and jazzy. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for doing this...one of their greatest songs. Miss those days when I was younger and this was all new.
What a great life they had back then. Lots of fun times. Sting could still wear that sweater today and still be in fashion
Man, these guys still mezmerize me. Great recording.
I'm no John Cage 4'33 and what i think we hear is SPACE, between the three musicians. The clarity of Space IS the real music
Stewart is the 1st to catch one's ears but goddamn as I've been growing older have i REALLY learned to appreciate what a fucking talent Andy Summers is. Along with Stings song writing these 3 are the greatest for me.
Fan for 40! years, amaaaazing video❤❤thank tou sir
I used to buy all their singels b sudes green pictured discs..saw you guys reunion tour in Amsterdam, 25!years better...
But this one❤❤❤❤😮😮
Amazing fills by Stewart.
sublime solo from Summers , thanks so much for this !
One things for sure, I will walk down the aisle to a section of this masterpiece
Wonderful, Andy is playing Painting & Dance in the last minute.
Sting has the stegosaurus look in this video. Great song... Cool version.
Andy Summers is way underrated.
by who?
Understatement.
Yea. He's barely mentioned when the subject of the greatest guitarists come up. He is the best.
I agree. Him and Alex Lifeson from Rush. Not sure why.
*The greatest among the greats!*
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Really a great version! All playing so well together. Love that guitar solo!
There is so little of The Police outside of the official releases. Love to hear them stretch out and explore BOTN in a loose, joyful way. This totally makes my day. I ripped it and put the audio on my phone within 2 minutes of listening to it. Brilliant. Thank you for uploading.
Search for some of the bootleg recordings on UA-cam. Especially the one from The Palladium. At that point they only had two albums out there and they had to stretch it out into an hour and a half I believe. “So Lonely” was a beast! They killed it!
This is my favourite Police track of all....I'm a purist and I still love the "original " one best but.... hell isn't this good ????
It's only rehearsel
@@iggy9955 it's great regardless
Love it. A pseudo dub version like this would have been good to package as part of a 12inch single.
Igual que opino yo, es mi tema favorito, yo lo he podido tocar a la batería y es para mi un tema especial
ua-cam.com/video/f9D3rbDGSrM/v-deo.html :'v
Wow! Pura magia, tres dioses de la música. La mejor banda en vivo de todos los tiempos!
Sí estoy de acuerdo! o diablos, ha ha? Son la banda sonora de mi vida...
Yo los vi en 1983 en Barcelona, ya me puedo morir, ja, ja, eran muy buenos si señor
La mejor banda de tres integrantes -a la hora de tocar en directo- de toda la Historia de la Música Rock o Pop.
One of my all time favorite Police song... this trippy space-outed take is simply 👏AMAZING!! 👏 Tea In The Sahara would be fantastic too! Thank you!
Btw: there is a shard of TEA in my BOTN remix, did you notice?
ua-cam.com/video/Ll6bGhbFFDY/v-deo.html
Yeaahh, I did. No wonder BOTN is the first, and TITS the last... I mean the original record released in Croatia in 1986 and remastered in 2005.
1000% ok
A band on top of their game - great version of this song
This is the Police jamming using the song as a theme, i'm just so seeing how good Andy Summers is as a guitarist, this is all improve from him...brilliant...and further to other comments, they give him space to do it...
I can not believe I found this! Amen
What a find! Thanks for sharing. Andy's Marshall tone is so warm and the drums sound great. Sting, rocking the fretless.
A beautiful version indeed...eargasm
Wow, what amazing sound quality, thank you for posting this! A great discovery.
OMG HOW GOOD !!!!!!!
The talent on show is there for everyone to see they may had their differences but on stage they where excellent I do not recall a band being so good on stage even during rehearsal
..and maybe: playing so different during rehearsel? 🤔
Whip crackin’ snare. Love it.
In his autobiography and/or documentary, Andy Summers mentions his frustration with the set list and says he enjoyed rehearsals because there was an opportunity to jam and to explore the musical possibilities. I can’t understand why they didn’t just do this kind of jamming/improving during the show. Who cares about the timing of the lighting design. Not one Police fan gives a -- about fancy lights. Anyway, it was a great listen. Thanks for posting.
Totally agree, Darias. That would have made things much more exciting! But Sting's a real control freak, i.m.h.o., keeping them (too) tight. But a genius too, of course...
Sting managed to stifle Andy's playing too, preventing him from soloing and improvising during shows so most audiences thought he was just the rhythm player for "Stings band."
Agree. Andy was the true force of this band. Totally underrated. All three astounding, but the sound of the Police is Andy.
It wouldn't just be the lights. Especially in the later tours, where the keyboard sounds were pre-programmed. They should have done what the "Stop Making Sense" era Talking Heads did -- brought in extra musicians to fill out the sound.
@@aquamarine99911 By the time Sting managed to get keyboards and backing singers on stage with them, they were DONE! All the original magic was gone.
Thank you so much I’ve been looking for this version for years!!! Stewart sounds amazing, as they all do!!! 🫶🥁
Hi, Joe. The audio recording is around on the internet, though.
I love how they get into the grove at 4:45. All of them in sync.
Love this version! Kind of psychedelic!
I like this much better than the concert version- this is so freewheeling and really shows what a great band they are.
Wow what a hidden gem you’ve brought us, thank you. Couldn’t take it all in hearing this for the first time. I wish this was complete in “Around The World” video. So many ideas……
Sweet sounds coming from Andy. Such an interesting version.
Time passages... Sting will be 71 in 2022, Stewart will be 70, and Andy will be 80 at year's end!
So...time for the new 6th (and last) Police album! ;-)
@@fyyc Yes....that's what I have been saying...one more album....it's ok if they don't tour.....sorry to those who did not get to see them live.
Yes I can see it now
"Don't Zimmer frame so close to me"
"Zimmer framing on the moon"
"Bingo in the Sahara" 🤣
So good! Thanks for sharing this.
The original is genius and this matches it and more
Love this so much, and I want Sting's sweater 🥲
bring on the day
The Police in versione"Grateful dead":meraviglioso.....
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Never have seen this before. The jam is Great!
This is the song i started Saturday morning all family danzing, París live versión, wonderfull spot
Great Version, a brilliant guitar solo! Better than the original version! 👏👍🙏
12-28-21 i just clicked on this. Its good. I love anything and everything Sting does. The Police were one of my favorite bands. Thx for sharing. Happy New Year to u! Stay Healthy
This is an amazing version
So many verision of this song its great thank you
but only one executed in this way, as far as I know...
That’s “gig tight” so free and loose but in the pocket… awsome
Ya no tenía muchas esperanzas en el rock and roll a fines de los ´70, hasta que escuché a Police en 1980. Entonces me dije: El rock no ha muerto. Viva el Rock!! Y la sucesión de otras bandas tremendas a lo largo del tiempo lo ha confirmado:Clash, PIxies, U2, Nirvana, Radiohead, etc... . Gracias por tantos años de buena música!
OHHH! nice lil jam session. These guys were _GOOD!_ l love the _prog_ genre, and l can hear all kind a good with these dudes! l hear A LOT of jazz. Especially in Stings solo work. Good musicians, good writing and dynamic playing!
Magnifique version quel son.......et toujours cette dissonance d'Andy un régal
Wood block backbeat I believe for a bit… outstanding recording.
Dynamic sound thanks so much.
¡Espectacular es poco! ¡Qué maravilla! este grupo es el único capaz de versionarse sus propias canciones de mil maneras y todas son buenísimas.... ¡GRANDES THE POLICE!
Loved the original but this is genius. So many layers
Versión que hagan bienvenida, son los mejores, un gran grupo y buenisímos en directo 🧡🧡🧡🧡✌✌✌✌👌👌👌👌
I can't imagine seeing this live, incredible, The percussions and everything that's so crisp so awesome, it looks like Sting is playing a Stratocaster at some point in this footage it doesn't look like it's included in the jam though
That’s when he was jamming with the roadies on drums & bass.
J'adore la veste de Sting. Comme je suis Français j'ai peur qu'il n'attrape la grippe du poulet!🤣♥
The Police in Japan in the early 1980s. The stuff those guys could get away with! Good tunes and good times! 🤣 #ifyouknowyouknow