Hahaha Well-said!

I've flushed things down the toilet that had more value than RS.

But Saint Vincent is better than Eric Clapton.

Thank you! Andy is criminally underrated.

Great interview a few days ago by Beato!

@@gm3043 Is that true? That would explain much!

Rush amazes as well. Incredible musicians.

@@terryrutherford2114 Rush are otherwordly

They are all musical geniuses. Have you seen Andy Summers’ interview with Rivk Beato?

@@Total1Now Not yet, it's in the pipeline 😇 (I like Beatonvery much ❤️)

You are CORRECT sir!

Copeland is more than the greatest drummer in rock , he’s the best percussionist of our generation!!!!

Pretty snappy for drummers of the time.

In the top 5 without a doubt.

The best

why doesnt he solo

@@joeantonelli5533 What has soloing got to do with anything? The obvious answer is that he chooses not to in this clip, and also because the Police were not that sort of band generally, although live they did stretch out. It's not obligatory to solo.

ok@@fusionfan6883

@@joeantonelli5533 he does on his solo albums, he serves the song in The Police

I realize Andy made several Albums after the Police, one called I Advance Masked with Robert Fripp

I regard him as royalty or a super-hero guitarist/musician.

I was very fortunate to see one of the shows on that tour. Andy Summers played the heck out of that red strat, never switched to another guitar and never retuned as far as I could tell. Definitely amazing and definitely under appreciated.

Not by me!!!! 😀

Today have 80 years old 😅😅

Veramente sottovalutato lui un grande per originalità. Ritmica. Sonorità

And how much fun he's having! He loves playing with those 2 guys.

It's the gloves. It worked for Michael Jackson, it works for Stewart Copeland. The gloves. Gotta be the gloves. 😅

Agreed ! Tight & Sharp as always. Phenomenal. If he had learned to hit cymbals with the left hand as well as his very abused right hand, he would have probably become second ro Neil. Although here, he did hit the 2 last pumches on cymbals with both hands simultaneously.

Absolutely - spot on.

I love the sounds that he produces with his guitar.

Well, if two guys like Sting and Copeland are desperate to get you into the band it means something.

@@azynkron In Stewart's "Everyone Stares", he tell's how they drafted Andy, and immediately were ecstatic about his joining.

Everyone in that business realizes that Andy Summers is brilliant, he was a highly paid studio musician as a kid like Jimmy Page. :)

The rhythm section is. the guitar player is pretty sloppy.

​@S A I do like Rush. I think Sting has always had the better voice and bass playing compared to Geddy Lee. And Stewart could play any Rush tune easy. The guitar is more compelling from Alex and the musical concepts that Rush created were better as well.

@@wesleycolemanmusic I love both bands but Stewart had a lot more “feel” on the drums for me. Neil is a machine. Which is good and bad. No comparison when it comes to voices. Sting has one of the greatest voices ever.

Redrick is still whining about Andy. 🤣🤣

​@@wesleycolemanmusicI agree with the voice. But Geddy has the best playing in any trio. He just fills so much space

Totally agree 100% 💓👍😎🤘

Keep your eye out they may do another tour. last one was 2010 I think

Agree but they can not get along. 😊

No they were genuis. You take a bow at the top and return to a bigger love and appreciation. One of the best!

@@peterknickedCopeland and Sting, yes.

Rush?

The point is that they are exactly that. Musicians! These days talentless cretins who don't even play an instrument just palm us off with electronic noises generated on a computer and have the unpresadated gaul to call themselves musicians. They are not! 👊

Yeah, RUSH???? 🤔

Want them to do just one tour ! Not like 50 shows but like 20 ? Spread over time?

I went to the one in 2008 !

Seem just as fresh and important to me now as they did when I discovered them in 1982.

ELP was not too shabby either!

Dont forget Rush 😂

I would place them after both fIREHOSE and Rush

Certainly a truly important one at that. If not 'THE' greatest, certainly a truly important one . the musicianship is over top, such variety and such skill.

He's also playing synth with his feet.

I don't remember him playing that way back in the day - it has the look of someone who's been playing a lot more guitar than bass lately and then when he puts a bass on guitar-think takes over.

Paul McCartney

I am amazed people can dribble a basketball and chew gum at the same time. What Sting does is beyond comprehension.

I’m not sure many people appreciate just how hard that is!

+Han Daimond Man,do I SECOND THAT ONE!!! Stewart Copeland has ALWAYS been a Fave of mine behind the set!!!! Have always LOVED his "odd-time" signatures,and his switching back and forth on the rhythm-sections!!! Dude can STILL beat those skins quite GREAT!!!

+Han Daimond Es el mejor baterista de la historia del rock!!!

+matt murdock Agreed heavily matt^^^

Yeah with a lustrous white hair and everything.

+Al MacPherson drums are percussion fuckhead

Pity he doesn't sing the melody as it was written.

What? He sings nowhere near as high as he did in his youth. He still has good pitch and power though.

but you must consider...13 years ago!

Autotune live has helped many acts present an in-tune performance. Helps the singer’s confidence knowing that they will not ‘mess’ up!

Of course he wrote the song. Know-it-alls...

But only as he surrounded himself with two huge talents he could shine.

Sting and Andy add fuel to the Stewart Show. I agree.

I agree. Stang’s vocals sounded good, but I didn’t like his phrasing on this one live. It seemed like he was phrasing the same way he does his solo albums, rather than staying true to The Police style

Agreed

He really is a fantastic drummer! The more I watch clips of him, the more I appreciate what he brings to the table. I love his tell-tale rim shots too! Such a signature sound for him over the years.

@@soujrnr Agreed!!!!

Not only is he one of the best his playing style is pretty unique.

A good drummer, but the vocals make it

Took me decades to realise that Steward Copeland is more than a great drummer, he's a master percussionist!

I am guessing The Police don't use a click track.

@@mc76 doubt if it was necessary.

@@mc76 Stewart Copeland is the click track. As it should be.

They never played to a metronome, their crew tailored the lights and backing tracks to Stewart as they should.

Having said that, if you listen and look closely, I think Sting's YaaaaaOoooooWooooo refrain might be lipsynced. But still, I totally agree.

My favorite 3 man band. Then Cream and Nirvana are interchangeable after that

They have always been fabulous.

@@sdc6447 No Rush? They were way better than Nirvana.

I saw them months before this in Buenos Aires and they sounded so amazing! I think it was the best show I have ever seen!

I really appreciated this about the reunion tour. No orchestras or horn sections; just these three guys. It’s what always made the Police special.

👊👏👍

they freaking rock,their music is unique,little spot on the sun,wow

Miracle is the right word. I had NO idea this performance existed. This appears to be about 25 years after their breakup but what’s obvious is that these guys all spent those years committed to their instruments-and they were already virtuosos to begin with. Deep listening going on, too.

Zenyatta Mondatta. Awesome Album best one by The Police.. Ghosts is second.

yes...

Like Metallica doesn't exist.

This was in the last 20 years 😝

@@redrick8900 lol

@@redrick8900 So you're a Metalhead, explains everything, except - why are you even checking this out?

64

Extraordinary, good effort!

@@cbarrett34 Born December 31, 1942... 2008 would put him at 65.

Because older people are incapable of playing guitar?

Agreed. He had a wonderful ability to play counter melodies to Sting's vocals. As a listener you could change focus from Sting to Andy all the time in every song with equal interest in the melodies they were playing.

Really ? I've always thought he was the weakest in the band .

Andy is definitely underrated

@@ericmorris2210 9pm 7

@@ericmorris2210 None is weak. Andy is the master of weird chords with profound knowledge of harmonies.

Farhad Firouzi yep

Yes!

to think took years off playing the drums. i think 10 years

And Andy Summers!

There are a lot of magical things about his playing :)

facts

Fucking Monsters of reali music, in fact, they're brutal musicians

Errrrrr, no.

Vocals sound overdubbed

Except it's not talent... but genius!

@Hany M.Gamal yes he did, but their original drummer was very talented just listen to first album

Starts with song writing. Sting

@Hany M.Gamal the 1st album is the only one without Peart. He came in very early and they were still very raw

Just as every GREAT band. The rythm comes first. No skeleton, no bullshit. The groove is the very alpha of it all. When it is about great bands, I intend... 😊😊

100%. I would happily kill to play guitar in any band that had Stewart Copeland on the kit.

Someone always has to throw that word underrated out there to sound smart.

Who's underrating him, He was only the guitarist of the most successful band of its time

Andy DOESN'T get the credit he deserves... thats for DAMNED SURE!

@@echopryme Ask any musician.....he gets a LOT of respect and credit.

Yes. OP is correct. Ask average people about the best rock guitarists- you’ll hear Hendrix, Van Halen, Clapton etc..- and all rightly so. But summers is never mentioned.

Word!

It wasn't Just Another great decade of music... It was - from 1976 to about 1991 or so - *the* great 'decade' of music.

@@baylinkdashyt TRUTH! I love the time period. The music. The talent. We were lucky. Will there ever be another great time period like this? I hope.

Copeland, is just phenomenal!

I loved reading your description of them. Thank you. I grew up listening to their CD's and now, 20 years on, I still find so much passion and intricacy in their music.

All working in tandem this group is musical genius. 👌🏻👍🏻☺️

The guitar work is very clever, the composition and arrangement thoughtful and keeps it interesting. These guys aren't pop ..they are high quality musicians.

Agreed. And the proof is their solo careers. Did some great work after the band but never better than in this band. They really complimented each other.

me to and Neil Pert

Jonas Favela oh I didn't know Neil Peart was part of The Police lol

Mine too!

love his crack on that tightened to the limit snare drum

He is the biggest contributor in my opinion

He might be the best drummer ive seen.

he does stay busy.

Absolutely.

Stewart was a student of Jim Marshall, who was one of England’s great drummers, before he started making amplifiers. Many others got their basics from Mr Marshall.

Sting loves it when Stewart over plays the drums ( most of the time)

Sammey1 yessir!

He is. :)

He’s top three alongside the drummers from Led Zeppelin and rush

[ Toki ] and Jeff Porcaro??? Ahahah

[ Toki ] bro i was abt to so if i didnt see anyone mention neil i was going to be HEATED

Daniel, ain't that amazing!? I'm still in shock from what I just heard.

Amazing musicians,

Quite a rock tradition, Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Cream, Nirvana, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Stray Cats, Grand Funk Railroad, ZZ Top, Rush - gotta play loud with just the right tromp boxes.

massive artists

amazing i agree man....im only 46 and appreciate the older bands...we will never see groups like this again....never

Estoy contigo

Well, Stewart definitely earns his money here. He is as integral to the band as Sting. Stewart is even better now than he was when he was young, unlike a lot of "older" rockers!

Caroline Gilbert agreeeeeeeeeee

Caroline Gilbert Brasil Rio de Janeiro Realmente você tem toda razão.

Is that Stewart from SNL ?

Still to this day, matter of fact

He still looks the same, guys like 80 now and looks the same. Very cool and handsome fella. They’re all cool dudes

He's a guitar player. He's got the easiest job up there.

Redrick is still whining about Andy. 😆😆

@@Coowallsky What?

✊🤙🤙🤙👊👏👏

Agreed, probably top concert ever, saw them in Atlantic City

Agreed. They were really at the top of their game. Sting has tremendous energy.

Me too. Probably number 1 for me. Saw this tour at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia. Stunning show.

Nah, the lyrics.

MerkinMuffly the lyrics yes! But Stewart did write the best song they ever performed in my opinion. Darkness.

Well with a bass player singing Copeland has the back beat, rhythm section, etc. to take care of! He's really on the 3 allot and his high hat and cymbal work is the best if the best! He's gotta be in decent shape very active. Actually all the police members tended to master 2 roles but besides rush they are the best 3 piece band. If you took anyone piece away and they don't work but Copeland could bang silverware around on mash potatoes and is watch him! Yet the musician in me sees how hard the time changes are for playing and or SINGING this song! I wanted to see THIS tour so badly! It was so expensive to a level that was gross. Thank the stars we have KZfaq!

Its at least three of him here...

He really is a talented and has a specific style that fit perfectly with the sound of the Police. Too bad he couldn't handle behaving. They could have banged out 1 or 2 more albums and a couple of tours and he would have 50 million more bucks in his bank account. And if you watch the video, Andy Summers wouldn't stand over in front of his own mic because he knows no one would look at him. I was waiting for him to creep over and stand hip to hip with Sting.

He knew how to use electronics to keep excess noise of the high and low ends of percussion from overpowering.

The man has a vicious left hand..

Pearl snare drum ;)

SXI96 Tama

@@jumpinjojo The original snare drum on all The Police album hits was a Pearl Snare drum, Tama didn't know about this back in day, later Tama built a replica of that snare drum for Stewart basically copying the exact metal mixture, sizes, and specs to recreate that sound so really the credit should go to Pearl imho :)

Don’t forget King’s X

Zz top

Cream too!

Jimi Hendrix Experience.

Triumph...Mountain...Grand Funk...ELP...

He trained as a jazz guitarist - knows far more about chords than your average rocker

sort of Like Johhny Marr. His whole repetoire is a solo of sorts

.....and classical guitar as well. Plus 2 albums with Fripp. His chords on MIAB are so inventive. 3 virtuoso musicians

Oh he can shred, no joke

he can solo with the best of them, but he is a true professional and supports the song

Yeah but they'd have to get rid of that bass player if they really wanted to make it big 😁

Don't you mean the CIA?

@@DogSerious Is this an insanely clever pun based on Stewart's parents being Government employees, or just a funny respectable pun of the band's name?

@@doodlebob3758 So you haven't heard then? Apparently they were formed by the government to have an ear on the ground in the rock n roll scene because rock stars were becoming political, hence, why they murdered Lennon. That's why they were called The Police, and Gordon changed his name to Sting, it was an operation. But they were very talented musicians, that much is true!

@@DogSerious that's a cool story but I'm not sure I believe it. That means that the government greenlit them snorting lines and smoking weed which I don't put past, but doesnt seem right to me. any sources?

@@DogSerious... and while he had an office in Times Square, NYC Stewart's older brother meddled himself with FBI. Today, only one of the two is still around! Scandalous!

Yep. Just a reference.

Yeah,but he can make it sing too

Ha ha, what you did there, I saw that.

@Groove Connected true. Sting has admitted as much. He told Elvis Costello back around this time that he wanted to control the band from the bottom (bass) and the top (vocals). Still, I love me some Andy. He opened up my music and guitar playing worlds.

WORD!

The Paiste Blue Bell ride. I managed to get a used one from ebay. Love it.

These 3 guys had their great career in late 70s early 80s and broke up. They were best band in the world at that time. Still are the best. Look at that drummer he is unique

@@michaelnoelcurtis978 sarcasm and humor are not your strong point I see...

Yes, they are young, they will learn it 😅😅😅

Yeah, these guys look very promising, indeed. LOL!! 🙂🙂😅😅

😂😂😂

John Bonham.....hmmmmm

SteelHorseRiders : as he should.

Neil Peart.

No he's right. Stewart is one-of-a-kind drummer who influenced many. An absolute drive of the police.

Stewart is one of a kind whom Peart loved as well. His sound is unique much like Peart, Carey, Bonham, etc.

PeteLayburn He serves the song. It's something that he taught his daughter Eliot.

PeteLayburn hes sting

How can these guys not want to play together anymore?! Too much.

A legendary

2 words. Paul McCartney

Lol good ear

Sting was never an underrated bassist. He is a legend on bass too.

Totally agree. Prefer this tour's arrangement to the original, especially the intro. Far more driven, and more fun to play.

+Gonzalo Barrera Completely agree : futuristic ! One word that is not used enough to qualify this song (and the album) among others like Invisible Sun.

Mine too!

Last time they played together they were kids. And they still tight. Stings voice isn't as high.

Stewarts drumming has only gotten better

Toast Tee 5 Great solid albums! All different too but still great!

Ha. And it’s already 12 years since this concert. Lol

I would rather they have backing singers like the 1983/84 gigs rather than using samples and hidden backing vocalists like they did on this tour.

Yeah cause they got Stewart ..

Don't forget more cow bell...lol

@@mancuniancandidatem yeah..... nah

Toto does

Iron Maiden!!

Andy is old enough to be my dad and I’m 52. My own dad is younger than Andy! My dad is 75 now (I’m writing this in Sep 2018). Old is a frame of mind.

MurphyMonster they all still kick ass

no most 65 year olds dont stop the nonsense

@@ledyardpritchard4681 Groucho Marx once said "You're only as old as the woman you feel." :)

And then there is Stewart Copeland, who is flying over the drums better than a 25 year old without any effort. I play drums but what this guy does at his age is just plain ridiculous.

Bands like this probably are emerging now, but we have to seek them out because radio sure isn't bringing them to us.

there's been lots of great bands and music that hasn't been seen, but everything full stop is shite now, it's like the second dark age

they've been outlawed

Steel Panther. Not very similar in terms of musical style, but super high quality rock/glam/metal from very recent times

I mean… we’re kinda doing it

Best band of the 80's

I've always had this thought and I was born during the 90's

They very cleverly rode the punk wave in the late 70’s knowing they were way better musicians than any of the new bands of the time. By the early 80’s they were rightly huge all round the world.

@@yesman2755 Exactly

Amazing right?? There are only a handful of bands that can pull that off. The Police. Rush. Muse. I know I’m forgetting one or two but that ability to get such a full sound out of three people is some next level 💩.

Yea. Was thinking the same. What a nice mix for three members

Yes sr

what about Sting’s bass?

I love your comment praising the people that are praising SP.

@@0509killer i love your comment praising me for praising those who have praised SC 😋

That's great that you can appreciate a band from before your time because too many people under a certain age are obsessed with pigeon-holing everything and not liking music outside their own era and calling everyone who's younger than they are 'boomers' and they seem to just dispose of music soon after they hear it. I started listening to the Police back around 1982 when I was about 20 and my guitar playing was influenced by Andy Summers. The Police were a band that came screaming out of left field at the time because there was a lot of crap on the radio back then like The Eagles, so the fact the The Police were so fresh and different and actually ended up getting on the radio (even if it was only Roxanne), was like a fking miracle because most good music back then was never played on the radio, bands like The Clash were never on the radio. Back in those times, the only way you heard about interesting music was from other people who were into music, other musicians and university radio stations. Anyhow the Police have done a lot of great music. I really like the Ghost in the Machine album. Cheers man

Not if they are the giving a ticket kind

He gives TONS of Great advice on Various YT videos

Do you mean 1982?

@@jdolew Right. Mistyping.

They are in the hall they got in years before the reunion

@@GrayWoIf it was their FIRST reunion, in public, besides Sting's wedding.

Hell, look at his face all the way through. He can't wipe the ear to ear smile off his face, even for what is a very philosophical song. Stewart's got the best job in the world, and he's the best man for the job.