Jen and I were there together with her son (though not sitting together) and we both agree that it's been the best show we've seen so far (my 6th and her 4th). The crowd was great - singing along all night. Sting was very surprised and impressed, you could tell. He and Andy were goofing around with each other; Stewart was Mr. PermaGrin again. Just a great show all around and the crowd had a lot to do with that! I never expected it out of Anaheim, but WOW.
Totally makes up for the sight of Dustin Hoffman and his wife making out in the seats in front of me during Walking on the Moon at the Staples show. No one should have to witness that. ;)
Matt & Matt,
I
wholeheartedly agree!
A chatty and generous Sting, a singing crowd, a "smaller" venue, a KICKASS Andy, three smiling boys, made this concert THE BEST of the five I've been to! And yeah, Stewart has to be the hardest working person up there!!!
The energy in the room was palpable, what a night! The Police are now The Police. Everyone will enjoy assuming it stays this way...
I have to say this, being from SoCal.
I am a proud Los Angelian, Dodger fan, "blue-stater."
But oh, how my "team" let me down this week!!!
Orange County, home of the Angeles, red team, money bags, etc... god, I'm embarrassed of being from LA County!!! Staples Center crowd was snooty, ho-hum, unresponsive.. and the OC was giving, receptive, enthusiastic... I bow to the right today, in humble appreciation for your generosity. You totally stuck it to us.
We suck.
-Jen
from SoCal
Mathew Hoffman <mathew@wattobay.com> wrote:
>From the sound of this report.... fine wine and all..they will be the most
exquisite bottle of wine on the planet by the time they hit down under!
Thanks Matt for the report.
Cheers from down here!
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Sent: Friday, 22 June 2007 6:30 PM
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Subject: [Police] Annaheim - June 21st
Like a fine bottle of wine, the Police get better with
age. Unlike a fine bottle of wine, it is only taking
three weeks for the Police to age.
Great show in Annaheim tonight! Again, the
same
setlist with a few minor changes in placement of
songs. The first set ended with Roxanne instead of
Can't Stand Losing You. However, improvisation is
continuing to creep its way into the set (BTW, all
Stewart does is improvise. He never plays a song the
same way). When Stewart talked about improvising
during the show, I thought he meant long, extended
jams. What the Police are doing now is just finding
ways to play portions (usually the ending) of a song
differently. The version of Roxanne tonight was
something I had never heard before, with the Police or
with Sting. They added a fun ending to Next To You as
well. Now they seem to be comfortable with the songs
they are performing which will allow themselves to be
more comfortable in taking risks. It seems to be
working (at least for me).
Sting was the most talkative that he has been of any
of the three shows that I have seen. I guess he read
one of the
reviews from last night's show. Also, he
was more encouraging in having the crowd sing along
with him. Crowd participation was always Sting's
strength with the Police in the past. It is nice to
see this aspect coming back as well.
Everyone is having fun. Huge smiles on Andy, Sting,
and Stewart's faces each time they take or leave the
stage. They are playful with one another on stage,
which kind of makes me think that this might be it:
one tour and done. I am kind of okay with that. It
would be great if there were more. But if it ends
after the tour, the fans got what they wanted, the
Police make a boat load of money, and, most
importantly, their legacy remains intact. For sure a
live album and DVD will be released, probably with a
Best Buy exclusive. I saw the Protools setup last
night under the stage, as well as a variety of
microphones set up around the stage to catch the
crowd's response. I guess only time will
tell.
Sorry there wasn't much on specific about each song.
I was too busy annoying the crowd around with my
singing. One more show on Saturday and that may be it
until the fall. I really looking forward to seeing
the Foo Fighters open up for the Police. Wouldn't it
be great if Dave Grohl joined the Police onstage?
What song would they sing?
Thanks for reading,
Matt G.
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