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Sting reviews Police albums - unique perspective -early 90's

PostPosted: 23 Apr 2007 16:21
by wgtomlinson
Couldn't pass this up. Notice how giddy & maybe even happy Sting appears talking about the albums. Doesn't have that "straight jacket" of serious solo musician attitude like he projected in the '90's.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i1s6YH2_bc

anyways, that's the old Sting I liked!!! :twisted:

PostPosted: 23 Apr 2007 16:32
by Mister Gradenko
Nice!

PostPosted: 23 Apr 2007 17:01
by wgtomlinson
fsfsf

PostPosted: 23 Apr 2007 17:07
by hollo
on 2 minutes 20 second it looks like the police shot a video for the song when the world is running down. Could gio , socki or divemistress confirm whether this is the case?

PostPosted: 23 Apr 2007 18:34
by sockii
That sequence is from the "Around the World" concert video, hollo.

PostPosted: 23 Apr 2007 21:55
by olivier
Yeah, a video shot in Rio de Janeiro, and mixed with a live performance in LA, Variety Arts Theatre in january 16, 1981.

This MTV review is cool ! I've never seen this before. Thanks wgtomlinson !

PostPosted: 23 Apr 2007 23:02
by Divemistress of the Dark
(hollo thinks I know stuff! Hooray!)

:)

PostPosted: 24 Apr 2007 01:06
by DirtyMartini
Great clip. Thanks, WGT.

Can anyone ID the performance of "So Lonely" at the beginning? It's a great rendition. There's a pretty cruddy copy of it on youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duXohSAjP2w

PostPosted: 24 Apr 2007 09:09
by olivier
Bremen (Germany), Musikladen TV show, january 18, 1979.

PostPosted: 24 Apr 2007 13:57
by DirtyMartini
Thanks, olivier!

Strangely, I think I just acquired that the other day. Excellent.

Re: Sting reviews Police albums - unique perspective -early

PostPosted: 24 Apr 2007 16:16
by aceface
[quote="wgtomlinson"]Couldn't pass this up. Notice how giddy & maybe even happy Sting appears talking about the albums. Doesn't have that "straight jacket" of serious solo musician attitude like he projected in the '90's.[/quote]

Oddly enough, that was recorded in the 90's. If I remember correctly, it was done as part of the promotional work for Message In A Box, which would mean around September 1993.

I also recall an interview from the same period that Sting did directly with Kurt Loder in which he discussed the box set. My memory tells me that it took place backstage at some award show (MTV Video Awards perhaps?).

PostPosted: 24 Apr 2007 19:22
by BongoBoy
Really good clip.

I concur with the comments...the old Stingo....good thing is, I personally think he is back.

and that is waaaaaaaaaaaaay cool.

I have to go back and watch him compliment "Copie" again...can't believe it!

Thanks.

PostPosted: 29 Apr 2007 01:07
by thedaner
I believe my previous reply was deleted. This link does not work anymore, folks. We get a deleted by a third party message. Has this video been posted anywhere else? And please, don't delete my comment. I'm not making it up that the link is dead.

Thanks.