Andy Summers, the little things he does just create so much atmosphere. Sting and Stewart really were fortunate to have someone like Andy in the band. Doesn't overplay, doesn't step on anyone's toes, always plays the right thing. He really was the glue that bound the book.
@@robintaylor485 Thank you....Do you also like the drumming style of Gavin Harrison ?? --> I like much more than Stewart Copeland --> ua-cam.com/video/n7scYYsLdcM/v-deo.html
Seriously, Sting is a phenomenal writer/singer. His bandmates are also phenomenal players. Incredible how they could not appreciate the quality of the musical chemistry. Copeland is a phenom in his own right.
I don't think that's quite right. Eventually, Sting wanted to expand and grow. He certainly knew what stars he hitched his wagon to in Stewart and Andy. Their talents are indisputable. However, he's said it himself. At the end of the day, they were just a three piece. He hunkered for a larger ensemble and you could hear that in the arrangements of the 4th and 5th Police albums, Ghosts In The Machine and Synchronicity. They are bigger arrangements with horns and keys, much different than those of Regatta De Blanc and Outlandos D'amour. All three were monsters on their instruments.
They all knew the “Chemistry” was lightning in a bottle that may have killed them all if they didn’t get the space they all wanted and have done well with since they recorded their last album over 40 years ago.
True story. There was a BTS Police video on fB. I commented "Good thing they stopped after Synchronicity. They would have killed each other before the next album came out." I got ONE like. From HENRY PADOVANI. 😅😅😅
Corrección, Stewart siempre estuvo en su mejor momento, nunca flaqueó y siempre rompió la batería en dos, tanto en las giras de sus 5 discos y hasta en la reunión.
Am I just showing my age when I say popular music back in the late 70s/early 80s was soooo much better than today? In 2023 there's no-one that comes close to these guys.
Kidding aside, @kerpal1233 is right. There is amazing music and artists out there, you just have to do the work to find it, because there are more artists that are accessible today more than ever before.
I'm a singer songwriter from Canada and believe it or not back in the seventies the band I was in was playing a gig for a week in Hamilton Ontario and our competition down the street was a band called the Police which I thought was an odd name and anyways since we were staying in Hamilton for the week Saturday afternoon we went down the street to check them out,they weren't there of course but we did see their black and white glossy picture in the lobby,it was of three guy's and I thought they're probably going nowhere,it's funny but our bar told us we were doing better business then them,I guess the Police had the last laugh,true story. Bob
0:26 Message In A Bottle 4:32 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 8:36 Walking On The Moon 13:40 Spirits In The Material World 17:05 Hungry For You 20:18 When The World Is Running Down 24:20 The Bed’s Too Big Without You
This is amazing, the Police at their best. Almost too fast but so in the pocket. Despite how much Sting and Copeland might have been at odds they were an incredible rhythm section with Summers just throwing tasty guitar atmosphere all over the place. Too bad there are so many close-ups of Stings head and not more of the band playing their instruments.
Lol I don't know about coke but they always argued between band members as to the tempo of tunes played live. Of course these guys argued about everything.
I wish people could have appreciated Stewart Copeland back in his day. We were all in awe (rightly so) of Peart, but Copeland was doing things we’d never seen before, and we didn’t know what to think of it. Absolutely unique and incredible.
In 1982 war ich auf Klasssenfahrt in München. Im Olympiastadion spielten am Abend The Police. Der Lehrer zwang uns nebenan Fussball zu schauen. Das wäre meine Chance gewesen meine Lieblingsgruppe zu sehen. Mein Herz blutet noch heute.
These guys are world class musical athletes!! Stings legs never stopped going the entire set, Andy just about as busy and Stewart is a non-stop rythmic time keeper of uncanny precision. This band is the gold standard of awesome recordings & live performances
I saw this tour at Syracuse University and it was an excellent show. They were so big back then almost like the Beatles ….regatta de blanc is still one of my favorite records
Copeland was SO important to the bands sound. Put another dummer and the songs are not the same. A reason he was Neil Peart's favorite drummer cause no one e sounded like him.
It always sounds new, because no one else has been able to recreate it. Sting had some really smart and insightful lyrics, but the drumming and guitar were equally inventive and mesmerizing. And Sting's solo albums don't have the same cultural and artistic staying-power because they lack the excitement and passion that the other lads brought to the effort. Perhaps part of that is age. It's possible that if the Police had stayed together they all would have declined into soft-rock. But I suspect the artistic differences were at least as important in breaking up the band as the money and fame was.
In 1982, I saw Rush, Journey, Fishbone, X and so many great bands. I was in the 9th grade. I paid for tickets from mowing the lawn. I hope some middle schoolers are living it up. The world appears to be so damn boring. A friend of mine's brother was in Berlin. They warmed up for the Police/Who tour. So sad I missed it. Still, MTV aired the concert so that was cool. This world needs an enema.
@@phill.2924 I saw Rush 3 times awesome shows the last time was in chicago on the test for echo tour no opening act just a solid 3 hour set from Rush awesome I came out of there looking like Moses
They had done it all, after the point of Synchronicity. Sting felt there was nothing left to strive. Number 1 album, song, video, and tour ticket sales/earnings...and then Michael Jackson's "Thriller" showed up
Underrated, not just pop-rock-reggae. Sting and Summers used 4 synthesisers on stage, 2 for feet and 2 for hands. Nobody remembers this. And few musicians could sing and play bass like Sting, few musicians could play guitar like Summers, few musicians could play drums like Copeland.
I think that Geddy Lee can sing with his mouth while playing bass guitar with his hands and synth with one foot... at the same time. And when he stops playing bass with his hands, he plays a synth and i am sure that there are bass pedals under this keyboard, that he plays with at least one foot. So, yes, Mr Copeland should join Rush !
Two comments as a lifelong Police fanatic - “Walking on the Moon” holds up in a way I didn’t realize it would initially back in the day - the musical space and the melancholy = beautiful and haunting still after so many decades... Second - it’s great to see so much love for Stewart by why in the AF are the Stewart fans all misspelling his name as Stuart?!
0:26 message in a bottle 4:32 every little thing she does is magic 8:36 walking on the moon 13:40 spirits in the material world 17:05 hungry for you 20:18 when the world is running down 24:20 the bed’s too big without you 29:10 de do do do de da da da
Possibly the most underrated big time rock band of all time. I think this is due to them quitting at the peak of the success with just one major album - "Synchronicity." Sting's solo work, with the EXCEPTION of "Blue Turtles" and "Soul Cages," never came close to the brilliance of his Police work. I think he continues to suffer from the dreaded disease known as McCartneyitus. Paul needed John, and Sting needed his mates. Competition is good both in music and business. If I were Sting (I wish I were Sting), I'd call up the old mates, or get some new mates with equal chops, and start writing again. The fall off in the quality of Sting's solo career is a testament to Copeland and Summers. They made him better. Also, the success and brilliance of the Police is a major testament to CREAM. Where would the world be without that pioneering trio? Lastly, someone one said, rather astutely, that The Police always sounded like there were 4 or 5 guys in the band. No band sounded bigger than The Police who were always fighting above their weight.
Oh I don't know, there are many three piece bands who sound big such as The Who, Led Zep, Motorhead, Emerson Lake and Palmer etc. Having said that, I'm a long time McCartney fan and yes I agree, he needed the vocal harmonies of George and John to sound great. Sting needs Copeland and Summers to sound great. You have to think about why these bands became great, it was because of the sound of the group not the individual.
scoobydo191 I am using the strict definition of three piece bands - just 3 musicians total (including vocals since vocals is an instrument); The Police and Cream were blessed with Sting and Jack Bruce who were both great singers and top-shelf bassists. The same can be said for Rush and the incomparable Geddy Lee. I certainly love The Who and Led Zep, but they did it with four musicians. Nirvana was another great trio, though Cobain was a guitarist, not bassist.
I disagree about what yo say about the "fall off" in quality of Sting's solo productions. They were top rate romantic/poetic works. He wanted to express a different vibe than what the Police were about and he wanted to have a fresh go of it.
***** He wanted a different vibe, and he certainly succeeded. While you can certainly argue that his solo career is amazing, just like you could argue that Paul McCartney's solo career is amazing, or that The Rolling Stones haven't peaked yet, I would respectfully beg to differ. I personally think Sting didn't get enough oxygen during all the Tantric sex; Soul Cages is a masterpiece; Dream of the Blue Turtles is amazing; Nothing Like the Sun is quite good; everything else is excellent elevator music; if Sting had his brain cells back, he would admit that his solo career has been disappointing,especially given his mountains of talent; he is both an amazing songwriter and musician (bass, guitar, etc.); I love him, but I feel used and dirty after listening to Brand New Day and Sacred Love, etc.
Besides incredible Stuart Copeland I love the playing and the sound of the guitar of Andy Summers - this clear space sound - love it! The three of them - some of the best of all times!
My cousin from Newport was total mad on the police..was actually 1 of Newport's too bass players,even looked a bit like sting..a bit anyway...think he modelled his band on the police tbh
This album was ALL OVER F.M. radio play lists here in the States in 1982, and I was in Junior High then. I was immediately taken by "Walking On The Moon", so hypnotic, would wake up in the middle of the night whenever it was playing on KYYS/KY-102/Kansas City, when I'd fall asleep to the radio. Any night of the week!
They sounded like a new wave reggae band at this stage. Copeland is just amazing. His creative playing, incredible fill-ins and syncopation are beyond good!
It took me decades to realize how much of a jazz musician each member is, all 3. Each was also a classical musician. Jazz and classical with rock/post punk/new wave/reggae and other influences made their sound forever distinguishable, unique, iconic and timeless.
You are so lucky I'm only 11 years old! when I first heard about them in 2011 that's when they were DONE FOREVER so that broke my heart so the only live footage I ever get to see of them is on UA-cam so you had better enjoy that moment for the rest of your life only if just only if you knew how lucky you are and I'm nuts about these guys but I never got to see them live so you better hold that moment precious to your heart always and never forget it EVER! You are very lucky.
I saw them in 1983 for the synchronicity tour, the last one for many year s. Your right it is fantastic but find music you love and listen and play. Music is alive.
Choosing "a"/"an" is based on the sound of next utterance/not the spelling. The sound is "yuh" which is a consonant sound, so it's "a unique." You're welcome!
What's always remarkable about them is that it is just the three of them on that stage, and the powerful musicianship they had together. They were definitely a true live rock-jazz band at best.
Sting the Peacock: this is exactly how I remember and loved this tour. Everyone is at the height of their game ... until they made even more uniquely amazing records. Thanks!
Love these guys, what a band, what musicians and fabulous songs written and performed. This brings back so many memories of times past, thanks guys for all the great sounds!
Everything about this is awesome! Talent, energy ‘n groove…. Right on down to Sting’s white Gennera pants w/suspenders …. I wore those as well in 1982..! ❤️ it all
Gracias por subir esta joya musical,que privilegio tienen al vivirlo antes que en argentina.es la banda de mi adolescencia,hoy con mis 56 años todavía los disfruto👌
Even as an 11 year-old kid I fully understood the brilliance of Sting's lyrical turnabout in this song. And "the man who sold a million splash cymbals" is forever so damned fun to watch play live as he continues to reinvent himself to this very day.
I love french i never thought sting could sing it. Que chic mon idol!!! "Playing bass while singing constantly is not an easy thing to do.!!!!" His play Consists of 2 players for me! That's why i love this player. With a husky voice singing on eb flat tonality, que magnificat!I love his bass. I wish i could have like that someday.
The more I watch the Police...the more I marvel at Stewart Copeland...truly the heart of the band...
So true ❤
He even came up with the name and actually formed the Police!
@waynefoote3781 I was just going to say he started the band.
@@IamRhondaNightingale yeah....and I really for some reason thought that it was Sting. Just a fantastic story.
I think Stewart Copeland is the only really exceptional musician in this band.
Andy Summers, the little things he does just create so much atmosphere. Sting and Stewart really were fortunate to have someone like Andy in the band. Doesn't overplay, doesn't step on anyone's toes, always plays the right thing. He really was the glue that bound the book.
*Stewart. Not Stuart.
Stewart Copeland,one of the greatest drummers ever. He studied and experimented with all different kinds of music. Tremendous artist. All of them are.
John Maher from Buzzcocks was , for me , the best drummer of that punk/ new wave era !
The great, late Neil Peart was his his biggest fan. Say no more.
I love the drumming style of Stewart Copeland 🥁
Me too
@@Aleinikov65 🥁❤️
@@robintaylor485 Thank you....Do you also like the drumming style of Gavin Harrison ?? --> I like much more than Stewart Copeland --> ua-cam.com/video/n7scYYsLdcM/v-deo.html
My favorite Rock drummer. Neil Peart was a big fan of Copeland's work. 👍
rarely would give the other 2 members a decent back beat to work with, he said he liked to make the other guys work for it lol
Seriously, Sting is a phenomenal writer/singer. His bandmates are also phenomenal players. Incredible how they could not appreciate the quality of the musical chemistry. Copeland is a phenom in his own right.
I don't think that's quite right. Eventually, Sting wanted to expand and grow. He certainly knew what stars he hitched his wagon to in Stewart and Andy. Their talents are indisputable. However, he's said it himself. At the end of the day, they were just a three piece. He hunkered for a larger ensemble and you could hear that in the arrangements of the 4th and 5th Police albums, Ghosts In The Machine and Synchronicity. They are bigger arrangements with horns and keys, much different than those of Regatta De Blanc and Outlandos D'amour.
All three were monsters on their instruments.
They all knew the “Chemistry” was lightning in a bottle that may have killed them all if they didn’t get the space they all wanted and have done well with since they recorded their last album over 40 years ago.
Best comment here
True story. There was a BTS Police video on fB. I commented "Good thing they stopped after Synchronicity. They would have killed each other before the next album came out."
I got ONE like. From HENRY PADOVANI. 😅😅😅
A band can only be as good as it's drummer. Stewart is one of greats.
Tell that to the Mariachi tradition, the electronic genre or bluegrass musicians.
I totally agree, Brill drummer ..
But him can't play his drum alone or no 🤣?
A band can only be as good as its songwriter and amazing singer
Plenty of good bands with mediocre drummers
Stewart Copeland is a wizard on drums.
Brilliantly magical he is
Stuart Copeland is amazing!
He's good, but no neil peart.
To say the least. :)
@@adamwarlock5286 Completely different styles, but a full Police set would have put Peart in an even earlier grave. Copeland was unique.
@@adamwarlock5286 And Neil Peart is no Stewart Copeland. I hope you've grown up since writing such a ridiculous comment.
@@adamwarlock5286 Oh dear...
Man this brings back memories. U2 were on the support bill, The Beat opened up. First time I had gone outside London to go to a gig, I was 15.
I was there and The Lords of the New Church opened up! then Gang of Four, then The Beat, then U2, then The Police.
I was there as well, went to see U2 mainly, wasn't really a Police fan at the time. Happy days
Luckies!
Wow!!! All for $8.50
Stewart on fire...man he's a legend
Yes he is very special
The best
Roadie...." hey Stuart, should we switch these drum heads out??"...stuart....."nah, we can get another 2 years out of them!!!"
No matter what one thinks of this concert Stu Copeland was at his prime .
Corrección, Stewart siempre estuvo en su mejor momento, nunca flaqueó y siempre rompió la batería en dos, tanto en las giras de sus 5 discos y hasta en la reunión.
@@Fer-ug4nd Synchronicity was a mostly terrible album, from a drummers perspective!
They all were! 😅
Breathtaking hi hat and snare work. Stewart Copeland…what a beast.
Am I just showing my age when I say popular music back in the late 70s/early 80s was soooo much better than today? In 2023 there's no-one that comes close to these guys.
No, it's a fact. Even young people today listen to 80s music more than the current drivel.
Its canned today--no real voices, no real musicians, no bridge in a song.
You're just not looking hard enough or open minded enough.
I think that profile pic is showing your age more.
Kidding aside, @kerpal1233 is right. There is amazing music and artists out there, you just have to do the work to find it, because there are more artists that are accessible today more than ever before.
Stewart Copeland is a fucking force of nature !
They needed to use some electronic enhancement on Sting's vocals.
He so is. Andy Summers is a very underrated guitarist too. Tbh sting is a hell of bass player. A player’s player.
@@marc7983 This whole band is a band that appealed to the majority but underneath all the fame is a musicians band. That’s why I love the police!
I'm a singer songwriter from Canada and believe it or not back in the seventies the band I was in was playing a gig for a week in Hamilton Ontario and our competition down the street was a band called the Police which I thought was an odd name and anyways since we were staying in Hamilton for the week Saturday afternoon we went down the street to check them out,they weren't there of course but we did see their black and white glossy picture in the lobby,it was of three guy's and I thought they're probably going nowhere,it's funny but our bar told us we were doing better business then them,I guess the Police had the last laugh,true story. Bob
Thank you Aldo Nova.
Same thing happened to our band We Opened for REM Smoked them off the Stage! They had the last laugh! Also
Great memory for you ! 😊
The horns were great
Thats Life.. newer know what coming behind corner but im sure that you trust feeling and If band Lost that somethink many hear and feel that...
Without Andy Summers Guitar Playing there never would have been the Heart of "The Police"
Lol. They're a trio. Every member is going to be pretty important. They're not a football team
@@MrOctober44 Yes of course that's true, Andy's guitar sound is still pure magic
Saw these guys in 1978 on their first trip to North America. Small venue, simple, pure and now, I think back and realize how special that was.
One of the greatest trios (especially in the studio). This recording doesn't do them justice.
the snare sound is so good!
You can recognize Stewart by his snare sound, the same way you can recognize Alex Van Halen
The only other snare that compares to Mr. Copeland’s is the band Helmet. Distinctive always.
John Stanier@@michaelclyburn5858
that synth sound is awefull
Agreed. It’s drowning out Andy’s guitar and that is inexcusable.
Moog Taurus I
@@GetUpTheMountains haha, yes I had a set back in the day, never stayed in tune, but the deep bass taurus drone was epic !
i actually love it so much, especially when i’m high
Give the keys back to the keyboard player.
0:26 Message In A Bottle
4:32 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
8:36 Walking On The Moon
13:40 Spirits In The Material World
17:05 Hungry For You
20:18 When The World Is Running Down
24:20 The Bed’s Too Big Without You
Thank you 👍❤
you missed De do do do , da da da
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Thanks!😊
29:10 De do do do, da da da
I was at that show 12 years old ❤ Stewart Copeland man !!
Andy Summers was already 40 years old in 1982. Glad he's still around.
This is amazing, the Police at their best. Almost too fast but so in the pocket. Despite how much Sting and Copeland might have been at odds they were an incredible rhythm section with Summers just throwing tasty guitar atmosphere all over the place. Too bad there are so many close-ups of Stings head and not more of the band playing their instruments.
I remember reading something one time that they were all coked up prior to beginning the set… which can easily explain the faster tempo.
@@MyVideos-fm7ugThat explains what I was picking up on with Sting's weird head shaking he kept doing. I was wondering if he was coked up here.
Lol I don't know about coke but they always argued between band members as to the tempo of tunes played live. Of course these guys argued about everything.
Love Copeland's hi-hat and other percussion work.
I wish people could have appreciated Stewart Copeland back in his day. We were all in awe (rightly so) of Peart, but Copeland was doing things we’d never seen before, and we didn’t know what to think of it. Absolutely unique and incredible.
In 1982 war ich auf Klasssenfahrt in München. Im Olympiastadion spielten am Abend The Police. Der Lehrer zwang uns nebenan Fussball zu schauen. Das wäre meine Chance gewesen meine Lieblingsgruppe zu sehen. Mein Herz blutet noch heute.
I feel your pain.
These guys are world class musical athletes!! Stings legs never stopped going the entire set, Andy just about as busy and Stewart is a non-stop rythmic time keeper of uncanny precision. This band is the gold standard of awesome recordings & live performances
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
I saw this tour at Syracuse University and it was an excellent show. They were so big back then almost like the Beatles ….regatta de blanc is still one of my favorite records
"The Police" had incredibly gifted, top-shelf musicians.
And sting was there too.
When The World…Is my favorite. Love Andy’s inventive playing and style blends.
Copeland always amazing performance
I think we have a concensus ... Stewart Copeland is the heart of this band on this gig, everything about his playing is just incredible
Copeland is the police....I am with you..yeah he is drumming god, just like Gavin Harrison ---> ua-cam.com/video/n7scYYsLdcM/v-deo.html
Copeland was SO important to the bands sound. Put another dummer and the songs are not the same. A reason he was Neil Peart's favorite drummer cause no one e sounded like him.
We all knew back then what a badass Stewart IS. 🥁
Drummer is amazing 👍
This music always sounds new, the mix of rock,reggae, jazz, soul in an alternative form is simply amazing.
indeed, with just a touch of Prog & Ska
Well SAID my friend !!
It always sounds new, because no one else has been able to recreate it. Sting had some really smart and insightful lyrics, but the drumming and guitar were equally inventive and mesmerizing. And Sting's solo albums don't have the same cultural and artistic staying-power because they lack the excitement and passion that the other lads brought to the effort. Perhaps part of that is age. It's possible that if the Police had stayed together they all would have declined into soft-rock. But I suspect the artistic differences were at least as important in breaking up the band as the money and fame was.
In 1982, I saw Rush, Journey, Fishbone, X and so many great bands. I was in the 9th grade. I paid for tickets from mowing the lawn. I hope some middle schoolers are living it up. The world appears to be so damn boring. A friend of mine's brother was in Berlin. They warmed up for the Police/Who tour. So sad I missed it. Still, MTV aired the concert so that was cool. This world needs an enema.
Yes on all that!
X was an amazing live band. And they're still kicking!
Rush in 82 Signals tour I'm guessing my brothers saw that tour at the acc at notre dame Rory Gallagher opened I think
@@DavidBrothers-j2o Yep, I saw it. Rory opened. Saw my rock heroes the first time.
@@phill.2924 I saw Rush 3 times awesome shows the last time was in chicago on the test for echo tour no opening act just a solid 3 hour set from Rush awesome I came out of there looking like Moses
4 amazing albums in their first 4 years of existence and their biggest one, Synchronicity, yet to come.....and then, like a supernova, they were done.
They had done it all, after the point of Synchronicity. Sting felt there was nothing left to strive. Number 1 album, song, video, and tour ticket sales/earnings...and then Michael Jackson's "Thriller" showed up
Gone? Where?
They wrote the book, and toured it for nine glorious years; after which - like every other book, we still have the book.
Underrated, not just pop-rock-reggae. Sting and Summers used 4 synthesisers on stage, 2 for feet and 2 for hands. Nobody remembers this. And few musicians could sing and play bass like Sting, few musicians could play guitar like Summers, few musicians could play drums like Copeland.
correct!
The foot synth sounds so odd
Nobody can play like the Police!!!!!
Copeland, Sting y Summers son, fueron y serán únicos e irrepetibles.
¡The Police!
I think that Geddy Lee can sing with his mouth while playing bass guitar with his hands and synth with one foot... at the same time. And when he stops playing bass with his hands, he plays a synth and i am sure that there are bass pedals under this keyboard, that he plays with at least one foot.
So, yes, Mr Copeland should join Rush !
Really like the ”walking on the moon” performance. Drums are exceptional!
The Drummer is Excellent !!! Yes, indeed ! I am with you
Yes, this version is awesome.
These three together are pure magic!!!
"Message in a Bottle"...my favorite Police song...EVER!!!❤
My God I just absolutely love watching Stuart Copeland it's just amazing that we have this footage it's timeless.
Oh my God I totally agree with you it seems like I fucking wrote this myself a couple of days ago
At least get his name right. Jesus.
Remember watching this on channel 4 the tube in my bedroom st Columb minor newquay cornwall 1982 fucking brilliant memories
I can confirm that the volume at this gig was INSANE!
how high
You're waiting for eleven.@@JJ-vp3bd
Very, bearing in mind I'd recently seen AC/DC , Motorhead, Thin Lizzy, The Who & The Jam. The bass was actually scary
@@virgilrytaar9083reggae = bass 😊
Two comments as a lifelong Police fanatic - “Walking on the Moon” holds up in a way I didn’t realize it would initially back in the day - the musical space and the melancholy = beautiful and haunting still after so many decades... Second - it’s great to see so much love for Stewart by why in the AF are the Stewart fans all misspelling his name as Stuart?!
As expected - THE BED'S TOO BIG WITHOUT YOU amazes, as usual
Master drummer Mr Copeland is the main reason I watch or listen to
0:26 message in a bottle
4:32 every little thing she does is magic
8:36 walking on the moon
13:40 spirits in the material world
17:05 hungry for you
20:18 when the world is running down
24:20 the bed’s too big without you
29:10 de do do do de da da da
Thank you
Angel.
29:10 de do do do
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Great performance. They are one of my fav bands of all time.
I've always love 'The Police', I had all their albums and one time I was having a bad time, I listened to them ALL weekend!
Seein' them. Live Got. Me. Dancin' S. California Desert.Hotter than. U. Know Where ! sprinklers ta' Cool. Us. off !😅😅😅 😅😅😅
Possibly the most underrated big time rock band of all time. I think this is due to them quitting at the peak of the success with just one major album - "Synchronicity." Sting's solo work, with the EXCEPTION of "Blue Turtles" and "Soul Cages," never came close to the brilliance of his Police work. I think he continues to suffer from the dreaded disease known as McCartneyitus. Paul needed John, and Sting needed his mates. Competition is good both in music and business. If I were Sting (I wish I were Sting), I'd call up the old mates, or get some new mates with equal chops, and start writing again. The fall off in the quality of Sting's solo career is a testament to Copeland and Summers. They made him better. Also, the success and brilliance of the Police is a major testament to CREAM. Where would the world be without that pioneering trio? Lastly, someone one said, rather astutely, that The Police always sounded like there were 4 or 5 guys in the band. No band sounded bigger than The Police who were always fighting above their weight.
Oh I don't know, there are many three piece bands who sound big such as The Who, Led Zep, Motorhead, Emerson Lake and Palmer etc. Having said that, I'm a long time McCartney fan and yes I agree, he needed the vocal harmonies of George and John to sound great. Sting needs Copeland and Summers to sound great. You have to think about why these bands became great, it was because of the sound of the group not the individual.
scoobydo191 I am using the strict definition of three piece bands - just 3 musicians total (including vocals since vocals is an instrument); The Police and Cream were blessed with Sting and Jack Bruce who were both great singers and top-shelf bassists. The same can be said for Rush and the incomparable Geddy Lee. I certainly love The Who and Led Zep, but they did it with four musicians. Nirvana was another great trio, though Cobain was a guitarist, not bassist.
I disagree about what yo say about the "fall off" in quality of Sting's solo productions. They were top rate romantic/poetic works. He wanted to express a different vibe than what the Police were about and he wanted to have a fresh go of it.
***** He wanted a different vibe, and he certainly succeeded. While you can certainly argue that his solo career is amazing, just like you could argue that Paul McCartney's solo career is amazing, or that The Rolling Stones haven't peaked yet, I would respectfully beg to differ. I personally think Sting didn't get enough oxygen during all the Tantric sex; Soul Cages is a masterpiece; Dream of the Blue Turtles is amazing; Nothing Like the Sun is quite good; everything else is excellent elevator music; if Sting had his brain cells back, he would admit that his solo career has been disappointing,especially given his mountains of talent; he is both an amazing songwriter and musician (bass, guitar, etc.); I love him, but I feel used and dirty after listening to Brand New Day and Sacred Love, etc.
Those three albums that you mention by Sting are the best he's done. The rest are mediocre.
Besides incredible Stuart Copeland I love the playing and the sound of the guitar of Andy Summers - this clear space sound - love it! The three of them - some of the best of all times!
It's Stewart, not Stuart.
i think we all need to remember the favorite guitarist of legend himself Alex Lifeson of Rush said Andy Summers is his favorite guitarist
I was at this gig. Drove up from S Wales. I remember loving the gig. Doesn't sound so good now though.
My cousin from Newport was total mad on the police..was actually 1 of Newport's too bass players,even looked a bit like sting..a bit anyway...think he modelled his band on the police tbh
For me it sounds bloody great...a trio with this energy and power.. I envy you being there..I could only listen from outside.
This album was ALL OVER F.M. radio play lists here in the States in 1982, and I was in Junior High then. I was immediately taken by "Walking On The Moon", so hypnotic, would wake up in the middle of the night whenever it was playing on KYYS/KY-102/Kansas City, when I'd fall asleep to the radio. Any night of the week!
Was there - it was f**king amazing!!
One of the greatest bands combined with one of the greatest songwriters.
They were a magnificent trio,the chemistry was so good yet,a certain contrast as well.marvellous
They’re my favourite band for a reason. Their expertly crafted blend of so many genres is just so pleasing to the ear
They sounded like a new wave reggae band at this stage. Copeland is just amazing. His creative playing, incredible fill-ins and syncopation are beyond good!
Saw the Police in '83 at Shea Stadium NY with REM and Joan Jett. , Police were the biggest band in the world summer of '83
At Shea Stadium? Really? Lucky you! Great place!!
2983 day on the green
Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, August 1983, opening acts were R.E.M.
And Joan Jett
It took me decades to realize how much of a jazz musician each member is, all 3. Each was also a classical musician. Jazz and classical with rock/post punk/new wave/reggae and other influences made their sound forever distinguishable, unique, iconic and timeless.
Gateshead Stadium July 1982, I was at this gig, U2 were one of the support acts.
I was there too. Don't remember you ... 🙂
@@HowieB01 still pissed after two pints?
You are so lucky I'm only 11 years old! when I first heard about them in 2011 that's when they were DONE FOREVER so that broke my heart so the only live footage I ever get to see of them is on UA-cam so you had better enjoy that moment for the rest of your life only if just only if you knew how lucky you are and I'm nuts about these guys but I never got to see them live so you better hold that moment precious to your heart always and never forget it EVER! You are very lucky.
I saw them in 1983 for the synchronicity tour, the last one for many year s. Your right it is fantastic but find music you love and listen and play. Music is alive.
I was pretty lucky I saw them at Fresno State in the 80s with the Fixx and Thompson Twins. I will never forget that concert.
Check out Rick Beato's interview of Andy Summers. Great stuff. All three were musical savants.
What an unique + unparalleled band - back than, today & always! Thank you for sharing this concert with us!
Choosing "a"/"an" is based on the sound of next utterance/not the spelling. The sound is "yuh" which is a consonant sound, so it's "a unique." You're welcome!
@@freneticslice2534no one asked for a English lesson, the language is fucked anyway
@@freneticslice2534Thanks Mark Twain.
What's always remarkable about them is that it is just the three of them on that stage, and the powerful musicianship they had together. They were definitely a true live rock-jazz band at best.
Well, is not just the three of them, we got some hors there as well. 😁
Whores? Or Horns.
lol @ hors.
Much more reggae than jazz rhythms.
@@louismartinez9575 there is definitely a keyboard in the mix, if that's what you mean
"Bed's 2 Big" has always been my fave Police cut, and it's even better here w/ horns.
Copeland is The Man!!
Sting the Peacock: this is exactly how I remember and loved this tour. Everyone is at the height of their game ... until they made even more uniquely amazing records. Thanks!
As always, exceptional hi-hat and snare drum rim work by Stewart Copeland, the king of the "flam"...
ABSOLUTELY.
I got my Love of the Flam from Him.
And pAisTe Signature Splashes
The Flaminator. "I'll beat back."
I was just going to write that…… Best flam in the biz!
Brill concert - I was there and remember it so well. Just left school. Ohh how I would love to go back. Stuart was immense on the drums.
They look gorgeously young,Love THE POLICE!!!
I like you
@@HIWATTSteve Back then i didn't realize he was a decade older than Stew and Sting because he was such a little cutie. They all were!!
So adorably cute I could watch them all day 😍
Still great band have come along way since their infancy😁 I'm a fan
Love these guys, what a band, what musicians and fabulous songs written and performed.
This brings back so many memories of times past, thanks guys for all the great sounds!
God damn, that Taurus pedal murdered Message in a bottle!
More like its operator did! 😄
yeah wtf sting
Went to the comments to say the same thing
new toy...
Looks like they setup the synth tone to match car horns during a traffic jam 😂
Saw them in Los Angeles a few months earlier. Great show. Attending KS, JO, PMcG, SC and me.
Andy Summers um dos melhores guitarristas de sempre que passou ao lado
Verdade... Tinha tanto nas maos e nunca brilhou luz nenhuma nele
I don't think anyone has said that before, even him.
What an awesome police concert.. thanks for posting
That bass !!! The brass spoils "When The World is..."
Watch this on the tube all those years ago.
Wow, what a band they were!
Everything about this is awesome! Talent, energy ‘n groove…. Right on down to Sting’s white Gennera pants w/suspenders …. I wore those as well in 1982..! ❤️ it all
Copeland 🙌
Love that telecaster sound ❤️
That foot synth sounds rank.
Didnt work
Totally ruined the opening number
Gracias por subir esta joya musical,que privilegio tienen al vivirlo antes que en argentina.es la banda de mi adolescencia,hoy con mis 56 años todavía los disfruto👌
saw them live! It was great! I wish I could see them play together again.
Massive band comprised of spectacular musicians.
Que gran banda!!..me encantan..un saludo desde Chile
Even as an 11 year-old kid I fully understood the brilliance of Sting's lyrical turnabout in this song. And "the man who sold a million splash cymbals" is forever so damned fun to watch play live as he continues to reinvent himself to this very day.
awesome i love just watching them live
I was a big Police fan in the 80's.
Didn't see them till they came to Southern California . U2, The Police, and The Beat ? What a great lineup 👏🏾.
Wow! ..US festival I'm guessing...I was just kid then 8 years old ..but I remember it was a pretty big deal..wish I was there
I've still got this on VHS too! :-)
Always loved Copelands subliminal massages to Stingo, like “F*** Off Sting” on his toms. “Sting Is A C***” on his snare, came later 😅
Great stuff. Love this band and this period.
bestiale grandissimi, anni spettacolari!
I love french i never thought sting could sing it. Que chic mon idol!!! "Playing bass while singing constantly is not an easy thing to do.!!!!" His play Consists of 2 players for me! That's why i love this player. With a husky voice singing on eb flat tonality, que magnificat!I love his bass. I wish i could have like that someday.
Best performance for them on that day ;)
Fantastic! Exccelent musical group.
Steinberger led me here. 2018 relaunch!
bob smith 🎯
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