Well, gang...let me begin by saying that I am still in shock over all this. For many years, we have spoke of reunion here, and while most of us pined for it, all of us probably thought it would never happen. Man, were we all off base! I have never been so happy to have been wrong in my life!!!! Here's some thoughts/impressions that I took from yesterday: * what I found most interesting was Sting's comments regarding the reunion, that he woke up one day with an "overwhelming feeling of nostalgia", and decided to reunite. I almost fell over when I heard him say that, because for AT LEAST the past decade, I have heard him tell one and all that he is not nostalgic, that he is not a fan of nostalgia, etc. * Equally fascinating was his admission that he has been "running away" from his Police past for a very long time. (I felt like I was a fly on a wall at a therapy session!) * Another "Stinger" - that the the tour will be "raw", comprising of just the 3 guys. I believe (although my recollection is not 100% certain) he also mentioned that they would play material that they have never played before (like "Voices"!) * Tour Length - sounds like it will stretch on until 2008 * New material - question asked twice, dodged twice! * A final "Stinger" - that they still "have a lot of work to do" before the tour starts in late May. I'd tend to agree with that...while Stewart and Sting are in fine form, I hate to admit it but Andy does seem to need a bit more rehearsal time. ("It's in C sharp minor, Andy!") But in his defense...he has not played these songs/this "style" for a long time, and I am sure that he will sound FANTASTIC when the tour kicks off. Wake Me Up, I Must Be Dreaming. Is this heaven? Rich ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097
("It's in C sharp minor, Andy!") But in his defense...he has not played these songs/this "style" for a long time
that was joke foxie,, andy knew what key it was in, they were just playing up on the "quarrel theme" of the rehearsals established during the interview fun. although i would say that of the three; andy's facility is less than the other two. he is the better musician of the three, but he plays the police material with less conviction than he has in the past. which i believe is not due to mental facility as much as it has to due with his physical stamina and chi. he may need some yoga! know anyone who might be able to help him with that? also his new plectrum is causing his phrasing to be slightly different than early police days, changing plectrums usually causes the player to commit more attention to their picking technique and this can make it more difficult to hit the notes with the same kind of authority. t
Yes, T...knew it was a joke... Rich --- al tec <cetla@earthlink.net> wrote:
("It's in C sharp minor, Andy!") But in his defense...he has not
played
these songs/this "style" for a long time
that was joke foxie,, andy knew what key it was in, they were just playing up on the "quarrel theme" of the rehearsals established during the interview fun.
although i would say that of the three; andy's facility is less than the other two. he is the better musician of the three, but he plays the police material with less conviction than he has in the past. which i believe is not due to mental facility as much as it has to due with his physical stamina and chi. he may need some yoga! know anyone who might be able to help him with that?
also his new plectrum is causing his phrasing to be slightly different than early police days, changing plectrums usually causes the player to commit more attention to their picking technique and this can make it more difficult to hit the notes with the same kind of authority.
t
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