The Police - Walking on the Moon (REACTION!)
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Stuart Copeland is an incredible drummer. The whole Police library he stands out, no question.
"Stuart" :))
I often listen to The Police just to hear Copeland, Andy is a great guitarist and have no complaints about Sting, good bass player but Copeland is the standout musician.
Stewart Copeland's cymbal work is what stands out for me - some of the best I've ever heard. I agree with some others - their next song should be Driven to Tears. Absolutely fierce percussion by Stewart. Check out their video of Driven to Tears live at the Urgh! Music Festival. So good. I'd also suggest Bring on the Night, Bed's Too Big Without You, Synchronicity I and Spirits in the Material World.
If they didn't care for Don't Stand So Close to Me, I don't think they'd like some of their other more pop-rock radio hits like King of Pain, Every Breath You Take or Wrapped Around Your Finger.
The Police have some great deep cuts.
Top Ten Drummers of all time - hell he inspired Neil Peart! Neil credits him for the Reggae beats he starting putting into his albums in the 80s
You are absolutely right about that 👍💯
Stewart Copeland is one of the greats. ...as a drummer and composer.
@stevensteele1338 Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Cameron, Kirk Arrington and Dave Lombardo are tops for me. Oh, and Danny Carey.
@stevensteele1338 Oh yeah, I like all those guys. Been playing almost as long as you. Got my start, maybe, a year or two later. Hey, I noticed you didn't give Arrington any love. Do yourself a favor and play Metal Church Metal Church from song one and you'll hear why he's on my list. He's a few levels above most of the mid-tempo Metal drummers out there. Oh, and speaking of NIN, check out Ilan Rubin's drum cams playing with NIN. Dude plays a song I once thought was unplayable on the drums. Though I've thought that about many songs over the year. Cheers!
@stevensteele1982, and Neil?
This song is a study in musical minimalism -- there's hardly anything being played, but what is played is so perfect that it sounds very complete. Amazing stuff.
Appropriately it has lots of space.
I'm a bass player, and I'm here to tell you that Sting is an absolute master of doing a LOT with as little as possible. Jeez, Louise, he understands the role of the bass so well! I really dig his playing.
Like Miles Davis, he knows the importance of when and when NOT to play a note. I feel Sting, Andy, and Stuart all have that ability. They are one of my favorite groups of all time.
True!
YES!! Thank you!! That blue jazz bass. He was in that Ray Brown book. Self taught. It's the spaces. The choices. The mood. The tone. He understands that greatness isn't always about masturbating on the instrument.
A bass player told me once why he thought Sting was on another level.
It was because his singing doesn't go along with what he's playing. Like patting your head and rubbing your belly at the same time times 10.
All three of them. I'm not sure any guitarist laid back and served the song more than Andy Summers. You don't ever hear him shredding, just serving the groove and adding a layer of atmosphere to the song.
Spirits in the material world is 🔥
Yes friend!
@@vh1984ful Demolition Man, too. En fuego!
Yess. That's my #1 pick
I love Copeland's drumming on that track.
Bring on the night too....
Andy Summer's simple ladders and atmospheric chords make this song a classic.
The drums are the star of this song. Stewart Copelands hi hat and cymbal work is fantastic.
His textures are SO BEAUTIFUL. Euphoric.
@@Auntkekebaby Thank you, you put it much more eloquently than I did 🙂
THE BEST that ever did it!
Copeland is a drumming legend. Much like Neil Peart with Rush, he was the driving force behind The Police.
My favorite 2 drummers 🙌
Good point. The members of Rush were huge Police fans.
Never noticed how crazy the drums are on this track...I can't follow the snare hits lol
You know a drummer is fire when they only need two snare hits in an entire song
Yes, this! One of my favourite music trivia factoids 😄
Unless you count the snare rim 😁
And you absolutely remember those two snare hits!
I only know two things about the Police. Sting is the singer, and their drummer is considered one of the best of all time. Very cool to hear a bit of this
Their guitarist Andy Summer's is really special as well. He's e.g. done albums with Robert Fripp of King Crimson
“Every little thing she does is magic” The Police is awesome!!
Stewart copeland one of my favorite drummers ever
“We are spirits in the material world”is great by The Police
The vibe this track sets is otherworldly. Copeland is a god - just those little flams he does at 9:23 alone are incredible, like a cherry on the cake. Lyrics are deep too, walking on the moon is basically a metaphor for that floating feeling you have when you're in love.
This is one of my favourite songs about being in love. Being elated. "Walking back from your house, walking on the moon". That feeling when you think about him/her, even though it may be futile and won't last ("wishing my days away") it's all right, cause there is no gravity, nothing weighing your heart down in that moment.
Oh oui, tout à fait ! C'est exactement ce que j'éprouvais en revenant de rendez-vous discrets avec une jeune fille de 17 ans quand j'en avais 30, avec cette conscience d'avoir une chance irremplaçable. J'étais sur un nuage, je planais, sachant qu'elle allait encore m'appeler pour qu'on se voit quelques jours après, encore et encore. je rentrais chez moi avec cette impression de ne pas toucher le sol en marchant...
Stewart Copeland is a genius.
Stewart Copeland always joked that whenever fans approached him, they told him he was their second favorite drummer (behind Neil Peart.) Stewart and Neil were good friends and admired each other greatly. You can hear some of Stewart's influence on Peart during New World Man and some songs from Rush's 80's era. One thing The Police did that was amazing for their time, is carve out an incredibly distinctive sound that no one else could reproduce. All three members were virtuosos in their own right, and it was a shame that they couldn't get along better and stay together. Their catalog is small, but damn, is it timelessly inspirational. Great reaction guys!
I like the minimalist approach in this song. It's like they leave a lot of space in there for it to breath. The subtlety of Stewart's drumming. Just tasteful.
Stewart Copeland is one of the GOATs
Great reaction to a great song. Other greats: Message in a bottle, King of Pain, Everything she does is magic, driven to tears and wrapped around your finger
add Invisible Sun to that list 😊
oui, "Wrapped..." est un véritable délice à jouer à la basse, émouvant, groovy à souhait, on peut faire pas mal de variations subtiles, le rendre funky ou mélancolique, c'est un vrai régal !
Jamaicans love The Police- The Police made Reggae mainstream and with big hits on the radio.
The drumming is what makes this song for me. Omg, that drumming.
It was great enjoying this bop with yall
Can't Stand Losing You, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, King of Pain, lots of great songs
That snare note is actually a rim shot where the stick hits the metal rim on the snare.
I used to think that too, but a rim shot is actually a powerful snare hit where the middle of your stick hits the rim as the tip hits the centre. What you're referring to is cross sticking.
The guitarist was Andy Summers who was with The Animals. He was a pioneer on the guitar synthesizer. His focus was on space in his playing. He played minimal notes and allowed the space to echo through. They were all excellent musicians who made serious music.
I LOVE Andy's sound. Good photographer and a great personality as well.
"Can't stand losing you" is one of my favorites from them. Upbeat song with dark lyrics, The Police signature.
Yes. Yes. This!
They might like it, but the chorus would probably hit them pretty much like the chorus in Don't Stand So Close To Me. Good song though
That is a banger. I think they’d love that tune. One of my favs.
That and Beds to big .
And Bring on the Night
So glad to hear you both react to this, since it's my favorite Police song. It instantly relaxes me and puts me in a good mood.
My thoughts exactly.
"bring on the night" is another awesome track from these guys
The bass line in this one really holds my attention in a very good way.
Iconic bass line. It's his choices, the mood set, the jazz, the spaces. Self taught using the Ray Brown bass book.
The Police were the absolute best
The drumming in this in anything but “subtle!” It’s classic Copeland, but right out front. My hero for decades, man.
You need to try Driven to Tears sometime .. awesome groove.
Driven to tears is so good! The live version with Robert Downey Junior is good too!
@@holysouthpacific pareil pour Darkness, que j'adore jouer à la basse !
From the minute this album dropped when I was a kid THIS has been & continues to be my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE POLICE TUNE!!
This & Zenyata Mondata are my favorite albums, but this song is a vibe all unto itself!
Totally rabid fan who caught them twice in the 80s…but even with all the brilliant music they went on to create…this is my jam!
Forgot how much I loved The Police
I believe a true test of a great band is if there sound can stand the test of time. The Police are one of those bands, if you did not know that this track was recorded nearly 45 years ago you would not believe it. The Police are a timeless band that deserves to be recognized among the greatest bands of all time.
One of my favorite drummers of all time!
I saw Sting perform this song in concert on Oct 7, 2023 at the Hollywood Bowl. Perfect concert.
Dont Stencil Close To Me!!! Lol!!! I remember listening to walking on the moon the first time at about 3 in the morning driving home from a night in Dallas and it fit so perfectly. I will never forget it. It is like the perfect late night song❤
Stewart Copeland is one of the best drummers. both powerful and subtle. a real treat for the ears. He is now a composer and a super cool and kind guy.
For a couple years, there was no bigger band on planet Earth than The Police. Long live The Police! Almost everything they did was magic.
Thus song blew me away back in the day
I've been a fan since I was 12 in 1983, and to this day The Police are still my alltime favourite band. With apologies to Rush, this is the greatest trio of all time. Just. So. Good.
This whole album is great - probably the 2nd best of the 5 they released. I just got to see Sting in concert in September and he is still playing these songs (including this one). Great stuff.
Glad you liked this song. Definetely a gem. Bring on the Night, Bed's too Big without You, and Shadows in the Rain may be up your alley if you like this jam.
Great reaction! It's a subtle song, so a lot of people might not vibe with it at first, great to see both of you really jump into this.
The Police have a good handful of songs that have this kind of other-worldly sound, and I think Andy Summers guitar really helps with this vibe. They're a perfect 3 piece band, in that they all bring 1/3rd of the bands sound to the table, exactly. You couldn't replace a single one of them.
Sting said this is one of his favorite Police songs with a nice clean edge to the Police which is another side of them. He also said he knew he made it as an artist when he heard a window cleaner whistle the melody by him.
Stewart is one of the finest percussionists of our time. Their catalogue is deep.
The Police. Definitely one of the best British groups of the 70's and 80's. True musicians at work.
Andy Summers is a very underrated guitarist, IMHO. I feel a lot of his playing doesn’t stand out as much as the other two and at times seems simple in comparison, but he plays just enough to make the song sound right without being flashy or going overboard and that is his gift. Since I am a drummer, I think the same of Pink Floyd’s drummer, Nick Mason. Ringo Star was also often underrated as a drummer for the Beatles. They were the anchors of their bands and actual drummers know how musically skilled they were rather than just being based on pure technical ability alone. Some may just not realize it because it fits the music so well. That’s how I see Andy Summers in the Police, he’s the often the anchor rather than the lead, which is uncommon for a guitarist.
It's a good driving song, watching the world go by.
Need to react to their songs "Driven To Tears" and "The Bed Is Too Big Without You"
The reggae and ska sound was really popular back then, and The Police used it a lot early on. I hope at some point you guys can listen to an English Beat (known in England as just The Beat) song or two. Mirror in the Bathroom was a popular one by them, for instance. Sting was known to wear an English Beat t-shirt during concerts.
Walking On the Moon is the way he feels because he's in love.
That song is fire. Lot of artists that came out of the UK punk scene got into reggae.ska which lead to the ska punk subgenre. You guys should check out The Clash's reggae/ska influenced tunes. This is Radio Clash, Magnificent Seven, Revolution Rock, One More Time. That was some of the best stuff they ever did.
Personally, I really like Armagideon Time.
FWIW, I’ve always been partial to Rudie Can’t Fail and their cover of Pressure Drop.
@@melrupinski88 love Rudie can't fail
Finally someone hip to their natural Ska beginnings
It’s so funny or cool that, a song that me and my peeps laugh at, can be listened to in such a different way when listening to it with you guys!
This has been my jam for decades!! The spaces they created is defying gravity. A man floating home from seeing his love. I cloud 9. I'm the biggest Stew fan of all but it's NOT just the drumming. It's the collective work and amazing songwriting. Walking on the moon indeed. Jazzy, spacey, blue bass, infinity texture by Andy Summers, sick drumming. This is the result of 3 guys who studied Ray Brown, Art Blakey and Wes Montgomery. Folks fail to realize the jazz component. That's not even the tip of the influence. FOREVER 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Driven To Tears, Voices Inside My Head and Darkness are phenomenal Police songs. The first two having monster drum parts.
The Police never considered their music straight reggae out of respect. It's fusion of funk, jazz, reggae/ska, Middle Eastern, prog, r & b, classical...it's a mix. They're one of the most respectful bands out here. The name of the album comes from Stewart's brother. The band knows how disrespectful some of the audience can be regarding the origins of their inspiration. They've discussed this a bunch of times. They knew that certain audiences would try to prop them up as the greatest reggae artist and you can see it in the comments. Stewart continues to educate folks on music history and studying all forms of music get the truth AND to become a better musician. THAT'S why they sound so good. That's what THEY DID.
Reggae was huge in London in the late 70s, and definitely one of the major threads in early Police. Eventually, their song “The Bed’s Too Big Without You” did get a hit cover by Jamaican artists.
The Police were in the conversation about THE best band for several years. Try “Spirits In the Material World “!🖖🏼
Stewart Copeland is a Master and Andy Summers' guitar riffs on this one are amazing + Sting's voice and Bass = Magic
Stewart first started with, "I refuse to kick on beat one." He then started playing with adding the sharp beat 3 rimshot of reggae. Then, most likely just to amuse himself, he starts playing ridiculously complex high-hat, tom, and click fills over the top of it. It's truly insane, but amazing.
uk here.i had most of my teens in the 80's so grew up with the police.i love the regae.they had a unique sound that i like.
If you listen to the intro on the song The Real Thing by Faith No More, you can clearly hear that their drummer Mike Bordin lifted this ( very slick drum rhythm using the muted rimshot ) from this very song. And since there was an interview with Bordin where he listed Stuart Copeland as 1 of his drum influences, it makes perfect sense now.
This is my favorite Police tune. I love the concept of the song lyrically, but musically... it's just a masterpiece. The lyrics are based on feeling lighter than air when you're with someone you're enamored with.
Each member of the police is a unique and superb musician. This song was incredible live. The drums.........
The super band that introduced me to the charm of a three-member group first time in my life.
The police were an instant favorite of mine back in ‘83. If you like a chilled out song to zone to by The Police, you will definitely enjoy Tea In The Sahara off their Synchronicity album.
stewart copeland... that kick drum at the end legendary
UNTOUCHABLE. 💯😎
The reggae crowd somewhat accepted them mostly because the Police were a little older when they broke and were known in many musician circles. They also took a lot of reggae greats on tour with them and/or helped get them signed to record deals. Punk, ska, reggae, dub were all being blended in great ways during that era, in England especially. Plus no drummer from jazz to reggae to cyborg can replicate Stewart Copeland's drums. One of the last of the drum legends.
Neil Peart of RUSH once said Stewart was one of his favorite drummers.
Nobody does subtle drumming better than Stewart Copeland.
The grove and feal from The Police were such a trend setting thing back when this came out. gave way for so many artists. That's whats so cool with this band, they pay homage to all the different sounds of their time.
There is NO band like the Police. Their albums are great all the way through with diversity, groove, and structure that makes them timeless.
One of the sickest bands of all TIME!
Stewart Copeland is a genius, Sting is a God and Andy is terribly underrated. Have you two heard "Message in a Bottle"?? If not - you must. One of their best.
The reggae influence is because of Copeland. One of the best to ever do it.......
They started as a Ska band
@@AzamuggOGI thought they started as a punk band? But then the Clash had a lot of reggae influence too…so it easily could’ve been Sting too
Glad you guys dug this one! I grew up with their albums playing all the time in our house. Them and Genesis. Feel like you'd probably dig Driven to Tears off the Zenyatta Mondatta album, but there are a dozen other songs I could recommend.
Stuart Copeland is one of the most underrated drummers of all time. He's amazing. He also made the soundtrack for the original Spyro the Dragon trilogy of games on the original PlayStation.
His soundtrack to Rumble Fish was pretty badass as well..
You do realise the term "most underrated" actually makes no sense? Stewart Copeland is underrated by precisely ZERO people who know anything about music at all.
@@ivanjulian2532 I’m talking about the average listener who might know a few names like Neil Peart or Keith Moon or whatever. Not everyone can be a music expert like you.
@@ivanjulian2532 so now you’re a music and English expert. Your parents must be so proud. Get a life.
@@Squiggles95underrated means "not valued highly enough". How can anything be the "most not valued highly enough?"
I love this song so much
I think you guys nailed the vibe of this song. Nice work 👏 👌 👍
"Driven To Tears" from Zenyatta Mondatta is one of their all-time great songs.
Stewart Copeland is the genius who came up those unusual placements of the snare and kick. In traditional reggae, both the kick and snare land on beat 3 of a four beat measure.
In pop music, the kick is on the 1 and 3, while the snare is on the 2 and 4.
But Stewart does something really innovative here - he places the kick on the 2 and 4, which is usually where the snare goes in a pop song, and he puts the snare on beat 3, which is from the reggae influence.
So you get this really unique groove that's a combination of reggae and pop.
Fabulous stuff. Thanks so much for this ☺. 'So Lonely', 'Everything She Does is Magic', 'Message in a Bottle' and 'Can't Stand Losin You' are also fab tracks.
Back again, technically there is almost no snare in this song. Those are rimshots. Drummer braces stick against one side of the rim and pops the stick on the other side. Very jazz.
Your music knowledge is incredible !!
They blend rock & reggae so well. This is one of the best examples. Great record.
They were my fav as a kid. I bought all 5 Police albums and Stewart Copeland's Rumblefish soundtrack. '83 film by Francis Ford Copolla
Stewart Copeland is one of the best drummers in the world. His beats are crazy and so subtle that a lot of casual listeners miss just how crazy talented he is.
police has some badass drumming very cool message in a bottle has that too
Stuart Copeland stated that his beats are reminiscent of the Reggae beat, but are in fact Arabic drum beats he learned while living in the Middle east as a child .
Stuart Copeland is such an underated guitarist. He Kills Me! Great band. Peace!
You mean Andy Summers...
Exactly. I got them mixed up. But as good as Sting was why weren't Andy and Stuart held in as high regard. Never understood it.
Its a song about falling in love. Like you're so happy you're walking on air!
three brilliant musicians, one brilliant singer/songwriter-sting !!
This song is tied with When The World Is Running Down as my favourite Police songs.
"the bed's too big without you" is a personal fave on this record.
One of my favorite police songs
They are the epitome of Progressive Rock!!!
The late 70's/early 80's were an incredible time in the UK for chart music in which Reggae/Ska/2 Tone really peaked. You should really check out Ghost Town by The Specials if you haven't already.
the best hi hat playing EVER!
One of my favorite Police songs.