Comments on: Lock up your geezers - The Police reunion

By: Great Concert Week: Spoon & Kathleen Edwards | A Rubber Door

Great Concert Week: Spoon & Kathleen Edwards | A Rubber Door — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:46:39 +0000

[...] week I got back to going to concerts. Last year I don’t think I saw a single new band (geezer rock doesn’t count). So in a week where I didn’t get Radiohead tickets - I think the [...]

By: Spencer

Spencer — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:38:49 +0000

Looks like it’s a screw-up on Apple’s part. Got the following response from Shawn Colvin’s webmaster:

Nonesuch and I just found out about this today thanks to someone posting a note on the My Space page. Nonesuch contacted ITunes — there was a screw-up on the ITunes end where it got mistakenly rerouted out of circulation and into upcoming releases, argh! We’ll have it back up sooner than the 26th, though not sure of the exact date yet. Watch this space, I’ll post a note as soon as I know.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:35:46 +0000

Any idea where I can download Shawn Colvin’s “Crazy”? I tried to get it from iTunes this morning, but it’s no longer available. I try to do these things legally where possible, so it’s frustrating when

By: suze

suze — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:21:54 +0000

Thanks for the shawn colvin heads up - it’s an amazing version of a great song…

I know my Father in law is excited about the police reunion. But I’m not sure I’m as excited…

By: Merujo

Merujo — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:52:28 +0000

I could never afford the Police tickets for this concert. I’m sure eventually, I’ll see it on cable or DVD somewhere. But the concert experience is dimmed for me when the ticket price (and the extra fees) make me dizzy and sick, and you’re most likely getting a worse live experience than the $25 gig where you’re up close and personal with someone who actually cares that you came to see him. (Or her.) It makes a difference to that artist. And it resonates with you on a very personal level.

Sting? Hell, he’ll go out the next day and strum his lute for some Oldsmobile commercial, make a cool mil, and forget what city he played in the night before.

And thanks for the Shawn Colvin heads-up. I just went and listened to a snippet on iTunes. What a brilliant spin on “Crazy”!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:02:46 +0000

I saw the Rolling Stones back in 97 or 98…they were amazing! They look like hell and are getting up there in years, but they still rocked it right!!

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:27:23 +0000

I am going to politely disagree. I don’t really think that The Police’s music can be toned down. It’s pretty punchy/punky stuff. I think Sting has strayed in recent years. But, I don’t think The Police are going to come out lame if they get the chance. They just seem smarter than that. I think they know that they left the band with a great legacy that they won’t want to tarnish. I realize its about money. But, I also think these guys seem like they might have some real pride in this band. None of them really needs the money. I think getting them to agree took some “fence-mending”. I think they are going out there to celebrate their legacy and swing for the fences. Who knows? But, I am going to see them.

By: grace

grace — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:48:58 +0000

I agree. The few geezer concerts I went to were yawners. I even remember being dragged to a Pink Floyd (puke) concert in the early or mid 90s and… this is so lame… the gray-haired people sitting behind us kept yelling “DOWN IN FRONT” to the [hundreds of] people standing to see the stage. I understand that sitting is more comfortable, but for two hours on one evening, you can’t get into the spirit and stand up? OLD. Maybe they got confused and thought they were watching Pink Floyd on PBS.