On Mon, May 28, 2007 5:03 am, police-request@mailman.xmission.com wrote: My random thoughts regarding the rehearsal show... message Good synch 2 Good dont Not good, this and Spirits were the low point for the audience as the group I was with agreed. The mostly 86 version (in my opinion) was too slow. voices / when the world Very good. Nice transition, great playing by the band. spirits Not good, see above. The guitar sounded dissonant to my ears. The arrangement didn't work well driven Good. moon Great! A high point. Nice beat and you can dance to it. truth hits I enjoyed hearing this, but I'm sure for many in the audience it was, "huh?" every little thing Weakened by the updated sound. Ok. wrapped Stewart shines on this song. I loved it. beds Great murder Good. de do do Good. invisible sun I personally really enjoyed this. Andy had a cool new guitar intro. The "new" video which goes with it (scenes from Iraq), worked well as an update to the original video. footsteps Great, a high point. cant Good. roxanne Nice extended version with instrumental jam king I've never liked this song, but it was performed well. so lonely Great vocal work by sting. Good. breath A song I've never really liked live. But good. next to you Good. OVERALL IMPRESSIONS: I've seen rehearsal shows by other bands (U2 and Crowded House for example). The Police were the best rehearsed I've seen. Stewart was an animal, and his energy was impressive. Sting was also doing a great job. While Andy was well rehearsed, I was not overly impressed with the new guitar licks he applied to some of the old songs. I think this is what confused the audience somewhat, not being used to the new versions. I think it was a good show already, and I think it will only get better over time. I personally had a great time. Ahhh, I finally saw a Police show :-) Dan