Hi everybody from Giovanni
again.
My personal opinion is that
probably due to contract deal, they could only show two tracks, and that there may be an
official release later in the year, or next year, including 'what have never
been broadcasted'; this is a pure commercial reason but we're used to
that, right?
.... I
hope I will never listen to an excuse like ....' sorry, we had only xxx
minutes to show and we ought to cut something from the show'....as this
might be very offensive!
Ciao
ciao
Giovanni
Yes, just like everyone else I too was severely disappointed by the
cutting of MIAB, but I hope that the footage or the full sound recording will
end up seeing the light of day eventually (bootlegged?). Judging from
the stories we've heard, that was probably Stewart's best song too! A couple
of things I really liked:
- SC's
drumming was fantastic! I'm sure he's been looking forward to this
performance for a long time, so he really seemed into it the most of the three
of them.
- I really like how Sting did
the "intro's" for Andy and Stewart and the end of EBYT. It was just like
a Police concert back in the day! I didn't expect that at all (though he
should have left the "guest singers" out of it).
Sting was in great form as usual. Andy did seem less
into the performance than the other two, but I didn't think his playing was
bad. Of course there's the whole issue of some of his part being
redubbed for the broadcast, but obviously I have no knowledge of that.
I've seen Andy live twice in NYC ('97 and '99) and his playing was
fantastic, so I know he's still got it in him. Though he has aged the
worst of the three (but to be fair he is ten years older).
The whole affair was somewhat bittersweet
because the whole time you're watching it you can't help but think in the back
of your mind that this is definitely it for the Police. I would have
preferred to have seen a different song than EBYT (I've never really cared for
it live even on the Synchronicity tour; it lacks the sinister quality of the
studio track) but I understand why they played it. I would have loved to
have seen So Lonely or Can't Stand Losing You because they truly are Police
tracks (Sting has never performed them on solo tours), but I knew that wasn't
going to happen. It was a real treat to finally get to see a new live
performance. And even though it's almost certainly the final curtain for
the Police, I'll never give up on that 0.001% chance of a reunion. After
all, even Sting himself has admitted that when it comes to his musical future
he has learned to "never say never."