It's got to have been tough for the other members of The Police.
Just think about it. While The Police lead singer Sting cruises around saving rainforests in a yoga-powered Earth-healing travel-pod, fellow band refugees Stuart Copeland and Andy Summers probably haven't had anything better to do than hang around the '3 for £10' section in HMV hoping that someone recognises them.
This must be made all the more heartbreaking by the fact that – before pursuing solo projects – The Police never actually officially 'split'. No – they simply dwindled into obscurity and irrelevance like a ninth-season X-Files episode. So … it seems fair to say that Sting may have had to put up with the odd pestering phone call about 'getting the guys back together.'
Well, it looks like they've lucked in. The Police will be cobbled together one more time at the upcoming Grammy Awards in LA next month, in order to treat the audience to a rendition of hits like Roxanne, Every Breath You Take, Message In A Bottle and… um… all the other ones that we're a bit too young to remember.
According to music journalist Chris Salmon:
''There are definitely some bands who said they wouldn't reform until hell freezes over and The Police were one of those bands. I don't think anyone who likes them or loves them would have considered this would happen. It's 30 years since The Police formed – and that anniversary gives you a bit of an excuse.I suppose people start to think about legacy and Sting perhaps wants people to remember he's not this bland tantric sex-lover, and that he once fronted this amazing rock group."
All of which would be very excitin' and that … if The Police hadn't taken part in another 'spectacular' reunion as recently as four years ago. Kind of like being 'surprised' when a new James Bond film is announced, really.
Having said that, maybe Sting has gone even further and – in honour of this get-together – actually undergone police training and enlisted as a real-life law-enforcer. Maybe he could halt the Grammys halfway through, only to walk over to the Red Hot Chili Peppers and arrest them all on charges of Being Crushingly Mediocre In Public.
If he did that? We forgive that Fields Of Gold bollocks in a second.
Well. Maybe.
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deliciousway says
But… but… The Police were terrible. This isn’t a good thing at all, especially as Sting always takes his top off at these awards things. No. Now I’ll watch The Grammies less than I was going to before
Bob says
It’s Stewart Copeland, not Stuart.
Max Taffey says
I think perhaps you’ve missed the point, you twat. People aren’t excited at a mere one night reunion. It’s the rumours of a reunion TOUR that has everyone buzzing. So your smug remarks like, “All of which would be very excitin’ and that … if The Police hadn’t taken part in another ‘spectacular’ reunion as recently as four years ago.” might have made you feel ever so clever, but they don’t really make sense when put in the true context of the event, do they.
deliciousweigh says
deliciousway, dearheart…if The Police were “terrible”, please enlighten us. Who was/is great? I can’t wait to hear.
C J Davies says
Still rubbish, though, aren’t they?
Neil says
Here is something to think about regarding this Police reunion and US and UK tour that’s now planned for latter in 2007.
This is pure unbridled money grubbing! Basically now that downloads are counted towards position in the charts, I guess Sumner, Copeland and Summers, all very astute businessmen, believe that a big splash reunion and tour, maybe release a few unrecorded, or new, numbers, and then they’ll hit the download high! this will give them even more coverage, will announce them thunderously to a younger generation as well as those in their 40s/50s. This will earn them loads on their tours, and will open a new honey pot of sales for years to come!
I think you may well find lots of bands reuniting! the reason? basically it makes commercial sense!