The singer and bassist tries to bring something new to every release of this kind and works with instrumentalists who improvise a lot on stage
Ask the audience at a concert and get evidence: It’s common for people to try to hear live performances that are similar to the studio versions of songs. Puncture thinks differently: for es-The policewhat is played on stage must be as different as possible from what was originally recorded.
In 1999 the singer and bassist gave a long interview to advertising billboard (go Lontano magazine). At the time he was asked about his first live album, Bring on the night (1986), which features very different versions of songs from his solo career and also from The police.
The best example of this is the song “Let’s work on the black seam”which got a total reinterpretation compared to the original, from the album The dream of blue turtles (1985). Puncture explained:
You’re right, and I don’t see the point in releasing a live album that will only be a copy of what has already been recorded. I think the original recorded version of a song is simply the basis, the starting point for an exploration. It’s not a thing of the past.”
The musician guaranteed that he will never release a live album in which the songs will be performed exactly as in the studio versions. He completed:
If I do another live album, I will once again use the songs simply as a structure, because that’s the kind of musicians I use: people who like to improvise and who can find new creative territories in another musical continent.”
Sting’s live albums
Bring on the night (1986) was the band’s first live recorded release Puncture already as a solo artist, although he also presents material from The police. Already inside Live acoustic in Newcastle (1991), no songs from the old band: the tracklist is short, with 4 solo songs and a cover of “It’s not sunny”from Bill Withers.
In …All this time (2001), the Englishman once again mixes solo songs with songs from the trio that made him famous. The journey and the labyrinth (2007) is the result of collaboration with the Bosnian Edin Karamazov. Already You live in Berlin (2010) features a presentation of the musician with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. The artist’s most recent live performance is Live at Olympia Paris (2017).
With the The police, Puncture appears in Live! (1995), which features shows recorded between 1979 and 1983, as well as Certifiable: living in Buenos Aires (2008), recorded in the Argentine capital during the reunion tour. Around the world (2022) follows a documentary of the same title and also focuses on the band’s early years.
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Source: Terra
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