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Dutch Jazzband playes Sting covers
by Magda van Santen 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

Hi all, Dutch Jazz band “‘New Standard Trio’ has released an album with instrumental played Stingsongs. “FOOTSTEPS” The trio are (inclusive a guest-artist) four people. Jasper Somson - Accoustic Bass Folker Tettero – guitars RonKesteloo – drums Frido ter Beek - Saxophones This is the most beautiful album with Sting-covers I ever heard It has a nice and cool jazz style with great improvisations. The Saxophone gives the music this “Dream Of The Blue Turtles” feel. Bass-player Jasper Somson is very talented and is a very good with improvisations. He a great jazz-musician. ‘FOOTSTEPS’- New Standard Trio. She's Too Good For Me Consider Me Gone Seven Davs Moon Over Bourbon Stro ot Be Still My Beating Heart Walking On The Moon The Wild, Wild Sea The Dream Of The Blue Turtles Tea In The Sahara All compositions by Sting. All arrangements by Jasper Somsen. New Standard Records NSR 2003.2 information: www.jaspersomsen.com greetings magda

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in defense of sacred love
by Mark Tigges 08 Mar '04

08 Mar '04

I hate to bring up a too tired topic, but I've been meaning to write this for a long time. I finally got around to purchasing a DVD reader for my computer. It took me a day but I figured out how to rip audio from a DVD, edit the wav files and burn an audio cd. It was the most worthwhile time I've spent in a long time. I much prefer listening to the DVD version of ... All This Time, and I enjoy the concert from Brand New Day. Now I need to get out and find the acoustic performance from MTV. But the apex is having a real version of Sacred Love (sorry Sting). While not perfect, the arrangements on the Inside DVD are FAR superior to the CD. I've come to enjoy the songs an order of magnitude more. And the presence of the gems All Would Envy and Like a Beautiful Smile make the package that much better. (By the way, did you know that Chis Botti released a version of All Would Envy about 3 years ago? But that CD is technical dogshit, the mastering is ridiculous, it suffers from loudest cd in the carrol marketing syndrome.) If you are one of the Sting fans that has become disillusioned because of Sacred Love, and have not heard the DVD renditions then you owe it to yourself. There is still too much use of drum machines, but it seems more forgiveable in this rehearsal type setting. I don't find the drum machine on Inside to be nearly as song destroying as it is in the studio recording. Actually I think the percussion on Inside is one of its high points. So the point is that I have been very happy listening to MY version of (Really) Sacred Love, from the Inside DVD with all the commentary edited out. I strongly recommend spending the time and making your own version from the DVD, and retire that Sacred Love CD. All the best! Mark. NB1 does anybody have any info on pacific northwest dates? The previous two tours he came here quite early. NB2 what was that instrument he played at the Oscars? And such a travesty that Into The West won. I thought it was the least interesting tune. Myself, I was pulling for Bellville Rendezvous.

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[Police] Interesting Article on Sting's show at the Beacon and Billy Joel
by Hilary L. Justh 05 Mar '04

05 Mar '04

Hi! Just thought that I would pass along this article about Sting at the Beacon last night with a rather interesting side story about Billy Joel's future wife (who is 22). The article can be found at: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,113240,00.html Bye! Hilary

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Re: [stingus] Beacon theatre review
by foxie 05 Mar '04

05 Mar '04

i feel i must tell you all that, despite 4 opportunities to see him while he is in new york this week, i just did not feel inspired to go see him. the reason? i had a suspusion that i might come out of the show having the same impressions that this reviewer did, in particular: "While by no means unenjoyable, the 20-song set featured nary a spontaneous moment over the course of two hours, in some ways resembling a cabaret-style revue that hardly scratched the surface of Sting's considerable back catalog..." "And while there's nothing particularly wrong with tracks like "Inside," the soulfully bopping "Forget About the Future" and the pretty, acoustic guitar-tinged "Dead Man's Rope," did the audience really need to hear nine songs from "Sacred Love?" It seems particularly hard to justify in light of the fact that solo albums like "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" and "The Soul Cages" were completely ignored, and even masterworks such as "Ten Summoner's Tales" mined for just two cuts." "But there was no mistaking the delight in the room when the band stormed through the Police's "Synchronicity II," which rocked hard even though the arrangement denied guitarist Dominic Miller a chance to solo." and, the best one of all: "One certainly has to respect Sting's unwillingness to simply play all of his biggest hits (or even to play them like their recorded versions). It is also refreshing that a 52-year-old artist can continue to appeal to an audience of all ages and to the fickle tastes of pop radio as well. But wouldn't it be nice to see Sting really delve into his repertoire, or even change the set list from night to night? It's the rough edges that truly reveal the man behind the music, and on this night, Sting seemed content to keep the good stuff hidden." sorry to you all... rich --- StingUs <frotri(a)panafonet.gr> wrote: > Sting / March 2, 2004 / New York (Beacon Theatre) > Source: Billboard > > Sting once referred to himself as the "King of > Pain," but 20 years since the > demise of the Police and the ascent of his > chart-topping solo career, the > artist born Gordon Sumner still exudes the kind of > effortless charm it takes > to woo the masses. One gets the impression that the > man could write a > symphony or record an entire album in 24 hours, > without so much as pausing > for tea in the garden of his country mansion. > > That's all fine and good in the studio and on > record, as evidenced by the > fact that Sting has been more popular than ever > since 1999's "Brand New Day" > and its ubiquitous single, "Desert Rose." But the > artist's utter > professionalism walks a delicate line in a live > setting, at times making it > look too easy to the point of frustration. > > Such was the case at the first of four shows last > night (March 2) at New > York's Beacon Theatre, as part of the tour in > support of Sting's latest > Interscope album, "Sacred Love." While by no means > unenjoyable, the 20-song > set featured nary a spontaneous moment over the > course of two hours, in some > ways resembling a cabaret-style revue that hardly > scratched the surface of > Sting's considerable back catalog (the ultimate > tease: there were fleeting > moments, but never full renditions of, "Walking in > Your Footsteps," "We'll > Be Together" and "When the World Is Running Down, > You Make the Best of > What's Still Around"). > > The evening began as Sting thwacked his stand-up > bass on "Walking on the > Moon," the first of many songs that have been > transformed from their > original incarnations into mature, jazzy > arrangements. Doffing his jacket > before "Send Your Love," the artist drew a loud > applause from the female > contingent in the house, then led his crack > five-piece band through four > consecutive songs from the new album. > > And while there's nothing particularly wrong with > tracks like "Inside," the > soulfully bopping "Forget About the Future" and the > pretty, acoustic > guitar-tinged "Dead Man's Rope," did the audience > really need to hear nine > songs from "Sacred Love?" It seems particularly hard > to justify in light of > the fact that solo albums like "The Dream of the > Blue Turtles" and "The Soul > Cages" were completely ignored, and even masterworks > such as "Ten Summoner's > Tales" mined for just two cuts. > > The crowd certainly did respond to some of the newer > tracks, particularly > "Whenever I Say Your Name," which featured a strong > vocal performance from > backup singer Joy Rose and drew a standing ovation. > But there was no > mistaking the delight in the room when the band > stormed through the Police's > "Synchronicity II," which rocked hard even though > the arrangement denied > guitarist Dominic Miller a chance to solo. > > As the show wound on, Sting wove oldies like "I Was > Brought to My Senses" > (featuring an appearance by opening act Chris Botti > on trumpet) and > "Fragile" through the new selections, doing his best > to maintain a range of > moods and styles. But it was tough to get excited > about the standard-issue > Sting of "Stolen Car" (where he imagines himself as > a car thief who channels > the private lives of his victims) or "Sacred Love" > (about "my two favorite > subjects: sex and religion"). We've surely heard > those before. > > Indeed, the best moments came when the pace was > peppier, especially an > amped-up, sing-a-long-style "Englishman in New > York," the eternal > crowd-pleaser "Roxanne" (replete with reggae > breakdown) and the > foot-stomping "Never Coming Home," which closed the > main set. On these > tunes, Sting finally brought forth the rock and > proved he could still > produce great music in this motif if he really > wanted. > > The audience didn't leave its feet during the > three-song encore of "Desert > Rose," "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" and "Every > Breath You Take," the > latter of which now seems so far removed from the > Police original that it's > like hearing it played by a cover band. Still, it > was an appropriate high > note to end on, but the upbeat vibe was upended when > the band returned for > one final song, the hushed, haunted "A Thousand > Years." > > One certainly has to respect Sting's unwillingness > to simply play all of his > biggest hits (or even to play them like their > recorded versions). It is also > refreshing that a 52-year-old artist can continue to > appeal to an audience > of all ages and to the fickle tastes of pop radio as > well. But wouldn't it > be nice to see Sting really delve into his > repertoire, or even change the > set list from night to night? It's the rough edges > that truly reveal the man > behind the music, and on this night, Sting seemed > content to keep the good > stuff hidden. > > Here is Sting's set list: > > "Walking on the Moon" > "Send Your Love" > "Inside" > "Forget About the Future" > "Dead Man's Rope" > "Synchronicity II" > "Whenever I Say Your Name" > "I Was Brought to My Senses" > "This War" > "Fragile" > "Fields of Gold" > "Stolen Car" > "Sacred Love" > "Englishman in New York" > "Roxanne" > "Never Coming Home" > > Encore: > "Desert Rose" > "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" > "Every Breath You Take" > > Encore 2: > "A Thousand Years" > > > -- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. > > Cheers, > StingUs-team > www.StingUs.net > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com

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Viruses
by StingUs 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

Dear all, The Bagle-virus is spreading quickly over the Internet and disguises itself as messages that are being sent by a person/organisation known to you. We noticed that this "spoofing" is also spreading English mails with attachment where the 'stingus.net team' from the addresses support(a)stingus.net, stingus(a)skynet.be, etc. invites you to get rid of a virus by opening an attachment. This is a false message and will activate the virus itself. So please do not open any attachments, since StingUs-team is never sending attachments over any mailinglists or weekly newsletter list. Furthermore, every message is clearly Sting-oriented and will never contain inviations to open attachments. Although we are not flawless, please disregard all such mails and delete them from your mailbox (shift+ delete). Cheers, StingUs-team www.stingus.net

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SACRED TOUR IN SPAIN
by Toni Carbó 04 Mar '04

04 Mar '04

HI THE ONLY TWO DATES FOR SPANIHS SACRED LOVE TOUR ARE.: 2ND JUNY BARCELONA, PALAU SANT JORDI 3RD JUNY BENIDORM ALICANTE TONI CATALONIA

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Re: [Police] Sting in Chicago
by DtmrCls＠aol.com 03 Mar '04

03 Mar '04

I forgot to state the obious.... that these concerts were not STING concerts. Dietmar > > I went to about 9 concerts in the past months.

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Re: [Police] Sting in Chicago
by DtmrCls＠aol.com 03 Mar '04

03 Mar '04

Hi > The show was hardly > worth the $100.00 ticket. $100. I went to about 9 concerts in the past months. They cost a total of 120 Euro which is about $140. I think that MY money was well spent. $100 for ONE concert is ridiculous. bye Dietmar

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Sting in Chicago
by Kenneth Dudzik 03 Mar '04

03 Mar '04

Hi, I taped Sting in Chicago last Friday night. I also taped Chris Botti's set. CB was excellent, very energetic, rocking, upbeat, fantastic set. His band is amazing. Sting's set was quite boring, same old boring songs, Fields of gold, Fragile, If I ever lose my faith, and a few new ones, which were good, but nothing spectacular. Dominic Miller is no Andy I'll tell you that. Synchronicity II sounded like it was missing the guitar parts. But I guess his playing is restricted by Sting who does not like loud guitars. Why does Sting need two piano players? All the people in Sting's band did not create as much energy and rock the theater like Chris Botti's set. I recommend going to the show to at least see Chris Botti. He rocks. Also, the Police had a much more full sound with just three guys than Sting's big band of today. It's unfortunate Sting is so stuck up and has to have all the fame for himself that he cannot get back together with the best band in the world - The Police. The show was hardly worth the $100.00 ticket. If anyone has a show they taped from the current tour, please email me for a trade, Thanks, Ken

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Classic Rock magazine with THE POLICE
by DtmrCls＠aol.com 02 Mar '04

02 Mar '04

UK magazine "Classic ROCK" March 2004 has one page about THE POLICE. It's a review of a concert from November 25, 1978 at London's Electric Ballroom. And it shows a nice black and white shot of Sting and Andy from CBGBs April 8, 1979. Dietmar

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