A lot gets made around here about Sting and his lute, and it's always funny, and it's REALLY funny when Stewart checks Sting (as he did onstage at Dodger Stadium about the "Let me introduce the band" schtick), but I tell ya that guy is a warrior, down and dirty and in the trenches when it's time to grind it out. I bought a bootleg cassette in London once (I destroyed it, of course, heh, heh) of the Police in Sting's home town of Newcastle. They'd just returned from their ground-breaking 1980 world tour, and Sting's voice was GONE. I don't mean hoarse, I mean gone. Nevertheless, he delivered the set at maximum intensity, constantly exhorting the crowd along the way. It was beyond impressive. He's a man for all seasons: He'll play the lute, and kick your ass! P.S.--Don't buy bootlegs!