Police Withdrawl

[Divemistress of the Dark]

You know, I do remember hearing what could have been a bar or two of it, which I hadn't remembered until someone emailed me about this. I certainly don't remember hearing it in anything like its entirety, but a.) I saw 17 shows and they all kind of blur, and b.) as an ADD American, memory for details isn't always my strong suit. Sorry, folks.

Things I do remember about that show: It was the first appearance of the Leroy Coolbreeze shirt, and Joe Sumner fell off the amp during the FP set and scared the hell out of everybody. There was a blazing 'Next to You.' Also, we had a pretty great tailgate party that afternoon out in the parking lot...

[Johnny O]

If you need a quick Police fix... What track do you, ahem, "use"?...

To get that old spirit back, I oddly turn to Deathwish.

[policefan]

Or

If you need a quick Police fix...

.........go to the Sony store.
Seriously, e-v-e-r-y time I visit the store I see (and hear) this:




(store manager may suffer from Police separation anxiety )

[smudge]

[quote="Johnny O"]If you need a quick Police fix... What track do you, ahem, "use"?...

To get that old spirit back, I oddly turn to Deathwish. [/quote]

Contact - because it is imperfect. It's like driving an old car over a bumpy road. The potholes don't get smoothed out by the suspension. You know where you are.

But generally I 'use' something else. The Taranta recording snogs pretty good if you want to keep it in the family

[stevel]

Love this thread Johnny O.Nice one.

I ALWAYS turn to Message in a bottle.

Timeless.

After that fix any live version of Cant Stand Losing You into Reggatta.

Always makes me feel good.

[ltwoman]

I ALWAYS turn to Message in a bottle.

Timeless.

Always makes me feel good.

[63falcon]

[quote="Johnny O"]If you need a quick Police fix... What track do you, ahem, "use"?...

To get that old spirit back, I oddly turn to Deathwish. [/quote]
Absolutely Deathwish-after, ok I admit, Every Little Thing..., Darkness really speaks of a Police Time/place for me, Its All Right.....

[plutonic]

If you need a quick Police fix... What track do you, ahem, "use"?...

To get that old spirit back, I oddly turn to Deathwish.

Deathwish is my general purpose ringtone on my phone. Just the groove, looped.
So I get a touch of that very often.

I like Smudge's mention of Contact, too.
Hands down, when I go to the iPod it's either Regatta or occasionally Zenyatta.

A little Driven To Tears action comes to mind when thinking about Police Withdrawal.

dc

[Johnny O]

Am I alone in thinking Man In A Suitcase is a "lost" little gem? It has KILLER Stewart tracks (go back and listen to the hi-hats), solid walking bassline and a proto-police guitar line. And damn if it doesn't get stuck in my head everytime I hear it. This little tune really defines a Police sound for me.

[Throb]

^^^
Agreed. The live version is one of my favorites. If you ever have a chance to see The Police Experience, they do a spot on version of it.

[63falcon]

What a ride! Be-LATE-ed Congradulations!!

[TheEqualizer]

I must confess: I spent a HUGE chunk of my evening watching Youtube videos from the Salt Lake City show.

[smax]

My top 3:

Synchronicity rehearsals
Derrangements.
The live in 79 (possibly 06.04 or 04.06) Berlin bootleg is fantastic.

Oh, and Hyde Park Calling videos and bootlegs, natch..... did i mention that there was this flag going round the world at the time.....?

[Johnny O]

Sigh... With all of the orchestral Next To You bullshit going on, do as Spock said in Wrath of Khan...
"Remember..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cavbeMsk5Y8

[smax]

that clip is ace. for every reason possible.

nice intelligent comments on there too instead of the usual deterioration into insults and homophobia; rare for youtube....

this clip is alaso ace: (peanuts)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cy1FqY3 ... re=related
(is there a bootleg of this? anyone know the date?)