Their last album was in 1983. They broke up in 1984. And Monday night in St. Louis I finally saw The Police LIVE! I was in the sixth grade when their last single was on the charts. Almost a quarter of a century later there I was--and there they were. I have always loved The Police. Even before their swan song which is Synchronicity, I knew all the words to Message in a Bottle, So Lonely, and of course Roxanne. On the surface the music sounds so simple (it is a three piece band after all), but even an average ear can pick up the complexities in the percussion, the haunting loneliness in the chording, and the lyrical isolation. Their forays into reggae and thier use of the diminished minor harmonies are the signature of the Police sound. Nobody is near that creative today! The live show featured just The Police--no backup singers or additional musicians. They played for just over two hours with three encores. Were our seats the best? No. Were the acoustics in a hockey arena great? No. But it was The Police, and when you've waited almost 25 years to see your favorite band those things just didn't matter. It was great!
Setlist:
“Message in a Bottle”
“Synchronicity II”
“Walking on the Moon”
“Voices Inside My Head”
“When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around”
“Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
“Driven To Tears”
“The Bed’s Too Big Without You”
“Truth Hits Everybody”
“Every Little Thing She Does is Magic”
“Wrapped Around Your Finger”
“De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da”
“Invisible Sun”
“Walking In Your Footsteps”
“Can’t Stand Losing You”
Encore one:“Roxanne”
Encore two:“King of Pain”
“So Lonely”
“Every Breath You Take”
Encore three:“Next To You"
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