Stewart Copeland has the most recognizable drumming style of anyone in history. You IMMEDIATELY know it's him from the first bar...that's true greatness.
His tone and playing are a dead give away. I think the only player that is as recognizable would be Bonham. But that snare of Copeland's is unmistakable.
Nearly agree with you but im torn between every little thing she does...,Invisible sun and Walking on the moon but i know where you are coming from for sure.
The sad thing is that I remember when this was released and it feels like only yesterday. Beautiful song but the audio on this doesn't do the song justice compared to the actual version on Ghost in the Machine.
“Voices Inside My Head” was played on Black radio stations when it was released so I would throw some Funk/R&B in this equation too! “Voices” is also widely popular from the sample used in the R&B group 702’s hit “Steelo”
Some people have known this for ages and kept silent, others made art to tell the mass about it and still some people don't have a clue. Last year made it very clear for me ;-)
innovative? But if reggae comes from the late 60's, and that's where most of its inspiration comes from. Be careful, it's a great song, but let's not detract from the roots.
True 💯... The Police of the late 1970s 1980s brought a lot of new sounds, lyrics, images to Top 40, pop music. Not punk, not disco or dance but a new way of music.
*The* definitive Police track. All the elements of their greatness. Genuine reggae beat, great bass line, amazing chords and riffs. And of course the addictive hook and one of a kind sound. I tell any young person who doesn't know this band that this is the track to introduce yourself with.
I was 30 in 1981 when this song was released. I'm now 72, and it still sounds as brilliant as it did then. Thank you Police how did we ever live before without you.
@@joannehines7806 TO EACH HIS OWN, YES I'M A POLICE FAN HERE. BUT THE BEST DRUMMER IN ROCK?. I'LL TAKE THE ONE AND ONLY DRUMMER GOD OF ALL-TIME,,,,,,,,, KEITH MOON!!!!. CLASS OF ROCKIN 84 HERE. ROCK ON JH!!!.
This is the mere reality - Copeland oh my God (you must be sleeping), Summer the invisible sun (always shining), Sting the sting-bass-base-best frontman and incredibly technical beyond a blonde and fisic-du-role...
Drums on this song when you’re listening: Oh this is such a fun little groove! I bet this isn’t that hard to play Drums on this song when you play them: Stumps literal pros
@@jamespearce9973yes right, Stewart confirms it is an easy song to play in an interview by Rick Beato 3 days ago. He revealed the counting to the intro and the beats.
As an old man, I can say I heard this same kind of comment now at less over 5 generations now nothing new under the sun give it a few years you will understand!
Copeland is a monster on this. That extra tight Tama snare crack and the odd little 'ting' just makes it perfect. Together they were sooo good at that point.
When my daughter was growing up she used to tell me, "Dad, there are leaders and there are followers: I am a leader." This band is a three-leader band.
This is their best song, hands down. The drumming and the bass are almost addictive. The Police were so talented ever since they formed in London in 1977. Real instruments and real singing, and great musicians, like Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, and Gordon Sumner.
This song was the one that Stuart said was the hardest to play, “What’s really hard is ‘Spirits in the Material World’. That’s hard”. There is a slightly Middle Eastern influence at play in his unique fill, with Copeland layering in the ‘pat your head, rub your tummy’ difficulty of occasionally omitting the bass drum on the downbeat to create a strange sense of jarring syncopation. As it happens, it’s hard to even place the downbeat, creating a rhythm section that you can get lost in.
At that time I was 13 and my dad 48. He made me listen this amazing song of the Police for the first time, he loved the reggeae style, the energy that comes with this tune. He often listened this song until was alive and he considered it one of the best song. After 16 years of his passing I have tears listening it and thinking of him
Just watched a clip where Stewart said that this was, BY FAR, their hardest tune to play, rhythmically, for all three of them. Very interesting, I wouldn't have thought that.
I figured walking on the moon where they swapped the instruments sounds how it go bass was the drums the drums was the guitar some shit like that truly a masterpiece of all time not just gen x next time you listen to notice how they swapped it up killer. Later
When the muted guitar riff comes in , at 1.40, with the stabbed chords, and the bassline, and Copeland's pristine beat, man, its utter perfection. Needs nothing else, and nothing less. A stunnlngly beautiful musical section. Never get tired of it.
The guitar chords which sounds like its slightly of beat gives its a pure rough authenticity. The drums are so crisp and melodic its as they are singing themselves.
Stewart just put out a tiktok in which he called this the most technically difficult song they did. "It's very simple but rhythmically it's from the backside of nowhere."
MsFanmail That they did. It’s just a shame they couldn’t stand each other... It seems like bands where they have this kind of internal friction usually seem to have the best music...
This album is nothing short of genius. This song and Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic personify the most magical of all decades, the 1980’s. Man, how much I miss them. 😎🙏🏾✌🏾🙌🏾
@@ablebadger4 I agree. Invisible Sun is another hidden gem from that album. I still remember the video to this day and it’s images from Northern Ireland.
@@ablebadger4 who “grossly” underrated it, exactly? It was a massive hit. Not that the masses have any taste, but they don’t even know the difference one way or another. They are like babies being spoon fed. But the entire album is excellent.
It's not exactly complex. It's just that the syncopation is so relentless that it's very easy to get the wrong idea about where the measures begin and end.
@@chasemartin5373 - I'm not saying it's not difficult to keep up with. Here's the Copeland quote I could find on the matter: "[I]t is very sparse but, in fact, is *a rhythmic nightmare* for all three of us. ... *It is very simple* but it’s on the upside down of the back of nowhere.”
We have to learn that living in the material world is an illusion, our spirits are our true nature and really who we are. We must evolve at this point to love and have prosperity for all.
Oh the times they are ah change'n. It's time to graduate from 3D to 5D, the world needs to wake up, change is coming, prepared or not. We are indeed, "Spirits In A Material World, graduating to a world of pure Spirit. 💕
A huge Police fan since the 1980's here. How I wish they would get back together and did one more world tour, allthough Andy will blow out his 82nd candle this year. Thank God that this trio joined up during the mid 1970's, developed their own music style and made some of the best songs ever, one of which being Spirits in the material World. Stewart at his very best in this song i.m.o.! Their music is just timeless.
What I hate about their break up is not experiencing more of Stewart Copeland’s magnificent drumming. I saw them on the Ghost In The Machine and Synchronicity tour, and I was blown away by their talent.
@@listentocky1 Movies not so much anymore as he confirmed he's pretty much retired there in the Spyro Reignited panel couple years back, it's mostly orchestral music now with occasional Police rearranged pieces in addition.
The Police were reggae-rock at its finest. Many bands have had limited success in this genre, but none have had the sustained success with it like The Police. Proverbs 3:5
My grandpa just recently passed and I’ve been heavily studying the Bible and biblical archeology and science and nde’s… we are truly spirits in the material world, this is just a spacesuit, and Jesus loves us all ❤ god bless anyone reading this and I hope you have a wonderful day and know that there’s someone out there who cares for you
... guess they had some pressure or just wanted to ... why not, if the time was right .. guess they just rode the wave that was theirs until .. well, Wembley? and then the reunion tour :)
So even in '23, it''s still an astounding track to listen to, never get's old. A great achievment from an era where the musicians recorded their pieces in the song to tracks on magnetic tape, sometimes in one take. That's what made them good )) However, their creative song writing skills elevated it all, to great heights.
1981, Ghost in the Machine album was released!! I was 15 yrs old then.I immediately bought the album on vinyl.Great recording and of course brilliant performance by Copeland, Summers and Sting.Can't touch them!!!!
This is real musical genius on display. Everything has a reason to be there and is super exact. No extra notes. That little repeated one-note keyboard part toward the end is so on-point.
I can’t wait to hear your interpretation of this song will change in time, with a different perspective. Awesome to know that your enjoying such a great band at such an early age!
I grew up with the Police in their heyday of the early-to-mid 1980's while studying at the University. It was the best of times....I just didn't know how great they actually were at the time.
What other group can swing between Reggae and Jazz like this, with a Punk flair? There will never be another group like The Police! Please come to play Columbia, SC and let me know when you do!
My God what a powerhouse trio
FOR REAL!!❤😂❤😂❤😂❤😂
Absolutely
My favourite trio of musicians.❤❤❤
@@elizabethmcleod246#ZZTop
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This song is a masterpiece. ..the bass line is pure genius. One of best bands of all time without a doubt!
Agreed 100 percent
Lol
As a bass player I could listen to that bass line on loop all day such a killer sound
Oh God Yes .
agreed! I keep coming back to this song over and over. Like you said, a masterpiece.
The crack of that snare is so crisp!!! Hard to imagine the 80's without these guys!!! Unreal talent!!!
Good way to put it, so true.
so true.
i know, i loved his sound
Cracks like the truth, 2022 A.D. !! love rules!!!
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More of The Police and WWE, WCW Legend Sting !
Greatest band of the 1980s...depth of lyrics,musicianship...pure legendary.
Stewart Copeland has the most recognizable drumming style of anyone in history. You IMMEDIATELY know it's him from the first bar...that's true greatness.
So true he is Police!
RIngo.
Even better in blow when you're hurting from a loss of losing a friend that listened to them with you
Every time he hits those octobans you know it's him!
His tone and playing are a dead give away. I think the only player that is as recognizable would be Bonham. But that snare of Copeland's is unmistakable.
"Our so called leaders speak..." "Where does the answer lie?" The lyrics deepen with every passing year.
The rhetoric of failure...
Wish he was still like this....
@@OllieInArlington I don't hear it that way. The question suggests hope through awareness.
Estoy de acuerdo contigo.. En mi pais tenemos un líder mentiroso y ratero.
With words they try to jail ya
This is my most favorite song of all time by the police! Who out there agrees with me in 2023?
Snaresound and pitch is awesome
Completely Sir! The absolute best song. from 2024! 🤟
@Berley_1234 Those lyrics...Moving.
I like Invisible Sun too
Nearly agree with you but im torn between every little thing she does...,Invisible sun and Walking on the moon but i know where you are coming from for sure.
Feeling so melancholy listening to my favorite band The police.... I really Miss the 1980s What a time, what a band, what a magical sound 💗
I don't have enough words to say how much this song means to me.
+Lere Trein (lere8) Same here :)
I agree. My fav police song. It’s so addicting
The sad thing is that I remember when this was released and it feels like only yesterday. Beautiful song but the audio on this doesn't do the song justice compared to the actual version on Ghost in the Machine.
Lere Trein I first heard this song in Seattle, 1982-83! Great times!
Bugger off.
The timing of the bassline with the bass drum is sublime
Before taking the oath for the presidency, this song should be played for incumbent presidents all over the world.
Syncopated.
Sting created some of the most iconic bass lines.
👊👊👊🙌
It's actually the police
The Police are the greatest rock-reggae fusion band to walk the earth. Three geniuses
Plus a little jazz, funk and ska thrown in at times. They were the best band period.
@@MJLU280 Wish they had realised a single or two in 1982.
💯❤️
“Voices Inside My Head” was played on Black radio stations when it was released so I would throw some Funk/R&B in this equation too! “Voices” is also widely popular from the sample used in the R&B group 702’s hit “Steelo”
Nah, that's The Clash. They're both great BTW.
And from only 3 musician's !..Those were the fkn days man!
Rock, reggae and some awesome Stuart copeland beats all combined into one sublime masterpiece !
The drums are insanely good
You got that right!
My favorite song by them. I get so tired when people only bring up "Every Breath You Take". They were so much more than that.
True words, you are so right!
Jaja your so right !
Duh do do do do do
True!
Bring on the night is so good too..
It's bizarre that their most popular song is about a stalker.
The lyrics of the song are so relevant now its incredible and it was written 30 years ago.
Most people comment on the instruments and the players, but like you, I find the lyrics to be the most amazing part of this song.
Jesus is the way the truth the life
@@rivesmarshall2390 Haha good joke!
@@milescardis3830 Neither is Ayn Rand
Some people have known this for ages and kept silent, others made art to tell the mass about it and still some people don't have a clue. Last year made it very clear for me ;-)
I use to play this rewind the cassette replay, rewind replay..........
rock,reggae,jazz the best drummer
YOU GOTTA TRY dREAD zEPPELIN then,Led Zep in BLUES, REGGAE AND SUNG BY ELVIS
One of frickin best!!
portugal moreno 111 likes synchronised swimming 🏊♂️👁💎👁🌞🌈🍀🦋❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💕🧚🏼♂️😇🕊🔭🎆⚜️🎰🥳🌀
Manu Katche wipes his ass with Copeland ~
Neil Peart from Rush is the best drummer of all time Stewart Copeland is not even close..
One of the most innovative bands in rock history.
Absolutely.
innovative? But if reggae comes from the late 60's, and that's where most of its inspiration comes from. Be careful, it's a great song, but let's not detract from the roots.
True 💯... The Police of the late 1970s 1980s brought a lot of new sounds, lyrics, images to Top 40, pop music. Not punk, not disco or dance but a new way of music.
@@DavidLLambertmobile ua-cam.com/video/XkZwHVM64qg/v-deo.html This is where The Police took the bass line for Synocity in 1983 !
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This is where The Police took the bass line for Synocity in 1983 !
This song is more relevant now than ever...genius
Their entire catalog!!!
@kathywalls9547 We Gen X saw this coming. We were fed lies our entire life. It's time for Boomers to step down.
and even more now.
Came here for the music, got reminded by the message of this song that so little has changed. Humans are incurable.
*The* definitive Police track. All the elements of their greatness. Genuine reggae beat, great bass line, amazing chords and riffs. And of course the addictive hook and one of a kind sound. I tell any young person who doesn't know this band that this is the track to introduce yourself with.
Absolutely!! And the brilliant lyrics still apply today. My ALL time favorite band!!
Same here
❤❤❤
WORD ! ! !
They included all of the spirits in their material world 😉
I was 30 in 1981 when this song was released. I'm now 72, and it still sounds as brilliant as it did then. Thank you Police how did we ever live before without you.
I was only 19...
I was 21
I Was 15
You enjoyed the Doors as a young one too.
I was 9, and I remember hearing this and Every Little Thing on older kids' radios all the time. I had no idea what it was about, but that changed!
That fade out when Copeland goes to the ride cymbal is nasty. I miss those killer album fades. That’s how it was done.
Always wait for that bit!
That's right! Leaves you wanting more! Cant stand todays music that just stops dead like a derailed train.
Bring back the fade out!
Only the 80s....
Stops dead what your comment disappears. Anyway the Police were the shit in the early-mid 80s
He recently said it was one of the most difficult songs to drum to on Rick beato2
Keeping the snare out for so long is so obvious, so good, and yet so rare in a pop group.
I don't know about anyone else, but I love Stewart Copeland's drumming style.
He's name is Stewart Copeland!☺
Thanks pedantic-ness lol. 🙂
Will change
Who doesn't love Stewart Copeland!!💘🎶 💘 🎹 Best drummer in Rock!
@@joannehines7806 TO EACH HIS OWN, YES I'M A POLICE FAN HERE. BUT THE BEST DRUMMER IN ROCK?. I'LL TAKE THE ONE AND ONLY DRUMMER GOD OF ALL-TIME,,,,,,,,, KEITH MOON!!!!. CLASS OF ROCKIN 84 HERE. ROCK ON JH!!!.
Youdon't know about anyone else, Is this a trick question?
The bass line... What a masterpiece!
Completely 😎
Yep...who plays it because by the look of this video it isn't Sting.@@chateaupig826
Sting's basslines are iconic.
@@Auntkekebaby For sure.
But is Sting playing it? Because at no point in this video does Stink play any bassline whatsoever....@@Auntkekebaby
Musicianship of these gentlemen is stunning. A lot more going on than people realize.
As a young MTV viewer, seeing Copeland holding down his unique rhythm was the most... Time has yet to change my mind
This is the mere reality - Copeland oh my God (you must be sleeping), Summer the invisible sun (always shining), Sting the sting-bass-base-best frontman and incredibly technical beyond a blonde and fisic-du-role...
iconic and timeless. true Synth-pop!
From OUR Generation, the generation of real people Mr. Howard, thank you..
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Drums on this song when you’re listening: Oh this is such a fun little groove! I bet this isn’t that hard to play
Drums on this song when you play them: Stumps literal pros
One of the hardest songs to drum. Such a complex beat! Amazing.
did you start drums yesterday ?
He's right. Even Copeland himself says it's the toughest part he's ever had to play. Do your research before becoming 'that guy'.@lxndrncls57
@@jamespearce9973 I dont play drums anymore and I m not very good at this, but I cant see where and how it is hard to play this
Not so tough for me, but can understand the difficulty of placement for some.
@@jamespearce9973yes right, Stewart confirms it is an easy song to play in an interview by Rick Beato 3 days ago. He revealed the counting to the intro and the beats.
I consider myself so lucky to have grown up in the 80s. This kinda music will never be duplicated.
Bullshit, we will do it over.
Your Absolutely right
@@malikjenkins9693 Yes, Im.
Me too
As an old man, I can say I heard this same kind of comment now at less over 5 generations now nothing new under the sun give it a few years you will understand!
Copeland is a monster on this. That extra tight Tama snare crack and the odd little 'ting' just makes it perfect. Together they were sooo good at that point.
Ohmygosh, riight?? That lil ting ..
He said this was the hardest tune he can drum to
First band I ever saw live back in 1981. Unforgettable. Copeland is the best drummer ever.
Sting is a musical Genius. This song is Brilliant.
When my daughter was growing up she used to tell me, "Dad, there are leaders and there are followers: I am a leader." This band is a three-leader band.
Stewart and Andy too, not just Sting
Bassline and drums are absolutely heavenly in this.
Still sounds futuristic!!
As well as the keyboard part in the middle; fits the song so well.
more true than ever in 2023
That and Temples of Syrinx, Red Barchetta, Witch Hunt, Tom Sawyer,..
Their best song IMO !! SC is a monster drummer and composer. I've heard about every live version of this song, still like this studio version best.
We are not bodies with souls.
We are souls with bodies.
This I know.
I love this song.
To describe our nature, I'd rather say "Ghost in a machine" ...
Spiritual beings having a human experience ✌️
This is their best song, hands down. The drumming and the bass are almost addictive. The Police were so talented ever since they formed in London in 1977. Real instruments and real singing, and great musicians, like Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, and Gordon Sumner.
I'm 54 and grew up with The Police..Great band x
Agree to disagree. Bring on the Night gets my vote.
This song was the one that Stuart said was the hardest to play, “What’s really hard is ‘Spirits in the Material World’. That’s hard”. There is a slightly Middle Eastern influence at play in his unique fill, with Copeland layering in the ‘pat your head, rub your tummy’ difficulty of occasionally omitting the bass drum on the downbeat to create a strange sense of jarring syncopation. As it happens, it’s hard to even place the downbeat, creating a rhythm section that you can get lost in.
Agreed. A band that had four genres in their sound. Pop, rock, new wave, and reggae. Nobody like them...
Not as good as the stranglers or the jam
this is a song that transcends generations as it addresses out troubled reconciliation between spirit lifting us up and materialism dragging us down
Yes and the incessant pressure to buy into the materialistic side and the suppression of exploring the "other".
Well stated, mate!
So Spoken So Well...
well said.. being in the flesh is a daily struggle!! the flesh is weak!!!
This is an outstanding synopsis of this song. Well done!
I'm in the mood for this song today. Resonates, today?! Lol, talented goof balls!
At that time I was 13 and my dad 48. He made me listen this amazing song of the Police for the first time, he loved the reggeae style, the energy that comes with this tune. He often listened this song until was alive and he considered it one of the best song. After 16 years of his passing I have tears listening it and thinking of him
Nice. Your parent made you listen to this record. I had to hide this record from my parent. Such different words.
Thanks for sharing this May you Dad RIP 🙏
Lovely story
We do not get over the losses, we learn to live with them and keep moving.
what a beautiful reminder tho. magical song. sorry for your loss
I can‘t be the only one that thinks that the drummer is beautiful to watch when he plays
Copeland is a freaking machine! So precise!
One the best drummers that ever lived.
listening too
@@dookey71 And now film/TV composer. He's also the main composer for the Spyro the Dragon games 😁
Yes, he is. I love him also.
Just watched a clip where Stewart said that this was, BY FAR, their hardest tune to play, rhythmically, for all three of them. Very interesting, I wouldn't have thought that.
It takes a huge amount of talent and effort to make it appear so effortless.
I figured walking on the moon where they swapped the instruments sounds how it go bass was the drums the drums was the guitar some shit like that truly a masterpiece of all time not just gen x next time you listen to notice how they swapped it up killer. Later
Simplemente fenomenales este grupo, en esos años(80') , casi todos los adolescentes éramos fanáticos de The Police , acá en el Perú.
Such powerful music from a three man band. These guys are legend.
Yes they were very good.
Exactly the right words!
It's called a "trio"...
@@BigAndTall666 if you wanna get technical, it's called a "power trio" (for a reason), but that's beside the point.
Clearly a music group with uncanny insight into world affairs years ahead of their time in their talents
When the muted guitar riff comes in , at 1.40, with the stabbed chords, and the bassline, and Copeland's pristine beat, man, its utter perfection. Needs nothing else, and nothing less. A stunnlngly beautiful musical section. Never get tired of it.
Chris A. I agree so much
Copeland remains one of the most underrated drummers of our time. His work with Oysterhead is insane.
Chris A. One of my favorite percussionists
I agree, this song gives me goosebumps.
The guitar chords which sounds like its slightly of beat gives its a pure rough authenticity. The drums are so crisp and melodic its as they are singing themselves.
The drumming at the beginning is just badass...and throughout. Can't get enough of this song or the Police! Absolute brilliance.
i wholeheartedly agree!
Yes real drums he was cranking
fuckin BADASS!!
Fuck yes
Stewart just put out a tiktok in which he called this the most technically difficult song they did.
"It's very simple but rhythmically it's from the backside of nowhere."
I keep listening to this masterpiece every day. It makes me cheerful.
Love their energy, no gimmicks just real work, talent, and chemistry.
People had to learn to play instruments in those days and had to write their own material.
It was a good discipline
Cocaine had something to do with that I would imagine...
@@rodjones117 LOL well, I'm gonna enjoy it just the same!
Stewart Copeland is the most interesting drummer/percussionist in pop rock, ever!
I agree 💯. Copeland was my influence for playing drums. I can't read a lick of music but I've enjoyed his masterpiece for 30 + years.
Him and Bill Buford .
You’re absolutely right!
Also listen to The bed’s too big without you....
Andy Summers is one underrated guitarist
True but one of the most respected among musicians
@@josephgus5638 Oh absolutely! Had the chance to see him front row on his most recent tour and he was insane good his solo work is amazing as well!
Totally great
Everybody in this band was underrated- due to the huge amount of talent coming out at that time, and MTV was on fire 🔥
Not a lot of guitar on this track!
Stewart’s hi hat signature is unlike any drummer!
Stewart Copeland was one of the most under-appreciated drummers in modern music, (before the interwebs) The man is a true artist.
Despues de neil peart esta este man es excelente
@@omarantunez8650 Nah man disagree. Neil is truely amazing it it true but he is too jazz based - Stuart is like a metronome, also amazing cymbal work.
Ray neil peart .stuart copeland.alex van halen .mike portnoy. Favoritos
@@omarantunez8650 Si Alex VanHalen is excelente!
Say what?
Every decent musician knows who Copeland is….and ever decent musician knows he’s a beast…you might want to attend some music seminars
Police had some really good songs
MsFanmail DAMN RIGHT!!
MsFanmail That they did. It’s just a shame they couldn’t stand each other...
It seems like bands where they have this kind of internal friction usually seem to have the best music...
Ya think? LOL
Just... Some?
Of course! ♥♥♥♥
In a word, tight- Stewart's drumming, Andy's guitar, Sting's Bass and the keyboards; nothing short of prodigious.
NOW THATS WHAT EVERY DRUMMER SHOULD LOOK LIKE......U BAD AZZ!!!
This album is nothing short of genius. This song and Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic personify the most magical of all decades, the 1980’s. Man, how much I miss them. 😎🙏🏾✌🏾🙌🏾
What album is? Ghost in the machine?
I also thought Invisible Sun was grossly underrated. A haunting track.
@@ablebadger4 I agree. Invisible Sun is another hidden gem from that album. I still remember the video to this day and it’s images from Northern Ireland.
It’s my favorite.
@@ablebadger4 who “grossly” underrated it, exactly? It was a massive hit. Not that the masses have any taste, but they don’t even know the difference one way or another. They are like babies being spoon fed. But the entire album is excellent.
Such a timeless classic The blend of reggae and rock in this song is iconic, and the message still resonates today. Love the vibe❤❤❤
Sting dancing erratically with his bass brings an inexplicable joy to my heart. 🖤
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Yeah, he’s a real wiggly worm in this video.
The atmosphere makes the song- there’s not not much chorus or verse there, just a few blurry minor chords and echo effects and voila, wonderful music.
As a musician I can say that this song has a very complex Rhythm to it super difficult to duplicate
It's not exactly complex. It's just that the syncopation is so relentless that it's very easy to get the wrong idea about where the measures begin and end.
@@fdsfsdfsd1552Copeland literally said it’s their most complex rhythm track, hands down.
@@chasemartin5373 - I'm not saying it's not difficult to keep up with. Here's the Copeland quote I could find on the matter: "[I]t is very sparse but, in fact, is *a rhythmic nightmare* for all three of us. ... *It is very simple* but it’s on the upside down of the back of nowhere.”
Stewart Copeland himself has said the drum beats on this song are extremely difficult
@@jameskipp1657 - And I never denied that. I'm just talking about the complexity or simplicity of it.
Police is the best band of 1980's a past world we all would like to live in, Nostalgy.
ha ha yeah you are right there, when the world felt like a real place not a bad dream..
They were a good band but not the best
No its depeche mode😂
It probably wouldnt get anywhere nowadays as the kids would hate it and they would be seen as being too old.
It all went by in theblink of an eye i miss those days so much my teens were great days thing is at the time you dont realise it till your old n grey.
We have to learn that living in the material world is an illusion, our spirits are our true nature and really who we are. We must evolve at this point to love and have prosperity for all.
Espíritus en el mundo material lo máximo
Spiritus Mundi
Translation
Oh the times they are ah change'n. It's time to graduate from 3D to 5D, the world needs to wake up, change is coming, prepared or not. We are indeed, "Spirits In
A Material World, graduating to a world of pure Spirit. 💕
@@hawkeye1836 I hope this is the case and not conjecture.
The Sound track love it formidal woa ❤❤❤❤😅love the jamming 😅👌😍🫶🏼💪🏼🤪sting forever Police❤
i am physically disabled by a car accident 18 years ago since then, music is my support, thanks :-))
I will pray for you.
@@sebastianvella8992 stay blessed 🙏
I'm mentally disabled. I'd lose it for good without songs like these. Take care.
@@WaysOfTheJedis Mr. Serrano I want to wish you a very happy Easter.
Jesus I trust in you
A huge Police fan since the 1980's here. How I wish they would get back together and did one more world tour, allthough Andy will blow out his 82nd candle this year.
Thank God that this trio joined up during the mid 1970's, developed their own music style and made some of the best songs ever, one of which being Spirits in the material World. Stewart at his very best in this song i.m.o.!
Their music is just timeless.
... you speak it out (write it out) ... I would not wanted anything more than seeing them together again ...
Since the 80's, how about in late 70's as well in 1978/79 as well?
THE POLICE.
MONSTERS OF MUSIC.
CLASSIC FOREVER.
they always give me reggae vibes this is my first time really listening to them
Likely best trio ever
Incredible writing and
Execution ☮️
Ugh,
Gawd damn man, the emptiness of this song is so haunting.
Then Stewart's snare drum comes in like a punch in the guts.
Police were masters of the empty spaces i think!
The most underated police track by far...total Genius...never played like their others.....after all ..we are spirits in the material world.
Your comment is very underrated.
THIS SONG IS STILL A PURE ROCK CLASSIC AFTER 41 YEARS.
That damn bass though and I guess piano?! 🔥
What I hate about their break up is not experiencing more of Stewart Copeland’s magnificent drumming. I saw them on the Ghost In The Machine and Synchronicity tour, and I was blown away by their talent.
Stew compses music for movies and other stuff now
@@listentocky1 Movies not so much anymore as he confirmed he's pretty much retired there in the Spyro Reignited panel couple years back, it's mostly orchestral music now with occasional Police rearranged pieces in addition.
Try Curved Air him and his wife i believe c wat ya think.
Check out OYSTERHEAD. :-)
I saw them also, always great.
Badass Bass line, Sting Rockin the Bass
The bass line is perfect
The Police were reggae-rock at its finest. Many bands have had limited success in this genre, but none have had the sustained success with it like The Police. Proverbs 3:5
This song should be played everyday, never realized the words to this masterpiece, I can't say enough, but I love it.
Absolutely! More relevant today than back then even
The years roll on, but their music remains. It's timeless.
Andy Summers in a ripped t-shirt?
Yes please.
And yes the song is brilliant as all Police work is
My god that drum beat is crazy amazing it always has been and always will be ♡♡♡♡♡ makes me so happy!!!
One of the best songs ever made from the 80's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PERIOD
My grandpa just recently passed and I’ve been heavily studying the Bible and biblical archeology and science and nde’s… we are truly spirits in the material world, this is just a spacesuit, and Jesus loves us all ❤ god bless anyone reading this and I hope you have a wonderful day and know that there’s someone out there who cares for you
😉👍🏼💯
thankyou i neededthat
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Blessings. Sorry about your grandpa. Our Creator will lead us to peace and all the answers we seek.🙏
The amount of bangers they put out in a short time is amazing.
. Boa noite.o que e bangers?
Amount of albums😂
@@mariojorgenevesdeholandaho3hits/great songs
... guess they had some pressure or just wanted to ... why not, if the time was right .. guess they just rode the wave that was theirs until .. well, Wembley? and then the reunion tour :)
Every song they made was gold
All of my respect to Stewart Copeland for refusing to hit the drums on count one. Sir I promise the rhetoric will not fail me 🩷
The drummer in the song is killing that s*** plus with that killer Bass in this song
Why didn't you say- Stewart Copeland?? lol
The drunker is Stewart yes?
Stuart Copeland one of the best percussionist of all time. What a talent
This song is certainly in my top 5 Police tracks and has been since it first came out, I was 11.
Me too coming in on it more recently!
4 me my all time favorite. These lyrics so strong en still active
Yeah me too, I had it on cassette and wore it out from playing it so much .
6 I think
So even in '23, it''s still an astounding track to listen to, never get's old. A great achievment from an era where the musicians recorded their pieces in the song to tracks on magnetic tape, sometimes in one take. That's what made them good )) However, their creative song writing skills elevated it all, to great heights.
great bass line
and the bed's too big without you, that kicks ass
Marvellous.
good shout mate!
Genesis - Land of Confusion
i think of this bass lick all the time
The lyrics hit home and get ready...gonna really hit home over the next few years. Deep shit...TRUTH!
1981, Ghost in the Machine album was released!! I was 15 yrs old then.I immediately bought the album on vinyl.Great recording and of course brilliant performance by Copeland, Summers and Sting.Can't touch them!!!!
This is real musical genius on display. Everything has a reason to be there and is super exact. No extra notes. That little repeated one-note keyboard part toward the end is so on-point.
I do t even k ow who's no1 this day and age.
This song is pure genius!
Their best track and a song that is always relevant.
Sting plays an awesome bass line. Just like in, "Every Breath You Take."
He sure does!
Was easy on the eyes too.
80s REGGAE ROCK CLASSIC
Ska
HILLBILLY 😊! BERNIE GERMANY BOLLYWOOD LOVER ❤
This song makes me feel great whenever I hear it. The sound, vibe, and lyrics just makes me happy and I just turned 11
Felicidades, Por tu cumple años y por el gusto de ESCUCHAR A LOS POLICIAS. MUCHAS FELECIDADES.
@@franciscorafael7975 thank you
good for you!
I can’t wait to hear your interpretation of this song will change in time, with a different perspective. Awesome to know that your enjoying such a great band at such an early age!
There is a lot to be gained from learning their many great songs
Gran banda The Police spiritual...in the world.
THAT BASSLINE!!! LOVE IT!
I grew up with the Police in their heyday of the early-to-mid 1980's while studying at the University. It was the best of times....I just didn't know how great they actually were at the time.
What other group can swing between Reggae and Jazz like this, with a Punk flair? There will never be another group like The Police! Please come to play Columbia, SC and let me know when you do!
Fishbone
Stewart Copeland: This is a very hard drum beat! Genius song!
Top 5 drummer in my humble opinion