Band of the Week: The Police! - VGF

Koga · 05-01-2006, 05:40 AM

The Police

Genre: New Wave, Reggae influenced pop/rock
Formed: 1977 (disbanded in 1986)

Members:
Sting: vocals, bass guitar
Andy Summers: guitars
Stewart Copeland: drums and percussion

Discography:
Outlandos D’Amour (1978)
Regatta De Blanc (1979)
Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
Ghost In The Machine (1981)
Synchronicity (1983)

Koga · 05-01-2006, 05:45 AM

I've always liked a couple of songs of this band, but I really got into them through a friend of mine. He's the type of guy that always downloads his favourite music whenever he's at someone else's and plays it all night. While I mostly delete all the songs he downloads the next morning (mostly Dutch artists), I liked the songs he downloaded from the Police, and downloaded a couple of more. While I don't own any official CDs I did get their DVD: Synchronicity concert, which I really enjoyed.

My favourite songs include: So Lonely, Roxanne, Can't Stand Losing You, Message In a Bottle, Walking On The Moon, Don't Stand So Close To Me, De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (best song title ever), Every Little Thing She Does IS Magic, Spirits in the Material World and of course Every Breath You Take.

I think it's too bad they broke up; though I like some solo songs by Sting, I don't think they're nowhere near as good as the songs he did with the Police.

***CaptHayfever*** · 05-01-2006, 08:59 AM

The Police definitely had an awesome groove, which Sting on his own has yet to remotely match.

Sidebar, your honor: Sting's son's band, Fiction Plane, is none too shabby either--at least based on "If Only".

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

**Crazyswordsman** · 05-01-2006, 09:47 AM

I was really upset when my friends kept playing the Roxanne remake by that other band. I had no choice but to retaliate with the Police version of Roxanne really loudly.

Some other great songs include Message in a Bottle, Spirits in a Material World, Every Breath You Take, and Walking on the Moon. -CSM

Koga · 05-01-2006, 11:03 AM

At the moment, a remix of Message in a Bottle is quite a big hit over here. It's almost the same song, but they put a house beat under it. I really dislike these kinds of remixes, as they don't add anything to the original, and often take away from it.

***CaptHayfever*** · 05-01-2006, 08:04 PM

"House beats" don't often take away from it; they always take away from it.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***Heroine of the Dragon*** · 05-02-2006, 12:19 AM

OHHH I remember these guys!!! Great music!! Every Breath You Take, Can't Stand Losing You, Don't Stand So Close To Me, De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da and Every Little Thing She Does is Magic are all my most liked of their songs.

05-01-2006, 05:40 AM	#1
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 176 Times in 118 Posts Points: 104,334.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 122,086.82 Donate	Band of the Week: The Police! The Police Genre: New Wave, Reggae influenced pop/rock Formed: 1977 (disbanded in 1986) Members: Sting: vocals, bass guitar Andy Summers: guitars Stewart Copeland: drums and percussion Discography: Outlandos D’Amour (1978) Regatta De Blanc (1979) Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) Ghost In The Machine (1981) Synchronicity (1983) Last edited by Koga; 05-01-2006 at 05:46 AM.

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Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 176 Times in 118 Posts Points: 104,334.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 122,086.82 Donate	I've always liked a couple of songs of this band, but I really got into them through a friend of mine. He's the type of guy that always downloads his favourite music whenever he's at someone else's and plays it all night. While I mostly delete all the songs he downloads the next morning (mostly Dutch artists), I liked the songs he downloaded from the Police, and downloaded a couple of more. While I don't own any official CDs I did get their DVD: Synchronicity concert, which I really enjoyed. My favourite songs include: So Lonely, Roxanne, Can't Stand Losing You, Message In a Bottle, Walking On The Moon, Don't Stand So Close To Me, De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (best song title ever), Every Little Thing She Does IS Magic, Spirits in the Material World and of course Every Breath You Take. I think it's too bad they broke up; though I like some solo songs by Sting, I don't think they're nowhere near as good as the songs he did with the Police.

05-01-2006, 08:59 AM	#3
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05-01-2006, 11:03 AM	#5
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 176 Times in 118 Posts Points: 104,334.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 122,086.82 Donate	At the moment, a remix of Message in a Bottle is quite a big hit over here. It's almost the same song, but they put a house beat under it. I really dislike these kinds of remixes, as they don't add anything to the original, and often take away from it.

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