I missed "Every Breath..." but saw "Roxanne".  Every time I hear "Roxanne" 
in the past few months (which is about every other week, thanks to VH1 
Classics), I think, 'What dopey fucking lyrics!  Did Sting write them when 
he was 12?' Of course, I'm record as thinking that The Police were a nice 
band, but nothing that special (artistically) in the scheme of things.

Mike Bennett



Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com





>From: "*Bill Holmes*" <bholmes_fm@msn.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Re: Rocklog: The Police
>Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:25:45 -0500
>
> > Jeff Lindquist, the lastest addition to the Rocklog roster of
> > contributors, has some comments on the recent VH1 R&R HoF Show. I wish I
> > had seen it, and am desperately hoping for a rerun.
> >
>
>
>I don't know if I was watching the same show as Jeff, or maybe he's just a
>much bigger Police fan than I ever was. I thought Costello and AC/DC kicked
>some ass but The Police were docile by comparison. I've seen the Police
>rock - they played The Firebarn in Syracuse on their very first (station
>wagon) tour before the first album REALLY broke.
>
>Why they had to trot out special background vocalists for the Police (who
>then proceeded to butcher the song) is beyond me. But ever since Paul
>Shaeffer was installed as conductor, these staged moments have replaced the
>chaotic, sloppy but unpredictably fun jams that used to close the show.
>
>And given the catalogue...I would have picked any song BUT Every Breath You
>Take, which played as often as Stairway To Heaven or Free Bird in its day.
>In fairness, though, Der Stinglehoffer sounded pretty good and Stewart
>Copeland is a gas to watch anytime. Maybe I was just still bitter that Bill
>Medley sang some of Bobby Hatfield's lines in addition to his own during 
>the
>Righteous Brothers segment. :)
>
>b
>
>ps - Bruce Thomas looked really happy, didn't he? :)
>


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