@@robintaylor485 Thank you....Do you also like the drumming style of Gavin Harrison ?? --> I like much more than Stewart Copeland --> th-cam.com/video/n7scYYsLdcM/w-d-xo.html
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Well... IPhones didn't exist then! What if they did? Do you really think people in the audience would keep them in their pockets, just because it is "old times" and people are allegedly better? 😂
@@SumnerMultimedia This famous band from my country (Brazil) has reunited to celebrate their 40 years anniversary. They were great in the 80s. In the audience, guess what... Tons of smartphones in hands getting their shots. Poor generation... Except not!!
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.
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?!
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
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!
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!
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.
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.
***** Thanks Dwight K. Shrute. I wasn't talking about their bass playing, I was talking about their respective skills in manipulating that synthesizer with their feet, generally while singing and playing at the same time. Geddy Lee is a freak of nature, he's always doing, like, four things at once.
+Dave Lowe Exactly, Geddy....Dude, don't fight the pedals LOL! Nah I being a drummer love both Neil and Stewart. 2 different styles that both kick arse. I also was priveledged to attend the filmed Atlanta Synchronicity concert. That was awesome.
I enjoyed watching the Atlanta Synchronciity concert but someone was not doing a good edit as one person in one clip is reading a bloody newspaper... not sure why its in the video and not removed.
I think they were the in thing back then. Geddy Lee, Paul Stanley and John Taylor used one. All in the 80s. I think they flopped eventually because they were to thin sounding and suited more the 80s pop. But im not 100% sure. CHEERS!
@@Yes-gz9qs The Steinberger sound wasn't thin as such - reggae bassists picked them up for the solid fundamentals they produced - but the sound was almost *too* good because it was more even across the specrum, and thus had less "character".
@@stereoroid I see what you mean. I think you might be right. Takes the fun out of experimenting and using different basses live and in studio. If Geddy Lee used one they must of been very good,maybe too good LOL! CHEERS!
We are most likely hearing Stings monitor mix. Not the mix the audience heard. Perhaps the audio from the microphone on board the camera recording this.
@@NelsonClick could just be a soundboard mix to the PA. Front of house mixes have to balance the stage volume with the PA volume. If the keys were barely audible on the stage, they'd be cranked in the PA. Conversely, if Andy's guitar was loud on stage, less of it would be sent to the PA, and less of it would be on the soundboard recording. Another possibility is that this is a separate mix for TV broadcast, and whoever was responsible for it did a shitty job
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 TH-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 at Gateshead Stadium that day. Was not a festival, just a Police concert with great support from U2, The Beat, Gang of Four and Lords of the New Church. The sound in the actual stadium was much better than this video.
Yep I was there and you're right. The sound was HUGE compared to this. Not sure how it sounded in the stands but no doubt you were, like me, not far from the front.
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!
Great band and you forget how amazing and unique they were. The energy, the songs the great sound. This was the era of real players, not boy band crap. One Direction are the biggest band now, and it's just all hype and rubbish music, whereas you can still listen to The Police today! I met Sting recently and saw him on the Back To Bass tour. Great musician.
that depends on if you're a singer bass player, there's not been many ,most bass players are the engine with the drummer,most singers are either guitar players and singers,very few play bass and sing .
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.
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.
Outdoor gigs are brutal sound wise. It is very dry, but a good soundman can make it work, but it is entirely a different animal. I like outdoor gigs as a musician.
I saw the three times in the eighties 1981 (Cleveland), 1982 (Pittsburgh) and 1983 (Pittsburgh). If they only had enough material for a different two hour set each times.
I have this DVD. This is the concert where someone should have told Sting he had pieces of pineapple stuck in the corner of his mouth. He looked like Cujo. Love the ska version of Demolition Man.
When Sting began to play on his own way, the quality of his music was wonderful, but in my opinion, one of the best rock-pop-reggae-postpunk and etc., etc., was lost in the moment of the rupture. Never is too late, but after all this time, THE POLICE will be another big band, but I think that maybe without the force and the fresh of the 80's. The Who, The Beatles, Stones, Clash, Cream, and a lot of infinite big names in this last 40 years- And OF COURSE : The POLICE. De-do-do-do... de-da-da-da, sorry for my Eng.
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.
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 --> th-cam.com/video/n7scYYsLdcM/w-d-xo.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
No matter what one thinks of this concert Stu Copeland was at his prime .
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!
Stewart Copeland,one of the greatest drummers ever. He studied and experimented with all different kinds of music. Tremendous artist. All of them are.
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.
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
❤
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...
Breathtaking hi hat and snare work. Stewart Copeland…what a beast.
Stewart on fire...man he's a legend
Yes he is very special
The best
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
that synth sound is awefull
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.
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
❤
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
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.
Stewart Copeland is a wizard on drums.
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 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
I was at that show 12 years old ❤ Stewart Copeland man !!
Love Copeland's hi-hat and other percussion work.
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!
Not an iPhone in sight and LOOK the audience is alive and enjoying the concert in 'real time'
those were the days, my friend.
Well... IPhones didn't exist then! What if they did? Do you really think people in the audience would keep them in their pockets, just because it is "old times" and people are allegedly better? 😂
@@Thekantaral 🤔
I mean, there wasn’t an iPhone in sight because it was 1982. 25 years before the iPhone would be invented
@@SumnerMultimedia This famous band from my country (Brazil) has reunited to celebrate their 40 years anniversary. They were great in the 80s. In the audience, guess what... Tons of smartphones in hands getting their shots. Poor generation... Except not!!
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 ---> th-cam.com/video/n7scYYsLdcM/w-d-xo.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. 🥁
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
Really like the ”walking on the moon” performance. Drums are exceptional!
The Drummer is Excellent !!! Yes, indeed ! I am with you
Copeland always amazing performance
the snare sound is so good!
You can recognize Stewart by his snare sound, the same way you can recognize Alex Van Halen
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 !😅😅😅 😅😅😅
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
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.
Drummer is amazing 👍
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 😂
Always considered Copeland my favorite drummer together with Neil Peart
Stephen Morris Joy Division/New Order mine and Bonham natch
@carpet69mc - Me, too! 😀
@@deborahpaley21 ok but no way
No arguments from me Scruffy
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.
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
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.
"Message in a Bottle"...my favorite Police song...EVER!!!❤
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!
These three together are pure magic!!!
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
Gateshead Stadium July 1982, I was at this gig, U2 were one of the support acts.
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.
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.
They’re my favourite band for a reason. Their expertly crafted blend of so many genres is just so pleasing to the ear
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
Remember watching this on channel 4 the tube in my bedroom st Columb minor newquay cornwall 1982 fucking brilliant memories
Sting tries to work those Taurus pedals, but he's no Geddy Lee.
Yeah the mix is a little hot.
***** Thanks Dwight K. Shrute. I wasn't talking about their bass playing, I was talking about their respective skills in manipulating that synthesizer with their feet, generally while singing and playing at the same time. Geddy Lee is a freak of nature, he's always doing, like, four things at once.
+Dave Lowe Exactly, Geddy....Dude, don't fight the pedals LOL! Nah I being a drummer love both Neil and Stewart. 2 different styles that both kick arse. I also was priveledged to attend the filmed Atlanta Synchronicity concert. That was awesome.
I enjoyed watching the Atlanta Synchronciity concert but someone was not doing a good edit as one person in one clip is reading a bloody newspaper... not sure why its in the video and not removed.
Who told you that music is a competitive thing? ......In the Red Corner....GEDDY!!! and in the Blue Corner......STING!!!! Ridiculous, ehh?
When you did enough coke in the 80s, a steinberger bass looked good.
I think they were the in thing back then. Geddy Lee, Paul Stanley and John Taylor used one. All in the 80s. I think they flopped eventually because they were to thin sounding and suited more the 80s pop. But im not 100% sure. CHEERS!
@@Yes-gz9qs The Steinberger sound wasn't thin as such - reggae bassists picked them up for the solid fundamentals they produced - but the sound was almost *too* good because it was more even across the specrum, and thus had less "character".
@@stereoroid I see what you mean. I think you might be right. Takes the fun out of experimenting and using different basses live and in studio. If Geddy Lee used one they must of been very good,maybe too good LOL! CHEERS!
Son especiales bonita. Lamusica
I have a steinberger guitar thing is awesome
Best performance? This is horrendous! Can you imagine if this concert was made into a live album?
Jaals thank god it wasn't. I bought Sting the girls and make them die(live bootleg)it was better than this though material from 1st two albums only.
blame the drummer...he's only foloowing Coopelend
then there's the emotive part. This wasn't Frank Zappa and never claimed to be. Zappa was faultless LIVE!
Jaals the best performance was a "live in concert" in Tokyo 2008
What are you talking about? This is The Police, this is how they play, how they sound. This is the real police...
Andys guitar needed turning up , and that synth needed switching off.
And need to get rid of horn section..
We are most likely hearing Stings monitor mix. Not the mix the audience heard. Perhaps the audio from the microphone on board the camera recording this.
Sting trying to be Geddy Lee (rush) didnt work...
Those synth pedals were just way too loud in this mix. In many other live recordings they are actually ok.
@@NelsonClick could just be a soundboard mix to the PA. Front of house mixes have to balance the stage volume with the PA volume. If the keys were barely audible on the stage, they'd be cranked in the PA. Conversely, if Andy's guitar was loud on stage, less of it would be sent to the PA, and less of it would be on the soundboard recording.
Another possibility is that this is a separate mix for TV broadcast, and whoever was responsible for it did a shitty job
When The World…Is my favorite. Love Andy’s inventive playing and style blends.
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!
Copeland is The Man!!
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 TH-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.
Great performance. They are one of my fav bands of all time.
I was at Gateshead Stadium that day. Was not a festival, just a Police concert with great support from U2, The Beat, Gang of Four and Lords of the New Church. The sound in the actual stadium was much better than this video.
Yep I was there and you're right. The sound was HUGE compared to this. Not sure how it sounded in the stands but no doubt you were, like me, not far from the front.
Ghost in the machine songs should be performed live with a keyboard/synth player
Was there - it was f**king amazing!!
sting high on the Charlie here
& Nervous cause he's in Newcastle
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!
That foot synth sounds rank.
Didnt work
A lot of comments here from people who don't understand the difference between a soundboard source/mix and actual live sound.
I do...and this is still a shitty performance
True a recoding from the PA direct out isn’t a true reflection of a sound by the front speakers
I was there ….amazing. U2 and The Beat supported.
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 😍
With those damn synth pedals. Ugghh...
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
A band can only be as good as it's drummer. Stewart is one of greats.
Andy, on "When The World..."... KILLIN' IT!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥
Great band and you forget how amazing and unique they were. The energy, the songs the great sound. This was the era of real players, not boy band crap. One Direction are the biggest band now, and it's just all hype and rubbish music, whereas you can still listen to The Police today! I met Sting recently and saw him on the Back To Bass tour. Great musician.
Sting doesn’t get enough credit for his Bass playing
that depends on if you're a singer bass player, there's not been many ,most bass players are the engine with the drummer,most singers are either guitar players and singers,very few play bass and sing .
What a crock
Giant trio, simply amazing ❤
Still great band have come along way since their infancy😁 I'm a fan
Que gran banda!!..me encantan..un saludo desde Chile
Love that telecaster sound ❤️
awesome i love just watching them live
The Taurus pedals ruin this song
I bought a yellow jacket like Stings around the time, but people thought I was gay, so I scrapped it!
This made my day thanks,im laughin way to much for this
🤣🤣🤣🤣🙏
:D
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👌
What an awesome police concert.. thanks for posting
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.
That bass !!! The brass spoils "When The World is..."
Sting belongs in the Synth Pedal Hall of Fame
Check out Rick Beato's interview of Andy Summers. Great stuff. All three were musical savants.
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.
Outdoor gigs are brutal sound wise. It is very dry, but a good soundman can make it work, but it is entirely a different animal. I like outdoor gigs as a musician.
Wow, what a band they were!
One of the best 3-piece band of 80s 90s!
PS: Andy Summer= Underrated Guitarist, rocks that phaser.
"The Police" had incredibly gifted, top-shelf musicians.
And sting was there too.
Steinberger led me here. 2018 relaunch!
bob smith 🎯
I saw the three times in the eighties 1981 (Cleveland), 1982 (Pittsburgh) and 1983 (Pittsburgh). If they only had enough material for a different two hour set each times.
Great stuff. Love this band and this period.
Love seeing Andy's trusty old Telecaster. But Sting's Steinberger bass? You could tell it was the 80's just from seeing that.
I have this DVD. This is the concert where someone should have told Sting he had pieces of pineapple stuck in the corner of his mouth. He looked like Cujo. Love the ska version of Demolition Man.
Some say that's foam forming because of coke
@@francescobonaria - Well, it *is* ! 😄
When Sting began to play on his own way, the quality of his music was wonderful, but in my opinion, one of the best rock-pop-reggae-postpunk and etc., etc., was lost in the moment of the rupture. Never is too late, but after all this time, THE POLICE will be another big band, but I think that maybe without the force and the fresh of the 80's. The Who, The Beatles, Stones, Clash, Cream, and a lot of infinite big names in this last 40 years- And OF COURSE : The POLICE. De-do-do-do... de-da-da-da, sorry for my Eng.
Huh?
Don't worry, it's better than my Portuguese mate!
Saw them in Los Angeles a few months earlier. Great show. Attending KS, JO, PMcG, SC and me.
I've still got this on VHS too! :-)
Best performance for them on that day ;)
Tremendo Sting!! 🎼🎵👏⭐🥰👏👏💛💙♥️👌🎼👏👏