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08-31-2010, 06:25 PM
|  | Impersonal Confuser. | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fresno, CA | | | Battle Of The Police Cover Bands!!!!
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Here are three of the best I've come across so far. Each has something going for them. My band Synchronicity IV is not quite ready for prime time yet (give us a few more weeks of practice), but I'm thinking we'll be able to give these guys a run for their money. In the meantime, these are some pretty damned good bands doing the Police Tribute thing. Enjoy! http://sonicfrog.net/?p=3787
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08-31-2010, 06:27 PM
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08-31-2010, 07:06 PM
| | Impersonal Confuser. | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fresno, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RedemptionBass  Whatever... Scrantonicity rules! | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz7_3...layer_embedded
Do you have some vid?
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09-01-2010, 12:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kolkata (Calcutta), India | | The vocalist for The Castaways had a tragic accent (synchroni- saatie  ). I know they're Italian, but look at Nek's cover band: he's also Italian. Also, IMO, this guy was trying too hard to imitate Sting. Having a female vocalist was somewhat excessive and threw the vocals off balance on a few occasions. The music was nice, though.
The vocalist/singer for Synchronicity seemed to be having just a bit of trouble coordinating his bass with vocals but I liked the fact that he wasn't trying to imitate Sting's voice.
I liked Nek's band the best. From the video you provided, as well as some others I looked up on Youtube.
Eagerly awaiting some recordings from your band, Sonic 
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09-01-2010, 04:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: St. Louis | | | There is a new Police Tribute band forming in NYC with Ira Siegel ( Bacon Brothers Band, among others) that will no doubt kick ***. Ira S. is a bad mofo.
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09-01-2010, 04:39 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | I thought they all lacked a lot - especially in terms of any subtelty.
But what you really notice when comparing them, is how good a drummer Stuart Copeland is, even on the simplest songs he sound so much better than any cover band could hope to be! 
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09-01-2010, 09:11 AM
| | Impersonal Confuser. | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fresno, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield I thought they all lacked a lot - especially in terms of any subtelty.
But what you really notice when comparing them, is how good a drummer Stuart Copeland is, even on the simplest songs he sound so much better than any cover band could hope to be! | Stu has two overlooked elements that helps make him unique. First, his drum tuning. He always loved a much lighter / crisper sound than most drummers. Second, he HATED to practice! (Even more than I do!!!!!!) Half the time when he's playing, the stuff is coming from the top of his head. He had always said the hardest song he had to play was "Every Breath You Take" because it was so straight forward and he couldn't do what he does best.... go poly-rhythmically nuts! All the drummers in this contest are fine drummers, I would love to play with any one of them. But they sound a little too rehearsed.
PS. The Police are a very hard band to cover. Google Police tribute band and only ten or twelve separate bands exist that do this, and half of those that do show up are in Europe. Each player in the original group have such unique qualities, whether it's Sting's voice and syncopations, Andy's odd chord arrangements, or Stu's wildness, it is difficult to find players that can emulate this combination. For us, finding the drummer was the hardest part.
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09-01-2010, 09:14 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tampa | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RedemptionBass Whatever... Scrantonicity rules! | +1 lol
that one's my favorite.
see "Scrantonicity: The Kevin Malone Story" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1o-ralx5A |
09-01-2010, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Tampabass | Oh Shite! How did that get by me??????? It's been added to the list!
PS. Man, 5StringBlues is going to nail me on this one for sure!
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09-01-2010, 01:20 PM
| | | | enh. Even the Police did't sound so good in that recording. |
09-02-2010, 06:20 PM
| | Impersonal Confuser. | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fresno, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by champbassist The vocalist for The Castaways had a tragic accent (synchroni- saatie ). I know they're Italian, but look at Nek's cover band: he's also Italian. Also, IMO, this guy was trying too hard to imitate Sting. Having a female vocalist was somewhat excessive and threw the vocals off balance on a few occasions. The music was nice, though.
The vocalist/singer for Synchronicity seemed to be having just a bit of trouble coordinating his bass with vocals but I liked the fact that he wasn't trying to imitate Sting's voice.
I liked Nek's band the best. From the video you provided, as well as some others I looked up on Youtube.
Eagerly awaiting some recordings from your band, Sonic | It's going to be fun.
I have most of Stings range, except for that real high strong alto he used on Roxanne and So Lonely - of course, he no longer has it either (see 2008 reunion vid). I'm not sure if I sound "Just Like Him". but I perform "Message In A Bottle" and "Do Do Do" in other bands, and i get compliments.
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