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Sting and Wordsworth
by Michele Piumini 20 Dec '01

20 Dec '01

Hi everyone, I heard news on an Italian tv channel that Sting has just bought an old farmhouse that once belonged to English poet William Wordsworth and is going to have it renovated. I can't remember what the name of the place is, any English lister can help? Bye Michele

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Re:[Police] Stings voice
by Teri Kronberg 20 Dec '01

20 Dec '01

-- SOMEDUDE20(a)aol.com writes: On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 17:40:07 EST >I know that many will hate this, but the first >time, and even now, when I hear the version of >Fields of Gold on All This Time, I swear that >his voice sounds like Kermit the Frog. I have >played it for 10 different people, some who >like Sting and some who don't. All of them can >hear it too. Lol, perhaps we should worry if he does a cover of "The Rainbow Connection" on his next album. ;) Actually...I think I'd love to hear him sing that. I always loved Kermit and the Muppets. Teri ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Re: [police] My ...All This Time Review (Japanese Version)
by Holger.Mahnken＠itelligence.nl 20 Dec '01

20 Dec '01

Don, I agree, I also miss the "NEW" redo-touch on most songs. Highlights though are All this time, Hounds, Mad, and Roxanne. The rest is just a bit re-arranged or not even new. "Dont stand..." he did already some time ago on a Fan Club session with Dominic. So why did he do it, despite Sept. 11? Dont take me wrong: for the lucky attendees of the tuscany show the DVD/CD will be a great value and boost their memories each time they listen to it. But for the rest? What about all these items coming around the show and the CD, DVD, Singles, TV tapes (= DVD show), Webcast, appearance at footbal events, Webchat, and nice different country versions? What is so "rearranged" on Seven Days?? Cant hear it. Of course, it might have to do with money. The new PR manager needs to get paid, or, although being british, he may like the new EURO that much that he tries to collect of it as much as possible, hehe... He once said: One album brings a kid thru school. How many kids at a school age does he have left?Hopefully one or two. I would love to hear new stuff, and I would love to see a new show WITHOUT Fragile at the end. I fear I will now always link Fragile with Sept. 11th. Is that what I want in all Sting shows to come? I dont know... For me, the nicest NEW thing that comes with the album so far was the Demo version of Desert rose, which I keep on playing as much as I did the original version, well, 2 years ago... I was pretty happy with the Webcast that was availbale later, and I was caught by my senses that I should not have bought the CD... Should I be a happy camper if I get the DVD for XMas?? Technically with 5.1 sound, it must be good, but is that it? My little share for this year. Since I do not post often: thanks to all who contribute with reviews and little bits of info, the list remains a great source for news and laughter!! Cheers, Holger "Morris, Donald T." <MORRDT(a)jea.com> To: <police(a)mailman.xmission.com> Sent by: cc: police-admin(a)mailman.xm Subject: [police] My ...All This Time Review (Japanese Version) ission.com 19.12.01 21:15 Hello all, I realize this review is quite late; but I decided to play the CD for about a month before I decided to formulate an opinion. Well, here is my opinion: The CD starts off fine with Fragile and A Thousand Years, however Perfect Love and All This Time seem a bit unspirited. Seven Days is a nice bonus track, and Hounds of Winter is by far one of the top 3 tracks on the album. From there on however, I find it hard to listen to. When the original idea for a Sting live CD with 'new versions' was floated around the group, I was looking for songs with reworks similar to Fragile. I often look for songs that are redone -- for example the version of Jeremiah Blues Sting did on the Soul Cages tour was awesome. With this CD however, I get a reworking of songs with a jazz twist put on them. A good bit of this CD doesn't seem very new or fresh at all. Fields of Gold for one seems not new or different at all. At one point I believe that he just picks up where the Brand New Day tour set left off. I just can't get excited about this CD. It seems to be missing something. The only thing I'm excited about is that his touring is over and that maybe by Spring/Summer of 2003 a new album will be coming out. I can only hope that he is totally burned out on BND material and that a new tour with a new album would produce some OTHER songs that he plays on tour (Synchronicity II, Be Still My Beating Heart, etc.) Anyone else feel this way? Don in Sunny Florida _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police

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Stings voice
by SOMEDUDE20＠aol.com 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

I know that many will hate this, but the first time, and even now, when I hear the version of Fields of Gold on All This Time, I swear that his voice sounds like Kermit the Frog. I have played it for 10 different people, some who like Sting and some who don't. All of them can hear it too. Sting should have had Dom do a Miss Piggy voice. I know that 90% of the list will hate this finding of mine, but to the 10% who hear it, its funny. I will play it for my kids.

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My ...All This Time Review (Japanese Version)
by Morris, Donald T. 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

Hello all, I realize this review is quite late; but I decided to play the CD for about a month before I decided to formulate an opinion. Well, here is my opinion: The CD starts off fine with Fragile and A Thousand Years, however Perfect Love and All This Time seem a bit unspirited. Seven Days is a nice bonus track, and Hounds of Winter is by far one of the top 3 tracks on the album. From there on however, I find it hard to listen to. When the original idea for a Sting live CD with 'new versions' was floated around the group, I was looking for songs with reworks similar to Fragile. I often look for songs that are redone -- for example the version of Jeremiah Blues Sting did on the Soul Cages tour was awesome. With this CD however, I get a reworking of songs with a jazz twist put on them. A good bit of this CD doesn't seem very new or fresh at all. Fields of Gold for one seems not new or different at all. At one point I believe that he just picks up where the Brand New Day tour set left off. I just can't get excited about this CD. It seems to be missing something. The only thing I'm excited about is that his touring is over and that maybe by Spring/Summer of 2003 a new album will be coming out. I can only hope that he is totally burned out on BND material and that a new tour with a new album would produce some OTHER songs that he plays on tour (Synchronicity II, Be Still My Beating Heart, etc.) Anyone else feel this way? Don in Sunny Florida

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lyrics to "All would envy" ?
by Maartje van der Most 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

Hi all, last week I bought Chris Botti's new album "Night Sessions" (very nice and relaxing!). Now I'm wondering.. does anyone have the lyrics of "All would envy"? Thanx in advance! Maartje PS Sorry if this has been posted already.. _________________________________________________________________ Chat on line met vrienden en probeer MSN Messenger uit: http://messenger.msn.nl/

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Best Albums of 2001
by foxie 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

1) Joe Henry - Scar 2) Joseph Arthur - Come To Where I'm From 3) Groove Armada - Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) 4) Alejandro Escovedo - A Man Under The Influence 5) Bob Dylan - Love And Theft 6) Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favorite 7) Pete Yorn - musicforthemorningafter 8) Neil Finn - One Nil 9) Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American 10)Radiohead - Amnesiac __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com

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Re: [Police] Past 11 Days Review
by Beth Meetsma 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

-----Original Message----- From: James Norman <norm0071(a)umn.edu> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:11:17 -0600 To: police(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] Past 11 Days Review Hi James & all, Thanks, James, for the report. There seems to be a misconception afloat that Sting was responsible for creating the Jivamukti Yoga Center. In fact, the center was in operation in a much funkier setting on 2nd Ave. in New York City long before Sting ever took up yoga. Some friends of mine saw him taking classes there years ago before it became the "in" thing. He might have been involved in Jivamukti's move to much larger and ritzier quarters on Lafayette Street ,however; he was at the grand opening of the new center. I couldn't even DREAM of getting through an Ashtanga class, so don't feel so bad. Namaste, Beth in NYC > > The following day I went to the yoga gym > that Sting helped to create, and proceeded to get my butt > royally kicked. I took the Ashtanga class, which is the > form that Sting himself practices. All I'll say is that I > was sore for 6 days afterwards. There are much more sane > classes which I should have probably gone to, and if you're > interested and in the NY area, their website is: > www.jivamuktiyoga.com -- ________________________________________________________________________________ Access your POP email anytime, anywhere with WebMail.com (www.webmail.com) a product of Mail.com.

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Past 11 Days Review
by James Norman 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

Hello, A few hours ago I wearily stumbled through the door of my house in a little Wisconsin town. I've just finished a 6,198 mile odessy that took me from New York to Los Angeles. As there have been many excellent reviews of the past few weeks' shows, I will just sprinkle in some highlights and let you see what absurd lengths I had to endure to make it all happen. On Dec. 6th, I flew out to NY to see the show at the Beacon. It was great to see all the usual suspects waiting at the stage door before the show. Our patience was rewarded when the band finally showed up, and for some reason we kept pestering Dominic for pics and he grudgingly obliged. The show itself was OK. We kept playing cat-and-mouse games with the security guards which eventually led to me getting kicked out of the venue during Bourbon Street, but I luckily talked my way back in. You could easily see that the band was under rehearsed, but nevertheless it was great to hear the newly arranged material live. The following day I went to the yoga gym that Sting helped to create, and proceeded to get my butt royally kicked. I took the Ashtanga class, which is the form that Sting himself practices. All I'll say is that I was sore for 6 days afterwards. There are much more sane classes which I should have probably gone to, and if you're interested and in the NY area, their website is: www.jivamuktiyoga.com On Sunday I then flew back to Minneapolis, jumped in my car and drove to Denver for the Monday night show. This show was much more laid back and generally better. My friend Luuk came all the way from the Netherlands for the show and brought his friend Jessica - perhaps the most beautiful girl I've ever met in my life - to the show with him. Sting's music in front of me and a gorgeous woman dancing next to me... (insert stupid male quip here) That night, we had reliable information that Sting was to be going to a local strip club, so that's where we went. Soon enough we were there, but Sting never showed. We told our "waitress" why we had come, and she said, "Oh Sting? He has the worst b.o. ever! He smells so bad!" If a stripper in Denver knows this, it's probably true. I then drove another 1000 miles to LA to see the Tonight Show and also to meet the people who produced the VH1 FanClub show I was on. I thought they did a good job with it and wanted to meet them personally. It was cool to meet people who had interviewed the Police and hear their personal stories. They pretty much all said that the 3 members were much more quiet and intellectual than the press would have them believe. I was hoping to pay a visit to the archives, but they are kept at another facility. :( The Tonight Show was next, and was really fun. In the opening shot the cameraman zoomed in on my Ghost t-shirt!! It was also the fist time I'd heard the new song "Until." Finally, it was back to Vegas, where the BND began. It was here that I had the best time, solely because of the many worldwide fans that flew in for the show. The audience was (of course) disappointing, but knowing that 20 or so of my personal friends were next to me made up for it. The show zoomed by, due in part to Sting forgetting Roxanne and putting it in the first encore. By that time me, Andrea and Fred had gotten right in front - about 2 feet from his guitar, and at the end of Fragile we were the closest ones in the entire room to him. Very special. Before I knew it, the show was over. What followed is perhaps the biggest reason why I go to such great lengths to see shows. A large group of us (OK, I'll try my best: Jer, Deb, Paul, Rocky, Andrea, Fred, Jen, Sue, Steve, Maggie, Bill, others?) went out to eat and had one hell of a time. As I've said before, this is the most important part of going to a show for me, meeting and re-meeting fellow fans. It's like going to a church that only has a few members and only meets a few times a year. Just imagine, we could quote any obscure Sting/Police lyric and everyone knew what we were talking about! I wish that moment could last forever. Thank you everyone for making my life richer and giving me such wonderful memories. We'll see you again... James

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great holiday surprises
by foxie 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

hey! very happy for those of you that caught yet another sting show and had a chance to meet one another. as for me, today i arrived at work to find that someone left a brand new police box set in my mailbox! now i have one at home AND at work! if my co-workers weren't tired of hearing "deathwish" and "darkness" before, they soon will be... rich __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com

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