This is as close to a Police like Sting band you will get. They sound good….I like the stripped down vibe. The drummer is very much channeling Stewart…which is fine by me.
Yes it was the fantastic ELEW (Eric Lewis)! Missed most of his set unfortunately but caught his last two songs: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q5fQ7ksg2Qw.htmlsi=Em_Sog6D0osKmkmU
@@digidigit nice! I recorded that same jam at the Fillmore in Detroit.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aaWPkgYnR7c.htmlsi=BjY1sIwbZfBypVUu
Straight three piece - much respect.! . the diminished - till the wheels fall off. . sorry the $$'s too tight these days to buy access to your you for me, but Glad 4 U . yeah honest appraisal - it's not really that good after all - is it
thx for sharing. def solid in person. was a tight show and special to experience sting live at a pretty intimate venue. get that $$ is tight 💸 which is one reason am recording for others to enjoy ☺️
His voice sounds great. It's really held up. However...... This is a weak band. Both guys are ok, but this feels like a tour for maximum profit. Which is his right, but I would definitely pass on this lineup
@@hornsbykid valid, but I don’t think we will see Sting changing things up. for me, he’s a romantic song writer with a unique and timeless sound. the crowd was loving it, and so was I but there are no peak musical moments to experience at a Sting concert any more. still worth catching for a great live show from a world class talent.
I've got to respectfully disagree. The guitarist is Dominic Miller (whom I have seen in person and is an amazing player) He's been with Sting for over 30 years. Obviously the comparison to The Police will happen, since this is a 3 piece, but Dominic doesn't use a lot of chorus or delay like Andy Summers, pretty much straight into the amp, so it's going to be a more sterile sound. Also, they didn't use keyboard or keyboard pedals on this tour, furthering the sterile sound. I think Sting likes to experiment. Sometimes he goes out with a lot of players, but this time he wanted the sound to be really stripped down. I would have loved to have been at this show. It's much more personal then the canned "wall of sound" that you get so often the last decade or so. Raw is so rare, nowadays.
The guitarist has been with him since “The Soul Cages”…not exactly a big change up. It’s a stripped down band with a drummer who is probably more rock oriented but other than that, it doesn’t sound “off” to my ears.
they def held back imo. talent is there but this seems to be more about sting and packing in what they can in a 2 hour set. from looks of it, sting will be touring for another 30 years so will have to see how this ages in time ⏳😂
Hey, we all age and it’s definitely not an easy thing for him to sing even his own songs like he did in the past The band sounds fantastic and yes the mix could be better
