Stuart Copeland is an incredible drummer. The whole Police library he stands out, no question.

@korhansoydan

9 ай бұрын

"Stuart" :))

@m.ericwatson968

9 ай бұрын

I often listen to The Police just to hear Copeland, Andy is a great guitarist and have no complaints about Sting, good bass player but Copeland is the standout musician.

@TheUpper9D

9 ай бұрын

Stewart Copeland's cymbal work is what stands out for me - some of the best I've ever heard. I agree with some others - their next song should be Driven to Tears. Absolutely fierce percussion by Stewart. Check out their video of Driven to Tears live at the Urgh! Music Festival. So good. I'd also suggest Bring on the Night, Bed's Too Big Without You, Synchronicity I and Spirits in the Material World. If they didn't care for Don't Stand So Close to Me, I don't think they'd like some of their other more pop-rock radio hits like King of Pain, Every Breath You Take or Wrapped Around Your Finger. The Police have some great deep cuts.

@matts9

9 ай бұрын

Top Ten Drummers of all time - hell he inspired Neil Peart! Neil credits him for the Reggae beats he starting putting into his albums in the 80s

@RonaldWilliams-qh7zc

9 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right about that 👍💯

Stewart Copeland is one of the greats. ...as a drummer and composer.

@stevensteele1982

9 ай бұрын

SC, Travis Barker, Lars, Mick Fleetwood AND gINGER bAKERS ARE MY FAVES

@Jay.McCarty

9 ай бұрын

@@stevensteele1982 Jimmy Chamberlin, Matt Cameron, Kirk Arrington and Dave Lombardo are tops for me. Oh, and Danny Carey.

@stevensteele1982

9 ай бұрын

@@Jay.McCarty hey man thats some serious contenders, im 41 and been drumming since i was 6, rock bands, jazz ensemble, marching band etc. I think that's why I'm open to most music. Reggae, Ska, Blues, Jazz, Punk, All forms of rock, classical. Jimmy C is a legend, remember being 14 and buying MatIS by Pumpkins and fell in love. Obv Matt C is a rock legend and I don't use that word lightly. Didn'y know who Dave Lombardo was so googled him was like d'oh, yeah he is a Master, he slays on the skins, sorry lol. And Obv Carey is a great, Tool are a musician/songwriters band, so damn underrated. You have amzing taste in muic my man i must say. Guessing you like NIN, Soundgarden, maiden and Metallica too.

@Jay.McCarty

9 ай бұрын

@@stevensteele1982 Oh yeah, I like all those guys. Been playing almost as long as you. Got my start, maybe, a year or two later. Hey, I noticed you didn't give Arrington any love. Do yourself a favor and play Metal Church Metal Church from song one and you'll hear why he's on my list. He's a few levels above most of the mid-tempo Metal drummers out there. Oh, and speaking of NIN, check out Ilan Rubin's drum cams playing with NIN. Dude plays a song I once thought was unplayable on the drums. Though I've thought that about many songs over the year. Cheers!

@stevensteele1982

9 ай бұрын

@@Jay.McCarty love the diddle cadence at the start, and just to show off and sings. I cannot sing and drum no matter how hard i try. The guy can access a lot more of his brain than me lol. Yeah thats pretty fkin heavy, like a marching band/jazz/rock fusion and it shouldnt work but omfg it does, catchy as fk the pattern.

This song is a study in musical minimalism -- there's hardly anything being played, but what is played is so perfect that it sounds very complete. Amazing stuff.

@gerardodoherty9178

9 ай бұрын

Appropriately it has lots of space.

You know a drummer is fire when they only need two snare hits in an entire song

@zwerker

9 ай бұрын

Yes, this! One of my favourite music trivia factoids 😄

@progperljungman8218

9 ай бұрын

Unless you count the snare rim 😁

@Jamie_McGill

9 ай бұрын

And you absolutely remember those two snare hits!

Andy Summer's simple ladders and atmospheric chords make this song a classic.

@brandocalrissian3294

9 ай бұрын

The drums are the star of this song. Stewart Copelands hi hat and cymbal work is fantastic.

@Auntkekebaby

9 ай бұрын

His textures are SO BEAUTIFUL. Euphoric.

@BasD

9 ай бұрын

@@Auntkekebaby Thank you, you put it much more eloquently than I did 🙂

@Qboro66

7 ай бұрын

THE BEST that ever did it!

I'm a bass player, and I'm here to tell you that Sting is an absolute master of doing a LOT with as little as possible. Jeez, Louise, he understands the role of the bass so well! I really dig his playing.

@michaelhaile6371

9 ай бұрын

Like Miles Davis, he knows the importance of when and when NOT to play a note. I feel Sting, Andy, and Stuart all have that ability. They are one of my favorite groups of all time.

@progperljungman8218

9 ай бұрын

True!

@Auntkekebaby

9 ай бұрын

YES!! Thank you!! That blue jazz bass. He was in that Ray Brown book. Self taught. It's the spaces. The choices. The mood. The tone. He understands that greatness isn't always about masturbating on the instrument.

@danbardos3498

9 ай бұрын

A bass player told me once why he thought Sting was on another level. It was because his singing doesn't go along with what he's playing. Like patting your head and rubbing your belly at the same time times 10.

@JDrumUK

8 ай бұрын

All three of them. I'm not sure any guitarist laid back and served the song more than Andy Summers. You don't ever hear him shredding, just serving the groove and adding a layer of atmosphere to the song.

Copeland is a drumming legend. Much like Neil Peart with Rush, he was the driving force behind The Police.

@user-or1ye3iz6d

9 ай бұрын

My favorite 2 drummers 🙌

@78zappaf

3 ай бұрын

Good point. The members of Rush were huge Police fans.

Spirits in the material world is 🔥

@vh1984ful

9 ай бұрын

Yes friend!

@jml-rj5re

9 ай бұрын

@@vh1984ful Demolition Man, too. En fuego!

@shannenleigh1677

8 ай бұрын

Yess. That's my #1 pick

@descantinginsalubrious

8 ай бұрын

I love Copeland's drumming on that track.

@Francesco1044

4 ай бұрын

Bring on the night too....

Stewart Copeland is a genius.

Stewart Copeland is one of the GOATs

“Every little thing she does is magic” The Police is awesome!!

This is one of my favourite songs about being in love. Being elated. "Walking back from your house, walking on the moon". That feeling when you think about him/her, even though it may be futile and won't last ("wishing my days away") it's all right, cause there is no gravity, nothing weighing your heart down in that moment.

@LonewolfCBX

2 ай бұрын

Oh oui, tout à fait ! C'est exactement ce que j'éprouvais en revenant de rendez-vous discrets avec une jeune fille de 17 ans quand j'en avais 30, avec cette conscience d'avoir une chance irremplaçable. J'étais sur un nuage, je planais, sachant qu'elle allait encore m'appeler pour qu'on se voit quelques jours après, encore et encore. je rentrais chez moi avec cette impression de ne pas toucher le sol en marchant...

The vibe this track sets is otherworldly. Copeland is a god - just those little flams he does at 9:23 alone are incredible, like a cherry on the cake. Lyrics are deep too, walking on the moon is basically a metaphor for that floating feeling you have when you're in love.

“We are spirits in the material world”is great by The Police

I only know two things about the Police. Sting is the singer, and their drummer is considered one of the best of all time. Very cool to hear a bit of this

@progperljungman8218

9 ай бұрын

Their guitarist Andy Summer's is really special as well. He's e.g. done albums with Robert Fripp of King Crimson

Stewart copeland one of my favorite drummers ever

I like the minimalist approach in this song. It's like they leave a lot of space in there for it to breath. The subtlety of Stewart's drumming. Just tasteful.

Stewart Copeland always joked that whenever fans approached him, they told him he was their second favorite drummer (behind Neil Peart.) Stewart and Neil were good friends and admired each other greatly. You can hear some of Stewart's influence on Peart during New World Man and some songs from Rush's 80's era. One thing The Police did that was amazing for their time, is carve out an incredibly distinctive sound that no one else could reproduce. All three members were virtuosos in their own right, and it was a shame that they couldn't get along better and stay together. Their catalog is small, but damn, is it timelessly inspirational. Great reaction guys!

That snare note is actually a rim shot where the stick hits the metal rim on the snare.

@Ash_Hudson

9 ай бұрын

I used to think that too, but a rim shot is actually a powerful snare hit where the middle of your stick hits the rim as the tip hits the centre. What you're referring to is cross sticking.

Jamaicans love The Police- The Police made Reggae mainstream and with big hits on the radio.

The drumming is what makes this song for me. Omg, that drumming.

Great reaction to a great song. Other greats: Message in a bottle, King of Pain, Everything she does is magic, driven to tears and wrapped around your finger

@oliviaonthego

9 ай бұрын

add Invisible Sun to that list 😊

@LonewolfCBX

2 ай бұрын

oui, "Wrapped..." est un véritable délice à jouer à la basse, émouvant, groovy à souhait, on peut faire pas mal de variations subtiles, le rendre funky ou mélancolique, c'est un vrai régal !

I believe a true test of a great band is if there sound can stand the test of time. The Police are one of those bands, if you did not know that this track was recorded nearly 45 years ago you would not believe it. The Police are a timeless band that deserves to be recognized among the greatest bands of all time.

The Police were the absolute best

The guitarist was Andy Summers who was with The Animals. He was a pioneer on the guitar synthesizer. His focus was on space in his playing. He played minimal notes and allowed the space to echo through. They were all excellent musicians who made serious music.

@Auntkekebaby

9 ай бұрын

I LOVE Andy's sound. Good photographer and a great personality as well.

It was great enjoying this bop with yall Can't Stand Losing You, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, King of Pain, lots of great songs

"bring on the night" is another awesome track from these guys

"Can't stand losing you" is one of my favorites from them. Upbeat song with dark lyrics, The Police signature.

@DavidJacobsvo

11 ай бұрын

Yes. Yes. This!

@dananewsom5483

11 ай бұрын

They might like it, but the chorus would probably hit them pretty much like the chorus in Don't Stand So Close To Me. Good song though

@generoberts9151

9 ай бұрын

That is a banger. I think they’d love that tune. One of my favs.

@fredshred5194

9 ай бұрын

That and Beds to big .

@enriquevela9717

9 ай бұрын

And Bring on the Night

From the minute this album dropped when I was a kid THIS has been & continues to be my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE POLICE TUNE!! This & Zenyata Mondata are my favorite albums, but this song is a vibe all unto itself! Totally rabid fan who caught them twice in the 80s…but even with all the brilliant music they went on to create…this is my jam!

Reggae was huge in London in the late 70s, and definitely one of the major threads in early Police. Eventually, their song “The Bed’s Too Big Without You” did get a hit cover by Jamaican artists.

The bass line in this one really holds my attention in a very good way.

@Auntkekebaby

9 ай бұрын

Iconic bass line. It's his choices, the mood set, the jazz, the spaces. Self taught using the Ray Brown bass book.

Dont Stencil Close To Me!!! Lol!!! I remember listening to walking on the moon the first time at about 3 in the morning driving home from a night in Dallas and it fit so perfectly. I will never forget it. It is like the perfect late night song❤

So glad to hear you both react to this, since it's my favorite Police song. It instantly relaxes me and puts me in a good mood.

@krisj827

9 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

You need to try Driven to Tears sometime .. awesome groove.

@holysouthpacific

11 ай бұрын

Driven to tears is so good! The live version with Robert Downey Junior is good too!

@LonewolfCBX

2 ай бұрын

@@holysouthpacific pareil pour Darkness, que j'adore jouer à la basse !

Forgot how much I loved The Police

Need to react to their songs "Driven To Tears" and "The Bed Is Too Big Without You"

Thus song blew me away back in the day

Sting said this is one of his favorite Police songs with a nice clean edge to the Police which is another side of them. He also said he knew he made it as an artist when he heard a window cleaner whistle the melody by him.

Stewart Copeland is one of the best drummers. both powerful and subtle. a real treat for the ears. He is now a composer and a super cool and kind guy.

I've been a fan since I was 12 in 1983, and to this day The Police are still my alltime favourite band. With apologies to Rush, this is the greatest trio of all time. Just. So. Good.

Andy Summers is a very underrated guitarist, IMHO. I feel a lot of his playing doesn’t stand out as much as the other two and at times seems simple in comparison, but he plays just enough to make the song sound right without being flashy or going overboard and that is his gift. Since I am a drummer, I think the same of Pink Floyd’s drummer, Nick Mason. Ringo Star was also often underrated as a drummer for the Beatles. They were the anchors of their bands and actual drummers know how musically skilled they were rather than just being based on pure technical ability alone. Some may just not realize it because it fits the music so well. That’s how I see Andy Summers in the Police, he’s the often the anchor rather than the lead, which is uncommon for a guitarist.

The Police. Definitely one of the best British groups of the 70's and 80's. True musicians at work.

Stewart first started with, "I refuse to kick on beat one." He then started playing with adding the sharp beat 3 rimshot of reggae. Then, most likely just to amuse himself, he starts playing ridiculously complex high-hat, tom, and click fills over the top of it. It's truly insane, but amazing.

This whole album is great - probably the 2nd best of the 5 they released. I just got to see Sting in concert in September and he is still playing these songs (including this one). Great stuff.

The reggae and ska sound was really popular back then, and The Police used it a lot early on. I hope at some point you guys can listen to an English Beat (known in England as just The Beat) song or two. Mirror in the Bathroom was a popular one by them, for instance. Sting was known to wear an English Beat t-shirt during concerts.

One of my favorite drummers of all time!

It's a good driving song, watching the world go by.

Glad you liked this song. Definetely a gem. Bring on the Night, Bed's too Big without You, and Shadows in the Rain may be up your alley if you like this jam.

It’s so funny or cool that, a song that me and my peeps laugh at, can be listened to in such a different way when listening to it with you guys!

The Police were in the conversation about THE best band for several years. Try “Spirits In the Material World “!🖖🏼

If you listen to the intro on the song The Real Thing by Faith No More, you can clearly hear that their drummer Mike Bordin lifted this ( very slick drum rhythm using the muted rimshot ) from this very song. And since there was an interview with Bordin where he listed Stuart Copeland as 1 of his drum influences, it makes perfect sense now.

This is my favorite Police tune. I love the concept of the song lyrically, but musically... it's just a masterpiece. The lyrics are based on feeling lighter than air when you're with someone you're enamored with.

Driven To Tears, Voices Inside My Head and Darkness are phenomenal Police songs. The first two having monster drum parts.

The super band that introduced me to the charm of a three-member group first time in my life.

Great reaction! It's a subtle song, so a lot of people might not vibe with it at first, great to see both of you really jump into this. The Police have a good handful of songs that have this kind of other-worldly sound, and I think Andy Summers guitar really helps with this vibe. They're a perfect 3 piece band, in that they all bring 1/3rd of the bands sound to the table, exactly. You couldn't replace a single one of them.

That song is fire. Lot of artists that came out of the UK punk scene got into reggae.ska which lead to the ska punk subgenre. You guys should check out The Clash's reggae/ska influenced tunes. This is Radio Clash, Magnificent Seven, Revolution Rock, One More Time. That was some of the best stuff they ever did.

@gerardodoherty9178

9 ай бұрын

Personally, I really like Armagideon Time.

@melrupinski88

8 ай бұрын

FWIW, I’ve always been partial to Rudie Can’t Fail and their cover of Pressure Drop.

@THEDEEPDIVE

8 ай бұрын

@@melrupinski88 love Rudie can't fail

@AzamuggOG

Ай бұрын

Finally someone hip to their natural Ska beginnings

For a couple years, there was no bigger band on planet Earth than The Police. Long live The Police! Almost everything they did was magic.

The Police never considered their music straight reggae out of respect. It's fusion of funk, jazz, reggae/ska, Middle Eastern, prog, r & b, classical...it's a mix. They're one of the most respectful bands out here. The name of the album comes from Stewart's brother. The band knows how disrespectful some of the audience can be regarding the origins of their inspiration. They've discussed this a bunch of times. They knew that certain audiences would try to prop them up as the greatest reggae artist and you can see it in the comments. Stewart continues to educate folks on music history and studying all forms of music get the truth AND to become a better musician. THAT'S why they sound so good. That's what THEY DID.

This has been my jam for decades!! The spaces they created is defying gravity. A man floating home from seeing his love. I cloud 9. I'm the biggest Stew fan of all but it's NOT just the drumming. It's the collective work and amazing songwriting. Walking on the moon indeed. Jazzy, spacey, blue bass, infinity texture by Andy Summers, sick drumming. This is the result of 3 guys who studied Ray Brown, Art Blakey and Wes Montgomery. Folks fail to realize the jazz component. That's not even the tip of the influence. FOREVER 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Neil Peart of RUSH once said Stewart was one of his favorite drummers.

"Driven To Tears" from Zenyatta Mondatta is one of their all-time great songs.

Stuart Copeland stated that his beats are reminiscent of the Reggae beat, but are in fact Arabic drum beats he learned while living in the Middle east as a child .

Stewart Copeland is a Master and Andy Summers' guitar riffs on this one are amazing + Sting's voice and Bass = Magic

uk here.i had most of my teens in the 80's so grew up with the police.i love the regae.they had a unique sound that i like.

Back again, technically there is almost no snare in this song. Those are rimshots. Drummer braces stick against one side of the rim and pops the stick on the other side. Very jazz.

The reggae influence is because of Copeland. One of the best to ever do it.......

@AzamuggOG

Ай бұрын

They started as a Ska band

@RedDevil_Joe

Ай бұрын

@@AzamuggOGI thought they started as a punk band? But then the Clash had a lot of reggae influence too…so it easily could’ve been Sting too

The police were an instant favorite of mine back in ‘83. If you like a chilled out song to zone to by The Police, you will definitely enjoy Tea In The Sahara off their Synchronicity album.

stewart copeland... that kick drum at the end legendary

Stewart is one of the finest percussionists of our time. Their catalogue is deep.

The late 70's/early 80's were an incredible time in the UK for chart music in which Reggae/Ska/2 Tone really peaked. You should really check out Ghost Town by The Specials if you haven't already.

This song is tied with When The World Is Running Down as my favourite Police songs.

Stewart Copeland is a genius, Sting is a God and Andy is terribly underrated. Have you two heard "Message in a Bottle"?? If not - you must. One of their best.

Nobody does subtle drumming better than Stewart Copeland.

I love this song so much

Copeland (drummer) is a beast, studied a lot of African polyrhythms and it shows in his style, love the guitar tone , its beautiful, and melodically its brilliant. The only bit I don't like is the bridge/chorus "some may say...this is our etc etc etc" never liked the chordal stuff in that part. It feels like it breaks the mood, but it does make the bass line hit harder when it kicks back in. Really, it is the Chorus but it never felt like a chorus to me , more like a bridge because although its more upbeat, in mood. The hi hat really simplifies and feels less energetic, so it does not feel like a crescendo, but I suppose it is technically a Chorus. Anyway the song as a whole is exceptional, I like the other parts so much I can tolerate the bit I don't like as it does make the bits I like hit harder (or deeper? as its such a smooth song)

Stewart Copeland is the genius who came up those unusual placements of the snare and kick. In traditional reggae, both the kick and snare land on beat 3 of a four beat measure. In pop music, the kick is on the 1 and 3, while the snare is on the 2 and 4. But Stewart does something really innovative here - he places the kick on the 2 and 4, which is usually where the snare goes in a pop song, and he puts the snare on beat 3, which is from the reggae influence. So you get this really unique groove that's a combination of reggae and pop.

The grove and feal from The Police were such a trend setting thing back when this came out. gave way for so many artists. That's whats so cool with this band, they pay homage to all the different sounds of their time.

Each member of the police is a unique and superb musician. This song was incredible live. The drums.........

Its a song about falling in love. Like you're so happy you're walking on air!

One of the headbangingest riffs is in "Driven To Tears" when they bring it back after the bridge.

One of my favorite police songs

"the bed's too big without you" is a personal fave on this record.

Walking On the Moon is the way he feels because he's in love.

Copeland spent part of his youth in Iran and other parts of the Middle East. He picked up a lot of his technique listening to Arabic drumming. As he has said it's very similar to reggae. What was he doing in Iran in his youth? His dad eas station chief for the CIA. "While I was wandering the streets of Tehran my father was busy overthrowing the government."

One of my favorite Police songs.

There is NO band like the Police. Their albums are great all the way through with diversity, groove, and structure that makes them timeless.

@Auntkekebaby

9 ай бұрын

One of the sickest bands of all TIME!

The reggae crowd somewhat accepted them mostly because the Police were a little older when they broke and were known in many musician circles. They also took a lot of reggae greats on tour with them and/or helped get them signed to record deals. Punk, ska, reggae, dub were all being blended in great ways during that era, in England especially. Plus no drummer from jazz to reggae to cyborg can replicate Stewart Copeland's drums. One of the last of the drum legends.

Irony is...Sting is a Geordie (Newcastle Upon Tyne, north east UK), and the accent when sung is in some part of the vowels, close to tCarribean and completely different in other parts of it, but he is for sure playing up a Carribean accent. But for example Bacon and Beer can, BOTH sound like the same words with a Carribean accent, but the same is true in a Geordie accent (Newcastle Upon Tyne, north east UK) They are different accents but its funny that there are some vowel inflections that are shared/similar, but like I said , Sting is for sure putting on a Carribean accent

Stuart Copeland is one of the most underrated drummers of all time. He's amazing. He also made the soundtrack for the original Spyro the Dragon trilogy of games on the original PlayStation.

@CANDOKNOWHOW

9 ай бұрын

His soundtrack to Rumble Fish was pretty badass as well..

@ivanjulian2532

9 ай бұрын

You do realise the term "most underrated" actually makes no sense? Stewart Copeland is underrated by precisely ZERO people who know anything about music at all.

@Squiggles95

9 ай бұрын

@@ivanjulian2532 I’m talking about the average listener who might know a few names like Neil Peart or Keith Moon or whatever. Not everyone can be a music expert like you.

@Squiggles95

9 ай бұрын

@@ivanjulian2532 so now you’re a music and English expert. Your parents must be so proud. Get a life.

@ivanjulian2532

9 ай бұрын

@@Squiggles95underrated means "not valued highly enough". How can anything be the "most not valued highly enough?"

This was always my favorite Police song

Early Police was well known for their reggae-esque sound for sure.

IMO, the lyrics always meant to me, that the singer was walking home from his girl's house, and was on top of the world cause it was good between them

Message in a Bottle is what you should hit next, with one of my favorite lines “Seems I’m not alone at being alone.”

The drumming in this in anything but “subtle!” It’s classic Copeland, but right out front. My hero for decades, man.

This song is such a great example of the space BETWEEEN the notes on the bass being the biggest source of the groove. The notes you don't play, not the ones you do.

They are the epitome of Progressive Rock!!!

Believe it or not, it's a love song. He's coming back from a date and he had such a good time, he's walking on the moon. "Walking back from your place, ....m'feet don't hardly touch the ground". That cat had a good date. Just like a later song called "Be still my beating heart". You see that girl and you freeze.

police has some badass drumming very cool message in a bottle has that too

I saw The Police’s final concert in NYC at Madison Square Garden in 2007. Message in a Bottle was very early in the set and everyone went nuts. At one point I was looking perhaps too intently with my binoculars in between songs and Sting gave me the dirtiest look through the overhead screen. I felt bad about it for a long time. But, hey,…Everyone needs a good buzz 😂

It was the days of Ska, so we didn't blink with this riff.