+1. Sting is an amazing musician and I appreciate that he uses the bass as his second voice. Every time is listen to the Police, I catch a new phrase, a new lick, a different place where the bass stands out, lays back or disappears altogether. His playing really makes the music interesting to listen to.
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Sting
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I could be wrong, but I think he gifted that one to his daughter. ..Who I swear is a clone of some kind.
And now Stewart's son plays on the tour. In fact, I did a double take when he walked on stage with the band; thought it was Stewart.I've seen Sting solo many years ago but missed out on the reunion tour.
I kick myself for that one too especially since Stewart Copeland is probably my favorite drummer!
And Sting's son is the opening act on the current tour. One more family connection - Dominic Miller's son, Rufus, continues with the band as 2nd guitar player.
I saw him live on the Synchronicity tour…39 years ago. He’s aged much more gracefully than I have.
Sting was touring in the early '90s and my wife, a lifetime fan of his, wanted to go. I said "lots of seats will be available, he's not that popular". Big mistake. I was in the dog house for quite a while when we couldn't go. Ever since then, I get right on to ticket sales and we've seen him countless times including the current tour.
Yes, he has great stamina and a strong voice - singing the whole night long. That yoga routine has kept him looking mighty trim too. It's quite clear that he's enjoying himself.
BTW, when the Fender Sting model bass came on the market I tried it out and liked it a lot. No problem winning the wife's approval to buy it. It's light and bright and fun to play. Not my #1, but it's one model that I've held on to over the years. I took the huge white pick guard off and removed the ridiculous amount of gloss from the body and neck using a 3M abrasive pad. I put a black PG on it...not trying to look like Sting's 50s bass. The retail price has gone up quite a lot since I bought it.
Yes, he has great stamina and a strong voice - singing the whole night long. That yoga routine has kept him looking mighty trim too. It's quite clear that he's enjoying himself.
BTW, when the Fender Sting model bass came on the market I tried it out and liked it a lot. No problem winning the wife's approval to buy it. It's light and bright and fun to play. Not my #1, but it's one model that I've held on to over the years. I took the huge white pick guard off and removed the ridiculous amount of gloss from the body and neck using a 3M abrasive pad. I put a black PG on it...not trying to look like Sting's 50s bass. The retail price has gone up quite a lot since I bought it.
Good singer too. He does a pretty good job on this cover of an old Elton John tune. The bass line is very basic and well executed, I like it. The man is a pro.
I hate to bring Rick Beato into this, since for some reason Beato is polarizing among members of this community. But I will anyway because the content is worth it.
Check out any of Rick's videos that analyze Sting's compositional approach or his way of structuring melodies. In addition to being a badass player as has been said here, he is frankly on a different level as a writer from just about everyone else out there.
Force of nature.
Check out any of Rick's videos that analyze Sting's compositional approach or his way of structuring melodies. In addition to being a badass player as has been said here, he is frankly on a different level as a writer from just about everyone else out there.
Force of nature.
Don't worry yet, he's pretty fit and they breed them tough in the north of England. McCartney is 80 now and still does 2 to 3 hour shows!
His voice is beginning to change, I can clearly hear it on his latest album. More gruff, less pure. The voice of an old man.
It's fine as it is but it's probably on a trend line to where he won't be able to perform at a level that satisfies him 5 or 7 years from now. If I were to guess.
We'll see about that. His later work does not rely on that dog whistle frequency range of his and much of it should work well with an old man's voice.
I saw Sting for the first time in 1991 on the Soul Cages tour - brilliant show, my favorite Sting solo LP. You had guitarist Dominic Miller making his debut, and still with Sting 31 years later, David Sancious on keys and V. Colaiuta on drums. Yeah, top level musicianship. I took my wife to this show, and I'll never forget when the band came out, and here is Sting looking like a f-in Aryan model, tight black pants, a black shirt with short sleeves cropped up to the top flexing the biceps, black boots, a black bass - might have been an Ibanez Roadstar, not 100% sure, and of course, the blond hair. I remember all of the women were just transfixed on Sting, and that included my wife, who barely said two words to me during the concert. Oh, I do remember her saying something like "my God, here's really in great shape." That's when I started going to the gym to work out, and needless to say, I really got into good shape. So I guess I owe Sting a bit of gratitude for my transformation....ha, good memories!
It's not bad, it's just different. If he's going to keep singing "Roxanne" he'll have to sing it differently. Some people get turned off by that, and there are artists who prefer not to do it. To your point, we'll see if Sting is one of them.
Synchronicity is my favourite Police album. It was released one month after me..
I can't really comment about my aging, but so far so good I guess.. 
Eliot's just brilliant, too. She seems to share his penchant for carving her own musical path that somewhat resembles contemporary trends without actually conforming to them. Information was a lovely record.
I also got to see Sting at Wolf Trap a couple years back. Loved it. I'd kind of like to see him again, especially if he's playing any of the songs off his amazing new record The Bridge.
