![]() The Police made their arrest, then sent their suspects home satisfied. The delicate and complex drumming that anchored Sting's bass playing was performed by Stewart Copeland. The guitar playing was handled with enchanting, soaring excellence by Andy Summers. The Police started with "Synchronicity I" and found themselves, nearly 90 minutes, later singing "Roxanne." "Do you know me?" he asked the crowd from a darkened stage before the concert began. Their appeal is broadened by Sting's ability to mix bits of rock, jazz and reggae in varying concentrations. Though there are a few exceptions, his lyrics don't exactly send me, nor does his music.īut he has been smart and tasteful enough to avoid over exploiting any one pop-rock idiom.Īdd to that the band's excellent musicianship and you have one of the most popular bands of the past six years. Not bad for a group that has turned out only five albums in as many years.Īt the heart of the Police success story is Sting (Gordon Sumner), the band's spokesman and main songwriter. The Police of course have received giant amounts of self-perpetuating publicity on a nationwide tour that has included virtually nothing but stadium-and arena-sized audiences. Two of their best efforts were "Red Sky" and "The Fall." Their music was funky, angular and dramatic. The Fixx, who appeared in Orlando for the first time last June (as the opening act for Flock of Seagulls), continue to show great promise. Roughly 2,5 million concert goers attended the concerts, setting various ticket sales records. It was the largest grossing tour of 1981 with 50 million in ticket sales. His voice still has its old, raspy power but took a few songs before it regained its subtlety.īurdon can still do "House of the Rising Sun" better than anyone else. The Rolling Stones American Tour 1981 The Rolling Stones ' American Tour 1981 was a concert tour of stadiums and arenas in the United States to promote the album Tattoo You. The original Animals briefly contended for popularity with the likes of the Beatles before disbanding at the end of the decade.īurdon's style hasn't changed. As one of the best known rhythm-and-blues bands of the mid-'60's, Giant video screens flanked the stage, the weather was perfect, the concert began.įirst up were Eric Burdon and the Animals. Qualified as a "Super bowl" event until MTV's Martha Quinn announced that the Police performance would be getting video coverage. I enjoyed a certain smugness knowing that Orlando has staged more "Superbowls" than the NFL, thought I'm not sure that the three-band lineup - even a high quality one like this. The Police were headliners on a bill that included Eric Burdon and the Animals (remember them?) and The Fixx in a late-afternoon gathering dubbed Rock Superbowl XIX. The Police arrested the attention of more than 30,000 fans Saturday and It was in no uncertain terms a fine concert. Dwarfed by their sound system and barely visible from the far end of the Tangerine Bowl stage, a trio of musicians collectively known as
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