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Lancaster Online Hershey Review
by Will Kelly 22 Jul '07

22 Jul '07

LancasterOnline.com Fans in Hershey find The Police still arresting after 30 years By DAVID O'CONNOR Lancaster New Era Published: Jul 21, 2007 11:16 AM EST LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - Eric Chmielewski's taste with newer music runs toward Linkin Park and other slightly harder stuff, but that wasn't what he was playing on the car stereo Friday during his two-hour drive to Hersheypark. It was "Synchronicity," and "what a great album, from start to finish," the Bel Air, Md., man said, pointing to the big, still-empty stage in the distance just before dusk Friday at Hersheypark Stadium. When he heard about the Police reunion, coming to see them "was a no-brainer ... we just knew we had to be here," the 37-year-old Chmielewski said, standing with his wife, Amy, before Friday night's long-awaited reunion concert. Soon, that empty stage was filled with three familiar-looking, if now-slightly-older guys, a familiar-sounding singer's voice could be heard, and some of that same music the Chmielewskis had been playing on the car stereo was pumping out all over the hills around Hershey. If you looked at your Blackberry, it told you that this was 2007. But to look at the stage or listen to the catchy, quirky music of this band that was once the most popular in the world, you'd swear it was 1983 again. The Police, together again. Holy Pacman and Joan Collins, Batman! And from the first notes of their opener, "Message in a Bottle," the band showed it was still musically excellent, and that lead singer/bass player Sting is still one of the best singers on the planet. It also showed just a touch of ... well, rust, or maybe sound problems, at the start of "Don't Stand So Close to Me," but then they quickly righted themselves. Sting, wearing a white muscle shirt, his blond hair making him look more like a California beach bum than a one-time teacher from England, brought a friendly front-man presence along with him. He also brought his power-packed voice, which got an assist from a packed stadium of background singers who knew all the songs, anyway. Like "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" or "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," when the crowd easily added the "...all I want to say to you" ending. "The question is, Are you ready to sing tonight?" Sting asked the crowd, and the all-as-one roar told you the answer. The Police were a mostly excellent show, and weren't content to just be a nostalgia act, showing their musical excellence throughout on songs like the slower "Walking On the Moon." Drummer Stewart Copeland, keeping his funky beat and wearing a black headband, bore of look of strong and almost fierce determination through the show. After several songs, before you could think this would be just a boilerplate, tried-and-true "Best of the Police" concert, there came a major jam by guitarist Andy Summers on his cool-looking, bright-red guitar, followed by a funkified bass thumb-and-slap by Mr. Sting. The only glitches, as we said, were a little "tentativeness" at the start of a song or two. But that came and went. And the crowd, a somewhat-surprising mix of fans from the first time around and younger ones born since the Police dominated the airwaves, sure didn't seem to mind. As Chmielewski said at one point, this was a group that wrote songs and brought out "really great, intelligent lyrics." Friday night's concert in the old bowl of a stadium came nearly 30 years after the Police first broke into the musical consciousness with the smash hit "Roxanne." They then stuck around, becoming (along with the Clash and, a little later, U2) the pre-eminent act of the early 1980s, and they were the most-played group on U.S. radio in the 1980s. They improvised like a jazz trio, played with the raw energy of a punk band (punk music was still fairly new in the early 80s), and all the while, there were Sting's trademark, unique voice and lyrics that told you he had thought about stuff. The group originally broke through as punk rock was shaking up the music scene in the late 1970s, and each member of the Police came from a different musical background. Sting, a former English teacher (also the former Gordon Sumner) always had a literary bent to his lyrics, had played in various jazz fusion groups. The group also is international. Sting and Summers are English, while Copeland's a Yank. After "Roxanne," the hits came one after the other for the group — "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon" from their second album "Regatta de Blanc," and later, "Don't Stand So Close To Me," "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" and "Every Breath You Take," one of the most-remembered and most-played songs of its time. Friday night's Hershey show was one of the last of the band's 42-city tour, which will end Aug. 5 at New Jersey's Giants Stadium. CONTACT US: doconnor(a)LNPnews.com or 481-6033 © 2004-2007 Lancaster Newspapers PO Box 1328, Lancaster PA 17608, (717) 291-8811 Terms of Service Privacy Policy Will Kelly Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting

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Hershey -- wow!
by Sweetmomb＠cs.com 21 Jul '07

21 Jul '07

Hi Everyone, Just a fast note - longer review to come later - I will simply say that I thought I was a Sting fan who liked the music of the Police. Turns out I'm actually a Police fan as well! The word that comes to mind was IMPRESSIVE. I was incredibly impressed by both Stew and Andy, and I was just blown away by the experience. I didn't have the chance to meet any other fans there, but I did have my husband snap a picture of me in front of the stage with my camera phone, and as soon as I can figure out how to post it, I will! He took a bunch of other shots too, and I will post any that came out! Fiction Plane was also a pleasant surprise, and Joe is MUCH better looking in person than he photographs! Again, more later, but for now, WOW! Holly

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Fiction Plane on Sirius Radio
by Jon & Susan 21 Jul '07

21 Jul '07

Hey Everyone, I was surfing the 'net looking for any new FP stories and I stumbled upon this on SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO's website: http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=Cha nnel&cid=1104779639624 Fiction Plane - Performance and Conversation Wed 8/1 4:00 pm ET Taking a day away from their stint as The Police’s opening act, Joe Sumner and bandmates play a couple of acoustic songs in the SIRIUS Studios and discuss life on the road playing stadiums! Rebroadcast: Sun., Aug. 5th @ 10 am ET If you have access to Sirius Satellite Radio, this will definitely be a not-to-miss event! Can someone record this for me? Cheers, Jon ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Check out the new book about The Police written by Jon Messier! An Investigation Into The Records of The Police, The Ultimate Discography Of The Police, Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers & Henry Padovani For more info: HYPERLINK "http://www.myspace.com/thepolicebook" HYPERLINK "http://s147016326.onlinehome.us/thepolice"http://s147016326.onlinehome.us/t hepolice No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.10/908 - Release Date: 7/19/2007 6:10 PM

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Invisible Sun Live this tour
by David 20 Jul '07

20 Jul '07

Is anybody else a little surprised that Sting didn't add in the "All I want is a room somewhere, far away from the cold night air"? Seemed like a loverly (ha) addition to the original, sweet and sad. However, he has added "Someday, somewhere" into the tune, too. David[MiaS]

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Police in Uncut Magazine
by David Lucky 20 Jul '07

20 Jul '07

Anyone catch The Police in this past months Uncut magazine - the one with the Stones on it. I really dig these mags and to have the Police back and covered I think is aweseome. There were no speical issues on the police like on the Clash, u2 etc. as there have been over the past 10 years ..its nice to see. Anyway, if you havent seen it its 5 pages or so mostly pictures from their 1980 world tour - mostly pics from the far east and includes a couple I actually havent seen. (and I have like all the Police books). Pretty cool.... but I cant wait for the Mojo feature..still not available locally as they still have last months with bob marley on the stands. Ugh... David L.

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Re: [Police] Andy's book available pre-order amazon.com
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

Very funny! Thanks for the chuckle! Now that you bring the Hof up... WHY oh WHY is he so big over there? I've never gotten that one! M In a message dated 7/19/07 4:27:14 PM, the-police(a)t-online.de writes: > From what I've heard the difference is that pictures of Sting will not be > featured in the cheaper edition. > He will be replaced by "the Hoff", the most popular guy in Germany. > joerg. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David > To: Paula Mickevich > Cc: Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 9:17 PM > Subject: Re: [Police] Andy's book available pre-order amazon.com > > what's so different about the $400 version, beside its being limited and > signed? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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Re: [Police] Andy's book available pre-order amazon.com
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

I'd tend to agree here. I'm actually surprised that this one is hardcover too. For the price difference, I was expecting a paper back! Yay! michelle In a message dated 7/19/07 3:24:58 PM, crisp8(a)cfl.rr.com writes: > According to the Taschen website info (which for some reason my computer > will not let me link to) the new "nice price" edition is slightly smaller and > doesn't include a slipcase. > > Limited edition: Hardcover, slipcase, 27 x 34 cm (10.6 x 13.4 in.), 378 > pages > "Nice price" edition: Hardcover, 24.9 x 31.4 cm (9.8 x 12.4 in.), 376 pages > > It doesn't mention any other differences, but I would assume that the > limited edition is more of a traditional art book, with high quality paper and > printing processes. > > I would guess that the smaller, cheaper book quality will reflect the fact > that it's being mass produced. > > Just my guess.... > > Chris > > On Jul 19, 2007, at 3:17 PM, David wrote: > > > what's so different about the $400 version, beside its being limited and > signed? > > On 7/19/07, Paula Mickevich <casimira(a)csail.mit.edu> wrote: > I'll Be Watching You: Inside the Police 1980-83 (Hardcover) > by Andy Summers (Photographer) > List Price: $39.99 > Price: $26.39 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details > You Save: $13.60 (34%) > > > http://www.amazon.com/Ill-Be-Watching-You-1980-83/dp/3822813052/ref=pd_bbs_… > > # Hardcover: 376 pages > # Publisher: Taschen (August 26, 2007) > # Language: English > # ISBN-10: 3822813052 > # ISBN-13: 978-3822813058 > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > > > > = > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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Re: [Police] Have anyone ever seen or heard of this?
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

I'm a sucker for anything w/that name on it, but I'm passing this time! M in TX In a message dated 7/19/07 2:08:13 PM, dripdry(a)gmail.com writes: > Wow. Anybody care to buy this and let the group know? > > On 7/18/07, Jon & Susan <jsmessier(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HANNA-BARBERA-TOP-ROCK-RARE-VHS-BEE-GEES-THE-POLICE_W… > > Looking quite interesting!! > > Cheers, Jon > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new book about The Police written by Jon Messier! > > An Investigation Into The Records of The Police, > The Ultimate Discography Of The Police, > Stewart Copeland, Sting, Andy Summers & Henry Padovani > > > http://s147016326.onlinehome.us/thepolice.html > > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

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merch
by Ross Viner 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

kinda a cool hat HYPERLINK "http://police.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=10730_10781&pc=5OCH02 "http://police.shop.musictoday.com/Product.aspx?cp=10730_10781&pc=5OCH02 But for $30 ?I might have considered it for $15 (cdn) I'm stunned people pay this for merch. They must otherwise they wouldn't be selling. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.9/907 - Release Date: 18/07/2007 3:30 PM

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Re: [Police] Andy's book available pre-order amazon.com
by David 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

what's so different about the $400 version, beside its being limited and signed? On 7/19/07, Paula Mickevich <casimira(a)csail.mit.edu> wrote: > > I'll Be Watching You: Inside the Police 1980-83 (Hardcover) > by Andy Summers (Photographer) > List Price: $39.99 > Price: $26.39 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. > Details > You Save: $13.60 (34%) > > > http://www.amazon.com/Ill-Be-Watching-You-1980-83/dp/3822813052/ref=pd_bbs_… > > # Hardcover: 376 pages > # Publisher: Taschen (August 26, 2007) > # Language: English > # ISBN-10: 3822813052 > # ISBN-13: 978-3822813058 > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police >

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