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Re: [Police] Sacred Love
by HILARY L JUSTH 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Hi, I too emailed my story to Oprah. It was very hard to fit all that I wanted to say into 2000 characters. I did it and now I will just wait and see if I hear anything from them. I have learned not to get my hopes up too much when it comes to these things since you never know what the producers, etc. are looking for. Bye, Hilary On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 08:33:57, Andee26(a)aol.com wrote: > > Now, if I can just get Oprah to answer my mail... > > anyone else enter her contest to be the 'biggest Sting Fan' ever? > > Andee B. > Indianapolis, IN > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > >

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Re: [Police] sad Sting = better CD
by HILARY L JUSTH 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Sting talked about this last night in the 60 Minutes II piece. He mentioned that he at one time thought that he needed to be sad in order to write good songs. He admitted that there were some good songs that came out of that time in his life, but that he did not feel the same way now (about the songwriting process). This is paraphrasing from the interview since I only watched it once. Hilary On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 15:36:22, "Don Morris" wrote: > I totally agree that a sad artist makes a better CD. Sting's Soul Cages, > for example, pulls at your emotions from all angles. It is my personal > favorite. His concerts during the Soul Cages tour are some of his finest > works. > > Another artist who made great CDs while 'down' was Phil Collins. His first > two solo CDs produced great songs such as "I Missed Again", "In the Air > Tonight", and my personal favorite "I Don't Care Anymore". A sad Phil > Collins kicks ass and sells out concert; a happy Phil Collins produces CDs > for Disney soundtracks and wallows in obscurity. > > It's easy to see that Sting is at a very happy point in his life. (By the > way, happy birthday you old fart) I've yet to pick up the new CD (will have > to wait til the weekend), but after listening to the free previews (thanks > to StingUs for the link) it sounds like a CD that will grow on me in time > (like every CD that Sting has produced). > > My .02 worth (that's .035 canadian). > > Don in Sunny Florida > > _________________________________________________________________ > Help protect your PC. Get a FREE computer virus scan online from McAfee. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > >

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Sting's NPR appearance available online
by bjacob＠pop-server.nyc.rr.com 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

You can now listen to Sting's appearance on NPR's "All Things Considered": http://www.npr.org/rundowns/segment.php?wfId=1452205 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com.

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Today Show review
by Fred Berthelot 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Just got back from the Today Show. Despite the cold, Sting & band sounded great. I like the live arrangement of Send Your Love much better. And Joy Rose is absolutely amazing. Whenever I say Your Name went into this long outro and she just nailed it. For those of you who are put off by the extensive use of programming on the album, I don't think this will be the case on tour. Vinnie and another percussionist are handling rhythms, and there were fewer effects live than on the studio versions. They rehearsed Send Your Love about five times and Whenever I Say Your Name a couple of times. The actual show performances were much better than the rehearsals -- Whenever sounded very different. Which is encouraging because it goes to show you that they can still improvise when it comes down to it. He was only scheduled to play three songs (SYL, WISYN and Desert Rose), but went on to play Englishman and Every Breath, which sounded no different than last time around :-( Fred

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"dead man's rope"
by foxie 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

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Sting and drummers
by Chris Orange 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

I understand Sting has a history of not getting along with drummers. Maybe that's why he uses drum machines. ;) He definitely used them in his demos during the Police days. They pale in comparison to Stew's playing. I've heard the Japanese version of the album and I'm not that impressed. These songs are very derivative of his older stuff. Some older BND and MF stuff that I never liked anyway. I don't buy the whole "Sting is challenging himself and pushing the limits" BS anymore. That's old news. The extra songs on the Japanese version are crap IMHO. There are real moments of Sting greatness on Sacred Love however. I do enjoy Inside, Dead Man's Rope, Never Coming Home, This War and Sacred Love. I'm of the camp that feels he hasn't produced a spectacular album since TST. That said, we all hold this man in high esteem and we all have high expectations considering all the hit songs he's put out over the years. Even FIVE great songs on an album is four more than what most artists are capable of putting out. So my conclusion is that he has lost his edge over the years, gotten lazy (witness a crap remix on the album) and doesn't have a hell of a lot to prove these days. He's happy and I'm happy for him... but I'm not convinced he "is the edge" that he claims to be. Like a lot of people on this list, I'm hoping he'll dazzle us with his live act... as long as he doesn't include the new Moon over Bourbon Street in the never changing set list. My 2 cents. Chris

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by SusyAdrian＠aol.com 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Happy Birthday, Sting!

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Sacred Love
by Andee26＠aol.com 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

OK, I just bought it yesterday at Walmart for $9.98. Is that wrong? I love it. Its fresh, and familiar. I heard rifs from Bring on the Night right away, and I just love that. There are sprinklings of familiar chords and beats scattered around the album and you can call it retro or recycled....I prefer a homage to earlier work. If I had time, I would point them out, but anyone familiar with his body of work could spot them. I think its gonna be a classic for me, and I can't wait for the tour. I did finally feel like the website for the fan club is gonna pan out. I caught the 1st ever rehearsal for 'Dead Man' and its great. Check it out if you can. If they continue to put little gems like this up there for us, then I'll be 'way ok' with it. I also got my 'Paris' poster, and its going up in a frame. I love the picture, and since I couldn't attend...I am pacified. It was great to read the reviews of that show. Now, if I can just get Oprah to answer my mail... anyone else enter her contest to be the 'biggest Sting Fan' ever? Andee B. Indianapolis, IN

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Hugs and kisses to Our Man!!!!!!!
by PandaBABY 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Hi Sting fans all around the world! Such a day we all have today! It's Sting's Birthday! I'm sure that most of you have a special things for this day developed during the years of you being a fan! ;))) I celebrate this day together with my friends sharing a bottle of champagne! Today I want to share this champagne with all of you too and to drink on Sting's good health, love and happiness! Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) PandaBaby Another crazy fan of Sting from Latvia

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Sting Book Tour (NYC)
by HILARY L JUSTH 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

Hi! Well Sting is going out on a book tour to promote Broken Music. The only actual bookstore appearance that I have seen so far is on November 12th at noon at Barnes and Noble, 600 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10020 phone number: 212-765-0590. I am sure that there will be more appearances for the book, but that is the only one that has been announced. Hilary

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