I'd bet most of the songs Sting
presented to the other two as demos sound totally different as fininshed product, once Stewart and Andy finished with them
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Sadly I used to think that was true, but
over the years as I have acquired many of the demo sessions, it has been proven
to be totally untrue. This is most evident on the Ghost in the Machine Demos. The
Demos that sting took to the band, are virtually identical in every way to the
finished product except for a drum machine, but even the drum machine
programming is pretty similar to the end result.
While I certainly am a huge Stewart fan ( of his drumming anyways), sadly what sting brought to the
studio, was virtually what came out. I’d love to believe that Andy and Stu painted their colours all
over the songs, but the fact actually is that they did not.
Jeremy
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Sting was the Police!!! Refusing to
accept that fact is pure denial of reality and fact!
Hmmmmmmmmm!
Whilst Sting may have written the bulk of
the band's music it was the Andy and
Stewart that breathed life into them - therefore Sting
couldn't have been the Police on his own.
If you have it, have a look at the
Monseratt Doco where Jools Holland interviews the band. The difference between
Sting and Andy playing message, is light years. Andy shaped that
song, Sting may have written it but its Andy's playing which
gives it its edge. In fact at one stage during the doco Sting makes mention of
Andy being the guitairst in the band.
I'd bet most of the songs Sting
presented to the other two as demos sound totally different as fininshed
product, once Stewart and Andy finished with them.
In fact I'd pay more money to see and
hear Andy play jazz than to hear Sting anytime!!
My two pacific pesos!
Mathew
"I'm from
a Land downunder....!"