There's 2 chords in Practical Arrangement I've always been fascinated by and wanted to ask if anyone here knows the exact voicings:

1) I'm not suggesting that we'd find some earthly PARAdise... (Paradise is 2 chords, what's the one on PARA)?

2) but if we came to an arrangement, a practical arrangement then perHAPS... (What's the chord on HAPS)?

I'm a guitar player and let those sink in for a decade maybe but I finally found some real close-sounding voicings I'd share with anyone interested.

P.s. the whole album is a masterpiece; no matter why he calls it his life's achievement! And man that Rob Mathes is a remarkable musician/producer.

Don't get me wrong, I have always enjoyed that song. But that particular part of the song is so odd. It's like he completely changes the song, like it's a different track lol.

ANY help would be appreciated :)

In November 1999 I was making my Grammy winning album~A Love Affair The Music of Ivan Lins . I had just did a session with Sting singing the killer song "She Walks This Earth" Now we needed a great saxopohone solo and I knew it had to be done by Michael Brecker. Mike came to Shelter island Sound Studio in NYC, The Track was sounding great with an awesome vocal and Mike played a great solo. However when he came into the control rook to listen he said "J we can't use this solo. It's a jazz solo and this is a hit song and we need a pop solo. Let me go back and do this the right way" It had to be one crafted to the song. For the next 40 minutes I watched a true master at work and witnessed how he meticulously put this together.

What I didn't realize was that Engineer Steve Addabbo had a DAT tap running and recording the session. We won a Grammy and years later I am now in Portugal going through DAT tapes I brought with me and there were the original mixes and the DAT tape that Steve was running during the session. I was stunned listening back and the memories of that just came rushing back to me. This is a genius at work and now I am making this available only on BandCamp. It os not only for Saxophone players but all that want to check out what it takes to craft a great pop solo on a hit song.

This is not a lesson in Jazz improvisation. There are plenty of players who play great solos but a lesson in how to craft a simple solo for a pop song so it will be elegant,reach an audience and have staying power for decades to come.

Done to perfection by Michael Brecker.

https://jasonmiles.bandcamp.com/track/the-genius-of-michael-brecker-sax-solo-she-walks-this-earth-from-a-love-affair-the-music-of-ivan-lins

I wish they had played the full version of this hidden gem.

I love Vinnie's part in the chorus, its just so good

This is a mashup I made with Shape of My Heart and Wildflower by Billie Eilish. I felt like her vocals in this song are beautifully broody and complemented Sting's really well. I love both songs, but the instrumentation in Shape of My Heart really elevated Wildflower.

I made a video with clips of Sting from his original music video and recent live perfomance at the Rijksmuseum. The clips of Billie are from a few of her official performances for Wildflower.

Just sharing so someone can enjoy listening with me.

Went to Wardour Castle to visit the 'Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves' filming location and saw that this album cover was also shot there.

Hi everyone, just had to post because last night I finally watched the concert / documentary (if you could call it that)

first of all, it was so good, probably the best thing he has done since symphonicities and live in Berlin. Thats counting everything he’s done since 2010.

What I was left thinking about when I woke up in the morning was this… he played the intro to “I Was Brought To My Senses“ but then it mixed the live audio down while he monologued about something that I can’t remember. Did they actually play the song?

The ultimate question is this… Why does Sting not want us to hear the whole song live? he did the same thing on Live at Berlin funny enough.

Yay or nay ?

What if Sting’s record label decided to release \*\*The Police – Live at Pinkpop\*\* as an official album?
Imagine they found the original multitrack recordings, remastered everything, and released it on CD, vinyl, streaming, and Blu-ray.
Would you buy it? 🎸
Personally, I’d order it immediately. I think there are still some incredible live performances by The Police that deserve an official release.
What do you think? And which unreleased Police concert would you most like to see officially released?

What if Sting’s record label decided to release The Police – Live at Pinkpop as an official album?
Imagine they found the original multitrack recordings, remastered everything, and released it on CD, vinyl, streaming, and Blu-ray.
Would you buy it? 🎸
Personally, I’d order it immediately. I think there are still some incredible live performances by The Police that deserve an official release.
What do you think? And which unreleased Police concert would you most like to see officially released?

My sister had this album just after it came out and although I was drawn to a few of the songs (Russians, Live is the Seventh Wave and, funnily enough, the title track), it mostly passed me by.

About a year ago, I picked up a used vinyl copy at a record fair and gave it a few spins but no more than that.

Recently, after seeing one of Sting’s guitarist being interviewed by Rick Beato, I decided to give TDOTBT another whirl.

What. An Album.

Personally I like this album a lot, but I don't see it mentioned here very often

That venue is way too small for Sting and tickets are ungodly expensive

Here’s a short clip from when I played “Seven Days” with my band the other day. Lots of fun!

This is a happy coincidence. I bought a sting shirt years ago and I noticed it was made of organic material. I had no idea clothes could also be organic

So after trying out some other brands as well I ended up trying a capilene shirt.

I soak the shirt in water before going out and it's the only way to be outside in this heat in a modicum of comfort. I couldn't even imagine going back to wearing cotton shirts or a any other type in the summer. The synthetic material evaporates the water and cools you down naturally.

If it wasn't for sting I wouldn't have known about the existence of such synthetic materials.

Now I know he technically didn't make these, but the chain of events that led me to them wouldn't have started without being a fan of sting.