The Police Appreciation Thread - Page 5

MsMofoGone · 06-23-2005, 04:24 AM

My favorite album would be Reggatta De Blanc ...
since my two favorite songs from The Police are "Bring On The Night" and "Message In A Bottle" ...

Synchronicity would be a close second as that album has other favorite songs of mine too ...
"Every Breath You Take" ... "Synchronicity ll" ... "King Of Pain" ...
"Wrapped Around Your Finger" ... and "Murder By Numbers"

The OOTS · 06-23-2005, 08:24 AM

My ratings:

Outlandos <--- Love the rawness of this album
Regatta <--- Infectious
Ghost <--- has a lot of my fav songs, changed their sound a bit
Zenyatta <--- goofy lyrics
Synchronicity <--- some good songs, a little overrated IMO

verte76 · 06-23-2005, 10:13 AM

Ooh, I loved the Police. I'll never forget spending the night on concrete so I could be first in line to get tickets on the Synchronicity tour. I thought Outlandos was underrated.

MsMofoGone · 06-23-2005, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by verte76
I thought Outlandos was underrated.

Very true indeed !!

Especially "ROXXXXXX ... ANNE" !!

GREATEST SONG EVER !! on Outlandos d'Amour ...

Runner-up songs would be ...

A Hole In My Life ....... Awesome song !!

Be My Girl, Sally ..... It's such a funny song ... I gotta love it !!

Masoko Tanga ... I don't know, this song is so-ooo GOOD musically
I really was under-estimating it before !!

MsMofoGone · 06-24-2005, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by martha
As good as Stewart and Andy are, you couldn't have the Police without Sting.

MsMofoGone · 06-28-2005, 06:46 AM

More appreciation for The Police ... with the BEST VIDEO List ::

Every Breath You Take

Wrapped Around Your Finger

Don't Stand So Close To Me

Bring On The Night

Roxanne

Invisible Sun

Message In A Bottle

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

elevation2u · 06-28-2005, 01:18 PM

hehehehe i'm sorry but for the most part their videos are quite terrible, especially for their first 3 albums..

MsMofoGone · 06-28-2005, 01:28 PM

Especially the first 3 albums ??

I disagree 100%% ...

Roxanne, Message In A Bottle, Bring On The Night and Don't Stand So Close To Me
are absolutely CLASSIC videos !!

martha · 06-28-2005, 01:42 PM

Any video with Sting from back then in it was great.

Was there music in those videos?

MsMofoGone · 06-28-2005, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by martha

Was there music in those videos?

BEST POST EVER !!

elevation2u · 06-28-2005, 02:57 PM

i understand that they had a very low budget... but they are TERRIBLE have you seen de do do do de da da da, so lonely, walking on the moon,.....TERRIBLE,

The music is astounding

but the 80%of videos are not, I guess i would say the same goes for U2...
they rule albums and concerts but album covers and videos are crappy

Infinity · 06-28-2005, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by elevation2u
i understand that they had a very low budget... but they are TERRIBLE have you seen de do do do de da da da, so lonely, walking on the moon,.....TERRIBLE,
The music is astounding but the 80%of videos are not, I guess i would say the same goes for U2...
they rule albums and concerts but album covers and videos are crappy

Yea most videos suck. The only U2 video that I can truly enjoy is Beautiful Day.

phanan · 06-28-2005, 08:37 PM

Actually, for the 80s, U2 had perhaps the best videos going.

As for The Police, yeah the early ones are basic, just like most others before MTV was born. Every Breath You Take and Wrapped Around Your Finger aren't too bad though.

elevation2u · 06-28-2005, 08:49 PM

I like U2's Please, One [drag version], Beautiful Day, Walk On [brazil version], Sometimes You Can't....., Last Night On Earth

..
The Police's Syncronicty videos, Every Little Thing She Does...., Message in a Bottle are not that bad

MsMofoGone · 06-29-2005, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by elevation2u
i understand that they had a very low budget...
but they are TERRIBLE have you seen
de do do do de da da da,
so lonely,
walking on the moon, ..... TERRIBLE,

I didn't even list those videos you mentioned !!

So, I can agree that those are NOT that great ...

But for the videos I did list such as ...
Roxanne
Message In A Bottle
Bring On The Night
Don't Stand So Close To Me

Those from the first 3 albums are

MsMofoGone · 06-30-2005, 10:59 AM

What! This thread was near the end of page 2 of B & C ??

We can't have that happen yet !!

Back to the top it goes ...

I'm gonna play The Police all day, and post it in 'now playing'
just to recognize the GREATEST of this band !!

MsMofoGone · 07-15-2005, 03:12 PM

Sting's Live 8 performance ... "Every Breath You Take"

MsMofoGone · 07-15-2005, 03:14 PM

"Message In A Bottle"

nickypiemcg · 07-15-2005, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Infinitum98

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Now when you look in the case of U2, yes Bono rights the songs. But the rest of the band has their say. I think it was Larry who said that U2 is democracy.

But the Police were a dictatorship.

No Edge actually writes alot of the songs. I dont' know exactly which ones but he pretty much wrote Sunday Bloody Sunday, All I want is You. Don't know what other ones but I'm pretty sure he and Bono write equally. Adam was interviewed and he said half the songs come from jam sessions and the otehr half come from ideas from Bono/Edge

bread n' whine · 07-16-2005, 09:36 AM

Did someone bring up yet how much U2 took from the Police? That whole "choir of backing vocals" thing that you hear on most later Police singles, U2 adopted as their own, as well as taking the model of a slick arena rock band that was still sensitive, intelligent, politically active, and modestly experimental.

And "Invisible Sun" is a U2 song right?

Synchronicity is a masterpiece. People say the '80s sucked for music, which is totally wrong, but in general the biggest of the biggest mainstream albums did suck. The Police (and Michael Jackson, and U2) were the exceptions, but I think Synchronicity has better songwriting than The Joshua Tree, and almost as amazing production which doesn't sound too dated. It's a more varied album too, and I like it better. The thing that makes anything they do a bit hard to appreciate is the Sting persona. He comes off cold and insincere a lot of times. With the Police and even after, he is usually a "better" lyric writer than Bono, but it seems like a lot of his lyrics are either pure escapism, or intellectual things which just seem like a bit of a pisstake.

There are a few songs not like that-- "King of Pain" and "Message in a Bottle." Those are among my all time favorite songs. But most of the time even though Bono is more simplistic and a bit remote himself at times, he comes off so much more genuine. The word pretentious is overused, but perfect for Sting. U2 were like the Police mach 2, a career with a lot more filler, but still a big evolution from the first model.

06-23-2005, 04:24 AM	#81
MsMofoGone Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where is not important... Posts: 26,742 Local Time: 07:08 PM	My favorite album would be Reggatta De Blanc ... since my two favorite songs from The Police are "Bring On The Night" and "Message In A Bottle" ... Synchronicity would be a close second as that album has other favorite songs of mine too ... "Every Breath You Take" ... "Synchronicity ll" ... "King Of Pain" ... "Wrapped Around Your Finger" ... and "Murder By Numbers" __________________

06-23-2005, 08:24 AM	#82
The OOTS Refugee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Everything in its right place. Posts: 1,470 Local Time: 06:08 PM	My ratings: Outlandos <--- Love the rawness of this album Regatta <--- Infectious Ghost <--- has a lot of my fav songs, changed their sound a bit Zenyatta <--- goofy lyrics Synchronicity <--- some good songs, a little overrated IMO __________________

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elevation2u Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2002 Location: corner of Badlands & Magnolia Mountain Posts: 5,371 Local Time: 05:08 PM	I like U2's Please, One [drag version], Beautiful Day, Walk On [brazil version], Sometimes You Can't....., Last Night On Earth.. The Police's Syncronicty videos, Every Little Thing She Does...., Message in a Bottle are not that bad

07-16-2005, 09:36 AM	#100
bread n' whine Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 93 Local Time: 01:08 AM	Did someone bring up yet how much U2 took from the Police? That whole "choir of backing vocals" thing that you hear on most later Police singles, U2 adopted as their own, as well as taking the model of a slick arena rock band that was still sensitive, intelligent, politically active, and modestly experimental. And "Invisible Sun" is a U2 song right? Synchronicity is a masterpiece. People say the '80s sucked for music, which is totally wrong, but in general the biggest of the biggest mainstream albums did suck. The Police (and Michael Jackson, and U2) were the exceptions, but I think Synchronicity has better songwriting than The Joshua Tree, and almost as amazing production which doesn't sound too dated. It's a more varied album too, and I like it better. The thing that makes anything they do a bit hard to appreciate is the Sting persona. He comes off cold and insincere a lot of times. With the Police and even after, he is usually a "better" lyric writer than Bono, but it seems like a lot of his lyrics are either pure escapism, or intellectual things which just seem like a bit of a pisstake. There are a few songs not like that-- "King of Pain" and "Message in a Bottle." Those are among my all time favorite songs. But most of the time even though Bono is more simplistic and a bit remote himself at times, he comes off so much more genuine. The word pretentious is overused, but perfect for Sting. U2 were like the Police mach 2, a career with a lot more filler, but still a big evolution from the first model. __________________

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06-23-2005, 10:13 AM	#83
verte76 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: hoping for changes Posts: 23,331 Local Time: 01:08 AM	Ooh, I loved the Police. I'll never forget spending the night on concrete so I could be first in line to get tickets on the Synchronicity tour. I thought Outlandos was underrated.

06-28-2005, 06:46 AM	#86
MsMofoGone Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where is not important... Posts: 26,742 Local Time: 07:08 PM	More appreciation for The Police ... with the BEST VIDEO List :: Every Breath You Take Wrapped Around Your Finger Don't Stand So Close To Me Bring On The Night Roxanne Invisible Sun Message In A Bottle Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

06-28-2005, 01:18 PM	#87
elevation2u Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2002 Location: corner of Badlands & Magnolia Mountain Posts: 5,371 Local Time: 05:08 PM	hehehehe i'm sorry but for the most part their videos are quite terrible, especially for their first 3 albums..

06-28-2005, 01:28 PM	#88
MsMofoGone Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where is not important... Posts: 26,742 Local Time: 07:08 PM	Especially the first 3 albums ?? I disagree 100%% ... Roxanne, Message In A Bottle, Bring On The Night and Don't Stand So Close To Me are absolutely CLASSIC videos !!

06-28-2005, 01:42 PM	#89
martha Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Orange County and all over the goddamn place Posts: 42,555 Local Time: 06:08 PM	Any video with Sting from back then in it was great. Was there music in those videos?

06-28-2005, 02:57 PM	#91
elevation2u Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2002 Location: corner of Badlands & Magnolia Mountain Posts: 5,371 Local Time: 05:08 PM	i understand that they had a very low budget... but they are TERRIBLE have you seen de do do do de da da da, so lonely, walking on the moon,.....TERRIBLE, The music is astounding but the 80%of videos are not, I guess i would say the same goes for U2... they rule albums and concerts but album covers and videos are crappy

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phanan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the darkness on the edge of town Posts: 25,657 Local Time: 08:08 PM	Actually, for the 80s, U2 had perhaps the best videos going. As for The Police, yeah the early ones are basic, just like most others before MTV was born. Every Breath You Take and Wrapped Around Your Finger aren't too bad though.

06-30-2005, 10:59 AM	#96
MsMofoGone Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where is not important... Posts: 26,742 Local Time: 07:08 PM	What! This thread was near the end of page 2 of B & C ?? We can't have that happen yet !! Back to the top it goes ... I'm gonna play The Police all day, and post it in 'now playing' just to recognize the GREATEST of this band !!

07-15-2005, 03:12 PM	#97
MsMofoGone Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where is not important... Posts: 26,742 Local Time: 07:08 PM	Sting's Live 8 performance ... "Every Breath You Take"

07-15-2005, 03:14 PM	#98
MsMofoGone Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where is not important... Posts: 26,742 Local Time: 07:08 PM	"Message In A Bottle"