I find even the album I don't like, I END UP liking because I give it waaaaaay more time than most artists. ~~-----Original Message----- ~~From: police-bounces+krapola=shaw.ca@mailman.xmission.com ~~[mailto:police-bounces+krapola=shaw.ca@mailman.xmission.com] ~~On Behalf Of Christopher Simar ~~Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:34 PM ~~To: police@mailman.xmission.com ~~Subject: Re: [Police] questions, and boxed set thoughts ~~ ~~ ~~In fact I think I'd agree with you agreeing with me... ~~ten albums probably for me, too. I felt like the only ~~person that *did* like Mercury Falling, but I was ~~happy with that one (w/ 25 to Midnight on it). ~~ ~~Christopher ~~ ~~ ~~--- foxie <forfoxie@yahoo.com> wrote: ~~ ~~> ...I would agree with Chris on the "8 records being ~~> near perfect" assessment...in fact, I go even ~~> farther ~~> - I think his first 10 records (up to MERCURY ~~> FALLING) ~~> are near perfect. Also agreed that I would be just a ~~> jazzed to hear Sting's unreleased and b-sides as I ~~> would The Police... ~~> ~~> Rich ~~> ~~> --- Christopher Simar <casimar@yahoo.com> wrote: ~~> ~~> > Most songwriters have a shorter career than Sting, ~~> > that's for sure, and the bulk of writing seems to ~~> > occur when they're in their 20s. (Still, I do ~~> > remember Sting saying after SOUL CAGES that he had ~~> > "finally run out of Last Exit songs" to ~~> cannibalize ~~> > and now he was in trouble...) ~~> > ~~> > That said, I would rate "his" first eight released ~~> > albums (Police + 3 solo) as near perfect. I love everything he ~~> > wrote for those records. It's only after that when I ~~start to say ~~> > "hmmm" every once ~~> in ~~> > a ~~> > while, and don't love *every* song. But I love ~~> > most. ~~> > It's a pretty amazing catalog. I want his solo ~~> > boxed ~~> > set, too, with all the demos and lost b-sides. :-) ~~> > ~~> > Christopher ~~> > ~~> > --- Stingfan222@aol.com wrote: ~~> > ~~> > > On my way home last night I started pondering ~~> the ~~> > > writing method. I really ~~> > > like that new Fergilicious song and it got me ~~> > > thinking. You think with all the ~~> > > music in the world, we'd run out of new, catchy ~~> > > songs to listen to, but ~~> > > somehow, the wheels keep rolling. Thank ~~> goodness. ~~> > > ~~> > > Was also cleaning up my ipod lists (rating them ~~> > > w/stars) and was awestruck by ~~> > > the percentage of Sting's songs that got 5 stars ~~> > > from me. I can see why one ~~> > > would have writers block, that's a boatload of ~~> > great ~~> > > songs! Other artists that ~~> > > got 5 stars for a majority of their songs were ~~> > > Squeeze, Talking Heads, Joe ~~> > > Sumner, and Gavin DeGraw. My ratings, of course! ~~> > > ~~> > > michelle ~~> > > ~~> > > In a message dated 1/9/07 10:48:55 AM, ~~> > > casimar@yahoo.com writes: ~~> > > ~~> > > ~~> > > > Angeline, ~~> > > > ~~> > > > I can't remember a specific source for the ~~> > > writer's ~~> > > > block quote but it was *right* after he had ~~> > > started ~~> > > > his BROKEN MUSIC tour. (I remember going ~~> "aha! ~~> > > that ~~> > > > explains it".) It was literally just a quote ~~> > box ~~> > > in a ~~> > > > magazine or something. There was no context ~~> > > given, ~~> > > > just that writing SACRED LOVE had been very ~~> hard ~~> > > and ~~> > > > he hadn't been able to write song one since ~~> > then, ~~> > > and ~~> > > > that writing the book had also been very hard ~~> > for ~~> > > him. ~~> > > > The lute album and the Police reunion would ~~> also ~~> > > both ~~> > > > make sense in that context... he's stalling. ~~> > :-) ~~> > > > ~~> > > > In the great 86/87 writer's block period, he ~~> of ~~> > > course ~~> > > > saved the rainforests, did a musical on ~~> Broadway ~~> > > and ~~> > > > attempted the *last* Police reunion ,so I ~~> > actually ~~> > > > still feel like something's possible now. ~~> > (Maybe ~~> > > a ~~> > > > police reunion on broadway to save the ~~> > > rainforests...? ~~> > > > Andy can tapdance, can't he?) ~~> > > > ~~> > > > Christopher ~~> > > > ~~> > > > PS--I agree with you that it will be a bitter ~~> > pill ~~> > > to ~~> > > > swallow if MESSAGE IN A BOX comes out with ~~> five ~~> > > new ~~> > > > tracks. I hope they will at least dig in the ~~> > > vaults ~~> > > > for various gems Stewart has mentioned over ~~> the ~~> > > years, ~~> > > > things like the "reggae" demo of Every Breath ~~> > You ~~> > > > Take. I want stuff that's never been ~~> released! ~~> > > > ~~> > > > ~~> > __________________________________________________ ~~> > > > Do You Yahoo!? ~~> > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam ~~> > > protection around ~~> > > > http://mail.yahoo.com ~~> > > > ~~> > > > ~~> _______________________________________________ ~~> > > > Police mailing list ~~> > > > Police@mailman.xmission.com ~~> > > > ~~> > > ~~> > ~~> ~~http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police ~~> > > > ~~> > > ~~> > > ~~> > ~~> > ~~> > __________________________________________________ ~~> > Do You Yahoo!? ~~> > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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