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Rating:  - Great DVD w/cool bonus stuff - but die-hard fans get [...]
I had been waiting eons for A&M to release this collection on DVD. As a fan of the band since Synchronicity was released (I was 6 years old in '83), the VHS collection was the only way to spark the nostalgia of being enchanted by the video for "Wrapped Around Your Finger" when it was released. However, aside from the bonus material featured (which is GREAT - especially the Police in Montserrat segment), those of us who have grown up listening to the band should feel jaded with the "new" audio mix featured on this collection. I am disappointed with the absence of the backing chorus in "Every Breath You Take", the removal of the intro synthesizer melody in "Wrapped Around Your Finger" (which defines the dark mood of the song), and several other changes to the original mixes of "Can't Stand Losing You," "Every Little Thing...," and "Walking On The Moon," among others. Some people may find these new mixes fascinating, but to Police purists like myself, there should have been some sort of indication that the DVD contained "alternate audio mixes" of the songs. I was going to sell my old VHS compilation on ebay, but knowing now that that tape is the only place to hear (and see) the true videos, I think I'm going to hold onto it. So to the Police fan buying this for the bonus material, it's definitely worth it, but caveat emptor - you won't be *hearing* what you would have expected.
Rating:  - POLICE FANS NEED TO BUY THIS
Police fans please do yourself a favor and buy this. First off some of the audio for the videos were remixed so that songs like Message in a Bottle, Every little thing, and Wrapped around your finger sound a little different than the original recordings. I didn't like this at first but it actually is nice to hear a slightly different mix on a few of the songs. The sound and picture clarity is excellent. The real treat is the interviews and songs from Montserrat. All the interviews were great and gives the fan an inside look at Andy's guitar playing, Sting's songwriting for Invisible Sun and Message in a Bottle and Stewart's unbelievable drum playing. The clips for One World and Demolition Man were great too, Stewart's drum playing on One World is the best. What a band, too bad we don't have any one today to replace them. We can only wish for a reunion tour...
Rating: - This DVD was worth waiting for.
I've been a big Sting and Police fan for about the last five years, and I bought this collection right when it came out. I did not waste one penny.First of all, I never knew that the Police had such a large collection of music videos. Of course everyone has seen "Every Breath You Take" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger" on VH1 at sometime or another, but I had no idea they'd been making them as early as Outlandos d'Amour (with the "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You" pieces). I'd say each one is very enjoyable and humorous in its own right ("Invisible Sun" is the only video that the group intended to be very serious, with its dealings of the British-Irish conflicts). My personal favorite is "So Lonely," which features the group walking around talking on handheld radios and Stuart Copeland irritating everyone by hitting every object he saw with his drumsticks. Classic. Also included are some semi-music videos and interviews, entitled "The Police in Monserrat." For the music performances, they just lip-synched and jumped around a recording studio to "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "Demolition Man," "One World (Not Three)," and "Spirits in the Material World." The interviews (which are interspersed between the studio videos) are easily the best selections on the entire DVD. All three members of the band are interviewed separately during the Ghost in the Machine era and explain some of their writing, recording, and playing techniques that they've employed in the album and in their music as a whole. Copeland, Summers, and Sting are all absolutely fantastic musicians and these interviews bring their individiual originalities and geniuses to light in a very introspective point of view. My only complaint about the DVD is that there aren't nearly enough live performances. Included are only two from the same British show called the Old Grey Whistle, which are "Can't Stand Losing You" and "Next to You." I hope to watch them reunited in concert one day. Finally, the DVD contains "Studies in Synchronicity," which is an interesting video short featuring musical bits from the Synchronicity album, and a discography. This collection was easily one of the best DVD/musical investments I've made in a long time. In my opinion, nothing in the collection is filler and anyone who enjoys this band should purchase it.
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