The Police: The Classic and Talented Band

Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Composers & Musicians
Cover of the book The Police: The Classic and Talented Band by Maya Archer, Maya Archer
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Maya Archer ISBN: 1230000224083
Publisher: Maya Archer Publication: March 10, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Maya Archer
ISBN: 1230000224083
Publisher: Maya Archer
Publication: March 10, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English

From their early beginnings, The Police were hailed as a maverick live band - a group that galvanized an already impressive studio sound into something otherworldly when performing. Combining controlled energy and evocative melodies, Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played with the improvisational instincts of a jazz trio and the raw energy of a punk-rock band - a blend that made them one of the definitive rock groups of the'70s and '80s.

 

The group originally broke through at the same time that punk was shaking up the music scene in the late 70's. Each member came from a different musical background: Summers played with The Animals, Soft Machine and Kevin Ayers, Copeland was a member of Curved Air and had a brief solo career as Klark Kent, while Sting had played in various jazz fusion groups. The band manifested an understated virtuosity, applying their chops within reggae grooves and intricate arrangements. Between Summers' trenchant and ground breaking guitar work, Copeland's deceptively complex polyrhythms and Sting's loping bass and soaring vocals, The Police were indisputably the most adventurous ambassadors of the genre then known as new wave.

 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

From their early beginnings, The Police were hailed as a maverick live band - a group that galvanized an already impressive studio sound into something otherworldly when performing. Combining controlled energy and evocative melodies, Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers played with the improvisational instincts of a jazz trio and the raw energy of a punk-rock band - a blend that made them one of the definitive rock groups of the'70s and '80s.

 

The group originally broke through at the same time that punk was shaking up the music scene in the late 70's. Each member came from a different musical background: Summers played with The Animals, Soft Machine and Kevin Ayers, Copeland was a member of Curved Air and had a brief solo career as Klark Kent, while Sting had played in various jazz fusion groups. The band manifested an understated virtuosity, applying their chops within reggae grooves and intricate arrangements. Between Summers' trenchant and ground breaking guitar work, Copeland's deceptively complex polyrhythms and Sting's loping bass and soaring vocals, The Police were indisputably the most adventurous ambassadors of the genre then known as new wave.

 

More books from Composers & Musicians

Cover of the book Jonathan Rhys Meyers by Maya Archer
Cover of the book Angel with Drumsticks by Maya Archer
Cover of the book Woody Guthrie by Maya Archer
Cover of the book Richard Wagner by Maya Archer
Cover of the book This Is All a Dream We Dreamed by Maya Archer
Cover of the book George Michael by Maya Archer
Cover of the book Samuel Barber by Maya Archer
Cover of the book Neverland: The Life & Death of Michael Jackson by Maya Archer
Cover of the book Mecano by Maya Archer
Cover of the book Johnny, le guerrier by Maya Archer
Cover of the book Marillion by Maya Archer
Cover of the book Maria Callas by Maya Archer
Cover of the book Le canzoni dei Modena City Ramblers Tomo II by Maya Archer
Cover of the book No Need To Turn Back Time: Fan's Tribute to Cher by Maya Archer
Cover of the book At Home with the Armadillo by Maya Archer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy