The Police - LIVE - Ghost in the Machine

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DVD Review: Vintage and classic
Summary: 5 Stars

The hair, the 80's stage clothes... Sting and The Police rocked the house. This performance captures them at their creative peak, and you can see a little tension between the band members. Complete with backup singers and sax player, Sting and the boys added some textures to their otherwise 3-man arrangements. Definitely a must for any Police fan out there.

DVD Review: The Police at their best
Summary: 5 Stars

Although this video is recorded in 2.o surround,(for those of you who care about sound in concerts and movies that you are watching),the sound is full, and the viewer can feel as if he/she is there. All the members of the band are full of energy, and are at their best. The picture quality isn't bad, considering that it was filmed in the early to mid 80's. All in all, I would say that if you want to experience the Police at their best, get this video.

DVD Review: Ghost in the DVD
Summary: 4 Stars

This particular Police concert is definitely not the best available by a long shot. However, The Police on an OK/mediocre night are better than most bands on their best. There's a certain mode that Sting gets in (more prevalent during The Police days than in his current solo days) wherein he gets a tad too enthusiastic/angry/something or other and the performance suffers for it. This performance features him in that mode. He makes politcal statements, and even comes out rather emphatically against body mist. Additionally, he has saliva on either side of his mouth throughout the concert which he refuses to wipe off. It's most distracting when trying to enjoy the songs from a visual perspective, if that makes any sense. I'm forced to close my eyes for a good part of the show for that reason, and it's unfortunate.

Now, for the good points. Andy Summers is in fine form, as is Stewart Copeland. Summers' solos are excellent (as are his backing vocals, believe it or not), and some of Copeland's fills are truly exciting and add real punch to the arrangements. Sting's bass playing is very, very good as well, especially in "Demolition Man" and "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic." The horn section employed for this tour proves to be a little awkward in songs like "The Bed's Too Big Without You" and a few others. However, it does add a unique and at times refreshing character to the arrangements, much as did the three female backup singers (including Tessa Niles, an Eric Clapton regular in succeeding years) they would use on the Synchronicity tour a short time later.

Songs like "Hungry For You" and "One World" are good to hear, as they are not regular features on live releases. The DVD is worth it for that reason alone, at least to hardcore fans. It is a good performance, but it does have significant distractions, the Sting saliva being at the top of the list. That being said, I still have to give it four stars because, darn it, these songs played by these musicians are just too good to totally pan because of a little spit, you know?

DVD Review: Decent midperiod Police performance
Summary: 3 Stars

Having seen the Police on their 1st, final, and reunion tours, I have to say while this is an enjoyable concert I feel a bit disapointed in this show. Stings decision to eat pineapple throughout the show may have helped his voice, but it also left him foaming at the mouth which is kind of distracting. Stewarts decision to tape a nasty message to Sting on his kit limits the camera shots from behind the drummer. There is more of the jazzy influence creeping in as well. Still worth seeing for any Police fan!

DVD Review: Ghost in the Machine
Summary: 4 Stars

I bought this DVD because I love the album. As in most concerts some of the music is new and some old. Nice concert; not as polished as the Synchronicity Concert. Nevertheless, I am glad I bought it.

Description of The Police - LIVE - Ghost in the Machine

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 18) So Lonely **** IMPORT FROM SOUTH KOREA *** ORIGINAL ENGLISH SOUNDTRACK ***

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