Despite their legendary status, the Police only released five albums during their brief reign from 1978-1983. In addition, the trio had amassed a healthy amount of both studio and live B-sides, plus songs that only appeared on soundtracks. For the 1993 four-CD box set Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings, every single song the Police ever recorded is included. All the tracks were digitally remastered for the project, sounding superior to the original CD versions of the single albums. Also included is a 68-page booklet that includes an interesting (and often humorous) biography, a time line, and notes from all three bandmembers regarding the rarities that appear for the first time on compact disc here. But of course, the real charm of the box set is the music -- album tracks ("Hole in My Life," "It's Alright for You," "Driven to Tears"), hits ("Message in a Bottle," "Can't Stand Losing You," "Spirits in the Material World"), and rarities ("Fallout," a live version of "Next to You") are all timeless classics. While the set is highly recommended to newcomers just discovering the wonders of the Police, longtime fans should consider replacing their tinny-sounding single CDs with the definitive Message in a Box. After all, it contains a total of 24 tracks unavailable (for the most part) anywhere else.
I recently received an e-mail from Best Buy telling me that I could get Police pre-sale tickets for their Detroit gig....boy ohh...man was I excited. I waited until 10a.m. I got the pre-sale code. I went to ticketmaster.com I got my 2 seats for $465. I got sick. I puked all over my message in a box box. I didn't buy them....I realize that they probably want to make a few bucks this time ar...
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From what I hear, the Police sold out Madison Square Garden in about 4 seconds this morning. I'm planning on seeing them in Chicago, so I'm interested in hearing how many MOGers got lucky for NYC (or any other dates that may have gone on sale). Hopefully those fuckstick brokers aren't getting ALL of them!
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bq. Walked out this morningDon't believe what I sawA hundred billion bottlesWashed upon the shoreSeems I'm not alone in being aloneA hundred billion castawaysLooking for a home--??"Message In A Bottle"?? by The Police========================================I may have quoted this song before....it's a great song.... If you don't know the song, go find it somewhere or look up the lyrics.... good ...
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a little bit of fun for this wednesday morning. find out what the number 1 song was (in the UK) on your bday:http://www.everyhit.com/dates/my number 1 single: The Police - "Don't Stand So Close To Me"and album:David Bowie - "Scary Monsters And Super Creeps"what an excellent day to be born!
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As heard on punkbands.comLots of unconfirmed stories today. This website is saying The Police will open next month's Grammy Awards show before announcing an 80 date tour. Now if I may speculate... tickets will cost, at the bare minimum, a hundred bucks a pop and will sell out instantly to middle aged folks who still claim they know how to "rock n roll."
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I am just about there with a brand-new website for my firm. The last 5 percent is always the worst . . . a tweak here, a tweak there, and did I really friggin'spell "vincristine" wrong twenty times? Why, yes I did. For the past two weeks I have had a lot of late nights and so has my web development company. Yesterday, no time to MOG, blog, or much else and no time today either; and it seems lik...
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i just realised how much i miss the journey home on christmas eve to spend the holidats with my family. this year im livign back with my parents after five years away, and its really weird. i lived about four hundred miles away form my parents house before this year, and so miss the day long train journey, the inevitable delays, the inevitable arguments with my ex and the inevitable rudeness of...
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I don't know how much I believe in the whole "last show ever" concept. Anyone who is anyone seems to reunite, even the Police. But alas ... the Police will play their last concert EVER (again) at Madison Square Garden on August 7th, with openers the B-52s.The trio will go out with a charitable bang, with tickets for their final bow only available thru donations to New York public television sta...
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As heard on punkbands.comLots of unconfirmed stories today. This website is saying The Police will open next month's Grammy Awards show before announcing an 80 date tour. Now if I may speculate... tickets will cost, at the bare minimum, a hundred bucks a pop and will sell out instantly to middle aged folks who still claim they know how to "rock n roll."
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I am just about there with a brand-new website for my firm. The last 5 percent is always the worst . . . a tweak here, a tweak there, and did I really friggin'spell "vincristine" wrong twenty times? Why, yes I did. For the past two weeks I have had a lot of late nights and so has my web development company. Yesterday, no time to MOG, blog, or much else and no time today either; and it seems lik...
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I don't have the record pictured below. I got this with the box set. It's got the classic Police sound. I love the almost erie drone effect in the "chorus" part of the track, it builds upon it's self to create a creepiness that gets me every time! Check it out!
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When I was a kid, just coming into the 80's, is when I gained my own musical identity. It was the age of Mtv and the dawn of the video age. Prior to that, I had fallen in love with the music of The Police. I remember hearing Don't Stand So Close To Me and De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da and loving it. Previously, I had only really listened to what my parents had put before me, The Beatles, The Doors, ...
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The grand total: Over $17,000Disgusting, isn't it?
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I've had this recurring dream for the better part of a decade: I'm playing drums for either Ted Nugent (actually, Damn Yankees for some reason) or Mike Watt. It's our first live show together and we've had zero rehearsals. I usually blow it by the end of the first verse of the first song and Ted Nugent or Mike Watt is giving me a look or shouting. I'm an idiot and I've blown it.Stewart Copeland...
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Tonight, August 1st, the reunited Police play Madison Square Garden. It will be their first New York City performance in twenty-four years. My good friend Rob B. - who saw them play their final New York City show at Shea Stadium twenty-four years ago (with Joan Jett and R.E.M. opening) - is going. My brother-in-law Tim is going, and spent a large swathe of last weekend talking about it (not int...
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I recently received an e-mail from Best Buy telling me that I could get Police pre-sale tickets for their Detroit gig....boy ohh...man was I excited. I waited until 10a.m. I got the pre-sale code. I went to ticketmaster.com I got my 2 seats for $465. I got sick. I puked all over my message in a box box. I didn't buy them....I realize that they probably want to make a few bucks this time ar...
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Look.I'm not a Christian. I'm grateful to get the day off of work. But if I didn't it wouldn't be the end of the world. So as a result I am not going to do a Xmas realted post.But then again...My girlfriend received a replacement iPod from me (I'll give all of the ugly details if you really want it...I'm an unapologetic atheist...there I said it)."I want to copy some of your music".Okay. Bu...
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a little bit of fun for this wednesday morning. find out what the number 1 song was (in the UK) on your bday:http://www.everyhit.com/dates/my number 1 single: The Police - "Don't Stand So Close To Me"and album:David Bowie - "Scary Monsters And Super Creeps"what an excellent day to be born!
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Here ya go... fresh from my hard drive to YouTube to you my MOGger pals. (Sorry it's not a nice clean digital source.) The guys did a great job. Then I switched off the Grammys.
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VIRGIN FEST 07 - August 4 and 5 - The Police (comin outta retirement), Smashing Pumpkins (hittin the US for the first time since 2000 when they played their last show at the metro - Dec, 2000), Beastie Boys (on the east coast for the first time in two years) AT PIMLECO RACE TRAK in Baltimore (aka: SHANTY town!)Go here for all of the up-to-date infoholla !
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i just realised how much i miss the journey home on christmas eve to spend the holidats with my family. this year im livign back with my parents after five years away, and its really weird. i lived about four hundred miles away form my parents house before this year, and so miss the day long train journey, the inevitable delays, the inevitable arguments with my ex and the inevitable rudeness of...
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Are The Police kind of terrible at Live Earth, or am I just sort of cranky? Tough to say.More importantly, do you, like me, instantly think of Cam'ron when you hear The Police start to crank into "Roxanne"? Do you want to? Click play!
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