Buy deluxe CD from Amazon, immediately download it, listen to it once, put it aside, and when the CD arrives in a few days, put it away and don't bother opening it. This thing is good for one listening. Bill In a message dated 9/25/2013 1:29:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ross@rossviner.com writes: Thanks Holly, Is there any real difference between the two versions of “Practical Arrangement” on the Amazon deluxe version? I can’t decide whether it’s worth waiting out for the three additional tracks, or if I should truck on down to my local HMV and get the 17 track version. The other thing I’m curious about is any difference in packaging. From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Holly Mollo Sent: September-25-13 8:36 AM To: SDFT Subject: [Police] The Last Ship Hi All, While my CD has yet to arrive from Amazon, they have released the MP3 version to my Amazon Cloud Player, and I just finished listening to all 20 tracks. While I find it musically wonderful, I wonder if it will ever really make it to Broadway. It doesn't sound like a Broadway musical; I think it's too Geordie for American tastes! I can see it being successful on the London stage -- there are many references that will resonate with British audiences. For example, the whole song about Isembard King Brunell will not register with 99.9% of Americans; the only reason I know who he was is because I watch a lot of BBC America! Also, I enjoy British folk music; many Americans do not. The romantic ballad is beautiful and has a universal message, but it would undoubtedly be eschewed for the rock'n'roll number! (which is great, by the way, but not on a par with the ballad.) I love his lyrics (although these are mostly dark) because they presuppose that the listener will understand what he has to say, and his rhythms and schemes are so clever, I just shake my head at his mad skills! The music does indeed reference the Soul Cages -- he actually sings about the Soul Cages in one number! -- but that is completely fine with me. As far as I'm concerned, that was some of his finest work. This is also a fine work, which I really enjoyed listening to, and will enjoy many times over, but it isn't terribly commercial. But what a refreshing break from the trashy pop that passes as music nowadays! There are no gimmicks or needless noise; just music. Really good music. My grade for this CD? I give it an A+, but that's me. I hope others will enjoy it as much as I did. Can't wait to hear what you all think! Have a great week! Holly _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police
Maybe even this is too much. I'll try listening again, but I'm not in any rush to do so. Are you sure you guys aren't reaching to like this? What's different between this and his previous works? I see nothing new here (it's even old, old, old subject matter.) And what is here is frankly boring, with most songs sounding like each other. And while continuity throughout a project makes sense, this is well beyond being desirous of continuity. I used to love Sting because everything he did seemed to be turning over new ground. No new ground here, not even interestingly re-worked old ground. This seems like nothing more than a vanity project, a personal project. That's great, that's fine. Maybe he's honing his Broadway Musical Skills (gack, yack, ergggggh) for a future Boffo SRO project. But this is not that. Sorry Sting, sorry group, C- Diggie ________________________________ From: "BBredice@aol.com" <BBredice@aol.com> To: ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [Police] The Last Ship Buy deluxe CD from Amazon, immediately download it, listen to it once, put it aside, and when the CD arrives in a few days, put it away and don't bother opening it. This thing is good for one listening. Bill In a message dated 9/25/2013 1:29:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ross@rossviner.com writes:
Thanks Holly,
Is there any real difference between the two versions of “Practical
Arrangement” on
the Amazon deluxe version?
I can’t decide whether it’s worth waiting out for the three additional tracks, or if I should truck on down to my local HMV and get the 17 track version.
The other thing I’m curious about is any difference in packaging.
From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Holly Mollo Sent: September-25-13 8:36 AM To: SDFT Subject: [Police] The Last Ship
Hi All,
While my CD has yet to arrive from Amazon, they have released the MP3 version to my Amazon Cloud Player, and I just finished listening to all 20 tracks.
While I find it musically wonderful, I wonder if it will ever really make it to Broadway. It doesn't sound like a Broadway musical; I think it's too Geordie for American tastes!
I can see it being successful on the London stage -- there are many references that will resonate with British audiences.
For example, the whole song about Isembard King Brunell will not register with 99.9% of Americans; the only reason I know who he was is because I watch a lot of BBC America!
Also, I enjoy British folk music; many Americans do not. The romantic ballad is beautiful and has a universal message,
but it would undoubtedly be eschewed for the rock'n'roll number! (which is great, by the way, but not on a par with the ballad.)
I love his lyrics (although these are mostly dark) because they presuppose that the listener will understand what he has to say,
and his rhythms and schemes are so clever, I just shake my head at his mad skills!
The music does indeed reference the Soul Cages -- he actually sings about the Soul Cages
in one number! -- but that is completely fine with me. As far as I'm concerned, that was some of his finest work.
This is also a fine work, which I really enjoyed listening to, and will enjoy many times over, but it isn't terribly commercial.
But what a refreshing break from the trashy pop that passes as music nowadays!
There are no gimmicks or needless noise; just music. Really good music.
My grade for this CD? I give it an A+, but that's me. I hope others will enjoy it as much as I did.
Can't wait to hear what you all think!
Have a great week!
Holly
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Judging from your “gack, yack, ergggggh” comment regarding Broadway musicals, I take it musical theatre doesn’t rock your boat. (See what I did there?!) And that’s fine, to each his own. I’m not a fan of lute and couldn’t hum a single song off the Labyrinth if my life depended on it. But I do like show tunes, and The Last Ship has some very good ones. Some songs stand on their own, but as an album, it’s better appreciated as theater than as a pop album, which this decidedly is not. And that will inevitably annoy those of us waiting for another Ten Summoner’s Tales. But I’d rather have The Last Ship than Sacred Love Part II. Fred From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Diggiedog Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:41 PM To: BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Maybe even this is too much. I'll try listening again, but I'm not in any rush to do so. Are you sure you guys aren't reaching to like this? What's different between this and his previous works? I see nothing new here (it's even old, old, old subject matter.) And what is here is frankly boring, with most songs sounding like each other. And while continuity throughout a project makes sense, this is well beyond being desirous of continuity. I used to love Sting because everything he did seemed to be turning over new ground. No new ground here, not even interestingly re-worked old ground. This seems like nothing more than a vanity project, a personal project. That's great, that's fine. Maybe he's honing his Broadway Musical Skills (gack, yack, ergggggh) for a future Boffo SRO project. But this is not that. Sorry Sting, sorry group, C- Diggie The information contained in this communication and any enclosures or attachments may be confidential and/or proprietary. It is intended only for the recipient or recipients named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or its contents or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately advise the sender and delete the original and any copies from your computer system.
Another one for on the shelves, still wrapped in original packaging :-) Cheers, Karel StingUs-team www.stingus.net -----Original Message----- From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Fred Berthelot Sent: 26 September 2013 22:18 To: Diggiedog; BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Judging from your “gack, yack, ergggggh” comment regarding Broadway musicals, I take it musical theatre doesn’t rock your boat. (See what I did there?!) And that’s fine, to each his own. I’m not a fan of lute and couldn’t hum a single song off the Labyrinth if my life depended on it. But I do like show tunes, and The Last Ship has some very good ones. Some songs stand on their own, but as an album, it’s better appreciated as theater than as a pop album, which this decidedly is not. And that will inevitably annoy those of us waiting for another Ten Summoner’s Tales. But I’d rather have The Last Ship than Sacred Love Part II. Fred From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Diggiedog Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:41 PM To: BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Maybe even this is too much. I'll try listening again, but I'm not in any rush to do so. Are you sure you guys aren't reaching to like this? What's different between this and his previous works? I see nothing new here (it's even old, old, old subject matter.) And what is here is frankly boring, with most songs sounding like each other. And while continuity throughout a project makes sense, this is well beyond being desirous of continuity. I used to love Sting because everything he did seemed to be turning over new ground. No new ground here, not even interestingly re-worked old ground. This seems like nothing more than a vanity project, a personal project. That's great, that's fine. Maybe he's honing his Broadway Musical Skills (gack, yack, ergggggh) for a future Boffo SRO project. But this is not that. Sorry Sting, sorry group, C- Diggie The information contained in this communication and any enclosures or attachments may be confidential and/or proprietary. It is intended only for the recipient or recipients named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or its contents or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately advise the sender and delete the original and any copies from your computer system. _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police
Agree with Diggie. Have had two listens.. once in my home office whilst working and the other on my commute to see a client. I can't get into it... Jack Johnson's new album though - that's another story. Looks like Sting will polarize us all again! Cheers from down under. * Mathew Hoffman Managing Director Hofftek - IT Solutions Sydney and Sunshine Coast P: +61 40 999 2256 W: www.hofftek.com.au E: mathew@hofftek.com.au* On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 6:49 AM, StingUs <webmaster@stingus.net> wrote:
Another one for on the shelves, still wrapped in original packaging :-)
Cheers, Karel StingUs-team www.stingus.net
-----Original Message----- From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Fred Berthelot Sent: 26 September 2013 22:18 To: Diggiedog; BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship
Judging from your “gack, yack, ergggggh” comment regarding Broadway musicals, I take it musical theatre doesn’t rock your boat. (See what I did there?!) And that’s fine, to each his own. I’m not a fan of lute and couldn’t hum a single song off the Labyrinth if my life depended on it. But I do like show tunes, and The Last Ship has some very good ones. Some songs stand on their own, but as an album, it’s better appreciated as theater than as a pop album, which this decidedly is not. And that will inevitably annoy those of us waiting for another Ten Summoner’s Tales. But I’d rather have The Last Ship than Sacred Love Part II.
Fred
From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Diggiedog Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:41 PM To: BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship
Maybe even this is too much. I'll try listening again, but I'm not in any rush to do so.
Are you sure you guys aren't reaching to like this? What's different between this and his previous works? I see nothing new here (it's even old, old, old subject matter.) And what is here is frankly boring, with most songs sounding like each other. And while continuity throughout a project makes sense, this is well beyond being desirous of continuity.
I used to love Sting because everything he did seemed to be turning over new ground. No new ground here, not even interestingly re-worked old ground.
This seems like nothing more than a vanity project, a personal project. That's great, that's fine. Maybe he's honing his Broadway Musical Skills (gack, yack, ergggggh) for a future Boffo SRO project.
But this is not that.
Sorry Sting, sorry group, C-
Diggie
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I can respect that Diggie. I think the album is pretty good. I have to give it to Sting for making the effort to do something different. I do think and agree with Diggie that this could be partly a vanity project. I can see him releasing this from him and not really for the fans want. It really does take a few sittings to digest it properly "It was late August in Los Angeles and hotter than the price of gold. For two long weeks a super-heated Santa Ana wind had been blowing in from the desert, and the city of Angels was beginning to curl up and shrivel. Like cheap bacon on a hot grill." ________________________________ From: Mathew Hoffman <mathew@wattobay.com> To: webmaster@stingus.net Cc: Fred Berthelot <F.Berthelot@ramsa.com>; Diggiedog <diggiedog@prodigy.net>; police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com; BBredice@aol.com; SDFT <police@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Agree with Diggie. Have had two listens.. once in my home office whilst working and the other on my commute to see a client. I can't get into it... Jack Johnson's new album though - that's another story. Looks like Sting will polarize us all again! Cheers from down under. Mathew Hoffman Managing Director Hofftek - IT Solutions Sydney and Sunshine Coast P: +61 40 999 2256 W: www.hofftek.com.au E: mathew@hofftek.com.au On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 6:49 AM, StingUs <webmaster@stingus.net> wrote: Another one for on the shelves, still wrapped in original packaging :-)
Cheers, Karel StingUs-team www.stingus.net
-----Original Message----- From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Fred Berthelot Sent: 26 September 2013 22:18 To: Diggiedog; BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship
Judging from your “gack, yack, ergggggh” comment regarding Broadway musicals, I take it musical theatre doesn’t rock your boat. (See what I did there?!) And that’s fine, to each his own. I’m not a fan of lute and couldn’t hum a single song off the Labyrinth if my life depended on it. But I do like show tunes, and The Last Ship has some very good ones. Some songs stand on their own, but as an album, it’s better appreciated as theater than as a pop album, which this decidedly is not. And that will inevitably annoy those of us waiting for another Ten Summoner’s Tales. But I’d rather have The Last Ship than Sacred Love Part II.
Fred
From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Diggiedog Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:41 PM To: BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship
Maybe even this is too much. I'll try listening again, but I'm not in any rush to do so.
Are you sure you guys aren't reaching to like this? What's different between this and his previous works? I see nothing new here (it's even old, old, old subject matter.) And what is here is frankly boring, with most songs sounding like each other. And while continuity throughout a project makes sense, this is well beyond being desirous of continuity.
I used to love Sting because everything he did seemed to be turning over new ground. No new ground here, not even interestingly re-worked old ground.
This seems like nothing more than a vanity project, a personal project. That's great, that's fine. Maybe he's honing his Broadway Musical Skills (gack, yack, ergggggh) for a future Boffo SRO project.
But this is not that.
Sorry Sting, sorry group, C-
Diggie
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Cheers to all...Rich ________________________________ From: Mario <marspala@yahoo.com> To: Mathew Hoffman <mathew@wattobay.com>; "webmaster@stingus.net" <webmaster@stingus.net> Cc: "police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com" <police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com>; "BBredice@aol.com" <BBredice@aol.com>; Fred Berthelot <F.Berthelot@ramsa.com>; SDFT <police@mailman.xmission.com>; Diggiedog <diggiedog@prodigy.net> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship I can respect that Diggie. I think the album is pretty good. I have to give it to Sting for making the effort to do something different. I do think and agree with Diggie that this could be partly a vanity project. I can see him releasing this from him and not really for the fans want. It really does take a few sittings to digest it properly "It was late August in Los Angeles and hotter than the price of gold. For two long weeks a super-heated Santa Ana wind had been blowing in from the desert, and the city of Angels was beginning to curl up and shrivel. Like cheap bacon on a hot grill." ________________________________ From: Mathew Hoffman <mathew@wattobay.com> To: webmaster@stingus.net Cc: Fred Berthelot <F.Berthelot@ramsa.com>; Diggiedog <diggiedog@prodigy.net>; police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com; BBredice@aol.com; SDFT <police@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Agree with Diggie. Have had two listens.. once in my home office whilst working and the other on my commute to see a client. I can't get into it... Jack Johnson's new album though - that's another story. Looks like Sting will polarize us all again! Cheers from down under. Mathew Hoffman Managing Director Hofftek - IT Solutions Sydney and Sunshine Coast P: +61 40 999 2256 W: http://www.hofftek.com.au/ E: mathew@hofftek.com.au On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 6:49 AM, StingUs <webmaster@stingus.net> wrote: Another one for on the shelves, still wrapped in original packaging :-)
Cheers, Karel StingUs-team http://www.stingus.net/
-----Original Message----- From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Fred Berthelot Sent: 26 September 2013 22:18 To: Diggiedog; BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship
Judging from your “gack, yack, ergggggh” comment regarding Broadway musicals, I take it musical theatre doesn’t rock your boat. (See what I did there?!) And that’s fine, to each his own. I’m not a fan of lute and couldn’t hum a single song off the Labyrinth if my life depended on it. But I do like show tunes, and The Last Ship has some very good ones. Some songs stand on their own, but as an album, it’s better appreciated as theater than as a pop album, which this decidedly is not. And that will inevitably annoy those of us waiting for another Ten Summoner’s Tales. But I’d rather have The Last Ship than Sacred Love Part II.
Fred
From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Diggiedog Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:41 PM To: BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship
Maybe even this is too much. I'll try listening again, but I'm not in any rush to do so.
Are you sure you guys aren't reaching to like this? What's different between this and his previous works? I see nothing new here (it's even old, old, old subject matter.) And what is here is frankly boring, with most songs sounding like each other. And while continuity throughout a project makes sense, this is well beyond being desirous of continuity.
I used to love Sting because everything he did seemed to be turning over new ground. No new ground here, not even interestingly re-worked old ground.
This seems like nothing more than a vanity project, a personal project. That's great, that's fine. Maybe he's honing his Broadway Musical Skills (gack, yack, ergggggh) for a future Boffo SRO project.
But this is not that.
Sorry Sting, sorry group, C-
Diggie
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For those interested, we just posted all videos of Le Grand Studio live session on our FB page. https://www.facebook.com/Sting.The.Police Cheers, StingUs-team www.stingus.net From: foxie [mailto:forfoxie@yahoo.com] Sent: 27 September 2013 16:58 To: Mario; Mathew Hoffman; webmaster@stingus.net Cc: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com; BBredice@aol.com; Fred Berthelot; SDFT; Diggiedog Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Cheers to all...Rich From: Mario <marspala@yahoo.com> To: Mathew Hoffman <mathew@wattobay.com>; "webmaster@stingus.net" <webmaster@stingus.net> Cc: "police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com" <police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com>; "BBredice@aol.com" <BBredice@aol.com>; Fred Berthelot <F.Berthelot@ramsa.com>; SDFT <police@mailman.xmission.com>; Diggiedog <diggiedog@prodigy.net> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship I can respect that Diggie. I think the album is pretty good. I have to give it to Sting for making the effort to do something different. I do think and agree with Diggie that this could be partly a vanity project. I can see him releasing this from him and not really for the fans want. It really does take a few sittings to digest it properly "It was late August in Los Angeles and hotter than the price of gold. For two long weeks a super-heated Santa Ana wind had been blowing in from the desert, and the city of Angels was beginning to curl up and shrivel. Like cheap bacon on a hot grill." From: Mathew Hoffman <mathew@wattobay.com> To: webmaster@stingus.net Cc: Fred Berthelot <F.Berthelot@ramsa.com>; Diggiedog <diggiedog@prodigy.net>; police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com; BBredice@aol.com; SDFT <police@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Agree with Diggie. Have had two listens.. once in my home office whilst working and the other on my commute to see a client. I can't get into it... Jack Johnson's new album though - that's another story. Looks like Sting will polarize us all again! Cheers from down under. <https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/hofftek.com.au/images/logo.gif?service=google_default> <http://hofftek.hofftek.com.au/_/rsrc/1340067042051/home/Apps%20Reseller%20Badge.JPG?height=200&width=181> Mathew Hoffman Managing Director Hofftek - IT Solutions Sydney and Sunshine Coast P: +61 40 999 2256 W: http://www.hofftek.com.au/ E: mathew@hofftek.com.au On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 6:49 AM, StingUs <webmaster@stingus.net> wrote: Another one for on the shelves, still wrapped in original packaging :-) Cheers, Karel StingUs-team http://www.stingus.net/ -----Original Message----- From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Fred Berthelot Sent: 26 September 2013 22:18 To: Diggiedog; BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Judging from your “gack, yack, ergggggh” comment regarding Broadway musicals, I take it musical theatre doesn’t rock your boat. (See what I did there?!) And that’s fine, to each his own. I’m not a fan of lute and couldn’t hum a single song off the Labyrinth if my life depended on it. But I do like show tunes, and The Last Ship has some very good ones. Some songs stand on their own, but as an album, it’s better appreciated as theater than as a pop album, which this decidedly is not. And that will inevitably annoy those of us waiting for another Ten Summoner’s Tales. But I’d rather have The Last Ship than Sacred Love Part II. Fred From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Diggiedog Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:41 PM To: BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Maybe even this is too much. I'll try listening again, but I'm not in any rush to do so. Are you sure you guys aren't reaching to like this? What's different between this and his previous works? I see nothing new here (it's even old, old, old subject matter.) And what is here is frankly boring, with most songs sounding like each other. And while continuity throughout a project makes sense, this is well beyond being desirous of continuity. I used to love Sting because everything he did seemed to be turning over new ground. No new ground here, not even interestingly re-worked old ground. This seems like nothing more than a vanity project, a personal project. That's great, that's fine. Maybe he's honing his Broadway Musical Skills (gack, yack, ergggggh) for a future Boffo SRO project. But this is not that. Sorry Sting, sorry group, C- Diggie The information contained in this communication and any enclosures or attachments may be confidential and/or proprietary. 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Sacred Love is another example of an album that didn't impress me but I gave it time and now love it! Not my favourite album (NLTS is) but still love it give it enough time. -----Original Message----- From: StingUs [mailto:webmaster@stingus.net] Sent: September-26-13 1:50 PM To: 'Fred Berthelot'; 'Diggiedog'; BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: RE: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Another one for on the shelves, still wrapped in original packaging :-) Cheers, Karel StingUs-team www.stingus.net -----Original Message----- From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Fred Berthelot Sent: 26 September 2013 22:18 To: Diggiedog; BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Judging from your “gack, yack, ergggggh” comment regarding Broadway musicals, I take it musical theatre doesn’t rock your boat. (See what I did there?!) And that’s fine, to each his own. I’m not a fan of lute and couldn’t hum a single song off the Labyrinth if my life depended on it. But I do like show tunes, and The Last Ship has some very good ones. Some songs stand on their own, but as an album, it’s better appreciated as theater than as a pop album, which this decidedly is not. And that will inevitably annoy those of us waiting for another Ten Summoner’s Tales. But I’d rather have The Last Ship than Sacred Love Part II. Fred From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Diggiedog Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 3:41 PM To: BBredice@aol.com; ross@rossviner.com; police@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Police] LISTEN TO IT ONCE? Re: The Last Ship Maybe even this is too much. I'll try listening again, but I'm not in any rush to do so. Are you sure you guys aren't reaching to like this? What's different between this and his previous works? I see nothing new here (it's even old, old, old subject matter.) And what is here is frankly boring, with most songs sounding like each other. And while continuity throughout a project makes sense, this is well beyond being desirous of continuity. I used to love Sting because everything he did seemed to be turning over new ground. No new ground here, not even interestingly re-worked old ground. This seems like nothing more than a vanity project, a personal project. That's great, that's fine. Maybe he's honing his Broadway Musical Skills (gack, yack, ergggggh) for a future Boffo SRO project. But this is not that. Sorry Sting, sorry group, C- Diggie The information contained in this communication and any enclosures or attachments may be confidential and/or proprietary. It is intended only for the recipient or recipients named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or its contents or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately advise the sender and delete the original and any copies from your computer system. _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police
Finally finished listening to it: Great. Fills in the holes of Soul Cages, tells what feels like a neat story. I couldn't be happier. Do I think it will sell well? No idea, but I want to go see this show/concert/whatever. I'm a fan. Then again, I thought the lute album was pretty great too. On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:17 PM, <BBredice@aol.com> wrote:
** ** Buy deluxe CD from Amazon, immediately download it, listen to it once, put it aside, and when the CD arrives in a few days, put it away and don't bother opening it. This thing is good for one listening.
Bill
In a message dated 9/25/2013 1:29:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ross@rossviner.com writes:
Thanks Holly,****
Is there any real difference between the two versions of “Practical Arrangement” on the Amazon deluxe version?****
I can’t decide whether it’s worth waiting out for the three additional tracks, or if I should truck on down to my local HMV and get the 17 track version.****
The other thing I’m curious about is any difference in packaging.****
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*From:* police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] *On Behalf Of *Holly Mollo *Sent:* September-25-13 8:36 AM *To:* SDFT *Subject:* [Police] The Last Ship****
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Hi All,****
While my CD has yet to arrive from Amazon, they have released the MP3 version to my Amazon Cloud Player, and I just finished listening to all 20 tracks. ****
While I find it musically wonderful, I wonder if it will ever really make it to Broadway. It doesn't sound like a Broadway musical; I think it's too Geordie for American tastes!****
I can see it being successful on the London stage -- there are many references that will resonate with British audiences. ****
For example, the whole song about Isembard King Brunell will not register with 99.9% of Americans; the only reason I know who he was is because I watch a lot of BBC America!****
Also, I enjoy British folk music; many Americans do not. The romantic ballad is beautiful and has a universal message, ****
but it would undoubtedly be eschewed for the rock'n'roll number! (which is great, by the way, but not on a par with the ballad.)****
I love his lyrics (although these are mostly dark) because they presuppose that the listener will understand what he has to say, ****
and his rhythms and schemes are so clever, I just shake my head at his mad skills! ****
The music does indeed reference the Soul Cages -- he actually sings about the Soul Cages ****
in one number! -- but that is completely fine with me. As far as I'm concerned, that was some of his finest work.****
This is also a fine work, which I really enjoyed listening to, and will enjoy many times over, but it isn't terribly commercial.****
But what a refreshing break from the trashy pop that passes as music nowadays! ****
There are no gimmicks or needless noise; just *music*. Really good music.****
My grade for this CD? I give it an A+, but that's me. I hope others will enjoy it as much as I did.****
Can't wait to hear what you all think! ****
Have a great week!****
Holly****
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Hey there folks. I was lucky enough to be able to attend a couple of the shows in New York at the beginning of the month, and I have been on such a high from the performances that I felt I should pass on my impressions: To be totally honest, while I was thoroughly thrilled to be lucky enough to attend the shows (the birthday one included), I was actually very skeptical about this project and what the music would be like. I only gave The Last Ship one brief listen before heading to New York and my initial impression was that it was not what I wanted it to be. The "musical" side of things did not much interest me, and although The Last Ship is all original material, in my mind this project was more along the lines of the lute and winter album projects that were ultimately not really my thing. Wow, was I ever wrong!!! Sting's obvious enthusiasm for the music and the project as a whole was immediately evident from the moment he took to the stage, and the energy that emanated from Sting and the rest of the band was utterly contagious! Sting's little narratives between the songs brilliantly explained the storyline of The Last Ship, who the various characters are, and where the songs came from. Having this context did wonders for my understanding of the music. I absolutely fell in love with the songs. The music is beautiful, dramatic, funny, energizing and thoroughly engaging. I was originally with Bill about this CD - I thought I would listen to it once and then never again. But I have totally changed my mind about this album - I now think it's incredible. "August Winds" and "The Language of Birds" are my two favourite songs at the moment. The latter would fit perfectly on The Soul Cages which is my favourite of Sting's albums, for sure. I have no vested interested in whether people enjoy the album or not, but I would only suggest that if you don't like it, give it some more time and I think it will grow on you! Cheers, Bruce in TO _____ From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 12:44 PM Cc: The Police Subject: Re: [Police] The Last Ship Finally finished listening to it: Great. Fills in the holes of Soul Cages, tells what feels like a neat story. I couldn't be happier. Do I think it will sell well? No idea, but I want to go see this show/concert/whatever. I'm a fan. Then again, I thought the lute album was pretty great too. On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:17 PM, <BBredice@aol.com> wrote: Buy deluxe CD from Amazon, immediately download it, listen to it once, put it aside, and when the CD arrives in a few days, put it away and don't bother opening it. This thing is good for one listening. Bill In a message dated 9/25/2013 1:29:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ross@rossviner.com writes: Thanks Holly, Is there any real difference between the two versions of "Practical Arrangement" on the Amazon deluxe version? I can't decide whether it's worth waiting out for the three additional tracks, or if I should truck on down to my local HMV and get the 17 track version. The other thing I'm curious about is any difference in packaging. From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Holly Mollo Sent: September-25-13 8:36 AM To: SDFT Subject: [Police] The Last Ship Hi All, While my CD has yet to arrive from Amazon, they have released the MP3 version to my Amazon Cloud Player, and I just finished listening to all 20 tracks. While I find it musically wonderful, I wonder if it will ever really make it to Broadway. It doesn't sound like a Broadway musical; I think it's too Geordie for American tastes! I can see it being successful on the London stage -- there are many references that will resonate with British audiences. For example, the whole song about Isembard King Brunell will not register with 99.9% of Americans; the only reason I know who he was is because I watch a lot of BBC America! Also, I enjoy British folk music; many Americans do not. The romantic ballad is beautiful and has a universal message, but it would undoubtedly be eschewed for the rock'n'roll number! (which is great, by the way, but not on a par with the ballad.) I love his lyrics (although these are mostly dark) because they presuppose that the listener will understand what he has to say, and his rhythms and schemes are so clever, I just shake my head at his mad skills! The music does indeed reference the Soul Cages -- he actually sings about the Soul Cages in one number! -- but that is completely fine with me. As far as I'm concerned, that was some of his finest work. This is also a fine work, which I really enjoyed listening to, and will enjoy many times over, but it isn't terribly commercial. But what a refreshing break from the trashy pop that passes as music nowadays! There are no gimmicks or needless noise; just music. Really good music. My grade for this CD? I give it an A+, but that's me. I hope others will enjoy it as much as I did. Can't wait to hear what you all think! Have a great week! Holly _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police
Great personal report, thanks! I love the record too, and I can clearly see, from the various tv appearances, that Sting loves this project more than any other work he has done before! Gio ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Greenwood To: 'David' Cc: 'The Police' Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [Police] The Last Ship Hey there folks. I was lucky enough to be able to attend a couple of the shows in New York at the beginning of the month, and I have been on such a high from the performances that I felt I should pass on my impressions: To be totally honest, while I was thoroughly thrilled to be lucky enough to attend the shows (the birthday one included), I was actually very skeptical about this project and what the music would be like. I only gave The Last Ship one brief listen before heading to New York and my initial impression was that it was not what I wanted it to be. The "musical" side of things did not much interest me, and although The Last Ship is all original material, in my mind this project was more along the lines of the lute and winter album projects that were ultimately not really my thing. Wow, was I ever wrong!!! Sting's obvious enthusiasm for the music and the project as a whole was immediately evident from the moment he took to the stage, and the energy that emanated from Sting and the rest of the band was utterly contagious! Sting's little narratives between the songs brilliantly explained the storyline of The Last Ship, who the various characters are, and where the songs came from. Having this context did wonders for my understanding of the music. I absolutely fell in love with the songs. The music is beautiful, dramatic, funny, energizing and thoroughly engaging. I was originally with Bill about this CD - I thought I would listen to it once and then never again. But I have totally changed my mind about this album - I now think it's incredible. "August Winds" and "The Language of Birds" are my two favourite songs at the moment. The latter would fit perfectly on The Soul Cages which is my favourite of Sting's albums, for sure. I have no vested interested in whether people enjoy the album or not, but I would only suggest that if you don't like it, give it some more time and I think it will grow on you! Cheers, Bruce in TO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 12:44 PM Cc: The Police Subject: Re: [Police] The Last Ship Finally finished listening to it: Great. Fills in the holes of Soul Cages, tells what feels like a neat story. I couldn't be happier. Do I think it will sell well? No idea, but I want to go see this show/concert/whatever. I'm a fan. Then again, I thought the lute album was pretty great too. On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:17 PM, <BBredice@aol.com> wrote: Buy deluxe CD from Amazon, immediately download it, listen to it once, put it aside, and when the CD arrives in a few days, put it away and don't bother opening it. This thing is good for one listening. Bill In a message dated 9/25/2013 1:29:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ross@rossviner.com writes: Thanks Holly, Is there any real difference between the two versions of "Practical Arrangement" on the Amazon deluxe version? I can't decide whether it's worth waiting out for the three additional tracks, or if I should truck on down to my local HMV and get the 17 track version. The other thing I'm curious about is any difference in packaging. From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Holly Mollo Sent: September-25-13 8:36 AM To: SDFT Subject: [Police] The Last Ship Hi All, While my CD has yet to arrive from Amazon, they have released the MP3 version to my Amazon Cloud Player, and I just finished listening to all 20 tracks. While I find it musically wonderful, I wonder if it will ever really make it to Broadway. It doesn't sound like a Broadway musical; I think it's too Geordie for American tastes! I can see it being successful on the London stage -- there are many references that will resonate with British audiences. For example, the whole song about Isembard King Brunell will not register with 99.9% of Americans; the only reason I know who he was is because I watch a lot of BBC America! Also, I enjoy British folk music; many Americans do not. The romantic ballad is beautiful and has a universal message, but it would undoubtedly be eschewed for the rock'n'roll number! (which is great, by the way, but not on a par with the ballad.) I love his lyrics (although these are mostly dark) because they presuppose that the listener will understand what he has to say, and his rhythms and schemes are so clever, I just shake my head at his mad skills! The music does indeed reference the Soul Cages -- he actually sings about the Soul Cages in one number! -- but that is completely fine with me. As far as I'm concerned, that was some of his finest work. This is also a fine work, which I really enjoyed listening to, and will enjoy many times over, but it isn't terribly commercial. But what a refreshing break from the trashy pop that passes as music nowadays! There are no gimmicks or needless noise; just music. Really good music. My grade for this CD? I give it an A+, but that's me. I hope others will enjoy it as much as I did. Can't wait to hear what you all think! Have a great week! Holly _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police
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