I've got to quote from my reply to this same subject from the sc.net board: "I'm not convinced this really happened but even if it did, I don't care. I'm a fan of The Police and of Weller (actually I'll take solo Weller over solo Sting - sorry!). What do I care if they like each other? Joe Strummer used to slam The Police, Elvis used to slam Sting all the time - that didn't keep me from liking their music. I particularly like Weller's first 2 solo albums - the self titled one and Wildwood. They're right up there with the best Jam records in my opinion. I've seen him live a number of times and he has an amazing voice and puts on a great show." And great Jam songs right off the top of my head... "To Be Someone", "English Rose", "That's Entertainment", "Pretty Green", "Billy Hunt", "Mr. Clean"... ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:01:07 -0400 From: Paula Mickevich <casimira@csail.mit.edu> Subject: RE: [Police] Paul Weller spits on Sting's image To: police@mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <p06100505c2395e12da64@[128.30.93.243]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Weller - think the Jam and Style Council and the ubiquitous Mod concentric circles of orange/white/blue - he was part of Mod revival The Jam is sometimes promoted as most popular English punk band in the 70s - you'd go to show and see the Clash, the Jam and the Buzzcocks... Weller got into Motown and is sooooo mild I'm suprised he isn't compared to Sting - The Jam I think outsold the Clash but if you asked me to name even ONE of their songs I'd be at a loss, but the Clash now, they're on my iPod many times over. How do I know so much about him? He's plastered all over my son's bedroom! He's more of a hero in England than an international star. ------------------------------ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091