Hello there, Giovanni here back from Gizmo tour and my own vacation at the Canary Islands. By now just a short note concerning the topic. I do remember very well that the complaining about Sting last few studio recordings are very similar to how fans reacted to The Police third, fourth and fifth studio album; fans of the old guard were complaining for the more commercial side of the songs, many were disappointed, didn't believe in what the band was doing and which direction they would take; I remember many fans were disappointed when they listened to De do do do De da da da, or when Every Little Thing came out, as well as Every Breath You Take. I'm talking about fans that wanted to listent again to Reggatta De Blanc sounds, and saw the commercial sound in Zenyatta, Ghost and Synchronicity as a sell off from the band..... Personally I loved Reggatta sound and I saw in Ghost and Synchronicity a sort of improvement of their sound, but I can really tell many friends of mine were not on the same front. Ciao ciao Giovanni -----Messaggio originale----- Da: police-bounces+giovanni.pollastri=libero.it@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces+giovanni.pollastri=libero.it@mailman.xmission.com ]Per conto di dalamar000@aol.com Inviato: venerdì 22 luglio 2005 17.00 A: police@mailman.xmission.com Oggetto: Re: [Police] I think Sting lost most of his fans Well, that's mostly where I stand. I used to be a huge fan of Sting, but after Brand New Day I started to waver. Even if some say he sold out, it was cool to see Sting in music videos and commericals. After seeing Sting live, which was much less spectacular than I had hoped (though it *was* the 2nd to last show of the tour, he was tired), I began to rather doubt my being a fan. Sacred Love was the death knell, though. Some of the songs sounded gorgeous... if it weren't for the annoying techno beat behind them. Don't get me wrong,I am a big techno fan... but whoever produced it on this album didn't have a clue how badly they were ruining the music. Anyhow, I'm sure that's been discussed. However.... from what I hear Sting is moving back to a more rock based feel on the Broken Music Tour. I tried to go and see a show when I found out, but it was too late. So, here's to Sting starting to make some decent music again. I'll be a fan, mister Sting, if you will just start making some interesting music that moves me once again. Wow, this is my first post in YEARS. I hope everyone is well :o) Keep the faith, I'm sure our man will pull through. -Dave [Man in a Suitcase] -----Original Message----- From: Kinetic Kid <kinetickid@yahoo.com> To: police@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:05:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Police] I think Sting lost most of his fans In all my years in this list i have never seen it so dead and quiet. Did Sting reach the end of his career ? I hope not ?! Anyways, i think he will not deceive the next time around ... I have a good feeling. Keep the faith ! Cheers, Kinetic Kid AKA Mike Nastas ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police