sting - the last ship

[kipper]

although it's impossible forget the police for around 45 min. and try to listen this record
to be honest, it's a grat album and the last ship it's a beautiful song!


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


kipper

[moonstone]

Kipper, I totally agree.

It's certainly not The Police but it's still original, funny, sweet and very listenable.

I hope he brings out a DVD to go with it.

[ltwoman]

I'm waiting on The Last Ship now. Thanks, Moonstone.

[giovanni]

Amazing!

[New Zealand Promoter]

I too have been impressed by "The Last Ship".

As his first album of original songs in a decade, and a concept record at that, I approached this with much more interest than I did “Sacred Love”. That interest has been rewarded with what I think is his best work since “Ten Summoners Tales”.

Musically it’s very folky which for me has its limitations, but what propels this record further than anything Sting has done since ’93 is his song writing and conceptualisation of his own childhood experiences. He tells a story.

The title song, which musically is reprised for the close of the album (I’ve always loved it when artists revisit musical themes at later points in their albums) is one of the most affecting that Sting has ever written.

Whilst the 3/4 time signature may be slightly over-used and the beer-swilling pub shanty “What Have We Got?” might not really be my thing, it all fits together, and well. Whether born of a musical play or vice-versa, it’s obviously theatrical, and intentionally so – and I don’t mind that because I’ve always loved prog rock / concept records - which are all theatrical in their own way.

Sting is in fine voice and it’s nice to hear him performing in his native Geordie accent. The production is, as usual, clean and lacks character by virtue of its polish, but it has depth and clarity. Fortunately, also no damned Kipper! (I'm presuming the "kipper" above is not actually the producer but someone who either simply likes Kipper or is having a joke, like joining a "Best Drummers in the World" forum and calling yourself "Lol Tolhurst")...

Cha!

[kipper]

you presuming in the right way tj7.
unfortunatly i'm not a producer,i just like this name but if you get a headache every time you read my post with this name, I can change it without problem!

have a nice evening folks!

kipper

[Kim]

I've listened to it twice now, and I'm liking it, although I need to hear it a few more times to really get a feel for it. Nothing really knocked my socks off, but nothing made me want to turn it off either. I know it's written for a Broadway musical, and I'm not a "Broadway" person, so I'm cutting him some slack on that. It definitely has a "Broadway" sound. He tells some good stories and has some good characters. There are some catchy tunes. It definitely reminds me of the Soul Cages, which is my favorite of his post Police albums. I always liked the Northumbrian pipes and the fiddle, so it's a winner on that count! I also like the Geordie accent. A few of the songs sound like sea chanties - very cool! I am very much looking forward to seeing the production onstage next year.