Copeland is a truly amazing drummer. His timing is perfect and some of the off-beat and syncopated rhythms he plays are genius. And I can think of no other drummer that can work a hi-hat the way he does. Peter Gabriel is notorious for disliking cymbals - when he records he doesn't even let his drummer's set them up with their kits, but he had Stewart Copeland come to the sessions for So just to play hi-hat on Red Rain, one of my favorite PG songs.
@A M I just feel like i dont hear a lot about his success as much. Kinda what Kurt said, but i feel like almost all drummers are overshadowed by the frontmen and easily mobile instruments
Stuart Copeland (the sole American in the trio) is one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock. His rhythms are so complex and his playing so crisp and technical but still so funky and danceable. It really defines The Police's sound almost as much as Sting's voice.
Sting did alot of recording on the island of Montserrat. He also can be heard on Dire Strait's song Money For Nothing which was also recorded on Montserrat.
@@JayveeTV This was one of the BEST concerts I've ever been~ALSO it was my 1st one. My brother took me and the Go Gos were their opening act. I'm pretty sure you've covered them on your channel. THEY actually played long CUZ GET THIS...now talk about being a professional musician ok? Sting aka Gordon Summer...aka MY secret boyfriend at the time LOL! His wife had their first baby that night and he flew in LATE into NY for the concert so he didnt miss it and disappoint his fans. No kidding. Back then you had to basically DIE in order to cancel a show OR even awhile later in music history like in Dimebag Darrels case you had to LITERALLY get shot on stage to stop your concerts. There was none of this baby BS of ppl just have a hissy fit that you see a lotta ppl doing and walking off stage mid concert...and then ppl staying AS their fans. We would've stormed the stage after a walk off move and trashed the equipment and never bought ANOTHER record. Show up and show out! Yiu BETTER be in a hospital or have been in an accident on the sat there man. #RockAndRollRules 😉❤😎🤘
Some people will go on about Sting's songwriting ability and singing. He also is good on the bass Some people will go on about Stuart Copeland's percussion mastery. Not just his drumming but also his high hate and everything else More people should talk about Andy Summers and his strengths. Thing is it was all thee of them that made the Police. Take one out and we would not be talking about them. Go listen to Reggatta de Blanc to see how well they worked together.
Try Sting - Englishman in New York or Police - Don't stand so close to me. And to you Jayvee: You are keeping me up at night, it's 3.00 a.m. in the Netherlands. Walking on the moon by the Police is also fine too.
The video was filmed in Montserrat 14 years before the volcano erupted. AIR Studios was located there and many artists were recording their music at AIR during that time because of the beauty of the location and the fact that studio was one of the best in the world then.
Saw them the same tour with UB40 as their opening act in an outdoor general admission arena in Austin Tx. I was just a teenager so didn't mind the all day wait to hold places nor the crush of people at the front. It was an amazing show.
I saw them at Holleder Stadium in Rochester, NY for the Synchronicity tour. A Flock of Seagulls & the Fixx opened. Great day. Everybody was sunburned on one side of their face, depending upon which side you were sat.
If I had only 1 band to listen to for the rest of my life it would be the Police,Sting is an incredible songwriter and his band mates were just awesome musicians in their own rite.
FUN FACT: Sting used the lyrics "Do I have tell the story/ Of a thousand rainy days since we first met?/ It's a big enough umbrella/ But it's always me that ends up getting wet" in the song "O My God" from the Synchronicity album. He later used the same lyrics in the song "Seven Days" from his solo album Ten Summoner's Tales.
Thought it was a bold choice to include that verse in a love song like this. Where he spends the rest of the song telling us how wonderful this woman is. Is like they take a bunch of small, good ideas, and cram them together into one song. Like a collage. They dont quite fit together. Except they do fit, because that's what makes this a Police song.
The drummer turns a curve like a Porsche..... reminds me of John Densmore.... sting in top form. Underrated harmonies and arrangement with keys. Like PAUL McCartney his bass is as impressive as his lead chops.
This isn’t just one of the best Police tracks but one of the best of the 80s. The layers are ridiculous, as is the way the pace changes. Brilliant composition and an awesome video. What’s not to like?!
Sting is awesome not just in the music buisness but with everything else he has done with various charities too ive met him a long time ago he is a such humble and great guy
My boyfriend in high school made me a mixtape with this song, he was a crazy Police fan. It is kind of my defacto theme song to this day. However when I broke up with him, he made me one that featured So Lonely several times. It was kind of heartbreaking but sweet.
sting was/is a genious when it comes to music and using modes when aranging his music , he truly understood music and thats why he produced hit after hit even when he went solo ...
Stewart Copeland’s drumming was immaculate in this song. And you can never go wrong adding steel drums to make a song happier. Steel drums are the greatest musical instruments ever invented.
Truth. Any effort toward just intonation brings happiness. Western music has been imprisoned by equal temperament for far too long (that darn piano). Blues artists, later, Jazz and Soul groups tried to break the cycle to good effect. In the last decade, Earth received Jacob Collier from whatever planet it is he was beamed down from to further the message. Bless him. And steel pans, which often stray "out of tune" and are "unprofessionally" corrected toward "Just."
Stewart Copeland is an amazing drummer. Musically the Police are A++++ They seemed to have a lot of fun at that time- and I’ve always felt the reggae with them.
This song, and the album was recorded on the carribean island of Montserrat, and the ppl in the vid were the locals, they just filmed the vid one day, and got a bunch of ppp,to dance--just good times on the islands....Monserrat was destroyed by a volcano in 1996.....so, this footage is especially eerie/cool/historic....the Beatles producer, George Martin built and owned the studio in Monserrat that a lot of rock stars in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s recorded at, it was called “Air studios”
"Can't Stand Losing You' is an epic early Police song. Love this video, song and the energy. Later stuff like King Of Pain and Wrapped Around Your Finger are very sophisticated but really good.
Walking on the moon is intoxicating pop rock with reggae beat in tempo. And...Wrapped around your finger. Neil Peart the drummer from rush loved The police and if you listen to Rush a “new world man” you’ll hear some influence of the police in their song.
this song is soooo good 😋 No fan of Sting's solo career, but the Police are great! It probably has something to do with the fact that Stewart Copeland is a badazz drummer! (probably) 😋
"Ghost In The Machine" was their 4th album and definitely marked a change in their sound. A lot thicker textures with more keyboards and Sting even playing Saxophone on some tracks.
Stewart Copeland. The American in the band. He is a fantastic drummer. Great song. 🥁👍🎶. I had posters of Sting all over my bedroom wall back in the day. I adored him. 😍
one of the greatest of all time. smart, funny, fun, great musicians and performers. I recommend Driven to Tears to hear (yet) another side of the band.
I love this song!! I must admit that I am not the greatest fan of this band but I could listen to this song 10 times in a row, it's just that "magical" ❤❤❤😎
I think Sting must have liked Montserrat because apparently he was there on holiday when Dire Straits were recording Money For Nothing and he ended up with his vocals all over that song.
There was a time in the early 1980s when THE POLICE were the most popular Band in the World! 100,000s of fans around the world DYED their Hair BLOND before attending their Concerts in tribute! Yes, they were a VERY Fun group to see, which I did in 1980, front row, and danced ALL NIGHT LONG! I could have tugged on STING'S Pant leg, I was that close! POGO? OF COURSE! ✌🍁✌
Andy Summers (British) - guitars, Stewart Copeland (American) - drums, and Gordon Sumner, much better known as Sting (British) - bass, double bass, vocals.
Man, the drumming by Stewart here is exceptional, criminally underrated I think
Agreed.
I don't think he was underrated to me he was overshadowed by Stings big ego. He was well respected by other drummers.
Copeland is a truly amazing drummer. His timing is perfect and some of the off-beat and syncopated rhythms he plays are genius. And I can think of no other drummer that can work a hi-hat the way he does. Peter Gabriel is notorious for disliking cymbals - when he records he doesn't even let his drummer's set them up with their kits, but he had Stewart Copeland come to the sessions for So just to play hi-hat on Red Rain, one of my favorite PG songs.
@A M I just feel like i dont hear a lot about his success as much. Kinda what Kurt said, but i feel like almost all drummers are overshadowed by the frontmen and easily mobile instruments
@A M fr and dont get me started on neil peart!
Stuart Copeland (the sole American in the trio) is one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock. His rhythms are so complex and his playing so crisp and technical but still so funky and danceable. It really defines The Police's sound almost as much as Sting's voice.
The video was filmed in Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean where they recorded the album.
Sting did alot of recording on the island of Montserrat. He also can be heard on Dire Strait's song Money For Nothing which was also recorded on Montserrat.
Yep. At Sir George Martin's AIR studios,if memory serves me correctly.
Spot on. Shame it was destroyed by a hurricane(?).
You gotta watch "In the shadow of the Volcano ".🙏👍
The Police - Roxanne - Every breath you take - Message in a bottle - Wrapped around your finger - Don't stand so close to me - Synchronicity
I have to do those last 3 I’ve done the first 3
I like dont stand so close to me it's a interesting concept.
Please add De Doo Doo Doo, De Da Da Da to that list.
@@JayveeTV This was one of the BEST concerts I've ever been~ALSO it was my 1st one. My brother took me and the Go Gos were their opening act. I'm pretty sure you've covered them on your channel. THEY actually played long CUZ GET THIS...now talk about being a professional musician ok? Sting aka Gordon Summer...aka MY secret boyfriend at the time LOL! His wife had their first baby that night and he flew in LATE into NY for the concert so he didnt miss it and disappoint his fans. No kidding. Back then you had to basically DIE in order to cancel a show OR even awhile later in music history like in Dimebag Darrels case you had to LITERALLY get shot on stage to stop your concerts. There was none of this baby BS of ppl just have a hissy fit that you see a lotta ppl doing and walking off stage mid concert...and then ppl staying AS their fans. We would've stormed the stage after a walk off move and trashed the equipment and never bought ANOTHER record. Show up and show out! Yiu BETTER be in a hospital or have been in an accident on the sat there man. #RockAndRollRules
😉❤😎🤘
@@JayveeTV can't wait for the reactions man!
I get that everyone worships Stewart, and we all should and do.
But Andy Summers is a genius.
Some people will go on about Sting's songwriting ability and singing. He also is good on the bass
Some people will go on about Stuart Copeland's percussion mastery. Not just his drumming but also his high hate and everything else
More people should talk about Andy Summers and his strengths.
Thing is it was all thee of them that made the Police. Take one out and we would not be talking about them.
Go listen to Reggatta de Blanc to see how well they worked together.
"I Advance Masked" is one of my favorite instrumental albums. Andy rocks!
Agree. They were magic together.
high hate?!
@@TheCornishCockney High Hat.
Pretty good on the cello, too...as in this song!...😃💥👍
Try Sting - Englishman in New York or Police - Don't stand so close to me. And to you Jayvee: You are keeping me up at night, it's 3.00 a.m. in the Netherlands. Walking on the moon by the Police is also fine too.
One day I will visit the Netherlands and ride a bike there.
@@musicsansnotesThat's great
@@ateszonnebeld1069 Englishman in New York, yes yes, or really almost anything off "Dream of the Blue Turtles" album, so much nostalgia ...
@@MindFeather oohoo I'm an alien
@@ateszonnebeld1069 i'm a legal alien ... (all humans are legal, imo)
Drummer Copeland is the only American in that band!
He's an underrated drummer, he's an incredible musician....
He went to my high school in London, about ten years before me.
A great talent wonderful drummer.
Really not sure Stewart Copeland is underrated!? I don't know any musicians or drummers who don't think he is incredible!
Copeland is my favourite drummer to hate, his nuance on just about everything was amazing! Inspired me to take up drumming.
I was 15 when this song was released, i'm always 15 when i hear it. Eternal youth feeling.
For your next Police song, I suggest either "Walking on the Moon" or "Spirits in the Material World".
Walking on the moon is my favourite The Police song.
The video was filmed in Montserrat 14 years before the volcano erupted. AIR Studios was located there and many artists were recording their music at AIR during that time because of the beauty of the location and the fact that studio was one of the best in the world then.
I believe it was built by the Beatles Producer George Martin.
@@Reclining_Spuds Yeah, I think you may be right about that.
The studio was wrecked in a hurricane before the volcano blew...it was uneconomical to repair I read...then the volcano went too so.......
I saw them on the Synchronicity tour - what a freakin' dance-a-thon that was!
Saw them same tour 1983 Carrier Dome. One of the all-time great bands! Black Uhuru opened for them.
Saw them the same tour with UB40 as their opening act in an outdoor general admission arena in Austin Tx. I was just a teenager so didn't mind the all day wait to hold places nor the crush of people at the front. It was an amazing show.
Wow,...You guys were so lucky! 🤩
Great opening acts too! I’m jealous. Lol
I saw them at Holleder Stadium in Rochester, NY for the Synchronicity tour. A Flock of Seagulls & the Fixx opened. Great day. Everybody was sunburned on one side of their face, depending upon which side you were sat.
@@Ontir That was the show I saw - crazy hot day!!
If I had only 1 band to listen to for the rest of my life it would be the Police,Sting is an incredible songwriter and his band mates were just awesome musicians in their own rite.
Love The Police! Sting's voice is pure magic.
It would be easy to argue that The Police was the biggest band in the world after the realese of Synchronicity
Yep, they reached that point where the only ones above them were The Beatles.
Time to quit boys. We can't go no higher. A most excellent decision.
One of the highlights of the late 70s and on into the new 80s, The Police.
Some of the best rock music in history.
I will patiently wait for The Police “Wrapped Around Your Finger”.
For sure a go-to song!
I really like this song
Yasss!
My fave Police song!
Wrapped Around Your Finger and Walking On The Moon are my favorite Police songs
Love Sting on "Fields Of Gold." The song is a masterpiece.
You need to hear Eva Cassidy cover it. Sting himself said it was the best.
@@abc456f Thank you for the tip. I tracked it down and listened. Good, but, IMO, Sting owns this song.
The Police/Sting. So unique. Such creative music and lyrics. No one else like them.
Music nowadays does not fade out, does not have drums. There's no experimentation.
One exception to this rule is the Skints.
FUN FACT: Sting used the lyrics "Do I have tell the story/ Of a thousand rainy days since we first met?/ It's a big enough umbrella/ But it's always me that ends up getting wet" in the song "O My God" from the Synchronicity album. He later used the same lyrics in the song "Seven Days" from his solo album Ten Summoner's Tales.
Thought it was a bold choice to include that verse in a love song like this. Where he spends the rest of the song telling us how wonderful this woman is. Is like they take a bunch of small, good ideas, and cram them together into one song. Like a collage. They dont quite fit together. Except they do fit, because that's what makes this a Police song.
The drummer turns a curve like a Porsche..... reminds me of John Densmore.... sting in top form. Underrated harmonies and arrangement with keys. Like PAUL McCartney his bass is as impressive as his lead chops.
Unmistakable voice..... 'Fields of gold' is my favourite Sting song. ❤️
🎶 Foonah seh xchoombé, Famo stah foonay, ahn dooen the fields of gold . . . 🎶
Spirits in the Material World is another great one from this album
you have just been introduced to one of the best drummers of the past 100 years
Stewart Copeland is a phenomenal drummer. Recently, Rolling Stone Magazine named him the 10th best rock drummer ever.
Biggest band in the world in the early 80's. Often forgotten on lists of greats.
This isn’t just one of the best Police tracks but one of the best of the 80s. The layers are ridiculous, as is the way the pace changes. Brilliant composition and an awesome video. What’s not to like?!
One of my favorite artist 🎧🎶 Sting!
Mine too. Some songs by Sting : FIELDS OF GOLD, ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK, FRAGILE, MOON OVER BOURBON STREET, RUSSIANS
Mine too!
@@ateszonnebeld1069 great songs 🎧🎶
@@ricktassone6529 Thank you, and there are so many more
Sting is awesome not just in the music buisness but with everything else he has done with various charities too ive met him a long time ago he is a such humble and great guy
My boyfriend in high school made me a mixtape with this song, he was a crazy Police fan. It is kind of my defacto theme song to this day. However when I broke up with him, he made me one that featured So Lonely several times. It was kind of heartbreaking but sweet.
sting was/is a genious when it comes to music and using modes when aranging his music , he truly understood music and thats why he produced hit after hit even when he went solo ...
From my favorite police album Ghost in the Machine. Try Spirits in the Material World.
Stewart Copeland’s drumming was immaculate in this song. And you can never go wrong adding steel drums to make a song happier. Steel drums are the greatest musical instruments ever invented.
Truth. Any effort toward just intonation brings happiness. Western music has been imprisoned by equal temperament for far too long (that darn piano). Blues artists, later, Jazz and Soul groups tried to break the cycle to good effect. In the last decade, Earth received Jacob Collier from whatever planet it is he was beamed down from to further the message. Bless him. And steel pans, which often stray "out of tune" and are "unprofessionally" corrected toward "Just."
One of my all time favorites... Makes me smile every time I hear it
Stewart Copeland is an amazing drummer. Musically the Police are A++++
They seemed to have a lot of fun at that time- and I’ve always felt the reggae with them.
This song, and the album was recorded on the carribean island of Montserrat, and the ppl in the vid were the locals, they just filmed the vid one day, and got a bunch of ppp,to dance--just good times on the islands....Monserrat was destroyed by a volcano in 1996.....so, this footage is especially eerie/cool/historic....the Beatles producer, George Martin built and owned the studio in Monserrat that a lot of rock stars in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s recorded at, it was called “Air studios”
I love how when they do the chorus the second time they switch the scale and mode to D minor and go back to D major when doing the chorus the 3rd time
“Wrapped Around Your Finger” should be your next Police reaction!
"Can't Stand Losing You' is an epic early Police song. Love this video, song and the energy. Later stuff like King Of Pain and Wrapped Around Your Finger are very sophisticated but really good.
I love The Police! This is My favorite Police song since I was 8...I’m 45 now. They never get old!
Sting is one of the GOATs...Anything of his solo work is 🔥🎶🔥
The Police were great, too 🤗🤘🏼
Walking on the moon is intoxicating pop rock with reggae beat in tempo. And...Wrapped around your finger. Neil Peart the drummer from rush loved The police and if you listen to Rush a “new world man” you’ll hear some influence of the police in their song.
And "Vital Signs," before that.
That’s one of my all time favorite songs.
Sting also has some great solo songs too, like ‘If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free’.
walking on the moon
Sycronucity ii
Da do do da
Voices in side My head
Wrapped around my finger
Especially “Synchronicity ll” & “Walking on the Moon!”
@@GratefulZen Totes agree with Sync II. Re-discovered it yesterday & now have it on repeat :)
I love how you're appreciating The Police!💕
So glad I got to see them just after they released this.
The Police-Spirits in the Material World, my favorite.
"De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" is another UK hit the Police had.
I love how they're skanking in the mixing booth. :D
Definitely in my top three best songs ever.
I had all their early albums, loved their music.
still sounds amazing after all these years! great band!
My reaction the same when it first came out over 30 years ago and it still does
From the police , you gotta check out -
When the world is running down
Driven to tears
Voices inside my head
Classic, classic, classic Police. I'm standing on a subway platform, my Walkman on, got to get to homeroom.
this song is soooo good 😋 No fan of Sting's solo career, but the Police are great! It probably has something to do with the fact that Stewart Copeland is a badazz drummer! (probably) 😋
I agree. Sting was best in The Police and Copeland is such an incredible drummer!
@@yasminm7157 They gave us a few short years and then Sting went off to go make music for middle aged women. I was like, what happened to you bro? 😆
HEY, “Shape Of my Heart“ was cool enough to not only be featured in Leon The Professional, but it was also sampled by Nas.
They recorded this in Montserrat so I think that's where the outdoor scenes in the video are. Love this song and the album is their best
Montserrat. Yea! I am glad you got to this one. I thought you would enjoy this song.
Stewart Copeland is a generational drummer.
Javaughn, searched for The Police "Can't Stand Losing You." Darker lyrics, but great song. My first favorite.
Ok, now that you've got a feel for their sound, try their song WALKING ON THE MOON.
Yes definitely such a great song. And he'll probably like the reggae vibe. I really like his personality 😊
Love The Police. Their pop rock sound was one of the definitive sounds of the early 1980s.
One of my favs of theirs. Enjoy. Thanks.
This evokes so many good feelings and emotions. Love how you enjoyed it so much!
I have seen one of the greatest concerts of my life performed by The Police here in Lisbon, Portugal.
Spent 4days driving from Perth to Sydney to see them live.. Oh wot a trip, what an awesome concert..
"Ghost In The Machine" was their 4th album and definitely marked a change in their sound. A lot thicker textures with more keyboards and Sting even playing Saxophone on some tracks.
Spirits in the Material World!
The whole band Police were awesome. Great memories.
Stewart Copeland (the drummer) is a beast.
Every little thing this group does is magic 🎧🎼🎹🎸🥁
Stewart Copeland. The American in the band. He is a fantastic drummer. Great song. 🥁👍🎶. I had posters of Sting all over my bedroom wall back in the day. I adored him. 😍
Great song from a great album. Ghost in the Machine is one of my top 5 favorite albums of all time. It's totally awesome.
80s music is so much better than today’s music.
one of the greatest of all time. smart, funny, fun, great musicians and performers. I recommend Driven to Tears to hear (yet) another side of the band.
A fun song ... ee oh! 🔥
Not a lot of hit rock songs with steel drum and standing bass, BTW.
Looks like and sounds like a cello, to me
@@fgf366 Of course they are very similar, but one must be seated to play the cello, while one may stand when playing the bass.
I love this song!! I must admit that I am not the greatest fan of this band but I could listen to this song 10 times in a row, it's just that "magical" ❤❤❤😎
Luv how they change it up across and within every song every time. Genius musicality rite there🤩👌
I love The Police. Saw Sting live at Wembley arena on his ' Nothing like the sun ' tour. Two hours of pure magic!
Takes me back to when I as much younger.
I think Sting must have liked Montserrat because apparently he was there on holiday when Dire Straits were recording Money For Nothing and he ended up with his vocals all over that song.
"Spirits In The Material World" is another one you should listen to
These Lyrics are Everything!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
it's weird to see Sting with hair
Walking on the moon was my favorite
This is one of my 10 favourite songs. Just wowza. This is smart, groovy, pop right here.
Went to see them in Toronto in 1980 and then again for their final World tour, 2004 so much talent that they just self imploded.
Incredible band!!!
In the times we live in today, hearing you say "I love the Police" is unusual.
Love that you are open to so many different music genres. Your reactions are so entertaining and good to watch.
👍👌
The video was filmed on Montserrat where they recorded the album..a piece of useless info i know..but hey i loved this group!!
There was a time in the early 1980s when THE POLICE were the most popular Band in the World! 100,000s of fans around the world DYED their Hair BLOND before attending their Concerts in tribute! Yes, they were a VERY Fun group to see, which I did in 1980, front row, and danced ALL NIGHT LONG!
I could have tugged on STING'S Pant leg, I was that close!
POGO? OF COURSE!
✌🍁✌
Spirits In The Material World
Magic Magic Magic
those kids siting at the back of the truck from the local Montserrat population are about 50 years old now...
Sting is a f - ing genius 👏 🙌
My uncle who knew about these kinda things said that the police were the one band he'd seen who might have come to rival the beatles.
LOVE LOVE The Police!
Andy Summers (British) - guitars, Stewart Copeland (American) - drums, and Gordon Sumner, much better known as Sting (British) - bass, double bass, vocals.
Yup. That is one great song from beginning to end!