The Police to reform.

[samkydd]

Originally Posted by DB7 Has he been listening to his solo output?

Yes it is rather like lift music! The name "Sting" gives the listener a false sense of expectancy and excitement. Perhaps he should have changed his name to suit the style of the music, "Sucks" would be rather appropriate! The sort of music you play at a party when all that's left is Cinzano Bianco and you just want everyone to p*ss off home!

[Captain Casper]

Sounds great to me. All I need now is for The Jam to reform and it'll go some way to making up for the pap served up nowadays.

[DB7]

Police to reunite for Grammy gig
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The Police in 1983
The Police's first number one hit was Message in A Bottle
The Police are to reunite and perform at the Grammy Awards next month - more than 20 years after the release of their last album.

Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers will open the 49th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on 11 February.

The band - who had hits with Every Breath You Take and Roxanne - last performed together in 2003.

The Police, who never officially parted before pursuing solo projects, had been rumoured to be planning a comeback.

The band started out in 1977, and had their first number one hit, Message in A Bottle, two years later.

They released their fifth, and last, album Synchronicity, which featured songs Every Breath You Take and Wrapped Around Your Finger.

'Massive news'

They last performed together in celebration of their 2003 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Music journalist Chris Salmon said their reunion was "massive news".

"There are definitely some bands who said they wouldn't reform until hell freezes over and The Police were one of those bands," he said.

"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."

The trio, who won five Grammys in their 1980s prime, join a live performance line-up that already includes Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Blige has picked up eight nominations including record of the year for Be Without You.

[David Brent]

As the POLICE are back on the beat - the American leg of their tour kicks off in Vancouver in May - there also seems to be a number of other "old" favourite bands reforming for tours.
Genesis - still without Peter Gabriel but with Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, have reunited for a mega tour. (Usually means mega ticket prices too!).
Van Halen - are heading back on the road with David Lee Roth for the first time in 23 years.
Also reforming for planned tours are Rage Against The Machine and Smashing Pumpkins.

Are they after the quick buck or are they going to contribute something NEW to the music scene?

Dave.

[ChristineCB]

Meanwhile, no thanks to those of you who foolishly helped me build a Late '50s/Early '60s music film collection, I'm now doing Petula, Cila and Lulu songs. I'll be lucky if the real Marsden boys don't show up one of these days, out of the blue. "Where can we change, Deary? What time's the show start?" Oh my...

[MrDrakesDuck]

Originally Posted by Captain Casper Sounds great to me. All I need now is for The Jam to reform and it'll go some way to making up for the pap served up nowadays.

Foxton & Buckler have just reformed the Jam for a tour and new album, however the're missing one person which might make it slighty underwelming. :

[HIPPIEDAVE]

Remember seeing Police as a 4 piece with Henri Padovani on guitar, in a pub. Showing my age hehe.D

[HIPPIEDAVE]

Genesis without Gabriel, never the same..Okay first two albums after he left are good, but never liked them after that.D