The Police - Live Hatfield 24/2/79 - So Lonely

[bellbrass]

Sounding kinda like Andy = easy. Playing it just like Andy does = hard as shit.

[DEMIAN5150]

loco todo re bien con el imperio, pero en violero le pifio macho menos al punteo salu2 max power

[edotheskelper]

sting the best



[bonfo22]

il batterista è fantastico!!!

[OMBROU]

ma davvero c'è gente che scrive che Andy Summers era scarso perché ha sbagliato una cazzo di nota?????... Si vede siete tutti dei maestri,beati voi.

Meno male l'italiano su internet non lo sa nessuno,se no si farebbe una bella figura di merda.

[occhioallallocco]

@OMBROU carissimo, mi sa proprio che in questo paese di maestri, allenatori, professori, mestrine e bidelli, tu puoi proprio insegnare a tutti.

Ma chi si permette di giudicare un chitarrista come questo? Uno che magari fa tre accordi in croce e nessuno lo conosce a parte i vespasiani della sua città?

Forse che i più grandi non hanno mai sbagliato?

O forse c'è qualche topo di fogna in giro che non fa mai errori, giudica solo e spara sentenze?

Questa band ha venduto stra-milioni di dischi

[OMBROU]

@occhioallallocco Sto cercando di capire cosa cazzo tu abbia voluto dirmi, ma giuro che non ci riesco. E sì che ho cercato pure il mio commento di mesi e mesi fa al riguardo. Eppure continuo a non capire cosa tu intenda, se vuoi attaccarmi, offendermi o che altro.

Più rileggo e più mi sembra tu abbia dei problemi. Ma grossi, eh.

[occhioallallocco]

@OMBROU certo che ho un problema.

Con quelli che come te hanno sempre quella "cosa" in bocca.

E che non fanno mai errori, ovviamente giudicando sempre gli altri.

Magari giudicando chi ha avuto il successo di Andy. Penoso.

Forse la Fender ha anche una signature guitar intitolata a qualche coglione come te?

[OMBROU]

@occhioallallocco Il bello è che io ho commentato dicendo che Andy Summers è uno dei migliori chitarristi di sempre e tu stai continuando ad offendermi perché sei convinto che io abbia detto il contrario.

Posa il fiasco, dai.

[simonecozzetto91]

è abbastanza complicato per un chitarrista sorreggere determinate canzoni senza tastiera o secondo chitarrista...e poi per il primo errore era voluto anche se venuto abbastanza male...per il secondo non è stato a tempo e il delay lo ha fregato altamente

[steventucker80]

it looks like andy forgot how to say "lonely"

[TheMrDobbins]

i want to make a copy of sting's bass but fretless necks are like rocking horse shite

[elisotta84]

ma quanto cazzeggia con i pedali? :)

[signoreoscuro79]

secondo me sting se avesse potuto gli avrebbe dato un calcio al culo...

comunque grande sting,a.summers,copeland...

...W I POLICE!

[Kedgereeclub]

2 good musicians and 1 creative genius, pretty darn good.

[lebestianegra]

the police is really a great band... nice greets from germany....

[oranguthan]

echht..really cool this music ..I always get remember my young time sweety greeting for all lovely people..

[Nigelxman]

I remember seeing this on early cable tv here in the states when I was 14 and becoming a huge fan from that day on. Fantastic early show!

[TheMrDobbins]

sting wrote all the guitar parts anyway

[taijili]

real cool solo, speed isn't evrything!

[giorgiocesaroni]

@taijili Actually, speed is nothing :)

[Captain2Pig]

it really annoys me when people comment on stuff that they know absolutely squat about; music is not all about ego and from a guitarists point of view, it's not just about solos - maybe you're all watching too much of Simons Cowelle's flabby paps. There's a great tutorial on here from andy and if you watch it you'll get the idea of the influences he brings including the richness and variety of chords inversions and style and what that brought to the Police. I'm going away to beat my kids now.

[brabanzio70]

yeeeee!

[keksrammler]

"Henry Padovani is the new guitarist. he only knows a few chords, but boy does he look cool in those leather pants" P.241, stings autobiography

"henry has the right image. Henry can't play" ebd. P.272

"Andy blows us all away. He is clearly a fine musician, a master of many musical styles and techniques. This is the kind of musician i could write for, who could inspire me, who could realize the music in my head, this is exactly the kind of musician that the police need" ebd.

[Eltroim]

ye i rly doubt sting preferred to play anyone else (at the time)cept andy or stewart

[PAULOcbi]

Andy`s guitar work may be easy to cop if your a beginner guitarist, with a little bit of knowledge in minor chords ,but the truth is most of the great songs of rock-pop are 'easy' to play just for that reason ,(easy to play but sounds great is how you know its art and not just crapola) it is called 'art' and thats the difference between a creative guitarist like Andy and a guitar hack like Vai or Satriani who had to learn Andy`s licks while in guitar school,lol,

[borelias24]

well i like it and a lot

[MarciaGioie]

Don't know what you people are going on about... it's the cutest song...

hatfield polytechnic? bless ya!

[Captain2Pig]

horrible guitarist? That's the most idiotic thing i've read on here . They didn't get a record deal til andy summers was in the group, twit

[Mysterwright]

Even with band member family as manager?

[sbaffo1]

anche nell'accompagnamento il chitarrista s'imballa......mha...forse uno spinello in più?

[maxider]

hahahaah sei veramente simpatico hahah :-)

[maxider]

e cmq Sting gli lancia una piccola occhiataccia in effetti :-)))

[OMBROU]

@sbaffo1 sì,ma dimmi che non è vero che non sai come si chiama il chitarrista dei Police,ti prego.

[xXTHEPOLICEXx]

@sbaffo1 comunque poi si è rifatto con l'assolo........ha rimediato a una figura di merda xD

[sbaffo1]

chissa nell'assolo il chitarrista dove avesse la testa........boh......nn è da lui..

[svenia22]

einfach wunderbar...

[Jonroise]

Great band great songs great voice. Horrible guitarist. Sting should have worked with someone way better.

[mart3442]

Thats the funniest thing i've read in ages!

[teschoen]

are you kidding? Listen closely to his note selection in this solo... very cool choice of contrasting scales.. he may not be the greatest but he is far from horrible.

[pipioioio]

Andy Summers est un très bon guitariste, arrêter de le critiqué. THE POLICE est un excellent groupe donc sa veut dire que ses trois membres sont bons et qu'ils ont un bon feeling entre eux.

I like Andy !! XD

[huntinggirl]

unforgettable! forever they'll be great!

[slobear]

I was a poor student at Hatfield Poly at this time (1979) and remember the night. My mates and I had only a couple of quid each. We saw the posters advertising the police would be on. No one had heard of them, so we went to the pub instead. Buggar. Still, it's nice to see a bit of what we missed.

[bweb20]

i fill it i fill so loney so loney lol im so horney i mean it rimes but i luv de police very very good band ssting good voice and good with gutar stewart good with drums im lering lol soo loney good song

[TruthAxe]

This is a great baptism, a first time for a song before it became recorded. Interesting.

[bweb20]

i\great song by the police

[bweb20]

wat wud u do if u wer in a nevous rock player well i no sting and andys not i am trying to grt gutar so i can do andy and sting so lo well andy d most

[bweb20]

great song lol too good may to good lol lol the police split over sum dum shit but y but still grat song sting is and andy r jaming well andy with solo and sting with voice

[psychstef]

great performance, 5 stars!

[ricflair85]

i saw them in new orleans in the summer of 2007

[preidstar]

Andy's solo's shite in this version lol.

[CashClassen]

<3 i love u z

[radishrose]

Playing This song would be super tight without the guitar player, who seems to be blessed with no sense of rhythm. I grew up reading guitar mags with Andy Summers is so this and that, but to be honest he drags the band down. Soloing up and down a diminished pattern isn't tasteful or original, it's amateurish. The guitarist from Blink 182 has a signature Fender, so that is obviously not an indication of talent. He is a third-rate guitarist, I should know - I am one.

[fletch78]

Radishrose, what band are you in? Obviously you're jealous of Summers. Keep practicing in your garage!

[radishrose]

the guy has no rhythm..just listen

[stargate669]

dude you're kidding. Andy Summers has got to be one of the best ever rhythm players. He's amazing on so many levels. I don't know how much live gigging experience you've had but monitor feed and the venue and other variables does also effect your playing and what you hear.

[captross07]

Are you calling yourself a third-rate guitarist?

[michekor]

Andy summers is an awesome guitarist, full of inspiration, even if he's not as good as Mark knopfler for technical parts. To shut up those who think differently, Fender sales a Telecaster signature "Andy Summers". But without Sting and Steward, even if you play good, you'll fell "so lonely".

[stargate669]

I don't agree with you. Andy Summers is a very accomplished and certainly more technical than Knopfler. Summers was a veteran jazz player before a rocker and played so many different styles. I love both these guys styles but Knopfler would be the first to agree I'm sure that Summers has mastered many styles. Mark's style is very much country blues, Chet Atkins that sort of thing.

[Quilbo]

I FEEL SO LOW, I FEEL SO LOW, SO LONELYYY

[tricio1234]

!what a drumer!

[upstart555]

F you to the person said Summers is not a good guitarist. He is unreal tasty.

[colous30]

With a good guitarist the police would have been great.

[gobbleykins]

wtf are you talking about? Are you being sarcastic or something?

[viersaiter]

maybe he is just a third class guitarist and he dreamed his whole life to play instead of andy ;-)

[servo66]

Summers is amazing but clearly he's using a delay pattern he's not used to because the timing goes off a few times, also stfu and observe the greatness

[3953871]

first Andy was in the animals-he turned down Mick Jagger to be in the Rolling Stones-Mick took Ron Wood from the Faces the POLICE RULE and you should do your homework before you badmouth a band like the police-I don't see your fuckin' band on you tube-If you thought Andy was such a bad guitarist,why are you watching the videos? i think your just jealous because you have a small penis and you don't have a girlfriend

[Pauliv]

lol 3953871, hilarious comment!

i think what colous means is that summers isnt a great soloing guitarist. he is a damn straight kickass rhythm player though!

[gogiamo]

we love police...=))

[76Alex4]

oggi, 24\02\2008 trovo questo video dei police a esattamente 29 anni da quella sera...grandissima emozione....

[SirHuckenden]

Awesome

[waterzuydcoote]

Eh oui ça n'est pas en 2007-08 qu'il faut voir The Police mais bel et bien quand elle est jeune et fringante (The Police) en 1979.

Putain quel concert ça devait être !!! Merci pour la vidéo. Ouaih! merci

[exaliburday]

goooooooooooood!!!!!!

[macfadyb1324]

damn that snare sounds so nice

[pipioioio]

solololosolololo Yeah, The Police the best group pop Rock !!!!!!!!!

Andy+Stewart+Sting = Fantastic

[waterzuydcoote]

the jam

[70chargerrtse]

great 2 nd gig i went to ,great memories

[bonecakabukidoll]

obrigado pelo vìdeo! que sonido da banda...que guitarra a de Andy Summers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SunnyCool]

Telecaster ;)

[radva22]

thx very good vid

[BearGrylls101]

best vid on youtube

[thepolice26]

thank you!!!

[thepolice26]

what does sting say at the end? ???

[LeyonWinterfell]

I know now! He says 'What to do what's in my head'.

[jimmyitaly]

yeah! tomorrow I'll see they in torino, italy, and it will be a great show, I know!

[Teotokopoulos]

The Police is fantastic!!! I love this song!!

[thepolice26]

what does sting say at the end???

[pegosse29mc]

Actual tour is very Great!Saw them in Amsterdam 14 sept, was so nice !!and again next SDF in PARIS.... BUT REALLY MISS : " BRING ON THE NIGHT " with andy' solo (remember gateshad 1982). PLEASE ADD !! and why the suppress of "BED TOO BIG WITHOUT YOU" in the européan tour???? WAS SO GOOD !! AGAIN PLEASE!!

[thepolice26]

yepp, Corrupt1592 I like it, too! really perfec! the police rox!! BUT does ANYONE know what he said in the end??

[Corrupt1592]

Kool upload. I like the "Just take a seat they're always free..." then he turns his head as if to say They're not are they?! lol

[mocus1]

spot on chaps!.......ah, the drumming of Copeland, vocals by Sting and axe work of Andy is great......let's see Britney Spears do that, eh?

[GunnerGraham]

Stewart Copeland on drums,inspired me to take up percussion and drumming.A fantastic player.

[Eric666x]

ronelhino tu est jeune! Love this video, one of the best bands ever! Un group exceptionel!

[ronelhino]

magistral ce concert a eu lieu 5 jours avant ma naissance.genial

[filmguy74]

This clip is awesome! After seeing it originally on VH1 Classic, I've watched this countless times. I just got back from their show in Las Vegas (7/15) and there were no problems, it was the highlight of the trip! Sting doesn't sound like he's lost anything vocally, and I thought they all looked like they were having a lot of fun together. Simply awesome! Long live The Police!!

[Elpdude]

I was at the Vegas show too. They put on a killer performance! The version of So Lonely they did on 6/15 was in a different key than the original recording, but it sounded just as firey and energetic as the original.

[PoliceLover001]

I forgot to say Thank You to maxider for posting this video, this is the best version of this song i've ever heard. I must have listened to it about 20 times by now Thanks maxider

[maxider]

Tank you PoliceLover for appreciation this video. I also have a great version of this song on a bootleg called "For Few Ones!" recorded in New York from the first tour in usa.

I think I'll upload it sooner or later ^_^

[mparuti]

No, that can't happen...can it? What's the overall mood of the band at these new shows? Did Sting actually get "too Sting" or did he just screw up musically and was humble about it? Mistakes are fine; but attitude after denying the public for 20 years is not cool. This is a 34-year-old talking who has never seen The Police live...YET.

[mparuti]

I also live in D.C. where The Police HAVE NOT SET A FREAKING TOUR DATE YET (Virgin Festival sucks and will not count by my standards). I want The Police alone in the Phone Booth (Verizon Center) for three hours...not sharing the stage with the stupid ass Beastie Boys to play five songs and then leave.

[mparuti]

I do have Police tix for Philly, Hershey, and MSG1; but I just bet they will cancel the 2nd leg of their North American tour before they announce a date or dates in D.C....either Sting or Stewart will be coming back from Europe in a body bag!! Closest show for me is over a month away, sure hope they make it at least until then!! Thanks for the response.

[orangecloud01]

yeah, I'm laughing at some of my friends (and I have bets out)on whether or not the gang will stay together for the later shows....tick....tock

[orangecloud01]

I'm a 39 year old who spent all the money I had to see them between the ages of 10 and 15 :) They are all pure musicians and so, the fumbling here and there can be attributed to them not playing these songs for over 20 years and having three leaders - can you say who is on first? the errors were minor at best - Sting was born with attitude so its expected -they all have the chops to back up any egos that is for sure

[PoliceLover001]

I saw The Police live again this time in Key Arena in Seattle with much better seats section BB row 5 seats 29-30 right in front of Sting, This show was much better than the opening night in GM Place in Vancouver, this time they were more in tune with each other, and the sound was much better. Same exact order on the songs as Maxider posted below. If people thought that because they are older and were apart for so long that they wouldn't be as good THEY ARE SO WRONG, LONG LIVE THE POLICE

[orangecloud01]

saw them last night in Seattle - aside from Sting fucking up Roxanne (not that I care) it was great to see them after so many years - Party like its 1983!

[mparuti]

orangecloud01: What did Sting do wrong?

[orangecloud01]

Sting got a little too "Sting" you know, self absorbed; got off track/tempo and the boys just waited for him to come around 30 seconds of train cars slamming into one another, no biggie....perhaps Police Lover001 can elaborate (assuming he/she saw them the first night)......ADORE The Police, thoroughly enjoyed myself!

[mparuti]

30 SECONDS??!! Damnit Sting!! On top of the world in 1983...best band at the time...untouchable. Now, all you have to do - after 20 years of only thinking about it - is play your little bass and sing your little songs. Like Nike says...JUST DO IT!! Great songs of course...enough to make The Police my favorite band - no question there. I'm just waiting for the tempers to hit the fan again and Sting to "walk off" the tour or some crazy crap like that.

[pupski]

fan-bloody-tastic

[Fergusongirl]

No,I mean-on the concert in Vancouver.

[maxider]

Message.. SynchronicityII - Don't Stand So.. Voices Inside..When The World.. Spirits In The Material.. Driven To Tears - Walking On The Moon Truth Hits Everybody - Every Little Thing... Wrapped Around.. The Bed's Too Big.. Murder By Numbers De Do Do Do.. Invisible Sun Walking In Your Footsteps Can't Stand Losing You Roxanne - King Of Pain - So Lonely Every Breath You Take - Next To You

[Fergusongirl]

Thank you. :)

[PoliceLover001]

I saw The Police live on Monday May 28th 2007 in Vancouver B.C. THEY are still the best band in the world, when they hit the stage with Message in a Bottle I was moved to tears, They still have it, IF YOU WANT TO GO, DO IT IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL REGRET IT.

[Fergusongirl]

Message in the bottle was their first song they played?

[cagliostro888]

one of the best voices of all time!

one of the best drummers ever!

guitar is very good

[celticsmyside]

this song is one of my all-time favourites though i know it for only one week til now.

love ya sting.

[deadtigerworld]

i hope andy has fun with his solos like this one on the upcoming tour...i think this is great !

[serial8]

i will see them in the 'stade de France' :).

I love this song!

[Sol026]

THE POLICE viene a ARGENTINA en Diciembre!!

Conciertos el 4 y el 5!!

[c6erb]

Cool

[bdgtrainer1]

stewart is the greatest...!!!!

[PemaWangWo]

[swoons after seeing Stewart as he used to be]

[Fergusongirl]

:D They all were great.

[Fergusongirl]

0:46

Look at Andy's face! :)

[artekolor]

Search for "artekolor" if you wanna see the police live in chile (1982) with horn section...very rare ;)

[Fergusongirl]

Wich song did they perform?

[Stonekeepa]

I just LOOOVE the last minute!!!!!!!

[shanemc2010]

Sue Lawley.

[airforce99]

Lol.

[xmxkx1]

best...drummer...ever.

[AokiBelmont]

I saw this on a VH1 Classic Concert not too long ago, and after seeing it a second time, I like it even more. <3 The Police.

[checkthatman]

Best band in the world!

We couldn't I have been born some earlier and have been gone to this concert?!!!

[kibadatchi]

what if someone dosent have a bathroom attic? you ever thought of that liar!!!!!?

[huckproductions]

stop sending fuckin chain letter fukin emo kids there a bunch of crap and waiste every ones time

[gorebuc]

gosh...i would kill to go back in time and be at this show...

[tytbtytb]

Alguien sabe q bajo lleva Sting.Parece un Fender Jazz bass Marcus Miller,es ese o no?

[cowboypetebop]

This is smokin' hot! One of my favorites. Will surely be on the setlist, could care less if they tune down. Can't f'n wait, the ONE band I thought I would never get to see. See you at Fenway!

[xfearbefore]

Very different from the original, but just as good. This is my favorite song of all time I'd have to say, the album version just struts along at this pace that you can't help dancing and feeling good to. God I wish the tickets for them in Boston weren't all sold out, i'd so fuckin be there. God I hope they do more shows after this.

[Fredchiodi]

I hope Sting does his best on this Tour. People have idealized a lot these song and they won´t DEFINITIVELY sound the same! Don´t you ever expect or dream to hear this speed and voice power and raw hunger on the Tour... Otherwise you´ll get dissapointed.

[ralvarezguitar]

I agree, probably they will even tune down a few songs. But it doesn´t mean it would not be as great as before or even better because they have also evolved professionally. It is all in us to enjoy this great band and musicians together again. Totally agree.

[vivaldi01]

this is the original & best...they'll never recapture the rawness & originality of Hatfield

[mysteriousolliebear]

is that Sting's son singing?

[dust95]

All new bands are best on the first and 2nd album, sync tour has nothing on the 78/79 years unless you like to stadium rock. 07 tour is looking good so far!!!!

[Crom2000]

IF they do get back together and they do this song. I doubt it will sound this good.

[Somniata]

Yo !!

[vivaldi01]

Remember this concert well...doubt there's ever been a better live show.

[burr1aj]

the synchronicity concert was better, but so lonely sucked on that one.

[vivaldi01]

you may be right.. but for sheer impact (this was their 1st major outing) - Hatfield goes down as one of the greatest live perperformances ever. Thanks to whoever posted the rest of the show on you tube..

[yobculture]

One of the greatest songs ever. If this reunion thing happens please GOD let them do this song!

[fedtho]

words fail. thanks for this!

[Felixianof]

yes the police live on the synchronicity concert playing so lonely as well!!! thats the best!!!

[trilodestroy]

GREAT ! an incredible voice. REAL NO AutoTone..

[blarmey]

God check out his voice!

[coyotesong]

Wow!! A great group really rockin' out---playin' for real and havin' lots and lots of fun!!! Rock and roll will never die!!!!

[hak1963]

Does it get any better than this?

[coyotesong]

nope.