How did you become
by Jennythenipper on 11 Jul 2007 20:54
[quote="Kalypso"]Jennie did you "feel" like the girl in DSSCTM?[/quote]
I think that's such a universal situation. It's funny that though I applied the song to my relationship to Sting (me 11 year old fan girl, him grown up man, rock star who probably couldn't even find my home state on a map), it has come up many other times in my life. What a brilliant song and judging by the number of people who it drew into the band, I'm not the only one who felt like the girl in DSSCTM.
I think that's such a universal situation. It's funny that though I applied the song to my relationship to Sting (me 11 year old fan girl, him grown up man, rock star who probably couldn't even find my home state on a map), it has come up many other times in my life. What a brilliant song and judging by the number of people who it drew into the band, I'm not the only one who felt like the girl in DSSCTM.
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by Krokodyle on 11 Jul 2007 21:17
Hmmm... let's see if I can remember, it's been a while.
I first heard the Police in late '79, when Regatta was released. It came out in October, the same month as my birthday, and I believe that I used my meager birthday money to buy the album. A nearby college station had played a couple tracks off of the album one evening, I think it was Message, and Regatta (the track), and both hooked me from first listen. I still remember hearing how great Regatta sounded, with its unique sparse sound (even on my crappy mono radio/tape player, stereo ones were still rather pricey in 1979). I was used to hearing stuff like Kansas, Journey, all those late 70s "FM-Rock" bands that were played incessantly, and The Police was a breath of fresh air.
I promptly went to my "local" record store. And by "local", that meant I had to take the Greyhound bus 20 miles over the hill to Santa Cruz, and hit up the record stores there. Although there was a few there, it was "Universes Imports" that really fed my habit. Over the years I would get most of my Police stuff there, from official LPs, to import 7", to my first live bootlegs on LP, to Police buttons/pins/stickers/banners, etc. That October, at the tender age of 12, I bought my first Police album, Regatta de Blanc. And once I could save up the money, I bought Outlandos, and I think a few buttons for my collection (which I still have).
One of the great things about Universes was that they would find unusual stuff related to bands and put it with the rest of their stuff. So I discovered and bought the Klark Kent album from The Police's section, as well as a KK single. I also got the Eberhard Schoener LPs he did with The Police, merely because the record store put a "features members of The Police" sticker on the front of the record. I also got Andy's solo stuff that way (w/Fripp).
Of course, this was well before MTV, as well as cable television in general, so seeing videos was rather uncommon where I was (One sidenote: it's really hard to explain to 'younger' people just how odd/different things were--at least in the U.S.--back before cable television and Mtv. You had American Bandstand on TV, AM Top-40 and FM "Rock" radio, and only if you were REALLY LUCKY, you were close to a college radio station that could/would play stuff that wasn't part of the AM/FM "format". Either that, or you lived in one of the big cities, like New York, Boston, or Los Angeles, and could hear "cutting edge" stuff.)
I do remember seeing "Don't Stand" on some sort of video show somewhere on broadcast TV, and that also coincided with seeing The Police showing up on the jukebox on the local Round Table Pizza (sound familiar, Nathan?
). I swear, I must have ruined that 7" because I must have played that single about 50 times, either with my friends, or family, or by myself after school, sitting there with a slice of pepperoni and a Pepsi. I was soooo into these guys that I wanted everyone to hear how great they were. Of course, looking back now, I realize that when Zenyatta came out, The Police were *really* breaking out all over, but at the time they seemed like a well-kept secret, that people who liked them were a special club, and when you heard one of their songs on the radio it was a special and exciting event.
I seem to be rambling a bit, and it's kinda strayed from the original "where did you first discover Stewart" thought of this thread. Suffice to say that I first discovered Stewart via the Police, and I've tried to keep up with all of the members over the past 30 years.
I have some other stories related to The Police and how they were a part of my youth, but I'll save them for another time I think.
I first heard the Police in late '79, when Regatta was released. It came out in October, the same month as my birthday, and I believe that I used my meager birthday money to buy the album. A nearby college station had played a couple tracks off of the album one evening, I think it was Message, and Regatta (the track), and both hooked me from first listen. I still remember hearing how great Regatta sounded, with its unique sparse sound (even on my crappy mono radio/tape player, stereo ones were still rather pricey in 1979). I was used to hearing stuff like Kansas, Journey, all those late 70s "FM-Rock" bands that were played incessantly, and The Police was a breath of fresh air.
I promptly went to my "local" record store. And by "local", that meant I had to take the Greyhound bus 20 miles over the hill to Santa Cruz, and hit up the record stores there. Although there was a few there, it was "Universes Imports" that really fed my habit. Over the years I would get most of my Police stuff there, from official LPs, to import 7", to my first live bootlegs on LP, to Police buttons/pins/stickers/banners, etc. That October, at the tender age of 12, I bought my first Police album, Regatta de Blanc. And once I could save up the money, I bought Outlandos, and I think a few buttons for my collection (which I still have).
One of the great things about Universes was that they would find unusual stuff related to bands and put it with the rest of their stuff. So I discovered and bought the Klark Kent album from The Police's section, as well as a KK single. I also got the Eberhard Schoener LPs he did with The Police, merely because the record store put a "features members of The Police" sticker on the front of the record. I also got Andy's solo stuff that way (w/Fripp).
Of course, this was well before MTV, as well as cable television in general, so seeing videos was rather uncommon where I was (One sidenote: it's really hard to explain to 'younger' people just how odd/different things were--at least in the U.S.--back before cable television and Mtv. You had American Bandstand on TV, AM Top-40 and FM "Rock" radio, and only if you were REALLY LUCKY, you were close to a college radio station that could/would play stuff that wasn't part of the AM/FM "format". Either that, or you lived in one of the big cities, like New York, Boston, or Los Angeles, and could hear "cutting edge" stuff.)
I do remember seeing "Don't Stand" on some sort of video show somewhere on broadcast TV, and that also coincided with seeing The Police showing up on the jukebox on the local Round Table Pizza (sound familiar, Nathan?
). I swear, I must have ruined that 7" because I must have played that single about 50 times, either with my friends, or family, or by myself after school, sitting there with a slice of pepperoni and a Pepsi. I was soooo into these guys that I wanted everyone to hear how great they were. Of course, looking back now, I realize that when Zenyatta came out, The Police were *really* breaking out all over, but at the time they seemed like a well-kept secret, that people who liked them were a special club, and when you heard one of their songs on the radio it was a special and exciting event.
I seem to be rambling a bit, and it's kinda strayed from the original "where did you first discover Stewart" thought of this thread. Suffice to say that I first discovered Stewart via the Police, and I've tried to keep up with all of the members over the past 30 years.
I have some other stories related to The Police and how they were a part of my youth, but I'll save them for another time I think.
"Darkness makes me fumble...for a key...to a door...that's wiiiide open..."
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by Jennythenipper on 11 Jul 2007 21:28
[quote="Krokodyle"]Hmmm... let's see if I can remember, it's been a while.
Of course, this was well before MTV, as well as cable television in general, so seeing videos was rather uncommon where I was (One sidenote: it's really hard to explain to 'younger' people just how odd/different things were--at least in the U.S.--back before cable television and Mtv. You had American Bandstand on TV, AM Top-40 and FM "Rock" radio, and only if you were REALLY LUCKY, you were close to a college radio station that could/would play stuff that wasn't part of the AM/FM "format". Either that, or you lived in one of the big cities, like New York, Boston, or Los Angeles, and could hear "cutting edge" stuff.)
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Yeah it's no coincidence that my obsession with the Police started shortly after MTV arrived in our town. I lived in North Dakota and all we had was country a.m. and one top forty FM station. There was no classic rock format. No such thing as alternative anything. I don't ever remember hearing the Police on the radio prior to Every Little Thing. Our top forty station finally got with it and got a copy of Roxanne sometime around the time Ghosts came out. MTV as lame and lacking in music as it is now, was actually pretty good back in the day.
Of course, this was well before MTV, as well as cable television in general, so seeing videos was rather uncommon where I was (One sidenote: it's really hard to explain to 'younger' people just how odd/different things were--at least in the U.S.--back before cable television and Mtv. You had American Bandstand on TV, AM Top-40 and FM "Rock" radio, and only if you were REALLY LUCKY, you were close to a college radio station that could/would play stuff that wasn't part of the AM/FM "format". Either that, or you lived in one of the big cities, like New York, Boston, or Los Angeles, and could hear "cutting edge" stuff.)
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Yeah it's no coincidence that my obsession with the Police started shortly after MTV arrived in our town. I lived in North Dakota and all we had was country a.m. and one top forty FM station. There was no classic rock format. No such thing as alternative anything. I don't ever remember hearing the Police on the radio prior to Every Little Thing. Our top forty station finally got with it and got a copy of Roxanne sometime around the time Ghosts came out. MTV as lame and lacking in music as it is now, was actually pretty good back in the day.
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by dontboxmein on 11 Jul 2007 21:47
Mtv= crap
I wish videos never would have been born...it has destroyed the music industry. People make on looks alone today and not talent a dam shame...
I wish videos never would have been born...it has destroyed the music industry. People make on looks alone today and not talent a dam shame...
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by policerule on 12 Jul 2007 12:58
[quote] Mtv= crap [/quote]
yes, mtv is total crap now, but when it first came out, it was awesome to me. it was also different. people were not so obsessed with their looks back then. i don't remember a whole lot of good looking artists with videos. most didn't even have a theme or plot like they do today. it was kind of just the bands playing with some background stuff going on.
you are right about the current situation with mtv though. i stick to vh1 classic when i watch a music channel.
yes, mtv is total crap now, but when it first came out, it was awesome to me. it was also different. people were not so obsessed with their looks back then. i don't remember a whole lot of good looking artists with videos. most didn't even have a theme or plot like they do today. it was kind of just the bands playing with some background stuff going on.
you are right about the current situation with mtv though. i stick to vh1 classic when i watch a music channel.
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by Divemistress of the Dark on 12 Jul 2007 13:04
Hm. Yeah. I remember seeing a lot of Commander Cody and Nazareth back in the early days of MTV...(was actually watching the first day it came on the air, back in 1982...) Was addicted for about the first five years.
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by conroy on 12 Jul 2007 13:46
My youth was a depraved one as we lived to far away to get cable until they finally buried it near my parents house in early '90's. My dad was too cheap to get a big ol' satellite dish even though we had a plenty of room for it in the backyard. So I really didn't grow up on MTV but crappy old Friday Night Videos and all the lame video countdown knock-offs on regular broadcast TV.
But now I only have basic cable and I don't really miss except for things like MTV Unplugged which I'm sure will be availabe on DVD and you tube after it takes place.
But now I only have basic cable and I don't really miss except for things like MTV Unplugged which I'm sure will be availabe on DVD and you tube after it takes place.
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by conroy on 12 Jul 2007 13:50
[quote="Hannaha"][quote="conroy"]My youth was a depraved one.[/quote]
Conroy - tell me you meant to write 'deprived'?!!![/quote]
Yeah, I'm having a number of technical issues with various gadgets today so I'm not really paying attention to my spelling right now.
Conroy - tell me you meant to write 'deprived'?!!![/quote]
Yeah, I'm having a number of technical issues with various gadgets today so I'm not really paying attention to my spelling right now.
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