Hello everybody from Giovanni in Milan, Italy. Andy Summers new release 'Earth & Sky' (already released last year in Australia) will come out in Italy in March on EDEL Distribution; as a coincidence, the new Stewart Copeland release 'Orchestrali', will be distributed next month on EDEL as well. And to cut a short story long, 'Emperor's New Groove' with Sting was released on EDEL. Can we say it's a matter of 'Synchronicitysm'? Makes you think, doesn't it? No release dates though, for both releases. Ciao ciao Giovanni Ps.: I'm now listening to 'Spring Session M' by Missing Persons, one of the greatest records form the early Eighties. -----Messaggio originale----- Da: StingUs [mailto:frotri@panafonet.gr] Inviato: venerdì 20 febbraio 2004 10.25 A: stingus@yahoogroups.com Oggetto: [stingus] Oakland review Sting keeps fans happy with old and new stuff By Mark Whittington Mercury News Maybe Sting was finally spent. The question Wednesday night at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland: How would Sting hold up at his first performance after canceling a week's worth of shows because of what he called ``a virus from God''? The bigger question: Does the former Police man have anything left at 52? Sting answered with a non-stop, two-hour, 22-song show. His energy never flagged. His new songs sounded as good as his old. He looked great. And his voice -- always tinged with vulnerability -- began to fray only in the encores. If you come to see Sting to relive your enthusiasm for the Police, you are missing the point. But some fans and critics continue to do just that. Sting has kept the bounce of his early band and informed his solo pop with jazz and world beats. That has allowed his fans to mature with him. On Wednesday, he infused his latest material with a spirit that is sometimes buried in slick production on his latest album. He also played enough of his catalog of hits to keep his fans happy. . The new stuff: He played nine of the 10 songs off ``Sacred Love.'' It was clear from the first electronic beats of ``Send Your Love'' that his touring band was going to make these songs come alive. Backup singer Joy Rose more than filled Mary J. Blige's shoes in the duet with Sting on the Grammy-winning ``Whenever I Say Your Name.'' . The sleeper: The band added a bouncy island feel to ``Stolen Car.'' Don't think the King of Pain has a sense of humor? His last hit was the soundtrack for a Jaguar commercial, a song about a psychic thief stealing an expensive car. . The old stuff: After a 20-year solo career, Sting has too many hits to perform them all, but he treated fans to ``Fragile,'' ``Fields of Gold,'' ``Desert Rose'' and ``If I Ever Lose My Faith in You.'' He started ``Englishman in New York'' leaning on his upright bass as if it were a city lamppost and ended with the crowd chanting, ``Be yourself, no matter what they say.'' . The really old stuff: Sting salted his set with four songs from the Police -- the opener ``Walking on the Moon,'' a surprising ``Hole in My Life'' and the crowd pleasers ``Roxanne'' and ``Every Breath You Take.'' . The lowlight: Perhaps Sting was so worn out that he needed the synthesizer doubling his voice on the lackluster final encore, ``A Thousand Years.'' . The scene: black leather coats were the uniform of the night, but with natural shoulders instead of yesteryear's motorcycle look. Maybe these folks care about Sting's causes and his humanitarian awards, his 15 Grammys and his Oscar nominations. his memoir and his tantric sex. Maybe they even bought Sting yoga pants in the lobby. Mostly they came to hear the soundtrack of their adult lives. And Sting delivered without missing a beat. Cheers, StingUs-team www.stingus.net ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Tired of hearing the same songs over and over? Listen to Internet Radio! Skip songs. Click to listen to LAUNCHcast! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Ykrq7C/HARHAA/n1hLAA/jGKolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Unsubscribe: stingus-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stingus/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: stingus-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/