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5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding live offering from a legendary band, April 14, 2008
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I own more live albums then I will ever bother to count and this set is exactly what I want out of any such set. Rather than being cobbled together from several concerts in a short time frame and then having the instruments and/or vocals overdubbed to sound less "live" (WTF?) as so many bands do, The Police gave us a true live album -blemishes and all- consisting of two very different concerts from two very different eras of the band's career. This highlights the extreme musical growth of the band in a relatively short time and proves that they could harness some serious energy playing live. Anybody unhappy with the sound obviously is not a fan of live music and should stick to studio recordings because this is as good as a genuine live album gets (aside from a slight sound problem during the first verse of "Next to You"). There can be no argument.

The sampling of songs is spot-on on both discs; the first representing the band's early years aspiring to harness the energy of punk rock and reggae, the second showing the band at it's creative peak. Both are wonderful documents of where the band was at musically at the time and both absolutely rock. Sting's voice sounds killer and his typically solid bass-playing is on full display. He works the crowd and occasionally ad-libs during songs, adding some flavor to the proceedings. Andy Summers' guitar playing is the missing link between the firey punk attitude of Mick Jones and The Edge's soundscaping virtuosity; at times allowing his solos to devolve into distorted feedback that would make Greg Ginn (Black Flag) smile and other times letting subtle arpeggios and the ambience of his guitar effects work their magic -sometimes in the same song. It only takes two words to sum up Stewart Copeland: drummer's drummer.

This is easily one of my favorite live albums and if you share my enthusiasm for concert recordings and The Police then this is a no-brainer. All it wants is to be next to you.
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Initial post: April 14, 2008 11:22 AM PDT
Last edited by the author on April 14, 2008 11:22 AM PDT
 Sky says:
Hey there, TCM. Nice 'seeing" you again. Good review. Here's to hoping these guys put out a nice high quality DVD in the near future of their current tour.
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Posted on April 14, 2008 3:40 PM PDT
 THE GHOST says:
Whats up Trash, you diggin Baki yet?
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Posted on April 15, 2008 1:27 AM PDT
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 trashcanman says:
Hey, guys. I'm bummed that I didn't get to see these guys too, Sky, but I've been grounded from any concert-going since my son was born. It would have been another instance of seeing a reunited band I formerly thought I'd never get to experience live (along with the original KISS and Sabbath). Maybe next time.

The first disc for Baki should be arriving for me next week depending on the availability of some of the new release DVD's in my Netflix queue, MM. Looking forward to it.

And why do I always look retarded, asleep, or both in the little video box for these vid reviews?
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Posted on April 17, 2008 11:47 AM PDT
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 Woopak says:
thanks for accepting my invite, bro. Seems like we have some similarities and our mutual friend Keith Jones seemed to think highly of you.
Take care, buddy. Look forward in talking more soon!
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In reply to an earlier post on April 19, 2008 2:43 AM PDT
 trashcanman says:
Always good to have anybody enjoy my rantings and ravings. You are quite the popular man about Amazon and I dig your reviews. Later.
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