Chris - I'm not at all slamming you regarding Fiction Plane..but here are my thoughts: I personally think they are better suited to smaller venues. I was lucky enough to see them a few years ago at two small venues in Toronto (ironically, one of the venues was a club called "The Horseshoe", which was the first place The Police played in Canada, and though I may be mistaken here, I believe it was Fiction Plane's first gig in Canada too). At both shows (one a few months after the other), they TOTALLY rocked. They were absolutely unbelievable. I loved every second. Their energy and enthusiasm was contagious and their performance was powerful - just fantastic. So, I had high hopes for them on this tour supporting The Police as well, but truthfully I wasn't that impressed with the two shows I saw in Vancouver. I wanted to like them as much as I had when I saw them before on the "Everything Will Never Be OK" tour, and it just didn't happen for me. Like you said, Chris, "I kept listening thinking & hoping the next song would be the one that hooked me, but nope." So, I think the size of the venue has something to do with it. Also, I was not familiar with the material on the new CD before seeing them in Vancouver. I finally got around to picking up the new disc a couple of days ago, and I think it's really good. Somehow, the songs sound catchier to me on CD than they did live. Now that I know the material, I am curious to see how this affects my impression of their live performance when I go to the Toronto and Montreal shows in July. Something tells me I will like their live performance more now that I am familiar with the new songs. Also, to anyone not familiar with their "Everything Will Never Be OK" CD, I strongly recommend finding a copy. If you are not a Fiction Plane fan now, I believe this CD will make you one! Just my 2 cents. Cheers, Bruce _____ From: Chris Babcock [mailto:crisp8@cfl.rr.com] Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 10:18 AM To: Bruce Greenwood Cc: Stingfan222@aol.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] Well THANK goodness..... I haven't even tried to listen to it, honestly. I respect him for trying, but (echoing you here) it's not my thing either. I'm probably going to get slammed for this, but this reminds me of how I felt watching Fiction Plane. I went in really wanting to like them, but I just wasn't impressed. I kept listening thinking & hoping the next song would be the one that hooked me, but nope. Not only did I think their sound was average and bland, but I thought Joe was the weakest member of the band. (Running away to avoid things being thrown at me.) C On Jun 23, 2007, at 7:49 AM, Bruce Greenwood wrote: I never made it past the first 3 songs.I REALLY tried, but just couldn't do it. I still have to go and buy that darn DVD for the sake of having a complete collection, but that hasn't happened yet. And I had no desire to see that tour either. I mean if he had come to Toronto I would have been there, for sure.but he didn't make it to Toronto on the lute tour so there was no way I was going to travel to see that. It's not that it's bad - from the sake of being art I guess it's quite good, which is certainly why the lute album appeals to some..but it's not my thing either. I'm thinking The Police was a better decision!! Cheers, Bruce _____ From: police-bounces+bruce.greenwood=rogers.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces+bruce.greenwood=rogers.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Stingfan222@aol.com Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 12:04 AM To: police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] Well THANK goodness..... "I didn't want to do another lute record... What clinched it was thinking, 'What would surprise people?'" STING on his decision to reform THE POLICE. 19/06/2007 01:55 I'm sorry, some of you may have liked this, but my copies of the cd and DVD are still wrapped up on my desk. I will listen to them when I'm 70. THE POLICE ARE BACK!!! xoxo michelle in tx ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police