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• Actors: The Police
• Format: Import
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BRSH8E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,802 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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- IMPORT FROM KOREA - LIVE - TRACKS: 1 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE 2 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC 3 WALKING ON THE MOON 4 SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD 5 HUNGRY FOR YOU 6 WHEN THE WORLD IS RUNNING DOWN,YOU MAKE THE BEST OF WHAT'S STILL AROUND 7 THE BED'S TOO BIG WITHOUT YOU 8 DE DO DO DO,DE DA DA DA 9 DEMOLITION MAN 10 SHADOWS IN THE RAIN 11 DRIVEN TO TEARS 12 BRING ON THE NIGHT 13 ONE WORLD (NOT THREE) 14 INVISIBLE SUN 15 ROXANNE 16 DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME 17 CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU-REGGATTA DE BLANC-BE MY 18 SO LONELY

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For collectors only, August 29, 2006

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Nicole N. Pellegrini "sockii" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Police - LIVE - Ghost in the Machine (DVD)

Recorded on the "Ghost in Machine" tour of 1982, this performance by the Police is not one of my favorites, but it is still a recording most diehard fans will want to own.

The cinematography leaves a lot to be desired -- particularly if you are a fan of Stewart or Andy as most of the focus is entirely on Sting, and Stewart is generally only shot from a camera behind his drumkit--no front views at all.

The Ghost tour featured the addition of a horn section to the onstage band, a decision that many fans would probably agree was not the best one. While they sound okay on the tracks from Ghost that featured a horn section, they sound very out-of-place when added to songs that never had need of them to begin with, such as "Bed's Too Big Without You." Part of the magic of the Police sound was always that Stewart, Andy and Sting had so much "space" to play within as a trio, so adding more musicians only tends to muddle their sound instead of improve it.

Still, Sting is in a fairly manic mode during this show and some performances definitely kick it up, including "Demolition Man" and "One World (Not Three)."

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Oh My Horn!, November 19, 2006

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RXCSLC (TX USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Police - LIVE - Ghost in the Machine (DVD)

Yikes! The addition of the horn section to The Police sound was not the best idea Sting ever forced upon Stewart & Andy. I personally prefer the original power trio magic- and I suspect most fans would agree.

The direction is odd... a lot of strange camera angles that are not completely unwelcome, but with most of the 'standard' camera set-ups going unused, you have to wonder what the director was thinking. The coverage of Stewart makes him seem like a hired hand. Honestly, the horn section gets better treatment!

The band is not firing on all cylinders, but if you are a hard core fan like myself... you just have to check it out! The mix is a bit off during the beginning (Sting's Taurus pedals drown out Andy's guitar for a while!) but things level out. I couldn't get the Korean subtitles to turn off, but don't let that stop you. They are only present when Sting speaks in between songs. (Also note that a few parts of this were shown on the old VHS 'From Outlandos to Synchronicities.')

Having said all of this, the good outweighs the bad... but only if you are a die hard fan. You do get to check out 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic' with Andy performing the piano part on his guitar. Interesting!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not bad, August 30, 2006

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Flexible_Strategies (Redlands, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Police - LIVE - Ghost in the Machine (DVD)

It's hard to find good "Ghost" material out there. This was most likely some kind of pay-per-view special in England, but the band sounds pretty tight. I was never too crazy about the horn section on this tour, but it's certainly interesting.