They kicked off with this song when I took my dad to see them on their final tour (he was a life long fan), he was on his last legs by the time it came around and died of C a couple of months later. I cried through the first six songs. He had a blast. Miss you dad.
I'm sorry for your loss. Hep C? I've never personally seen cases of it that bad before. I know your liver is screwed for the rest of your life, but I've never known anyone to pass away from it. That's terrible. I'm glad you two got to experience these guys live. Hold onto that memory forever.
Awe hell. The virus can just go away:/. I’m a widowed mom with two young boys and they are growing up listening to these guys. I am so incredibly sore for your loss.
i have always thought so too...[that it's not only one of the greatest album covers, but also during a special-magical-time-window'] [but!] it might just be that i was sixteen, and because everything at that age is just subjectively rather 'magical', maybe it's just some funny idea, but no, i think it's a little-more-than-that, mate...i know i've been sixteen for a rather extended period of time now and then, and i think it's pretty cool, while others, seem to disagree...and y'know what? that's alright! ha ha
Stewart Copeland shows you why he’s the master of all drummers. These two tracks together always will be The Police signature.They were so ahead of their time. These two songs can so relate to today’s world issues.
Interesting this though......he and Sting battled all the time about the role and place for the percussion piece.....I agree with you, but Sting may have had other thoughts.
I'm a lifer Police fan since day one , Sting's musical mastery , Stewart Copeland's insane double beat snare drum rolls and bass drum 🥁 drops & Andy Summer's rhythmic guitar riffs makes them one of the very BEST ROCK TRIO EVER . This is signature POLICE
Omg! love the ring guitars & the pulsating bass line. Stewart Copeland is hands down one of the best drummers in the industry.True musicianship at its best :)
All three legends. They were only together for about 7-8 years but look at what these uncompromising badass visionaries gave to us. Far beyond entertainment.
Stunning & twisted, ain't it ? To me, in the same vein as Alex Lifeson's ripping on Rush's "Freewill"....produces images of a guitarist losing his sanity & letting it rip through those fingers, strings & guitar pick....
Im gonna take a punt here and say that this was The Police's best song. Forty years have passed since this album's release and it still sounds box-fresh. And it's still a metaphor for our times through Covid 19.
I was lucky enough to experience the Police in their prime and saw them many times in the 79-82 time period. This album is one of the best-- not as commercial as their last with the hits but this is the real deal.
Saw them at JFK Stadiu m in Philadelphia in the middle of July 1983 along with 90,000 others...was 98 degrees and no bottled water then... people were jammin' and passing out...got water hoses and started spraying everyone 😆😆 Police still on stage and Sting all over the place in full Synchronicity regalia
They just don’t write music like this anymore. The Police have marked an epoch in music history. Stu Copeland is drivin the bus! All together a band of unmatched talent.
@Stinger You must have misunderstood my comment, If you're not used to hearing anyone playing in the pocket or in a pocket, it's a term musicians understand and has to do with timing. One can be mechanical and precise to the point of sounding like a machine or one can progress past that point and add the human element which takes great talent to perfect. Stewart's developed that ability as did Neil Piert and many others. This also applies to other instruments. My son can play in the pocket with his bass guitar, but is still developing his own style on the six string. I too play and started in a marching band in the early 70's. Everyone strives to be precise at first, then either on their own or with the help of a mentor learns to loosen up and let their style dictate deviations from strict tempo always returning to tempo on the accent. Others can explain much better than I can. Google it and some RUclips videos should pop up.
@@sandmanbub and Stinger. all of should watch the latest from solo Stewart Copeland Video: HILITE THIS: ruclips.net/video/aEvTATjC5GY/видео.html, CtrlC, put cursor in Resaerch Filed, Ctrl V, and ENTER....or just google Stewart Copeland: "It's Gonna Rain"
40 years later and it sounds every bit as good to me now as it did back in the day ... man im glad i was smart enough to get into these guys when i was just knee high 👍
My dad just passed away the day before Yesterday my listening for you the police band held great reminder since Paris and continu in Casablanca 1981 2023. Fmb producer
If it came out in 1980 I was 8. I remember getting strange feelings about certain album covers back then. This one stood out as did Fleetwood macs 1975 Rihanna album whatever it was called with the midget and tall skinny guy in a doorway.
I am so grateful I grew up listening to not only the Police but Phil Collins, Def Leppard, Cory Hart, Journey, Eagles, The Outfield, Loverboy, Van Halen, The Cars, REO Speedwagon, Kenny Loggins, Bon Jovi, Lionel Richie, Night Ranger, 38 Special, and Huey Lewis and the News. What a great decade to be a teenager.
Listening to this always reminds me of how fortunate and lucky I was to grow up during this era. The continued popularity of this music even with today's youth shows the true musical and lyrical talent that was there. No need for autotune here!
it's easy to play stuff that sounds good: what ain't so easy, is to lose the bits that don't! he was lucky he had sting to sorta help him to hear-the-difference, and andy to bring that all to life, music'ly i think!
Andy is doing something so subtle in the back of the mix with harmonics that is just fantastic ... playing single notes that chime like bells ... that's class.
He's always right on the verge of sounding discordant, but he plays those unique chords (I don't know the technical word for it) in a way that stays right in the pocket and right with the groove. Genius.
2:55 to 3:20. The combination of super-tight drumming, tight bass and extended/unusual chords on the guitar and also the sense of ambience really gets me.
Summers was really into 9th chord forms and arpeggios. Heavy jazz background/upbringing. The sound great but 9th arps are a pain in the fingers! See Message in a Bottle lead riff.
Nobody talks about Sting's musicianship but he is basically playing lead bass, allowing Summers and Copeland to go all impressionistically nuts. The bass carries so many of their songs. (And singing lead over those bass lines is a lot harder than he makes it look.)
I always timed the pause after the ending of Driven to Tears to come in (on air drums of course), right on that snare double tap which begins "When the World."..... yes, THANK you for posting them together!
@@shanghunter7697 Neil was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, (he's my #2) but I have to give Stewart Copeland my vote for #1. Somebody once said..."Stewart Copeland's drumming is more precise than an atomic clock." That pretty much sums it up perfectly. 😎
These songs are the best forever, I'm 63 and each time I listen these, I remember my 70's and 80's ! Great sound ! Probably in the 5 best albums since 40 years ! Love it !!!!!!!!!
Stewart Copeland - what a true visionary, a true original. Who would've thought to play what he did?? What an amazing, unique, inspired, completely unorthodox way to approach this material on the drums. He is such a huge part of what made The Police so interesting.
I was a big Rush fan at the time, and I always saw the similarities between Peart and Copeland, but I thought it was only in my mind? Come to find out, Signals by Rush, was heavily influenced by what the Police and Stew were doing.
I thought it was brilliant. Just like they did in older recording studios where everything was Direct To Disc recordings. That means the recording device was a Disc Recorder when records are made from a Reel To Reel tape transferred to a Record Cutter or Disc Recorder. The music is fantastic in fidelity and when played on tube stereo player. When CDs came out in the early 80s, they were expensive and sounded harsh. A lot of engineers hated them and designed outboard devices to put the Soul back into the music. Todays machines are a little better but I still prefer a headphone stereo booster to add some punch and dynamics to tolerate the lack of quality especially in RUclips videos and music.
As examples of Stewart Copeland drumming, likely 2 coolest Police Tracks ever....I was fortunate 2 B audience in Toronto, Massey Hall, November 1980 for "Zenyatta Mondatta" Tour....Sting was his usual charismatic self. However, I was ALSO fascinated at Stewart Copeland's hypnotic drum play...
All three of those guys were extremely talented, but I've got to say, as far as musicianship, absolutely mastering their craft, Copeland is one of the greats to come along regardless of genre in pop/rock history.
I think this is the 'coolest' song I have ever heard. It was so totally original when it was released. I had never heard anything remotely like it. The guitar tone , the sus4 chords, the simple, machine like riff. Sting, Summers, and Copeland. they were like the Beatles in that every successive record was a total evolution from the previous.
A principios de los Ochentas nadie sabía para dónde iba el Rock, hasta que apareció The Police,una perfecta síntesis rítmica y el arpegio de Andy Summer,el ritmo y fuerza de Copeland,y la Magia de Sting....Grandes hasta hoy.
Caught the Synchronicity Tour in Feb '84 at Providence Civic Center. Best rock concert I ever saw (and I saw bands like Van Halen, Rush, and Aerosmith when they were still young)
Thinking that these 2 songs compliment each other very well. I could listen them over and over because of how they sound together. Sorta funkeh! Great band back in my day. I'd love to see them in concert if they ever hooked up again. Sting has a hell of a voice. Good sound.
+Keli Kitchen in WTWIRD, Sting sings "Turn on my stereo/It's played for years and years/an Otis Redding song/It's all I own". Well- These two songs together have that same kind of appeal- if you only owned one piece of music, you could do a lot worse than for these two back to back tracks to be your only daily spin.
The whole side freakin rocked, I dont need to listen to "Don't Stand..." so much anymore, but the rest from Driven to Bombs is always a good trip down memory lane.
Been listening to this album since day one, but sort of put it aside for years. Finally thought to find the lyrics, it's like finding a long lost treasure.
They kicked off with this song when I took my dad to see them on their final tour (he was a life long fan), he was on his last legs by the time it came around and died of C a couple of months later. I cried through the first six songs. He had a blast. Miss you dad.
Sorry for your loss. That was a touching story - glad you have some good final memories though...
I'm sorry for your loss. Hep C? I've never personally seen cases of it that bad before. I know your liver is screwed for the rest of your life, but I've never known anyone to pass away from it. That's terrible. I'm glad you two got to experience these guys live. Hold onto that memory forever.
He must have been alright a police fan! Like minds congregate around great tunes.
I'm very sorry for your loss. My dad died of hep. C. As well. My uncle wouldn't let me say goodbye ect. I hope you have many dream visitations. 💙💙💙
Awe hell. The virus can just go away:/. I’m a widowed mom with two young boys and they are growing up listening to these guys. I am so incredibly sore for your loss.
My favorite Police song that never makes the greatest hits collections.
almost forty years later. And this song sound as fresh as ever. the police are timeless, never gets old!!
Never
Ev e6 st dd e and does a good day to the point where it
Stewart is an absolute BEAST on the drums, and Andy just nails it on the goiter solo. These three are so talented beyond words...
Hell yeah
Goiter 😂🤣
@@patriciakreger440 I wanna see someone with a goiter be able to solo on it.
Absofuknlutely 🙌
@@patriciakreger440 he's a great goiter player
One of the best albums ever, period!
The late 70s early 80s were a majic time
i have always thought so too...[that it's not only one of the greatest album covers, but also during a special-magical-time-window'] [but!] it might just be that i was sixteen, and because everything at that age is just subjectively rather 'magical', maybe it's just some funny idea, but no, i think it's a little-more-than-that, mate...i know i've been sixteen for a rather extended period of time now and then, and i think it's pretty cool, while others, seem to disagree...and y'know what? that's alright! ha ha
stands the test
Yes! wonderful 80s 👍
@@billseely991 Agreed, best years for music and more!
These tracks back-to-back give me the bloody chills.
in my book, they're the best-two-consecutive-tracks-ever-laid-back-to-back, jack!
Siiiiiiiiiiiiii
Yes. And I love how one goes right into the other no pause
Stewart Copeland shows you why he’s the master of all drummers. These two tracks together always will be The Police signature.They were so ahead of their time. These two songs can so relate to today’s world issues.
Siiiiiiiiiiiiii
"All drummers" might be overstating it somewhat.
Interesting this though......he and Sting battled all the time about the role and place for the percussion piece.....I agree with you, but Sting may have had other thoughts.
Stewart Copeland is one of the absolute best drummers in the world.
King of the ride cymble thats for sure! But yea, hes the fkn man. One of them at least.
yep.
EIGHTIEESALWAYS is the best Drummer in the universe!! N. World 🌎!
Timing better than an atomic clock - but sounds completely human.
Not many drummers get hired just to play hi-hats (see Red Rain - Peter Gabriel).
*"When the world is running down
"*
*"You make the best of what's still around"*
LOVE this song!!
Fuckin Aye
LET IT GO TAE FUCK. SHIT HOLE IT IS.
Out puoío
Canary in a coal mine 🙌
I'm a lifer Police fan since day one , Sting's musical mastery , Stewart Copeland's insane double beat snare drum rolls and bass drum 🥁 drops & Andy Summer's rhythmic guitar riffs makes them one of the very BEST ROCK TRIO EVER . This is signature POLICE
"Driven to Tears"...I love that cut. It's like a long, existential cry of pain over a very cruel, fukd up, and misprioritized world.
True.
Omg! love the ring guitars & the pulsating bass line. Stewart Copeland is hands down one of the best drummers in the industry.True musicianship at its best :)
I love how crisp his snare is.
yes
Sherwin Marlin Stewart Copeland is indeed a one of a kind.
Sherwin Marlin yessir mane I grow up on the all the police music thanks Mom
Good but not ass good ass Neal Peart
All three legends. They were only together for about 7-8 years but look at what these uncompromising badass visionaries gave to us. Far beyond entertainment.
Yep, the recordings spanned precisely 5 years. Remarkable output in variety and progression.
@@dmlewey only two I like baby boomers born in the 50s and Generation X born in the 70s Perfect music from 1970 through 1993 ☺️
@@dmlewey 😊
The Beatles didnt last long
had they not compromised, nuthin' would've ever got off the ground!
compromise, is the name-of-the-game, it's the art-of-the-deal, the price-of-fame
Andy Summers' solo is so angry, abstract and bang on the money. When the Police were the biggest band in the world.
they only gave him 8 bars for solos, and he made the most of it
@@scottharrisohn6972 It's probably Sting cutting him short. Funny, I thought it was Stewart's damned group! 🤨🤔🤦🏽♂️
Andy said that he gave us some abstract John Coltrane on that solo. LOVE
Stunning & twisted, ain't it ? To me, in the same vein as Alex Lifeson's ripping on Rush's "Freewill"....produces images of a guitarist losing his sanity & letting it rip through those fingers, strings & guitar pick....
irish people am really there guys
Im gonna take a punt here and say that this was The Police's best song. Forty years have passed since this album's release and it still sounds box-fresh. And it's still a metaphor for our times through Covid 19.
These few years were the glory days of the audiophile, when it comes to recording engineering. It will never sound dated.
I think I have to agree. Especially now.
Amen! Send Covid 19 back to Red China!
I was just thinking the same thing. I was playing this LP through my mighty Nikko pre amp & amp, Shure M95ed
Nice Kick - seriously. can't stad losing you would be mine.
I was lucky enough to experience the Police in their prime and saw them many times in the 79-82 time period. This album is one of the best-- not as commercial as their last with the hits but this is the real deal.
Lucky sod, and agreed on this album! 👍
Lucky son - of - a . . . . . Gun
oh man all of that live semi-free-form stuff
Saw them at JFK Stadiu m in Philadelphia in the middle of July 1983 along with 90,000 others...was 98 degrees and no bottled water then... people were jammin' and passing out...got water hoses and started spraying everyone 😆😆 Police still on stage and Sting all over the place in full Synchronicity regalia
Good trios are hard to come by. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Rush, ZZ Top, The Police, all trios. All great bands.
Nirvana...
Add Beastie Boys
@@deadendfriends1975 Yes!
Bananarama.
@@davecoalwood9487 Sister Sledge, La Belle,
They just don’t write music like this anymore. The Police have marked an epoch in music history. Stu Copeland is drivin the bus! All together a band of unmatched talent.
Ladies an gentlemen , Mr Stewart Copeland
Stu..
My idol
@@victorcifuentes2411Stew...as in Stewart C
@@scottcorkery7863 yes
Love the chords played by Andy Summers. Lot's of 9ths and 13ths. Great to hear in rock music.
sublime
The quality of this recording is crystal clear. Thank You
The last 30 seconds or so of Driven to Tears for me sums up the Police...Brilliant!! 👌
Nothing and no shit 'music' made today can *touch* the 80s. Peace out to my generation.
Gen X? I Am and Wouldn't Change it.
@@shawnbruce6934the world is running down for sure was born in 68 we have seen the best years as a gen x
ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS IN THE WORLD.
PAUL JACKSON : We were so lucky to have them.❣️🌍💜
top 5 all time
Yeeees!
@Eric Erickson nope, there were plenty of 80's bands that lived up to the hype. Research!
Agree with you. Such energy !!
"There are atomic clocks that are less precise than
Stewart Copeland." ~ random comment on a RUclips comment thread
Those clocks were probably "Made in England".
percussion sounds are sharp & crisp.
He's also capable of playing in the pocket, just not so much when playing for the Police where he must be precise for the style and sound.
@Stinger You must have misunderstood my comment, If you're not used to hearing anyone playing in the pocket or in a pocket, it's a term musicians understand and has to do with timing. One can be mechanical and precise to the point of sounding like a machine or one can progress past that point and add the human element which takes great talent to perfect. Stewart's developed that ability as did Neil Piert and many others. This also applies to other instruments. My son can play in the pocket with his bass guitar, but is still developing his own style on the six string. I too play and started in a marching band in the early 70's. Everyone strives to be precise at first, then either on their own or with the help of a mentor learns to loosen up and let their style dictate deviations from strict tempo always returning to tempo on the accent. Others can explain much better than I can. Google it and some RUclips videos should pop up.
@@sandmanbub and Stinger. all of should watch the latest from solo Stewart Copeland Video: HILITE THIS: ruclips.net/video/aEvTATjC5GY/видео.html, CtrlC, put cursor in Resaerch Filed, Ctrl V, and ENTER....or just google Stewart Copeland: "It's Gonna Rain"
Neil Peart was a huge Stewart Copeland fan, this here is one of the biggest reasons why.
Neil peart
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As a Drummer of 58 Years old NOTHING Sounds Like the Tama Paiste Connection here. He Never Left His True Voice. Was No Reason to.
Two Fantastic songs back to back performed by 3 of the most creative musicians to come down the pike. The sound is so pure.
40 years later and it sounds every bit as good to me now as it did back in the day ... man im glad i was smart enough to get into these guys when i was just knee high 👍
The technical difficulty of that drumming is off the charts.
It's like he made himself into a machine, some wonderful hybrid Human Metronome..
please
He breaks drumsticks and drum skins, He tears the shit out of every drum set. good thing he is sponsored by Tama.
I was thinking the vocals.
wrongo-in-the-congo! like he always said, those drums, anybody could do
but what nobody can do, to this day, including him, is to be stew!
One of best songs from one of the best bands of all time!
All three are absolute masters of their craft! Not many bands can say that.
...we are so lucky we had the Police. Unmistakable sound.
Probably the most impressive drum intro of all time. Such a great album, Such a great band, such a great times.
I Love these 3 So Much for their Music, Their Contribution and Their Ability to Tolerate Each Other. We Know The Stories. Thanks to All 3 Of You!
My dad just passed away the day before Yesterday my listening for you the police band held great reminder since Paris and continu in Casablanca 1981 2023.
Fmb producer
Take care my friend and good luck. 🏴
If this tune don't "groove ya'".......then you ain't hooked up right!
I was 9 when this came out. My older brother played the hell out of this one so, it stayed with me. 47 and still listening to it❤
Are you making the best of what's still around?
If it came out in 1980 I was 8. I remember getting strange feelings about certain album covers back then. This one stood out as did Fleetwood macs 1975 Rihanna album whatever it was called with the midget and tall skinny guy in a doorway.
I am so grateful I grew up listening to not only the Police but Phil Collins, Def Leppard, Cory Hart, Journey, Eagles, The Outfield, Loverboy, Van Halen, The Cars, REO Speedwagon, Kenny Loggins, Bon Jovi, Lionel Richie, Night Ranger, 38 Special, and Huey Lewis and the News. What a great decade to be a teenager.
I've never heard this one. Oh...MG. Thanks to Uncle Dave for putting me on to this amazing band way back in the 80s! Blessings to all.
Listening to this always reminds me of how fortunate and lucky I was to grow up during this era. The continued popularity of this music even with today's youth shows the true musical and lyrical talent that was there. No need for autotune here!
💯💯💯❌💯💯💯💯
Stewart Copeland! ...man -his drumming skills are amazing.
Bobby
I concur 100%.
Stewart is what made this band go.
it's easy to play stuff that sounds good: what ain't so easy, is to lose the bits that don't!
he was lucky he had sting to sorta help him to hear-the-difference,
and andy to bring that all to life, music'ly i think!
My favorite two songs in a row from any of my albums. Copeland is just stunning.
Andy is doing something so subtle in the back of the mix with harmonics that is just fantastic ... playing single notes that chime like bells ... that's class.
awesome that you pointed that out! that's like my favorite thing about it!!!
Summers
Shredding not always necessary. But when called for.. Oh darn he is doing it now!
He's always right on the verge of sounding discordant, but he plays those unique chords (I don't know the technical word for it) in a way that stays right in the pocket and right with the groove. Genius.
Certainly contenders for the best band ever.
One of BEST GROUPS EVER!
These songs seem very appropriate right now with everything going on ...
Sad
I thought the same thing....
Sadly, this song always seems relevant.
Amen! Covid 19 needs to go back to Red China!
Right.
2:55 to 3:20. The combination of super-tight drumming, tight bass and extended/unusual chords on the guitar and also the sense of ambience really gets me.
Summers was really into 9th chord forms and arpeggios. Heavy jazz background/upbringing. The sound great but 9th arps are a pain in the fingers! See Message in a Bottle lead riff.
Yeah, I've played it!
Hang on.. why have I only just seen this comment? Has RUclips been fucking around for that long?
me to
Like it !*!
Sting is one hell of a lead singer, but, when it comes to low-end thunder, he is often overlooked! This man can put down some tight rythyms!
Nobody talks about Sting's musicianship but he is basically playing lead bass, allowing Summers and Copeland to go all impressionistically nuts. The bass carries so many of their songs. (And singing lead over those bass lines is a lot harder than he makes it look.)
They were really great, first with Roxanne then the rest. Great lyrics great music
Wow, they were the most talented rock band of the late 70s through the early 80s.
One of many. An era when music was music.
From Sting's lips to GOD's ears. PLEASE BE SMART , SAFE, & ENGAGED, This is beyond SERIOUS, People.
Very cool move, posting these two songs together. That is as it should be:)
That's the way it was in the album actually :)
...just as I remember it! Volume went up higher, then followed a shout from downstairs: "....turn that music down!"
The recession was pretty bad in the UK in the 70s. The government had botched the world currency as the pound and it became the dollar.
@@cabbey31 World trade currency. I guess I forgot to put that. Still the dollar for now.
I always timed the pause after the ending of Driven to Tears to come in (on air drums of course), right on that snare double tap which begins "When the World."..... yes, THANK you for posting them together!
Can we all agree that Stewart Copeland was the best drummer of his time and was an essential part of this unlikely lads trio ?
He started the band, so I guess he was essential, yes.
I mean, Bonham? But aside from him, yeah, sure.
I wouldn't say he WAS the "best drummer of his time". If you said he IS the all time best, then I'm on board with ya. 😎
@@Forever1980s Neil was, now Stewart is in my opinion.
@@shanghunter7697 Neil was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, (he's my #2) but I have to give Stewart Copeland my vote for #1. Somebody once said..."Stewart Copeland's drumming is more precise than an atomic clock." That pretty much sums it up perfectly. 😎
No one fills air like Stewart Copeland. 💪🤩👍
These songs are the best forever, I'm 63 and each time I listen these, I remember my 70's and 80's ! Great sound ! Probably in the 5 best albums since 40 years ! Love it !!!!!!!!!
I saw these guys in Fresno California in 1984 Or 5 with Oingo Boingo, and the Fix. What a great concert, especially since i was 21. Miss those days!
His drumming has been an inspiration
One of the most powerful groups in its time and genre...where can you hear stuff like this..no where...this is what made these guys elite.
I can’t get enough of this song luv it still jamming this in 2022 !! 😎
man this is such good fkn music. the energy.
Just an incredible combination of songs.
Yes. Best played back to back
Stewart Copeland - what a true visionary, a true original. Who would've thought to play what he did?? What an amazing, unique, inspired, completely unorthodox way to approach this material on the drums. He is such a huge part of what made The Police so interesting.
I was a big Rush fan at the time, and I always saw the similarities between Peart and Copeland, but I thought it was only in my mind? Come to find out, Signals by Rush, was heavily influenced by what the Police and Stew were doing.
4 years later, I agree.
Them and talking heads b52s blondie is a band! Damn were we blessed
stewart is def one of a kind, i hope i can see him play
Thank you.
Once again, Stewart Copeland shines!
The truest of true themes for today's times. Sting. A genius song writer then and now.
Bring back 1977-1987.loved that time in music.just awesome I lived it.
Bass awesome on Driven to Tears. Those 3 were awesome. Great musicians
This is the most pertinent song in the middle of a pandemic. When all those celebrities sang “Imagine” this all I thought about: “Driven to tears.”
Those celebrities are clueless wankers.
I'd rather be sniffing Kardashian discharge.
💜💟💜 nice!
mad hi-hat skills there Mr. Copeland
Stewart had a knack for using his whole kit & he had a huge kit by the time of the Synchronicity tour.
Which is why Peter Gabriel had him guest on "Red Rain".
Copeland is a legend
Yessss
I know you heard "Bombs Away" now there are skills and de do do da.
Stewart Copeland.............................breathtaking!
Favorite two songs by the Police ! Stewart Copeland is a drumming GOD man!!!!
The best one-two punch a dj could play on the radio!
Sting. And. The. Police. Are. Still. Awesome. !
Both songs are excellent and are a great example of this bands talent.
Absolute excellence, these three gentlemen!
one of the most innovative and imaginative bands!
Stewart hits that snare hard !
One of the first vinyl records I ever bought. I put it on repeat and listened over and over...
seamless transition between songs .... perfection
the masters at that were pink floyd...listen to
Dark side of the moon album
perfection....
I thought it was brilliant. Just like they did in older recording studios where everything was Direct To Disc recordings. That means the recording device was a Disc Recorder when records are made from a Reel To Reel tape transferred to a Record Cutter or Disc Recorder. The music is fantastic in fidelity and when played on tube stereo player.
When CDs came out in the early 80s, they were expensive and sounded harsh. A lot of engineers hated them and designed outboard devices to put the Soul back into the music. Todays machines are a little better but I still prefer a headphone stereo booster to add some punch and dynamics to tolerate the lack of quality especially in RUclips videos and music.
Slight seam..good sewing
As examples of Stewart Copeland drumming, likely 2 coolest Police Tracks ever....I was fortunate 2 B audience in Toronto, Massey Hall, November 1980 for "Zenyatta Mondatta" Tour....Sting was his usual charismatic self. However, I was ALSO fascinated at Stewart Copeland's hypnotic drum play...
this literally smokes 95% of modern music today!
All three of those guys were extremely talented, but I've got to say, as far as musicianship, absolutely mastering their craft, Copeland is one of the greats to come along regardless of genre in pop/rock history.
Stewart Copeland is in a class all his own. Pure brilliance.
Sting pumps away on that bass like there is no tomorrow! Classic 80s! Classic rock!
His basslines are all reggae influenced.
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Yeah let's just forget about blues, jazz, RnB, funk, pop, and rock n roll
Waawaaaooo...
Brilliant drumming..!
Stewart is unique ..!
Saw them in Houston with the Cars..best. concert. EVER
I got introduced to this band my freshman year in college in '81 been a huge fan every since
I think this is the 'coolest' song I have ever heard. It was so totally original when it was released. I had never heard anything remotely like it. The guitar tone , the sus4 chords, the simple, machine like riff. Sting, Summers, and Copeland. they were like the Beatles in that every successive record was a total evolution from the previous.
OMG! Stewart! Andy! so simple. yet so good.
I remember playing this album on full base when I had the place to myself.
Used to freak me out Incredible such a fantastic sound.
A principios de los Ochentas nadie sabía para dónde iba el Rock, hasta que apareció The Police,una perfecta síntesis rítmica y el arpegio de Andy Summer,el ritmo y fuerza de Copeland,y la Magia de Sting....Grandes hasta hoy.
Beautiful song!👏🔝❗💜🧡💙
I have been listening since 1980... never gets Old! Thanks a lot Guys!!
That intro is superb
I saw them in 83 in Syracuse in the Carrier Dome....greatest show I ever seen....
saw the same show in Hartford orange hair and all I agree
Caught the Synchronicity Tour in Feb '84 at Providence Civic Center. Best rock concert I ever saw (and I saw bands like Van Halen, Rush, and Aerosmith when they were still young)
Once upon a time there was real music.....
The best band all time#1 The Police, Steward Copeland is the reason why i am a drummer. When i play everyone say's you can here his style.
Thank you for realizing these are one song.
Thinking that these 2 songs compliment each other very well. I could listen them over and over because of how they sound together. Sorta funkeh! Great band back in my day. I'd love to see them in concert if they ever hooked up again. Sting has a hell of a voice. Good sound.
+Keli Kitchen in WTWIRD, Sting sings "Turn on my stereo/It's played for years and years/an Otis Redding song/It's all I own". Well- These two songs together have that same kind of appeal- if you only owned one piece of music, you could do a lot worse than for these two back to back tracks to be your only daily spin.
+Keli Kitchen Don't you mean phongkey?
Fancy a drink sometime ? .We have something in common..X :)
The whole side freakin rocked, I dont need to listen to "Don't Stand..." so much anymore, but the rest from Driven to Bombs is always a good trip down memory lane.
Amazing how 3 musicians can make great music right keli?
Been listening to this album since day one, but sort of put it aside for years. Finally thought to find the lyrics, it's like finding a long lost treasure.
Listening to this on 12/30/23, and I'll be listening to The Police right into 2024. One of the great album segues in Rock history.