@@rain73ful Agreed, but they were all 3 integral parts of the whole. Two huge egos in Sting & Stewart but w/ Andy providing some kinda balance & stability to the trio they were able to reach some pretty unattainable heights. It had to be difficult playing the role that Summers played, two mates always fighting but he had that Quiet Cool about him. Just a fabulous band, still love em & just fortunate I got to see them the handful of times I did. Can't think of many other trios that shared as much success but I'm sure there's plenty. Thanks 👣
This is probably Stewart Copeland's highlight performance of this song on the drums. Totally amazing! I can't recall another performance that tops this one.
Electrifying drums & percussion by Stewart Copeland. In all of my life, I never heard anyone play anything like that. The drums & percussion sounds like fire-crackers!!!!
Stewart Copeland, is in my opinion, one of the best drummers out there. Not a lot of mainstream drummers have a reggae influence. Funny part at 2:10. Andy knocks his guitar against his bass and plays the correct note. But Sting just shakes his head. lol
Copeland's drumming is ridiculously innovative crisp and brilliant! These guys were a phenomenon. I saw them on this tour in Nottingham UK - it was a definitive event in my memory.
*Sting - great frontman... *Stewart - 1 of the greatest drummers Ever ! Period ! 2 of the biggest egos to work a stage together... *Andy - the unselfish talent that made this trio work... Props Mr. Summers...👣
A rock idol playing an upright bass is just simply awesome... Sting pulled off what few could... At their peak, ie 1983, there were few bands that were ever bigger or better.., God I miss those days...:)
this is without any doubt the best recorded concert the police ever did,captured on film..it has a clean sound to it.not too murky or over dubbed.just right.
Every single thing about this song is glorious. That sensual bass riff in the verses, the minimal but chillingly creative fever dream drumming, the chilled out brittle chime of the guitars, the beautiful soulful almost spiritual chorus, Sting's ever-incredible high tenor, the fact it's so simple...yet says so much, the perfect balance of arranging and songwriting, the deep familiarity mixed with a yearning for something novel and transcendent, just...the sheer creativity of it all. It's one of those rare perfect songs. It just is. I'm so jealous...and inspired...
Wtf you mean minimal drumming? This has been in my books the hardest drum track ever recorded to cover and recreate at home. The structure and timing of almost all of it all is also absolutely insane.
Fucking ridiculously complex drumming, extremely powerful vocals..a fucking double bass, incredible stage presence and a huge crowd. One of the all time greatest technical bands ever
One of my favourite bands playing one of my favourite tracks. I remember doing a milk round in 1979 and having this track playing on my transistor radio in the milk float, very early in the morning. Fab stuff. From a 66 year old UK drummer who played a lot of Police covers over the years (I even met him once in a recording studio!).
I love the way Andy Summers approacheds the guitar. He really changed the way rock guitarists filled out the sound. Very electric, but not distorted. Long live pretty chords
Sting...I grew up with this. Every phase of my life there was another album, another journey, another song that would stay with me for the rest of my life. I love this version because you get to see them and their cohesion. Each one of them is like a worker in a factory working to create audible magic.
I've always liked the sound of the stand-up bass over the electric..they "tone " so much deeper...and now I See why Copland was voted the 2nd best rock drummer behind Peart.
The director of video on this concert was a master. I saw it on TV a long time ago (a looooooong time ago 👴👴) and I was fascinating by the high quality of pictures and sound. It was very rare in 80s (and in 90s, 2000s too) A very few captation is so excellent and transport us in concert. I only 2. This one and "Some girls" (the concert) _Rolling Stones_
This is is so true in so many ways. But if we didn't have the internet I probably would have never got to experience this awesome performance. I was born in '86 so I would have not got to see them live. So I think the internet is bad in ways but awesome in many other ways!
Copeland has his echo through his entire kit including bass drum. Set for one, single echo / one quarter note triplet later. Thats what gives it that incredible sound. No fair! 🤣
this recording is....awesome. such clear bass. what a stellar band they were. the police transcend anything else that was going on in the early 80s. no one could even touch them.
its hard to find a police song that isnt brilliant. theres alot of kids who think copelands drumming is easy, but its genius and the fact that he can make it look easy shows how good he really is
Saw them live in Orlando Florida at Tinker field in October of 1983. Great time, great memories.i was only 15 and it was my first outdoors concert and oh wow what an experience. I remember it like it was yesterday.
RIP, Neil Armstrong. You were a 1st-class astronaut, educator, & gentleman. I'll never forget watching your lunar landing (also the name of the 1st computer game I ever played), and your unforgettable moon walk was one for the ages. I just missed you in engineering school, but ended up following your footsteps -- as a researcher and science & IT professor, not as an astronaut, hah! Many of us were influenced by the Apollo missions; you were a big reason for it. Thank you, God bless your family!
Yeah... and he kills it this entire concert. This is one of the best examples of Stewart. Strong playing, innovative composition of his drum part and showmanship as well.
I was about your age when I bought on of my 1'st 45's (records) and it was the police's king of pain - when it was new! glad your into old real rock & roll & not the crap most kid's get into these day's bro!
Synchronicity was a visual masterpiece on stage. If you have an ear for music and melodies grip you .....these guys got the juice. Consider yourself blessed to have an enriching ear .
Well...I've never gone any deeper than their radio hits, but that was enough being an 80s kid. Best of both worlds for me in hindsight: I was born in '72, so the 80s and 80s were my music soundtrack. Anyway, never understood why The Police and The Cars hung it up as soon as they did. But the reason I came on here to comment on a band of whom I own no albums is to pay respect to Stewart Copeland, as I have read many positive comments of him here. This is is in no way a backhanded compliment, just all I can say, given my radio-only exposure to him: he influenced Neil Peart. Rush fan I am, and way I say Stuart Copeland and The Police influenced Neil Peart and Rush as a whole, I'm talking well after Rush was a household name headlining arenas. You can hear it in the reggae at the bridge of The Spirit of Radio, Vital Signs, and Chemistry ('80, '81, and '82 respectively). It is true that Neil Peart did not write the music of Rush (he was lyricist), but as one of the greatest students of drumming the Rock world has ever known, he brought Reggae rhythms to the music by Lee & Lifeson, and this is where Copeland seeped in. Alex Lifeson too picked up on The Police vibe: you can hear it the guitar splashes in songs like Countdown and Distant Early Warning. But as I said, if you influence Neil Peart after 1978, you would have to have been something extraordinary in the drum world: kudos Stewart Copeland.
The drumming is the most impressive aspect of this song and live performance by far.
+Steve Morse No other percussionist like Copeland ...
+notrut Except maybe Peart?
No. Both great. Neither better than the other. But make no mistake, there's only one Stewart Copeland.
Steve Morse Agree!
So good!
Stewart Copeland is an amazing drummer! Sting is an amazing singer and Andy Summers is an amazing guitarist! Copeland's drumming is out of this world!
Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland made The Police, not Sting. He was an mediocre singer and bass player at the most.
@@rain73ful Agreed, but they were all 3 integral parts of the whole. Two huge egos in Sting & Stewart but w/ Andy providing some kinda balance & stability to the trio they were able to reach some pretty unattainable heights. It had to be difficult playing the role that Summers played, two mates always fighting but he had that Quiet Cool about him. Just a fabulous band, still love em & just fortunate I got to see them the handful of times I did. Can't think of many other trios that shared as much success but I'm sure there's plenty. Thanks 👣
@@rain73ful well there's that small detail where Sting wrote virtually all the songs
@@rain73ful "mediocre"? Are you alright?
@@JohnDoe-hx4be Good point. All three of them worked well together as a band.
Stewart Copeland's drumming is epic, I've never heard a drummer with such originality and attack
Copeland is a singular genius, this cut is just totally insanely brilliant even by his stamdards
Hypnotic
This is probably Stewart Copeland's highlight performance of this song on the drums. Totally amazing! I can't recall another performance that tops this one.
Love the bass
Sting playing that upright bass just makes him look like a complete badass. It was also a great choice for this performance and song.
Its a pretty simple song bass wise.
Nothing wrong with simplicity. The song calls for exactly that - so many musicians could learn from this. Restraint and simplicity - Iconic bassline
how come it still played bass even when Sting held the camera?
@@krollpeter I thought the same, if you look closely at the end, you'll see (what is probably) Sting's tech playing the bass line.
@@jackquarantillo5192 looks like, thanks!
Electrifying drums & percussion by Stewart Copeland. In all of my life, I never heard anyone play anything like that. The drums & percussion sounds like fire-crackers!!!!
Boy got his Remo skin tuned so tight, he probably scared the band!
The Police: Absolutely mind-blowing.
Stewart Copeland's playing is MIND-BOGGLINGLY awesome
Stewart Copeland, is in my opinion, one of the best drummers out there. Not a lot of mainstream drummers have a reggae influence.
Funny part at 2:10. Andy knocks his guitar against his bass and plays the correct note. But Sting just shakes his head. lol
agreed, the intro section contains whats gotta be one of the best drum fills ever!
Copeland is nuts in the best and most complimentary way possible
Stewart plays with two hit-hat...Amazing!!! (2:50)
Copeland's drumming is ridiculously innovative crisp and brilliant! These guys were a phenomenon. I saw them on this tour in Nottingham UK - it was a definitive event in my memory.
*Sting - great frontman...
*Stewart - 1 of the greatest drummers Ever ! Period !
2 of the biggest egos to work a stage together...
*Andy - the unselfish talent that made this trio work... Props Mr. Summers...👣
A rock idol playing an upright bass is just simply awesome... Sting pulled off what few could... At their peak, ie 1983, there were few bands that were ever bigger or better.., God I miss those days...:)
this is without any doubt the best recorded concert the police ever did,captured on film..it has a clean sound to it.not too murky or over dubbed.just right.
I love The Police. Stewart Copeland is a miracle.
The drummer is phenomenal.
The 'drummer' is STEWART COPELAND the best jazz drummer in a pop/rock band in history!
@@raindrops21_9 Agreed !!!! 👍
@@raindrops21_9 listen, Copeland is great but he doesn’t have a chance of ever being in the same league as Steve Smith
@@josephcalitri5710 Exactly. Copeland is in a higher league.
@@gr8dalmuti are you insane?
The Police... what more can you say? One of the best bands ever.
Every single thing about this song is glorious. That sensual bass riff in the verses, the minimal but chillingly creative fever dream drumming, the chilled out brittle chime of the guitars, the beautiful soulful almost spiritual chorus, Sting's ever-incredible high tenor, the fact it's so simple...yet says so much, the perfect balance of arranging and songwriting, the deep familiarity mixed with a yearning for something novel and transcendent, just...the sheer creativity of it all. It's one of those rare perfect songs. It just is. I'm so jealous...and inspired...
stop
Minimal?
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You’re clearly an idiot.
Wtf you mean minimal drumming?
This has been in my books the hardest drum track ever recorded to cover and recreate at home.
The structure and timing of almost all of it all is also absolutely insane.
Never get tired listening to that
Replying to myself after 6 years haha
The most perfect song on the planet
Cant actually imagine what i could possibly give today to be able to go back in time to see their gigs back in the days...
My whole life
We got that coming. Stay tuned!
this version is way better than the studio version!
Stewart Copeland killing it on the drums.
I'm back in my Police phase right now lol. These guys were/are incredible. One of the most underrated, fantastic groups pretty much ever IMO.
dont think they are underrated. They were the biggest band in the world right before handing it over to u2
Underrated ? Im pretty sure everyone acknowledges them as one of the best rock bands ever.
Yeah, but with that typical pop music ignorance.
This is why I love CZcams! Where else would I watch a classic video from 1983. It's a beautiful thing!
Nothing says "80s" more than performing in front of thousands of people witha Casio watch on
I say, Welcome to the Stewart Copeland Show!
Fucking ridiculously complex drumming, extremely powerful vocals..a fucking double bass, incredible stage presence and a huge crowd. One of the all time greatest technical bands ever
ever heard of rush
@@thekylestyle100great technical players but the songs don’t compare
There are only a few songs that can bring tears to my eyes, this is one of them.
Stewart plays with two hit-hat...Amazing!!!
Am i the only one who gets the chills while watching this!??
Especially @3:24. Close your eyes and dive off into outer space or something
One of my favourite bands playing one of my favourite tracks. I remember doing a milk round in 1979 and having this track playing on my transistor radio in the milk float, very early in the morning. Fab stuff.
From a 66 year old UK drummer who played a lot of Police covers over the years (I even met him once in a recording studio!).
I love the way Andy Summers approacheds the guitar. He really changed the way rock guitarists filled out the sound. Very electric, but not distorted. Long live pretty chords
Truly love this version. The drums, that bass and the guitar elements all in harmony.
Stewart Fucking Copeland
As a percussionist... most accurate statement indeed.
Best drummer ever
STEWART FUCKING GUN COPELAND
YES!!!
God I miss the 80s and real music. My god they were amazing. Such pure talent
Stewart Copeland is not from this planet.
From moon ;)
🤣
Yeah...he's from Egypt!! I'm serious!!
@@einarabelc5 South Africa, according to Wikipedia's data.
The Police? Boy's got The Debke on the brain. 1 and 3.
Copeland's a machine! i second that.
One of the greatest bands ever! Makes me wish I had grown up in the 80s...
Sting...I grew up with this. Every phase of my life there was another album, another journey, another song that would stay with me for the rest of my life. I love this version because you get to see them and their cohesion. Each one of them is like a worker in a factory working to create audible magic.
Waited in a NY record store, for the brand new GITM album to arrive. I feel ya!
I saw these guy's in concert at there height of there music and man it was one of the best concerts i have ever attended :)
Classic.. Reminds for the 80's....
Gave me chills... lol.
I can't take my eyes of that string bass.
Other than Neal Peart this drummer is a Genius... his counter off beats are friggin' incredible!!!!
This live version is awesome!
I've always liked the sound of the stand-up bass over the electric..they "tone " so much deeper...and now I See why Copland was voted the 2nd best rock drummer behind Peart.
The best version, for sure. Copland is amazing.
I love this song!!!! I hope they have a Police reunion sometime, I would be there!!!!
Sting is an amazing cameraman
Stewart is working his ass off here and just killing it, as always.
man... the stuff Copeland is able to do on that hi-hat.. straight up disrespectfully good
Broke my replay button
The director of video on this concert was a master. I saw it on TV a long time ago (a looooooong time ago 👴👴) and I was fascinating by the high quality of pictures and sound. It was very rare in 80s (and in 90s, 2000s too) A very few captation is so excellent and transport us in concert. I only 2. This one and "Some girls" (the concert) _Rolling Stones_
Better than the album
:) wow ... very good music ...
JulieTurrie neģxx
Song*
This is is so true in so many ways. But if we didn't have the internet I probably would have never got to experience this awesome performance. I was born in '86 so I would have not got to see them live. So I think the internet is bad in ways but awesome in many other ways!
0:42 gives me chills.. Stewart Copeland is one of my favorite drummers
Copeland has his echo through his entire kit including bass drum. Set for one, single echo / one quarter note triplet later. Thats what gives it that incredible sound. No fair! 🤣
I've always wanted a jacket like that...:D
They are genius, that's the fact.
The bass vibrated the place...great concert.
one word... AWESOME
Fucking amazing when I saw them in 1981 in Mx City... amazing I said!
Lucky bastard!
Welcome to The Stewart Copeland Show..
1/19/22 MY LOVE FOR THIS SONG BROUGHT ME HERE TODAY!!!
always loved this song and Sting playing the Electric upright bass
Stewart Copeland is a MONSTER drummer@!
Today's Music will never beat the legends!!
This song was stuck in my head today, all I could hear was the crowd chanting “ EE-ohhhh, yo yo yo!!” It brought me here!
this recording is....awesome. such clear bass. what a stellar band they were. the police transcend anything else that was going on in the early 80s. no one could even touch them.
Stewart copland est un monstre !!!!!
Non, il est un dieu.
That camera sounded pretty good at the end. Just like the upright bass...
Jeff S cameright bass
Such an awesome live !
its hard to find a police song that isnt brilliant. theres alot of kids who think copelands drumming is easy, but its genius and the fact that he can make it look easy shows how good he really is
I never realized some dude finished the bass line for Sting at the end...
Danny Q
ES LA MEJOR BANDA QUE EXISTE
I was at this concert my first concert ever 7th grade! :p
LUCKY I FEEL LIKE CRYING NOW
Love all the languages and funny posts--Police we're really the first World band.
Sting wrote this and its a lovely bass line, but does anyone else see that Stewart MAKES this song?
WALKING ON THE MOON : STEWART COPELAND THIS GUY DOES THIS SONG
Brilliant!
Saw them live in Orlando Florida at Tinker field in October of 1983. Great time, great memories.i was only 15 and it was my first outdoors concert and oh wow what an experience. I remember it like it was yesterday.
Just noticed Stewart changed from traditional grip to match grip somewhere in the song. Thought most drummers stuck with only one style.
After watching this I now confirm that Stewart Copeland is not from this planet.
RIP, Neil Armstrong.
You were a 1st-class astronaut, educator, & gentleman. I'll never forget watching your lunar landing (also the name of the 1st computer game I ever played), and your unforgettable moon walk was one for the ages. I just missed you in engineering school, but ended up following your footsteps -- as a researcher and science & IT professor, not as an astronaut, hah! Many of us were influenced by the Apollo missions; you were a big reason for it. Thank you, God bless your family!
Yeah... and he kills it this entire concert. This is one of the best examples of Stewart. Strong playing, innovative composition of his drum part and showmanship as well.
Wow!! Regatta de blanc......
*_Giant steps are what you take, walking on the moon_*
AWESOME!!!!!
Total respect. Sting is using a stand-up bass.
I like this song so much! And I'm only 12..
I was about your age when I bought on of my 1'st 45's (records) and it was the police's king of pain - when it was new! glad your into old real rock & roll & not the crap most kid's get into these day's bro!
you're awesome :)
Balistic Drummer
So. Awesome. I wish I had been there!!!!!!
Wow! Brings back memories of a time so far long ago...seems like a century....hmmm
Love the drummers energy it's like he's on coke lmao
That's cause Stewart copeland was an avid cocaine user haha
austindorf83an avid PROACTIVE cocaine user
A better description is how did that cocaine become self-aware and learn drums
is that confirmed? :0
Daniel Johnson ROTF Daniel!!!..That is a question for the ages!!!!!
Most nonessential backing vocalists ever.
Synchronicity was a visual masterpiece on stage. If you have an ear for music and melodies grip you .....these guys got the juice. Consider yourself blessed to have an enriching ear .
Well...I've never gone any deeper than their radio hits, but that was enough being an 80s kid. Best of both worlds for me in hindsight: I was born in '72, so the 80s and 80s were my music soundtrack. Anyway, never understood why The Police and The Cars hung it up as soon as they did. But the reason I came on here to comment on a band of whom I own no albums is to pay respect to Stewart Copeland, as I have read many positive comments of him here. This is is in no way a backhanded compliment, just all I can say, given my radio-only exposure to him: he influenced Neil Peart. Rush fan I am, and way I say Stuart Copeland and The Police influenced Neil Peart and Rush as a whole, I'm talking well after Rush was a household name headlining arenas. You can hear it in the reggae at the bridge of The Spirit of Radio, Vital Signs, and Chemistry ('80, '81, and '82 respectively). It is true that Neil Peart did not write the music of Rush (he was lyricist), but as one of the greatest students of drumming the Rock world has ever known, he brought Reggae rhythms to the music by Lee & Lifeson, and this is where Copeland seeped in. Alex Lifeson too picked up on The Police vibe: you can hear it the guitar splashes in songs like Countdown and Distant Early Warning. But as I said, if you influence Neil Peart after 1978, you would have to have been something extraordinary in the drum world: kudos Stewart Copeland.
Gordon(Sting) looks like Patrick Stewart(now)