Andy Summers does two completely different guitar solos, and each of them has 3 notes, and both are brilliant.

@vincentvancraig

Ай бұрын

yeah, & its almost that special kind of minimalism u can only truly pull off super elegantly if u have a degree in music...kind of, andy didnt really have a degree, but he studied...god, i love andy....his whole history.

@LisaMichelle01

Ай бұрын

My favorite Police song! I love Andy. I was shocked Rolling Stone ranked him #500!

The guitar work, world beat rhythms and song composition are pretty crazy for a mainstream rock song. Really introduced a mainstream audience to sounds and musical styles they might not likely have ever heard otherwise. That had a cascade effect in subsequent pop music.

I saw The Police on their last tour and they opened with this song. Sting was playing his electric stand-up "stick" bass! It was Fantabulous! One of my favorite all-time concerts.

Andy Summers is such an underrated guitar player

The Beds too big without You is a standout track on this album, Regatta de Blanc ( white reggae). ❤

@ErikaSMHS

Ай бұрын

Anything off of that album. No Time At All-No Time This Time 🎵

@ErikaSMHS

Ай бұрын

Even ON ANY OTHER DAY ❤

@user-vv9it9ye4g

Ай бұрын

Anything on this album...

No drummer got more out of their cymbals than Copeland. He is one of the top 5 most influential drummers ever.

@pumasgoya

Ай бұрын

Cymbals

@marlew6629

Ай бұрын

@@pumasgoya Agreed. Killer drummer. And let;'s not forget the bass playing by Sting. His bass lines are complicated as fck. And Andy's guitar playing and textures are renowned. They were untouchable in this time period. Breaking new ground with their playing and compositions

@richsmith6422

Ай бұрын

Hole in My Life Masato Tango Too Much Information

@deadmeat_0152

Ай бұрын

Neil Peart did, he was a Stewart Copeland fan and both did the best cymbal rides

Love the breakdown with the guitar feedback ... then the bass comes back in ... for the minimalist guitar solo. Which is a tease for another biting "simple" guitar solo. Genius.

Prime STING on the Bass

"Invisible Sun", a track off 'The Ghost In The Machine' album released back in 1981 by the Police is worth checking out. The lyrics conveyed in the song are just as relavent today as they were over 40 years ago.

@mjm5081

Ай бұрын

❤

One of my most favorite Police songs. Sting is talented, but I think that The Police is one band that should have never broken up.

@_stardust62

Ай бұрын

Agreed...but Stink got a big head wanted do solo stuff...same with DLR of VH...etc.

@xxJOKeR75xx

Ай бұрын

@@_stardust62 Sting just wanted his songs to be played like he imagined them. Copeland just wanted to bash the drums as he felt them in that moment. Summers was in between. All 3 of them brilliant but 2 of their heads where just too big. Sting still gave us a lot of great music though.

I always felt their drummer, Stewart Copeland didn't get enough credit. Maybe just my impression, but his technique is so smooth and intoxicating. I saw these guys live in the '80s at the old Veterans Stadium in Philly. Thanks guys. Always a pleasure.

@ErikaSMHS

Ай бұрын

FACTS

@johnmolloy7340

Ай бұрын

He’s legendary. Always makes top ten lists.

@ErikaSMHS

Ай бұрын

It’s befitting that he wrote and sang “On Any Other Day!” 😜

@jimmoore8951

Ай бұрын

As a drummer, Stewart was always near the top of my list. Just playing his drum parts would make anyone a believer... technical, creative and a lotta fun

Grew up with this music - if I was going to introduce someone to The Police, this would be the song. In high school my top three bands were The Police, The Who, and Rush.

Another great track. The vocals, drums, guitar, bass, composition, originality, and production are all virtuoso. Wow! Thanks for reminding me--The Police are consistently perfection. Really smart.

You gotta give “ Murder by Numbers” a whirl! Amazing!

My favorite Police track ,, Stewart Copland (Drummer) lived in the Middle east for years growing up so he was influence by Moroccan and Arabic rhythms his grooves sound Reggae but are really Arabic ..

You guys nailed it - no one before or after has sounded like The Police. Musicianship, writing and production on all of their records was superior to their contemporaries. Only five records but each one is damn near perfect.

I always get chills from this tune. Andy's guitar especially during the verses is a total vibe. Another top reaction. guys!

I saw them during the Ghost In The Machine tour. They closed with The Beatles song A Day In The Life. I don’t care who you are, short of The Beatles, but that move takes balls, given the legendary status and sonic nature of it. But those THREE guys brought the house down by closing with that number.

I just got this on vinyl in the used bin at a record store near my house - it's been on the turntable a lot. I read that Sting pulled inspiration from a poem about Pontius Pilate and the novel The Executioner's Song about convicted murderer Gary Gilmore who gained international attention for demanding the death penalty (story was made into a tv movie a few years after this album) for this song. Another great track from this album is The Bed's Too Big Without You. Highly recommended if you haven't already done it. LOVE your channel!!! Always a great, insightful reaction from two guys with some musical knowledge!

The Police were the quintessential rock band that hated each other but the energy created some amazing music.

The Police were great , they were a melding of reggae & rock . They were genius .

This band is worth checking out their albums! Synchronicity II, Spirits in a Material World are great tunes!

dad showed me this album on car rides when I was maybe in 1st grade. favorite song off this album.

I highly recommend the documentary BRING ON THE NIGHT that chronicles Sting's first concert, post Police. It's just fantastic.

@lindalee5866

Ай бұрын

Definitely worth checking out! Awesome film!

Guys, I highly recommend the live version of this song done by Sting’s solo group, from 1984/85!! Sting got a group of top Jazz/Funk/Soul/Pop musicians to play with for his first post-Police solo album and then he filmed a documentary about the first tour. The film and Live CD that came out of that is awesome!! Please check it out l that out! They were known for taking Police songs and blowing them up into epic Jazz Fusion jams! Sting “Bring on the Night” live!!

One of my favorite songs off of my favorite Police album. Those guitar solos are amazing,

Name of the Album: REGATTA DE BLANC= WHITE REGGAE I'm SURE I've mentioned this to you two before! 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦

@ErikaSMHS

Ай бұрын

My favorite album. I wore this cassette out exponentially

The Clash were the other big punk band that had a strong Jamaican influence. I love their ska and dub-influenced tracks, especially the rarer remixes off the Super Black Market Clash collection of B-sides, which they mostly did themselves. They have extended instrumentals and remixes of their hits that are CRAZY good dance tracks. You would never know they weren't a funk band or dub producers.

Walking on the moon

Y'all always nail it with your reactions ... Love your channel!

They came out when I turned 20 and they were considered "New Wave." All three were very talented like Zeppelin. 3 G.O.A.T.s in one band. Like Zep,. you guys could review every album starting with their first album and going down that rabbit hole. The drummer is outstanding! I got to see them live and it was AWESOME! Thank you, La and Che!

Aloha gentleman, the Polices best song. Such a Maui song. Remember those days. Peace and love

What a haunting groove this was then, now still! And that voice…❤ I discovered Bob Marley around the same time, and saw the Reggae connection, too. The Police sure raised the bar to another planet. LOL Your reaction, guys, on the money!

So Lonely is my favorite song of theirs!

Loved this react- fantastic pick. This is one of the coolest sounding songs ever.

one of the best songs on that album.

Brilliant tune... went down well in the night club..... played "Bed's too big with out you" as well...

Looks like it is going to be an excellent weekend. Thanks to LA and Che 😊

Boston baby!!! Let’s go!

Reggae was massive in the UK in the 70s with Bob Marley living in London at the height of his powers. The album cover you have shows Regatta de blanc which literally translates to white reggae as Sting and the boys were well aware of their influences

Classic album. The riff that kicks this song off inspired the lick in Stevie Nicks "Edge of Seventeen".

In '85 Sting did a concert documentary and album called Bring On the Night and it's *great.* Several of the songs are blends between Police songs and songs from Sting's first solo album. The documentary (with Omar Hakim-drummer; Darryl Jones-bass guitarist; Kenny Kirkland-keyboardist; Branford Marsalis-saxophonist; Dolette McDonald-backing vocalist; and Janice Pendarvis-backing vocalist) would be perfect for your movie channel.

Great reaction, your next Police song should be “Demolition Man”

You guys should check out the movie "Bring On The Night". It shows Sting after he left the police and hires Jazz musicians to record an album and tour. Excellent! They do this song a little differently and I like it better.

Sting’s “solo” live album (he has an amazing band of jazz musicians with him) Bring On The Night has a ridiculously brilliant version of this song, fused with When The World Is Running Down.

There is a performance of Regatta de Blanc (song) and Bed’s Too Big Without You from The Old Grey Whistle Test in ‘79 that are awesome. Sting is playing fretless while bouncing around like it’s nothing, Andy’s floating his beautiful, strange reverb-y magic, and Stewart is just jaw-dropping good. He is so much fun to watch. Definitely worth viewing, even if you don’t do it for the channel. Love you guys.

Ive been waiting on this one for a minute. SO Fn GOOD! Theres a warm up version of this on YT that completely changes the mood of the song. Check it out. Its got me thinking, that at my end, I want that version played as you enter the church for my funeral and this version as you leave. I only keep finding more reasons to love this damn band as Im exposed to more.

This song was originally written in the mid 70s for Stings pre-police college band and was later adapted and re-recorded by the police. Ironically the lyrics are dedicated to the story of American serial killer Garry Gilmore

So glad you did this song… and the studio version at that! Well done gentlemen!

Fuck I love this song. I’m going to put on that album right now

The horn section on this tour put that shit over the top of the top...

Good one!

Grew up at boarding school to this album...so many memories, and just like U2 and the Cure, the first 3 albums were their high point.

In the early 1980's, The Police Picnic was a summer concert highlight for three or four years running. I went in 81, 82 and 83. Bands on these bills included, Oingo Boingo, Killing Joke, The Go Gos, A Flock of Seaguils, the English Beat, Talking Heads.....the last one I went to Talking Heads played just before the police and were much better, blew them off the stage as we used to say when an opener stole the show from the headliner. One show had Joan Jett and the Blackhearts in the lineup and they were really poorly received. The manager of the Police came out and told the audience to behave or no more show lol.

If yall can find the time the documentary about Sting leaving the Police to go solo is so good. He works with some really great jazz musicians, and they just tear it up. Great concert film with bio etc, BRING OF THE NIGHT. Really such a well-made film but with Sting you expect nothing less. His second solo album is in my opinion just a masterpiece, Nothing Like the Sun. Rolling Stone did a great review of this album when it came out and its place in music history with the advent of cds and digital music.

Yep, Reggatta de blanc --- White Reggae. That bass drum is landing on the third beat during the verses. The guitar is comping on the off-beats during the chorus. Complete reggae. Best song on the album--the story of Gary Gilmour. And still the coolest album cover of all time.

Live version of this from Sting is a great one too.

FYI, Copeland does unique variations on the classic "one drop" reggae pattern in lots of Police songs, especially this.

A buddy of mine and I went to Spring Break in Daytona Beach ('82 or 3) with two cassettes. This was one of 'em. We also discovered a great legendary local reggae band called Steel Breeze or something. Big song was "Going down to the beach, get naked and all f'd up". Rained for four days. Drinks were 3 for 1 everywhere. Ounce of Afghan hash. I had my first Dominos Pizza and my first sniff of dancing powder on that trip.

Sting did a great, slightly different version headlining a solo tour he did in ‘87-88.

This is my favorite The Police song. Phenomenal band. Next To You is another song of theirs I love. I'm not even a fan. But damn, I appreciate them because they are superb musicians and song writers.

i think their genre is "the police"...the reggea thing is my fave thing about them but as they went on they just kind of morphed into, like, crazy futuristic, trippy little , super rhythmic, pop masterpieces...theyre really difficult to describe, or pin down

Great reaction guys! Loved it!

No mistaking them from other bands, thanks guys.

So fortunate to have seen them at Castle Farms in Charlevoix, MI in 1982. 8/15/82 to be exact. 10th row. I was 18 and on top of the world! They were incredible. The energy put out by that band was crazy.

the 40th Anniversary of Synchronicity is going to be realized later this month.

Classic!

Copeland is a genius on the drums...he has his own YT channel and he reveals that MANY of their album tracks were first, second, or third takes...got it right the first time since they were so tight. I always called The Police "Reggae Rush" as teen listening to them in their prime in the sense that they were both 3 man groups whith world class drumming, lyrics, composition, messages, bass and guitar. The Police were world stars and hung it up after 4-5 straight Platinum albums...they retired on top...not like baseball players who wait until they bat .200 or stop hitting home runs to stop....mad respect

Great reaction La/Che love this song. I personally love every bands obscure music. You guys should do a live request stream every once in a while. Keep up the phenomenal work gentlemen love what you are doing…

@AirplayBeats

Ай бұрын

Hey Robert. Did you want the next song on the LED Zeppelin album to be audio or did you want the footage from the concert?

@membysteph64

Ай бұрын

@@AirplayBeats if possible the original soundtrack just the Audio it should be No Quarter and if possible for the remaining songs the original soundtrack audio only. Thank gentlemen and don’t forget the Black Pumas they are pretty damn good.

@AirplayBeats

Ай бұрын

@@membysteph64I thought we did No Quarter already with Since I’ve Been Loving You. The next song I show is Moby. If you can, send us an email so we can talk there

@AirplayBeats

Ай бұрын

Led Zeppelin - Since I’ve Been Loving You/No Quarter (REACTION) #ledzeppelin #reaction #trending kzread.info/dash/bejne/hWSn1rulf9vYm6w.html

@membysteph64

Ай бұрын

@@AirplayBeats you are absolutely correct sir. You already did it my mistake. It’s Bonzo time Moby Dick kinda torn now either audio or concert. I now would have to say concert. You have to watch him play the drums with his hands and how masterful he is to squeeze different sounds out of the snare. Let’s go with Concert for Moby Dick. Sorry for being so flip flopping…

I can sing and play just about any Rush song on bass, but have some difficulties on some Police songs, Sting plays and sings in different time signatures and beats, in other words He’s phenomenal.

Reminds me of driving through France up to Luxembourg and stopping to have dinner. What memories.

Great vid AP!! 🏴‍☠️☘️🇺🇲

There's no sitting still while listening to this one!

Superb musicianship, intelligent, sometimes profound lyrics, awesome vocals and deep grooves. Just meant to be.

i love this damn song...deep cut masterpiece...great f'n band. Stewart copeland vsaid the same thing..."no one has our sound"

You guys need to check out 'walking on the moon' same album one of their best

@johnnorman7180

Ай бұрын

That and king of pain

@kramerbassplayer

Ай бұрын

@@johnnorman7180 agreed

1st 3 ALBUMS VERY REGGAE SKA ROCK INFLUENCED

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In England it was called Rock steady and Ska

There’s a fantastic movie / documentary on Stings transition from the Police to his solo career that’s a MUST watch! His band is primarily composed of Jazz musicians Branford Marsalis, Omar Hakim etc. Great personal family highlights and production and writing of the same titled album.

@josiepkat

Ай бұрын

Yes! I remember this documentary. ❤️‍🔥

They recorded their albums in the carribean

Oh my ✌

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Sting and his solo band also do a great version of this song.

A good one. A sunset song.

Regatta de blanc album had so many great tracks, including... On any other day... Listen to it, treat your senses 😅

Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (watch the video, it really shows their personalities), Don't Stand So Close to Me, King of Pain...all bangers from the Police.

"voices inside my head "really ups the regaee "one world" has similar design

Àndy Summers collaborated with Soda Stereo for a Spanish language version of this song called Tráeme la Noche. Check it out.

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please do "Bed's Too Big without You" by Police

Reggae wasn't a name until TOOTS HEBERT from Toots and the Maytals called their music REGGAE.

Looking forward to you guys getting around to "So lonely"

Joe Cocker asks you to leave your hat on, and The Police ask you to throw it off.

Stevie Nicks admitted that she was influenced by Bring on the Night for the intro of Edge of Seventeen

_WHOLE album!_

Stewart, the lone Yank in the band, killed it on the skins…

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Listen to “The Bed’s too big Without you” from this same album. Talk about reggae!!

3 musicians create that sound