I wondered if Sting is thinking about rocking out
sometimes. I mean the Broken Music Tour kind of caught me by surprise
when he announced it. Playing with more of a rock band and playing many
more Police songs and by inference less Sting solo songs. That was a long
tour as well – though not at big venues. To me in essence that
could be construed as a bit of a step back for Sting – wouldn’t you
say. Maybe he is less concerned about what the critics say and doing what
he wants to do. What was the marketing point of the broken music tour
– he wasn’t pushing sacred love really, has no new police material
out etc. Yes he had the book but I don’t think that tour was really
that well connected and just to push the book (beyond the name
reference). What do you all think? Playing with the Police at
bigger venues, the kind he hasn’t played for years now, might be a step
up and increase his marketability and exposure so when he does solo stuff again
his audience will be re-energized. A hopeful thought.
David Lucky