To the ignoramuses commenting on the bad audio, it's coming from a cell phone who is right next to Stewart! The mix in the house probably sounded much better. Clarke and Copeland have played a LOT together...they both know what they are doing and how this is going, so I think they might be fine with each others' styles eh?
Harsh. To call people ignoramuses because they wish they could hear these 2 masters a little BETTER is silly. Wanting to hear virtuosic greatness as good as possible is actually a good thing. It would make more sense to look down at people who want to hear some garbage like hip hop better. I'm just glad to know some people still appreciate real artistry considering how much new music is so bad.
And in All Honesty.. For a Smartphone Condenser Mic... That Ain't Bad at All and Being That Close to The Stage/Re-Enforcemnt Cabinets... No Distortion.
Je connaissais la version originale de Stanley Clarke, mais avec Stewart Copeland à la batterie, c'est juste génial et encore plus fun. Merci à eux deux d'avoir fait ce duo qui remet en valeur le jazz-rock.
Mezzo has been broadcasting an entire show from this tour, I've just watched it twice on tv in the last weeks and it's also on RU-vid. They're absolutely amazing, and I'm a lifelong fan of (especially) Clarke: his tone and phrasing, his way of moving between melody and groove - and that nice growl in his playing.... ;) Here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iNuoO1GiMQY.html
Listening to this he obviously doesn't understand jazz and fusion. Listen to Gerry Brown or Billy Cobham play this and you will see a huge difference. Lenny White as well. Stewart is still basically a pop/rock drummer.
@@spercoco Its not that Copeland doesn't know jazz or not have the chops to play odd time, it just that he's a punk rocker at heart and that leaks all over everything he does. A lot of people appreciate his boundless energetic playing - the guy RIPS! Its not a bad thing at all, it just is.
@@rogerdat7807 Odd time? What's odd about it? It's straight 4/4. It was Clarkes most poppy, straight ahead and most commercial tune. I know Copland is a punk rocker. He fused punk with Reggae. I was already playing when their first album came out. He was definitely the right drummer for that band' after all he formed the band. Before that he had played with Curved Air. He's just not in the league of jazz or fusion or top funk drummers.
Man, they’ve still got it. I think I even heard a little Animal Logic in the beginning when Stanley played the riff from “Stone Inside My Shoe”. I’d kill to see them reform that band (with Deborah Holland) and do another album & tour. They really had alot of excellent & original sounding songs.
Saw them both play in the late 70s, early 80s. Incredible artists. Slap that mother fucker bassline Stanley. Copeland is superb. Kruppa in his blood. What a drummer. Saw some greats and still have my vinyl, photos, and tix stubs. A pleasure to go back in time and recall the amazment and energy the duo put out!
This is a really cool live concert video, and it is obvious the person really focuses on Stewart Copeland, but eventually realizes that Stanley Clarke is, well, Stanley Clarke. The two are compadres, and they jam.
great to see Stewart enjoying the fruits of success and his enormous talent..too much tension in the Police alot of the time...Now he's just having fun and doing whatever he wants...Him & SC make a great combo, the guitarist is excellant as well...
That was absolutely fantastic. My favorite Police songs were (still are) the instrumental breaks where Stewart, Sting, & Andy broke off into jam sessions...but just as the groove started to kick into "second gear" the track was faded out ----way too soon---like a bar that closes just as all the good-looking girls show up. ;^} I wish they'd put out an instrumental album someday. (Sting could sing, but only in his semi-intelligible spanish-carribe-cha! nonsense)...one can dream,...no?... St
Ce mec est absolument phénoménal, toute l'énergie, la technique, la richesse, le style, le son de Police est transposé ici dans un registre musical totalement différent, cela n'a rien à voir avec les drums classiques Jazz-fusion, ce qui peut surprendre les "puristes" mais je trouve que ce type de jeu s'accorde parfaitement à cette musique.
Just amazing to me reading these comments and people are stating with absolute fact and much conviction how it either sucks and sounds like a bunch of noise or it's the greatest shedding ever. Yeah everyone's a freaking expert. It's all opinion and taste people. Shut your traps and just listen and either dig it or not.
Ian Hubbard You should really checkout the Pop/Rock/Jazz group that they formed from 1989-91 called Animal Logic. Lots of catchy songs & great jams on those 2 albums.
Airto,Lenny White,Billy Cobham,Alphonse Mouzon, Chester Thompson, and many many more.These are the jazz rock fusion drummers that Stanley Clarke has performed with.I believe that's why Stewart Copeland was grinning while playing. He got to show off his fusion chops,lol. And,Stanley got to dig into his rock influences....
Stewart Copeland was a MONSTER in the Police and in every thing he has done since.He grew up in Lebanon and studied eastern grooves.I would love to hear him in a "straight up"jazz format.With players like Chick Corea,Stanley,Al DeMeola.Now that would be interesting!
This is not "School Days". these are expert musicians putting on a show by going balls deep in&out of the melodies. more like an unlimited version. If they weren't having a great time, they wouldn't have spent 15 minutes on this song. If you think they're motivated by the crowd or ticket sales to play the shit out of this song because it more well known than most; you're not a musician.
Ya know,after all this time and just taking Copelands music for granted while with the Police,I just realized he is outstanding! I mean,how clean and crisp! it's crazy!
Wow! Stewart's playing here alone is so much better than both times I saw the Police on their reunion tour in 2007 and 2008!! Plus, this seems to be the first time--or nearly--that he's used a double-kick pedal, or at least live. It's sort of weird, but great.
