01 don't stand so close to me 02 walking on the moon 03 deathwish 04 fallout 05 man in a suitcase 06 bring on the night 07 de do do do de da da da 08 truth hits everybody 09 shadows in the rain 10 when the world is running down 11 bed is too big without you 12 driven to tears 13 message in a bottle 14 roxanne 15 can't stand losing you 16 so lonely
CD 1 01 - Message In A Bottle (05:35) 02 - Introduction (00:41) 03 - Walking On The Moon (06:14) 04 - Demolition Man (04:21) 05 - Voices Inside My Head / When The World Is Running Down...(07:46) 06 - Don't Stand So Close To Me (04:32) 07 - Driven To Tears (06:03) 08 - Hole In My Life (04:58) 09 - Sting announces current result of EURO football match: Germany 1 Poland 0 (00:16) 10 - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (04:54) 11 - Wrapped Around Your Finger (06:13) 12 - De do do do, De da da da (04:49) 13 - Invisible Sun (05:14) 14 - Can't Stand Losing You / Reggatta De Blanc (06:58)
CD 2 01 - Crowd Noise (01:42) 02 - Roxanne (07:03) 03 - King Of Pain (05:17) 04 - So Lonely (08:07) 05 - Every Breath You Take (06:42) 06 - Next To You (04:49)
Line-Up:
Sting – Vocals, Bass Stewart Copeland - Drums Andy Summers – Guitar
Message in a bottle Walking on the moon Oh my God! (cut) De do do do de da da da Wrapped around your fingers Tea in the Sahara (cut) Hole in my life One World (not three) Don't stand so close to me Every breath you take Roxanne I can't stand losing you / Reggatta de blanc So lonely (cut)
SOURCE
RB
SOUND QUALITY
B+
FORMAT
Mp3
BITRATE
192
TRACKS #
13
LOCATION / VENUE
Nimes
Arena
DATE
23 September 1983
NOTES:
This one was requested to me, so I took the chance to pick up the dusty tape and transfer the content on my hard disk for you benefit. This one was traded back in 1991. I doesn't sound very much a radio broadcast to me, but there are a few elements for which I suspect I suspect this IS actually from radio: - I got it from the french guy who taped it, and he said he did it from the radio. - RTL broadcasted in AM until mid-80's, which explains why the sound is not as clean as a FM programme. - the audience is almost non-existent is the recording, which means that the recording is probably taken from soundboard - other RTL shows around the same period (even from The Police) have the same 'kind' of sound. - some tracks are cut off; the taper explained me that he had cut off the nasty speaker interrupting the music. However, it's up to you to decide. The gig is quite enjoyable. Sting introduces some of the songs in french, as he was used to do during the 1983 french tour.
Judging from the reviews and forum chatter surrounding the opening weeks of the long-awaited and much-hyped Police reunion, the first 12 shows have been a mixed bag, at best. Even this critic, an admitted fan of the band who's been waiting more than 20 years for a reunion, walked out of their second show in Seattle (the fifth performance of the fledgling tour) shaking his head: While few could argue that the reunion itself was anything less than magic, the delivery sometimes felt like little more than a slight of hand. Such was far from the case at the Honda Center in Anaheim. On the second of the band's three sold-out performances in Southern California (Los Angeles dates included the Staples Center the night before and a Dodger Stadium extravaganza two nights later), The Police delivered a set that not only lived up to the promise of a reunion years in the making, but did so via performances indicative of musicians finally hitting their stride as a band. The argument that they should have found their stride before the tour commenced May 28 is a valid one, especially when ticket prices exceed $250 for premium seats and $50 for nosebleed and obstructed view, but the difference the two weeks made between Seattle and Anaheim was nothing short of profound. At the Honda Center, from the first notes of opener "Message in a Bottle," through the rattling timbre of "Synchronicity II" and into the bubbling bounce of "Walking on the Moon," frontman/bassist Sting, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer/percussionist Stewart Copeland were firing on all cylinders. Even more impressive, they had all cylinders firing in line. On a stage as stripped-down and minimalist as their music, they performed with cunning regard for their songs, despite an at-times staunch disregard for nostalgia. Clocking in at just under two hours, the 19-song set dissected the band's catalog, from the punk rock tenacity of closer "Next To You," from their 1978 debut "Outlandos d'Amour," to the adult-contemporary, Top 40 goliath that preceded it in the set, "Every Breath You Take," from the band's fifth and final studio album five years later, "Synchronicity." Just as the setlist has seen some modifications over the opening weeks ("Murder by Numbers" and "Spirits in the Material World" have been trimmed as of late), so has the delivery, the band tightening their performance throughout. What started out as the Sting show, with Summers and Copeland merely along for the ride (in Seattle, the three often sounded as if they were in different vehicles altogether), has evolved into an Anaheim performance where the ghosts of their decades apart are finally appearing to work their way out of the machine. Of note, Copeland dispensing a thick backbeat for Summers to sizzle over in "Driven to Tears," the drummer painting a lush, Middle Eastern tapestry of percussion on "Wrapped Around Your Finger," and the guitarist leaning into "Can't Stand Losing You" and lighting a fire atop the song's easy going swagger. Sting, meanwhile, lived up to every bit of his iconic presence. The tin strings and calypso rhythm of "The Bed's Too Big Without You" and the toned-down delivery of "The Truth Hits Everybody" were far from mid-set highlights (especially in the absence of more deserving nuggets from their catalog), "Roxanne" unraveled in a bit of a jumble, and Sting's vocals showed signs of wear in encore opener "King of Pain," but none overshadowed an otherwise formidable set. The night's only "heavier" moment came in the form of hunger relief videos during "Invisible Sun," which ironically followed the evenings lightest moment, Sting singing "De, Do Do Do," and the more than 19,000 in attendance singing "De, Da Da Da" back in unison. It was an exchange that suited many of the parents in attendance quite well. Such was the dichotomy of The Police in Anaheim. With roots in punk rock and hits in the world of pop, this night offered a juxtaposition of both; what time may have taken away, maturity has reinterpreted. The songs sounded fresh and the delivery was honest, two of the hardest things to attain on a reunion of this stature. Other than cheaper ticket prices, could we ask for anything more?
On January 24, 2007, Rock101, a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, reported that the trio was coming together again and had in fact begun tour rehearsals in Vancouver. There were numerous sightings of the group and their entourage in the Vancouver area as expectation built of such a tour. The reunited Police performed at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on February 11, 2007 in Los Angeles. On February 12th, The Police held rehearsals and a press conference for the media at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, where they confirmed that they would be undertaking the world tour starting in Vancouver in May. It was also announced that the opening act for the North American leg of the tour would be Fiction Plane, a pop-rock band from England featuring lead singer and bass guitarist Joe Sumner, the son of Sting. In Philadelphia, Scottish rock band The Fratellis also joined Fiction Plane as an opening act. In addition, in Miami, Maroon 5 joined the bill. Tour sponsorship is from Best Buy. A portion of ticket sales is being donated to WaterAid. Since concert tickets went up for sale worldwide, some concert dates were sold out in just minutes. Tickets for the entire British tour, the band's first in 24 years, sold out within 30 minutes. The first concert was held in Vancouver on May 28, 2007 in front of 22,000 fans at one of two nearly sold-out shows. Opening with "Message in a Bottle," the band performed for roughly two hours, playing mostly chart hits with a smattering of other favorites popular among fans of The Police. While the Vancouver concerts received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, drummer Stewart Copeland in a forum posting (on his official site) called the band's May 30 performance "lame" and took humorous pokes at himself and his bandmates, calling one of Sting's song-ending leaps that of a "petulant pansy" and suggesting guitarist Andy Summers was "in Idaho" when he was half a bar out of sync with Copeland's drumming. In spite of these glitches, however, he says he is enjoying himself and after the set he and his bandmates fell into each other's arms backstage, laughing.
This is fair sounding recording with a few pops from a loose connection when bumped by people coming and going from the section... the worse coming during the last encores mass exodus?and last track "next to you" cuts in... the rest is complete..... recorded from top of section 128 pepsi center ....enjoy
SETLIST
Message In A Bottle Synchronicity II Don't Stand So Close to Me Voices Inside My Head>When The World Is Running Down Spirits In The Material World Driven To Tears Walking On The Moon Truth Hits Everybody Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Wrapped Around Your Finger The Bed's Too Big Without You De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Invisible Sun Walking in Your Footsteps Can't Stand Losing You Roxanne King Of Pain So Lonely Every Breath You Take Next To You (cuts in)
NOTES: Very good sound quality. Would be excellent recording had it not been for the group of annoying Spanish-speaking idiots directly behind the tapper chatting throughout much the show.
It wasn’t more than two songs into the Vancouver B.C. debut of the Police reunion tour, that Sting felt comfortable enough with his old bandmates to make a joke. “We haven’t played together in twenty-five years,” he laughed, “and I want to introduce the band.” Of course, no introduction was necessary for the most anticipated rock tour of the summer, one that reunites Sting, guitarist Andy Summers, and drummer Stewart Copeland. “Andy,” Sting said, smiling at the 64-year-old Summers, “meet Stewart.” Unlike the Police’s last tour, in 1983, where inter-band tensions abounded, this quip brought smiles from all. They hadn’t played a full official Police concert since the Synchronicity tour, if you exclude their Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame induction, but from their opening ramped-up “Message in the Bottle” one might have imagined they never broke up. Perhaps to befit the reunion, Sting wore an ancient holey white t-shirt that he must have had since the eighties — all the better to show off his yoga-toned abs. Copeland wore a headband, while Summers was dressed in the slacks and shirts of a professional jazz musician. And if professional musicianship was always the hallmark that made the Police a success, it was again evident as they gave new life to well-known hits, removing the reggae-lilt of “Roxanne,” and replacing it with a slowed jazzier tempo. That they felt comfortable enough to re-imagine a well-known catalog shows the confidence of seasoned veterans. While it wasn’t exactly “the Police unplugged,” the frantic punk edge of early hits like “Can’t Stand Losing You” and “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” was swapped for more room for Copeland’s improvisations, and Summers tasty Wes Montgomery-style guitar solos. The extended songs also gave Sting space to widen the choruses, and he turned “Roxanne” into a call-and-response with the audience that could have come straight from the Van Morrison repertoire. Sting sang “The Bed’s Too Big Without You” as if he meant it, despite the fact that his wife was obvious in the middle of the eighth row. Most successful of all the reinterpretations was the re-imagining of “Wrapped Around Your Finger,” turned into the kind of haunted and plaintive ballad that Sting’s solo catalog is known for. The show only included hits from the Police cannon, skipping solo or new material, though the night felt more celebratory than nostalgic. The Police were always a populist band, which was exactly why fans, including Eddie Vedder and Penelope Cruz, had so coveted tickets for this tour debut. Some of the tension that propelled early Police tours — when the band was imploding internally and Copeland was writing swear words on his drums — was missing in a set that was both generous and predictable. Still, when the Police encored with “King of Pain,” “Every Breath You Take,” and a finale of “Next to You,” these familiar but resurrected hits were delivered with the kind of conviction that originally made the Police the sincere rock band you could love without guilt.
SETLIST
01. Message in a Bottle 02. Synchronicity II 03. Don't Stand So Close to Me 04. Voices Inside My Head 05. When the World Is Running Down... 06. Spirits in the Material World 07. Driven to Tears 08. Walking on the Moon 09. Truth Hits Everybody 10. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 11. Wrapped Around Your Finger 12. The Bed's Too Big Without You 13. Murder by Numbers 14. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 15. Invisible Sun 16. Walking in Your Footsteps .............................. New files ... New Link 17. Can't Stand Losing You 18. Roxanne 19. King of Pain 20. So Lonely 21. Every Breath You Take 22. Next to You
Sting took a break from the recording session for the album Nothing Like The Sun and performed a show with Gil Evans and his orchestra in a stadium in Perúgia. The media attention for this event was reflected by the fact that Rai Uno, the most popular Italian public TV channel broadcast it live during prime time.The Umbria Jazz 87 Festival was held from 10-07-1987 to 19-07-1987. Before the show Sting and Gil Evans held a press conference. Sting compared working with Gil like winning the WorldCup. Gil: "Sting started out in jazz. He worked into this very quickly. It's as we have always worked together. No problem at all." The show started by the Gil Evans Band opening with the instrumental Bird Feather of Charlie Parker. Sting sang Tony Williams' There Comes A Time together with George Adams. Miles Evans introduced the band during the intro of Consider Me Gone. The complete show (except of Murder By Numbers, because of the broadcast of commercials) was broadcasted on Rai Uno. Sting played guitar during the instrumental version of Synchronicity I. On March 20, 1988 Gil Evans died at the age of 75 after complications during an operation in Mexico. This was about eight months after the show in Perugia.
Setlist:
Bud And Bird (Gil Evans; without Sting) - Up From The Skies - Strange Fruit - Shadows In The Rain - Little Wing/ From Me To You - There Comes A Time - Consider Me Gone - Murder By Numbers - Synchronicity I (instrumental w/ Sting on guitar) - Roxanne ** Tea In The Sahara/ Walking On The Moon ** instrumental (without Sting & Branford) ** Message In A Bottle
Set List: 01 If You Love Somebody 02 The Hounds Of Winter 03 Seven Days 04 Don't Stand Close To Me 05 When We Dance 06 All This Time 07 A Thousand Years 08 Perfect Love, Gone Wrong 09 Brand New Day 10 Fields Of Gold 11 If I Ever Lose Faith In You 12 Every Breath You Take 13 Fragile
1. Next To You 2'51 2. Roxanne 3'56 3. Truth Hits Everybody 2'38 4. So Lonely 3'17 5. Interview 1'58 6. Message In A Bottle 4'32 7. The Beds Too Big Without You 5'14 8. Can't Stand Losing You 5'47 9. So Lonely 7'01 10. Fall Out 2'40 11. The Beds Too Big Without You 5'16 12. Message In A Bottle 4'38 13. Roxanne 4'31 14. Walking On The Moon 5'11 15. Deathwish 3'35 16. Bring On The Night 5'43 17. No Time This Time 3'10 Tracks 1-4: John Peel session 1978 Tracks 5-7: Capital Radio session 1979 Tracks 8-13: BBC In concert 1979 Tracks 14-16: Melbourne 1981 Track 17: unknown source, but believed to be Fat Cats, Miami, 04.05.79
08 truth hits everybody
Judging from the reviews and forum chatter surrounding the opening weeks of the long-awaited and much-hyped Police reunion, the first 12 shows have been a mixed bag, at best. Even this critic, an admitted fan of the band who's been waiting more than 20 years for a reunion, walked out of their second show in Seattle (the fifth performance of the fledgling tour) shaking his head: While few could argue that the reunion itself was anything less than magic, the delivery sometimes felt like little more than a slight of hand. 
Of note, Copeland dispensing a thick backbeat for Summers to sizzle over in "Driven to Tears," the drummer painting a lush, Middle Eastern tapestry of percussion on "Wrapped Around Your Finger," and the guitarist leaning into "Can't Stand Losing You" and lighting a fire atop the song's easy going swagger. Sting, meanwhile, lived up to every bit of his iconic presence.
It wasn’t more than two songs into the Vancouver B.C. debut of the Police reunion tour, that Sting felt comfortable enough with his old bandmates to make a joke. “We haven’t played together in twenty-five years,” he laughed, “and I want to introduce the band.” Of course, no introduction was necessary for the most anticipated rock tour of the summer, one that reunites Sting, guitarist Andy Summers, and drummer Stewart Copeland. “Andy,” Sting said, smiling at the 64-year-old Summers, “meet Stewart.” Unlike the Police’s last tour, in 1983, where inter-band tensions abounded, this quip brought smiles from all.
Most successful of all the reinterpretations was the re-imagining of “Wrapped Around Your Finger,” turned into the kind of haunted and plaintive ballad that Sting’s solo catalog is known for. The show only included hits from the Police cannon, skipping solo or new material, though the night felt more celebratory than nostalgic. The Police were always a populist band, which was exactly why fans, including Eddie Vedder and Penelope Cruz, had so coveted tickets for this tour debut. Some of the tension that propelled early Police tours — when the band was imploding internally and Copeland was writing swear words on his drums — was missing in a set that was both generous and predictable. Still, when the Police encored with “King of Pain,” “Every Breath You Take,” and a finale of “Next to You,” these familiar but resurrected hits were delivered with the kind of conviction that originally made the Police the sincere rock band you could love without guilt. 
Sting took a break from the recording session for the album Nothing Like The Sun and performed a show with Gil Evans and his orchestra in a stadium in Perúgia. The media attention for this event was reflected by the fact that Rai Uno, the most popular Italian public TV channel broadcast it live during prime time.The Umbria Jazz 87 Festival was held from 10-07-1987 to 19-07-1987.
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