He's (Sting) been involved in a couple of projects I've worked on recently, and he's been very helpful.
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Why I lost a bit of respect for Sting (Rick Beato Interview)
- Thread starter tb-player
- Start date
preach, i can't stand rick beato. there used to be that old phrase "those that can't do....Teach". now it should be "those that can't do nor teach.....youtube"
There may be a fine line between difficult and not doing well with strangers.
The answer may be a line out of the song Limelight.
It is said that Sting got a punch in the mouth from John Bonham in December 1979.
Summers put out a string of '90s albums that I really enjoyed. Worth checking out.
To some extent, I do not get this.
The members of that band have said that most of their fighting they were known for was about the music. It did not get personal until late 1982 when they went to Montserrat to cut Synchronicity.
By their own accounts, the camaraderie was there for most of their heyday.
He did?
Source...?
I'm just wondering...would Miles Davis have had Sting on one of his albums if he hated him?
Last edited:
I think he had the last 2 words on the floor tom at some point. Pre-1982, methinks.
In the Gateshead video, the words are indeed spread out all over the toms.
A post of personal expression. I never got into The Police. IMO, they started out as 3 white guys doing Reggae. I'd rather hear the Jamaicans do Reggae. (That chorus sounding guitar bugged me!)
I always respected Sting's simplistic bass lines. He resisted flash bass. Never cared for his vocals. Once again, a white guy trying to sound like a Jamaican.
Google says Sting is worth 400 million. Close to 1/2 a billion. Might have something to do with his personality display.
IMHO (which is of no value).
I always respected Sting's simplistic bass lines. He resisted flash bass. Never cared for his vocals. Once again, a white guy trying to sound like a Jamaican.
Google says Sting is worth 400 million. Close to 1/2 a billion. Might have something to do with his personality display.
IMHO (which is of no value).
They must have partied pretty hard after the show then!
(They did a performance at Massey Hall in Toronto the night before.)
Ron Carter, Charlie Haden, and Victor Wooten are just three examples that refute that ridiculous old phrase.
This!! 100%! Thank you, didn't have to type all this lol. Cheers.
The Police had some great songs, very little of it being reggae. Before reggae there was some punky stuff, and there was a lot of overlap between ska, reggae and punk back in the late 1970s. But there's a fair bit of filler on the albums, and some of it's Sting's filler, which is fair enough, as that's still more good songs than I've written songs. In some ways I think his solo stuff has been more consistent quality overall, although fewer tracks being outstanding, if that makes sense. That is, overall good, but less often outstanding, whereas The Police managed a greater percentage outstanding and forgettable/best forgotten.
Good as he is, that's a bit baffling when you see other very talented artists that have much less.
The nearest I've got to any of The Police is a support slot for Sonja Kristina, though. Apparently one of my uncles met Summers a few times back in the 1960s during the Zoot Money period but had nothing much to say about him.
I believe they had to run to Quebec to shoot 2 videos that day. Perhaps they did not even have time to party.
