This whole Police reunion has got me going. As of today, the closest they are coming to ATL is St. Louis. I have actually convinced my wife that the $100 fan club membership, $100 tickets, gas, and hotel to go are worth it. I refuse to miss this. There are rumors of more dates in the U.S. and I really hope ATL is one of them. The Police do have a bit of history with the old Omni...
In doing some research I found out a cool factoid. Most people don't know that Henry Padovani was the original guitarist for the Police. They actually played as a quartet for a while after Andy joined. Story goes that Henry was so bad (outside the 2 chord punk early stuff) that Stuart would actually record the solos. Anyway, Henry went on to be a big exec. at IRS records after a few weak attempts at his own band. Cool story is that in 2006 he released a new album. Featuring this song. Playing bass is Sting and playing drums is Stuart Copeland. This is the first time since Nothing Achieving (1977) that the original members of the Police have recorded together.
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In doing some research I found out a cool factoid. Most people don't know that Henry Padovani was the original guitarist for the Police. They actually played as a quartet for a while after Andy joined. Story goes that Henry was so bad (outside the 2 chord punk early stuff) that Stuart would actually record the solos. Anyway, Henry went on to be a big exec. at IRS records after a few weak attempts at his own band. Cool story is that in 2006 he released a new album. Featuring this song. Playing bass is Sting and playing drums is Stuart Copeland. This is the first time since Nothing Achieving (1977) that the original members of the Police have recorded together.
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posted by Big E at 8:05 AM
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I say go for it. I won't go, but go for it. How many times is this going to occur? I'd do it this summer for the Star Wars convention, but it's in LA and I've got classes. :(
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