The Police - Reggatta de Blanc+The Bed's too Big without You

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

book you and bruford

jazzfest 2012

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

>>>now which way to geaux<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

2012 judge

/watch?v=3ITq7TZGhls&feature=r­elated

beds too big without choose

[TheViralSBK]

Regarding Rush vs. Police - totally different music, Rush makes more complicate/articulate progressive music, while the Police goes for minimalist pop-rock, but still The Police could do a good job playing a Rush song if they wanted - Sting is a killer vocalist and has a background as a Jazz player, Copeland played progressive music before the Police

[casestudyification]

Come on guys, comparing Rush and the Police? It's like comparing your car to your house. You need them both and they're both great, but they're totally different.

[junkbuddhist]

this sums up the police experience better than anything I've ever seen. According to Andy's bio, the sound crew had echoplex tape based delays running as sends that they would feed back to the group and play dynamically. They would exist in DUB delay space that the monitor feed would provide. Great crew and truly the last Anglo North American conquest of the baby boom, and as an american, my personal favourite. ;) Cheers Stu, Andy, and G. Godspeed.

[Gedemondas]

7:40 EPIC!!



[MySPANGLES]

Check out the source of this genre of music. Is it not palatable enough for you. Andy had it right on the nose. Music IS just a sensory, raceless, colourless thing. But do check the source and find out what you are saying to yourselves when you don't like the music unless it's made by white brothers and sisters. Sorry to flare up your innate racism, but there YOU go.

[zerekx]

Dudes got chops, super fast, always liked his playing more than the robotic Peart stuff...

[hrhreinn]

Stewart is a MONSTER

[no1andyfan]

Awesome....Andy rocks!

[timbeecharmer]

Police vs Rush? Kidding? Tom Sawyer, Can't Stand Losing You? Shit, no contest, they're both winners!

[Tebanovich]

@timbeecharmer Now THERE´S a smart comment! TOTALLY agree!!

[alexatm15]

Who the FUCK would dislike this? Seriously?

[juanoalvar]

Será que hay un pelotudo en el mundo que compara a The Police con Rush y a Copeland con Neil Peart??? Por qué pierden el tiempo en boludeces así?!?!?!?!?

2 grandes bandas!!!!!!!!

2 grandes bateristas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Disfruten de ambas y no rompan las pelotas!!!!!!!

Crezcan!!!!!!

[Tebanovich]

@juanoalvar Muy bien dicho!!!

[scuffler]

Copeland shits on Peart.. from great height!!! Fuck off jingle jangle prog shit!!

[Tebanovich]

@scuffler So sorry to hear that. Seriously bro, listen to both bands! It´s not a contest, really!

[simbalaya]

What I love about this video post; Sting often used to shout his count-in on the off beat when they played this song live, forcing Stewart to jump the hurdle, and this time Stewart wouldn't toe the line...it belies the infamous band tension perfectly.

[typsypyg]

I love the plowing through Regatta De Blanc, the energy of that was amazing. "Bed" has such a great groove here, these guys were smokin' live.

[Kobeownzu81]

andy summers is so right with what he said about the stealing of reggae and blues. stealing the reggae is a little different because it eventually did get white people listening to bob marley and other reggae groups and stuff, but i feel like we never give our own blues musicians any credit.

[Auntkekebaby]

@Kobeownzu81 Yeah, love what he says at 2:16. I've been a huge fan for years.

[almeida2369]

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MJLU280]

this is my all time fav version of "Bed's Too Big..." ridiculously good.

[WhiteWolfDief]

Impossibly good! It doesn't get any better than this, especially with this version of Reggatta.

[rekkof]

LMAO how could you ever compare Rush to the Police??? different generes for one thing....And another we are talking about the Police....In a totally different class then Rush ever was!

Their 1st 3 LP's were the best IMHO.....

[shlakenjake]

@rekkof And not to mention that Rush even admitted that the Police is one their favorite bands of all time, and that their music is really complicated. That says something.

[rekkof]

@shlakenjake Really, that is very cool! I never knew that...I liked Rush back in the late 70's but still Apfels und Orangen.

Bis dan!

[shlakenjake]

@rekkof Yeah, I heard this from a Rush fanatic that I know, and he said that Neil Peart and the singer said that regular songs go on a rhythm of something like "4-2-4-4-2" (Quoting from memory, probably off by a little), and Police songs don't go by that, making them complicated to play, and especially create. So if a man often ranked number one best drummer is a fan of Stewart Copeland (in which I rank #1), then that has to score the Police some credit.

[rekkof]

@shlakenjake That is totally cool! And I agree with you Stewart is an ATHLETE on the drums!

[MJLU280]

@shlakenjake members of Rush are big time Police fans no question, I love both bands, but Police will always be my favorite.

[PaulJuliusSokoloff]

@shlakenjake Actually, Stewart has also been ranked number 1 often, and not just when he peaked early, but for years after too.

[shlakenjake]

@PaulJuliusSokoloff Good, he deserves it! He hasn't done a solo up until recently, and it was amazing!

[funkybassman2020]

Trash with gold is a ridiculous thing to say. It never ceases to amaze me how stupidyly anal people can be. Rush are a terrific band circa 30 odd years+. The Police WERE a terrific band and i will always love them as the band that they were and of course individually now. Comparing Copeland with Peart is stupid. Do you really think they perhaps argue via email as to who is the best???? Get a c ocking life and enjoy the tunes and musicians that we have been gifted to hear in our time.

[rekkof]

@funkybassman2020 Very well said...It is music, enjoy it!

[ferrari934]

i'm addicted to listen to it :)

[konked]

I remember it well when I introduced The Police album to a friend. He was like whoa, the instruments being thrown occasionally here and there as it sounded to him then LOL

[herbertenglert]

monster talents ........

[CivilizedJerk]

That was over the top incredible. 

[anthrobserver]

Monsters.

Talent monsters.

Nobody could touch these guys at the time.

[1LeNi5]

WOW, I just love The Police, this is my favourite Police album and Stewart Copeland still Rocks just love that guy

[JrDubVillaStudios]

This is the best performance of Bed's too Big that i've ever seen. I'm also glad to finally see them talk about the reggae influence. What andy says is true. What they don't emphasize though is that what they really were impressed and influenced by was DUB. The live reconstruction and arrangement of a song usually done on a mixing board but which The Police did with their instruments and "less is more" philosophy.

[rgalunas]

thats true Copeland is one of the best drummers ever!!! John Bottom mold

[kantine100]

15 Oktober 2010 : STING will come too Arnhem, Holland !!!!

Sympfonie in rosso !!!!

I WILL BE THERE !!!!! YOU TOO ????????

[coleman925]

Best band and drummer ever.

[RatSaladBuffet]

Yes i would agree...being a core rush fan that the Policia "was" cooler band, at the time.

[MrTrecchina]

pure adrenaline on there concert in the 80s just impossible for a modern band to create music with a drummer a bass and a guitar can you see today with this pussy band knoking around

[hominide]

The best whitey reggae band ever!

[Nigelxman]

@hominide They were a whole lot more than a reggae band.

[owlcu]

I think what makes the Police's music so great is how it is uncluttered, there is so much space you can fill in the blanks yourself. This must take great strength and discipline to play.

[Blink182DudeRanch]

this such an addictive police video. i could watch stewart drum for hours. these 3 complimented eachother perfectly

[alpeartree]

Now, ladies and gentlemen, this is what chemistry is all about!.... Watch and enjoy the spacious piece in The Bed's Too Big...

[68Farley74]

Yam damn right Alpeartree! Copeland's demon drumming. Fookin' marvelous!

[TheMarcopolus123]

thanks for sharing this!

peace.

[craigivar]

less is more

[martinbonds]

love what andy says about the source of the music

[gangstable]

hes 100% rite damn it, happens all the raaasklaaart time

[sid77777]

turn the vol up man?

[TravellingMan79]

2:27 They messed up the intro! Haha, never realized that before. Listen and you'll hear it!! Sting counts them in, but Stewart is playing a slightly different beat on his snare, causing confusion for just a sec.

Makes no difference, they are still easily one of the best ever!

[johnnyvc01]

I agree with your comment, but i have my own pint of view; the intro that steward makes in this song is basically simple, but changes the accent in a perfect way that makes you fell that it almost has no pattern, I have seen more versions of this song (such as in germany) and is precisely sting the one that makes the confusion to the band counting loud but out of the rythm of Steward pattern. (is funny to see Andy being silent until he is completely sure that the mess has really ended )

[dressedtokiss]

who ever invents the next thing for a tour will be a millionare these video walls have bored us to death not long ago i was at this huge outdoor concert and i had this guy next to me with his video camera recording the show, he was watching the whole thing through his camera then i said to him "why don't you turn that thing off and enjoy the show for a minute" and he looked at me and said "you know what your right i mean i'm here and i'm thinking,i can't wait to get home to see it on my tv "

[dressedtokiss]

well judjing from u2's latest signgle "boots" it wouldn't make much difference if bono was playing with a high scholl band or with u2 "i've got a submarine you've got the gasoline let's get together and have a baby i'm a millionare!" ha...ha...ha...! every year the same thing huge tour huge video wall and here we go again!

[zzhamstring]

I love this tune

[MJLU280]

the Police will always be my favorite band. I love U2 and Rush and others, but Sting, Andy and Stewart are the best. This version is crazy, how about Stew and Sting going nuts during the middle of this one, ahhh!

[centralparkdrive]

wow steward is just amazing

[FuzzBob]

Is there a live boot of this whole show floating around anywhere?

[destructo71]

sweeeeeeet clip

[glum68]

Comparing Rush and the Police is like comparing apples and oranges. Both were the best power trios every assembled.

As a drummer both Peart and Copeland are my biggest influences.

[gabrieljardine]

the police was the beeest power trio.

nowadays, however, they are not the same..i dont think that is because of age,(they're not so old,u2 guys are the same age and they still compose singles such as vertigo, elevation, etc..)

the police just don't have interest in playing anymore, they lack of the energy they had during the 80's.. rush is , i think, the best power trio nowadays, they still play with lot of energy. the police WAS the best, however..

[Plato12345]

well...perhaps bono needs the edge, larry mullen and adam to be a succes formula...while sting doesn't need stewart and andy...he has vinnie, omar, manu, dominic miller

Would be interesting what bono would sound like with a diferrent band though....

[DiazdelVivar]

vinnie is far away from stewart copeland.... stewart is 1000000 times better.... Sting needs him and Andy to be "The Police" and make concerts in full stadiums; Sting alone can't do that...

[PatsyS3]

Fuck Rush!!

[pcarne01]

talk about the sickest trio ever....

i know someone will argue and say rush is better, but i don't care.

[CaptBoeing757]

Saying that Rush is better is ignore music's history and is like comparing trash with gold. Thta Police was, is and will be the best band in their genre. Police is pure gold man and has one of the best drummers ever... Stewart Armstrong Copeland!!!!

[foppa123]

Rush is a great band., as is Neil Peart a great drummer.

[Eltroim]

neil beats stewarts. just by the fact he set the trend for prog

[Blink182DudeRanch]

@Eltroim you peart fanboys are worse than the travis barker fanboys. sick of hearing about neil peart and some crap canadian band. Watch Peart at the Buddy Rich tribute concert; hes by first the worst there.

[mitchellboomphi]

@CaptBoeing757 agreed beyond any doubt



[rekkof]

@CaptBoeing757 Exactly!

[Tebanovich]

@CaptBoeing757 To actually SAY that either group is better, is like saying you actually love your mum more than your dad, or viceversa. Why should anyone group be held over the other? Geddy Lee and Sting, Andy Summers and Alex Lifeson, Stewart Copeland and Neil Peart...each pair of musicians are so different from each other, but they´re ALL awe inspiring. The lot. The Police is my favourite group, and I became a drummer because of Copeland, but please don´t call Rush trash. That´s outrageous.

[ganguskahn70]

intense

[Yorkoholic]

That´s Pure Energy...

[FezzickO]

this is sooooooooooooooooooo cool!!!

[jools182]

Stewart Copeland is amazing