Required fields are marked *. The Police: Synchronicity Concert (1983) - dvdmg.com 159). [9][10] The three band members recorded the basic tracks live in separate rooms: Stewart Copeland with his drums in the dining room (connected to the control room via video link), Sting in the control room, and guitarist Andy Summers in the actual studio. Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! Get the The Police Setlist of the concert at John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA on August 20, 1983 from the Synchronicity Tour and other The Police Setlists for free on setlist.fm! [37] In 2016, Paste ranked Synchronicity sixth on its list of the 50 best new wave albums,[38] and 17th on its list of the 50 best post-punk albums. [url=https://www.setlist.fm/edit?setlist=13c631a9&step=song]Edit this setlist[/url] | [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/the-police-2bd6b80a.html]More The Police setlists[/url], Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, AZ, USA. The Police: Synchronicity Concert (1983) A&M. MUSIC INFO. PDF "Synchronicity"--The Police (1983) - Library of Congress Synchronicity debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spent two weeks at the top position. It was an overwhelming experience. Tour statistics For the once tight-knit group, the repetitive routine of performing and traveling together constantly with few breaks became like living under the same roof when divorce is imminent. I don't regret it. Originally scheduled for the previous day - the show for this day was originally planned in Las Vegas at The Dunes, 8 activities (last edit by [deleted user], 16 Oct 2020, 00:10 Etc/UTC). According to co-producer and engineer Hugh Padgham, this was done for two reasons: to obtain the best sound for each instrument and "for social reasons. Message In A Bottle, Wrapped Around Your Finger (4:16), King Of Pain (9:28), Every Breath You Take (15:20), Spirits in The Material World (19:50) are performed in the best of their 1983 HD concert. The Police - Synchronicity Tour Rehearsal 1983 - YouTube Awesome dynamics as well. If we played together like that in the same room, we wouldn't be able to hear anything except the drum, because the guitarist has to have a lot of volume to hit a certain level of distortion or passion or emotion. 91 in the Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums book. They would reunite nearly 25 years later for a 30th Anniversary Tour. Incredibly, that brutal workload was even more of a strain than the Synchronicity tour, which included 151 shows in 2007-08. None of us in the band can even remember which one's which. The producer walked out in the middle of rehearsals. I restored the video footage by adding color correction (brightness/contrast, saturation, lighting/color levels) and sharpness. By the conclusion of that one-year reunion run, it became the (then) third highest-grossing tour of all time. The Police Setlist at John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia It would be among the most successful and lucrative of the entire decade. Synchronicity was released in the United Kingdom on 17 June 1983. I play much better when the sound coming out of the instrument is rich and warm. Nov 3 1983 The Police Setlist at The Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA Edit setlist Tour: Synchronicity Tour statistics Add setlist Setlist Voices Inside My Head Synchronicity I Synchronicity II Walking in Your Footsteps Message in a Bottle Walking on the Moon O My God De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da Wrapped Around Your Finger Tea in the Sahara Hole in My Life [5] It has since been included in the magazine's lists of the "100 Best Albums of the Eighties"[6] and the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Great fun. However, critics were in near-unanimous agreement that each of their five successive albums was progressively more ambitious than the next, starting with Outlandos dAmour (1978), then Reggatta de Blanc (1979), Zenyatta Mondatta (1980), and Ghost in the Machine (1982). Between 1983-07-23 and 1984-03-04, The Police took part in the Synchronicity Tour. *The supporting act for the band during this concert was The Fixx.Stewart Copeland DrumsSting Bass guitar, Lead Vocals (Backing vocals on Album)Andy Summers GuitarMichelle Cobbs, Tessa Niles, \u0026 Dolette McDonalds (Female backup singers at concert)#MysticRhythmsLive Synchronicity is the fifth and final studio album by English rock band the Police, released on 17 June 1983 by A&M Records. The band played all their hits including Walking in Your Footsteps, Message in a Bottle, Demolition Man, Walking on the Moon, De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Spirits in the Material World, King of Pain, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, and Every Breath You Take. The 20-minute encore included songs from the bands earlier days including Roxanne and Cant Stand Losing You. One interesting take from seeing The Police live is their best songs in the studio are actually the least compelling inside a vast arena. It's inspired a little bit by Captain Beefheart. List of all The Police tour dates and concert history (1977 - 2012). The Police - Synchronicity Lyrics and Tracklist | Genius Sting's parts were originally performed in the studio on an Oberheim OBX-A synthesizer. Vestfold og Telemark (Urban East Norwegian: [vstf tlmrk]; lit. Some audience shots from the August performance were still used for the official release.The Police's Synchronicity Tour ran between July 23, 1983 and March 4, 1984.During the early dates, the band resided at a mansion in Bridgehampton, New York and were flown to the concerts. Their success, worldwide, had attracted comparisons with the Beatles. Live streams . The Police tried out the programming that Sting had been working on in Los Angeles on an Oberheim DSX sequencer - for songs such as Synchronicity I, Wrapped Around Your Finger, King Of Pain and Walking In Your Footsteps. I made the decision on stage that ok, this is it, this is where this thing stops, right now.. Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! I have no recollection of UB40s performance. The only song that wasn't included was \"Murder By Numbers\".| Timestamps:0:00:00 - Voices Inside My Head (Intro)0:00:47 - Synchronicity0:03:41 - Synchronicity II0:08:26 - Walking in Your Footsteps0:13:28 - Message in a Bottle0:18:13 - Walking on the Moon0:23:15 - O My God0:26:50 - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da0:31:35 - Wrapped Around Your Finger0:36:50 - Tea in the Sahara0:41:48 - Hole in My Life0:46:19 - Spirits in the Material World0:49:18 - Invisible Sun0:53:52 - One World (Not Three)0:59:17 - King of Pain1:05:12 - Don't Stand So Close to Me1:08:53 - Every Breath You Take1:13:26 - Roxanne1:19:16 - Can't Stand Losing You/Regatta de BlancENCORE1:26:03 - So Lonely| Band Members:Sting - Lead Vocals, Bass, Upright Bass, Synthesizers, Oboe, PanpipesAndy Summers - Guitar, Synthesizers, Backing VocalsStewart Copeland - Drums, Percussion, XylophoneTouring Members:Michelle Cobb - Backing vocalsDolette McDonald - Backing vocalsTessa Niles - Backing vocalsDanny Quatrochi (Bass Tech) - Bass on \"Invisible Sun\" and partially on \"Walking on the Moon\" (when Sting was filming with the camera) [46] In 2009, Synchronicity was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. But it was time to change the regime again."[8]. It's the sound of a group coming apart and coming together, a widescreen drama with a fascination at a molecular level. To reflect the horns-based sound that permeated the album, the band decided to work with back-up musicians, hiring a horn section called The Chops (Darryl Dixon, David Watson and Marvin Daniels), who previously worked on the Sugarhill label. The Police | Concerts Wiki | Fandom The Police played 105 shows across three continents, consistently selling out every arena and stadium where they performed. By the duo of Dallas dates, each member of The Police was well aware that this was their final touring act, well, at least until the money and temptation to do it all over again simply became too great to resist. But we didnt come that night to see The Police jam or go off on Grateful Dead-like tangents. The Police: Synchronicity Concert: Directed by Lol Creme, Kevin Godley. How could just three musicians put out a sound like that? Just a few weeks into their North American schedule, The Police played in front of 67,000 at New Yorks Shea Stadium, which looking back, Sting noted was the peak of their career: I realized that you cant get better than this, you cant climb a mountain higher than this. The opening act for the North America II portion was Bow Wow Wow or Oingo Boingo or the Go-Go's and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts for the North America III portion (Portland, Maine) opening act was Black Uhuru. It kicked off on July 23, 1983 in Chicago and was concluded on March 4, 1984 in Melbourne. UB40, the British reggae band was the opener. When you're recording there's this terrible, terrible doubt that goes through your mind 'we just can't do it anymore'. [40] In 2003, Synchronicity was ranked No. They released a string of catchy pop songs, typically with simple but universal themes one reason why The Police was also widely popular not only in North America and the U.K. but also in non-English speaking countries. Wow - Quiet and clean vinyl, punchy bass, twinkly highs and great mids. I was sort of 'the golden child,' and there I was, sort of fulfilling all of her dreams by being this pop star in The Police. Red, dodecahedral crystals with a deceptively garnet-like appearance. The English Beat was the opening act for the North America IV portion of the tour. Opening acts included Oingo Boingo, The Spoons, A Flock of Seagulls, the English Beat, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Talking Heads. Final overdubs and mixing were done within two weeks at Le Studio in Morin-Heights from mid-January to February 1983 using an SSL console. "Hey, my voice on its own sounds as good as fifteen overdubs, so I'll try it on its own." Yet Copeland, instrumental in the composition as the groups drummer, hated the final arrangement, especially the percussion, which he described as all wrong for the song. Classic Concert Reviews: The Police (Synchronicity Tour), Reunion Arena For this concert, the footage was not in the corre. By the Fall of 83, Synchronicity had already been out for five months. Though the stadium last stood in 1992, an audio recording of the almost-two-hour set gives listeners a blast to the past or a place to imagine iconic concerts like this one. I play in the studio next to the engineer [Hugh Padgham] so I can hear the instruments balanced and mixed roughly as they'll sound on the record. 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In 2023, the album was selected for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.". 13 in BBC Radio 2's "Top 100 Favourite Albums", a poll voted in by over 100,000 people. Add setlist, 4 activities (last edit by puma02uk, 14 Mar 2021, 12:30 Etc/UTC). [9], This album also marked Sting's first time using a sequencer, which features heavily on "Walking In Your Footsteps" (said to be the first track he programmed with it) and "Synchronicity I". Everything cuts through perfectly (especially the bass!) UPDATED version now available here (better quality): https://youtu.be/VXXyyq_Bc-8The Police live at The Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia on November 3, 1983 (Synchronicity Tour 1983-84). Some of the music fuses intuitive pop genius with willfully dense orchestration so powerfully it stuns. , [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-police/1983/john-f-kennedy-stadium-philadelphia-pa-5bdedfec.html][img]https://www.setlist.fm/widgets/setlist-image-v1?id=5bdedfec[/img][/url] My copy is very quiet and sounds good dynamically unfortunately, however, Every Breath You Take on side two sounds very compressed. The overdubs were done at Le Studio in Quebec during JanuaryFebruary 1983.The album's title was inspired by Arthur Koestler's \"The Roots of Coincidence\". Although the venue looked empty, The Police reportedly were said to have played the show as if they were playing to thousands, true professionals that they were. The problem was after the groups Shea Stadium pinnacle, The Police still had another 90, or so, tour dates ahead. The Toronto appearance on 13 August 1982 was the second annual "Police Picnic" festival, with the band headlining. The opener established a hopelessly high bar that was nearly impossible to sustain over the next full 120 minutes, though The Police for the most part delivered with a tight, if time-clock-punching concert, which for all its audio and visual grandeur lacked spontaneity. Synchronicity is the experience of having two (or more) things happen coincidentally in a manner that is meaningful to the person or persons experiencing them, where that meaning suggests an underlying pattern. It differs from coincidence in that synchronicity implies not just a happenstance, but an underlying pattern or dynamic that is being expressed through meaningful relationships or events. This page has been accessed 18,200 times. Tour: Richard Cook of NME called Synchronicity "a record of real passion that is impossible to truly decipher", and felt that "although [the album] magnifies the difference between Sting and Summers and Copeland it also evolves the group into a unique state: a mega-band playing off glittering experimentation against the sounding board of a giant audience. It's something that's really off-the-wall. This page was last edited on 12 November 2022, at 11:06. Find out when The Police last played live near you. Message In A Bottle, Wrapped Around Your Finger ( 4:16 ), King Of Pain ( 9:28 ), Every Breath You Take ( 15:20 ), Spirits in The Material World (19:50) are performed in the best of their 1983 HD. So, going straight out on a world tour soon thereafter was clearly a huge mistake, but also marked the bands apex of global popularity, culminating in three Grammys. The Synchronicity Tour was a 1983-1984 concert tour by The Police to promote their fifth album, Synchronicity. Concert Details Date: Friday, October 28, 1983 Venue: Miami Orange Bowl Location: Miami, Florida, United States Band Genres Show more genres Setlists The Police setlist: Play on YouTube Play on Spotify Voices Inside My Head Synchronicity I Synchronicity II Walking in Your Footsteps Message in a Bottle Walking on the Moon O My God As the song goes, every little thing they did was magic. Read other articles in this Classic Concert Reviews series: Jim Croce, Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, TX, 1973, Charley Pride, Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM, 1971, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX, 1973, Your email address will not be published. The pulsating light show and tricolor backdrop of bright blue, red, and yellow replicated the albums attractive cover. The reviews came in, and that song got written about so much because it was so off-the-wall and so ballsy to do that, because the band was having so much commercial success. So, a second show was added. The album spawned three Top-10 hits. Given the eclectic 21-song setlist, which on most nights resulted in a non-stop, high-energy, two-hour show, The Police realized help was needed, especially with backing vocals. I'll add that of all the pressings I've heard, they are all within a hair of one another. Great album beginning to end. 448)[42] and in 2020 (at No. Around March / April 1983 there was an early Synchronicity Tour rehearsal at a photo studio on the corner of N. La Brea and Melrose Ave in Los Angeles - where CCCP also had an office. Include a brief summary of the tour, what it was in promotion of, etc. As with Ghost in the Machine, the recording for Synchronicity took place over a period of six weeks, at AIR Studios in Montserrat beginning in December 1982.