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Let's get this ball rolling with the Police and Rush.......mmmmmmmmm
I love Rush.......I even have one of Geddy's picks from a show. I was thinking about it the other day and I realized I like a whole lot of three man bands. : ) Hence, thread inspiration.
I would have to argue the the Police have been more influential with more play than Rush ever received. Saw them two years ago in CA and that show kicked butt.
Rush is more unique than the Police.......hence, the Police are more influential and get more airplay on the radio. You can hear the Police in all sorts of bands.......very few sound like Rush because Rush is so unique.
It's not a matter of which I prefer, but just look at how many Singles the Police had and how far they went on the charts versus Rush who have always had a loving fan base with much less radio play.
I guarantee that you don't hear The Police at all on them.
Have to disagree completely here. With distinct punk, reggea and jazz in the Police sound, almost all new wave bands and great number of alternative bands ive credit to the Police as having influenced their music.
Even Rush's first top five album, Permanent Waves, included raggae and new wave which was on the heels of the Police.
I'm a huge Rush fan and I've never even heard them mention Sting or the Police as any kind of influence in their music.
They don't mention it. But, let's be honest, Permanent Waves introduced raggae and new wave into Rush that wasn't there before.
I agree that Peart is the master of technique...but Copeland has groove.
Both Geddy and Sting are epic song writers IMO. I see similarities on concepts. I really like Geddy's literature inspired lyrics. I equally like Synchronicity, a concept album written on the work of Jung.
For me, it's not either or, but just different. Rush is better in some ways and the Police are better in some ways.
Otherwise, let me ask you, apart from some relatively minor undertones of reggae in Freewill, which other tune on that album do you think has a "reggae" sound to it?
Synchronicity II
I mean there's a reason why you'd find tons more women at a Sting/Police concert, eh.
Definitely in The Spirit of Radio. The driving little beat in the back is totally reggae influence.
You will note the lyrical complexity within Synch I and II if you are familiar with Carl Jung and his work. Ghost in the Machine was inspired Arthur Koestler's writing. Perhaps you are less familiar with the literature that inspires the song writing you deem to only extend to a handful of songs?
To be fair, a song becomes pop oriented when it is popular among a very large radio audience. One could easily say that 'Closer to the Heart' is a pop oriented song.
Sting is still hot after all these years. Truth be told, Geddy never really did me the same way. : ) Truly, I wasn't a big Police fan until I went and saw them live, but ever since then I've appreciated them much more.