The Modernist wrote:Don't think the Mars track sounded much like The Police to be honest.
Reeeeeeaaaaally?
The Modernist wrote:Don't think the Mars track sounded much like The Police to be honest.
McBastard wrote:Georgios wrote:The Modernist wrote: The way it speeds up into the chorus is still effective. And although early Police were reviled as bandwagon jumpers, they should be given credit for having their own distinct sound.
It's an idea for another thread but were the Police the least influential major rock band? Hardly anyone as tried to imitate the sound of their records, unless I'm missing something.
There was a spate of pop songs a few years ago with a vaguely Police sound, this one being the most obvious:
And this one, a bit:
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
zoomboogity wrote:Not to mention Andy Summers' long resume before joining up (Animals, Soft Machine, Kevin Ayers, Kevin Coyne).
Thang-y wrote:If you're talking early Police, you have to mention Henri Padovani - the original guitarist
zoomboogity wrote:The less Stewart Copeland was involved in the writing, the less interesting they were to me. The second album was the only one I ever really liked all the way through. And what a drummer! Watching this clip, I can see how much fun they must have been to see in concert.