@thommytaranto I find it hard to believe that anyone with musical sensibilities wouldn't find this album to be a masterpiece -- but then I love Sting's music in general. I sometimes think that people who are put off by Sting's persona can't bring themselves to admit that how good his music reall...
@CaitlinBrooksMusic It isn't just passages -- both "St. Augustine" and "Straight to my heart" are done 100% in 7 (other than maybe the devil's monologue... which is too slow to really tell.
Sting, like many artists, somewhat "disguises" the 7, making the time signature not immediately apparent....
That looks like Ray Cooper on percussion -- he is perfect for this sort of arrangement. Didn't know he and Sting had ever worked together. Just saw Sting live in concert in SF, and his final encore was a solo performance of this song -- just him and his acoustic guitar. It was amazing to have ...
@rossv69 That look from Sting at about 6:50 is one for a lifetime. You had just gone from being an audience participation act to a co-performer with him, and he was going with it and having as much fun as you were. Awesome job -- I can't stop smiling whenever I watch this!
@oldwest517 That of course is Trevor Horn, not Tevor Horn!