Sting is sex on legs. Seriously. It's the brains and the voice (and the carefully toned torso and arms don't hurt either). I once saw a women's mag describe his voice as 'sex and sandpaper'. Pretty accurate, imo. I'd list my favourite of his songs, but then we'd still be here tomorrow. I haven't really been into his last records (law school happened and I had to stop listening to music for a while to focus on the books), but other than that, I know most of them by heart.
Did you see the version of The River that Bruce and Sting did together? I think it was for the Amnesty International Tour, which I taped, and then proceeded to wear out.
I don't know that Eurythmics is principally rock, but they seemed to straddle the line between pop and rock. I think Revenge falls mainly in the rock genre. Missionary Man, Thorn In My Side, When Tomorrow Comes... they don't sound very pop to me, especially not compared to what else was going on in pop in 1986. When Tomorrow Comes even has a rockin' guitar solo.
You Oughta Know is indeed the best break-up song in history. So much anger and rage and vitriol. It's very therapeutic. And that song should always be sung at the top of your lungs. *g*
I have a real issue with nasal voices - can't stand Bob Dylan's voice for the same reason (Andy Skib straddles dangerously close to that issue, but survives by skill of interpretation and the sheer power of his voice).
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Date: 2009-06-28 11:16 am (UTC)Did you see the version of The River that Bruce and Sting did together? I think it was for the Amnesty International Tour, which I taped, and then proceeded to wear out.
I don't know that Eurythmics is principally rock, but they seemed to straddle the line between pop and rock. I think Revenge falls mainly in the rock genre. Missionary Man, Thorn In My Side, When Tomorrow Comes... they don't sound very pop to me, especially not compared to what else was going on in pop in 1986. When Tomorrow Comes even has a rockin' guitar solo.
You Oughta Know is indeed the best break-up song in history. So much anger and rage and vitriol. It's very therapeutic. And that song should always be sung at the top of your lungs. *g*
I have a real issue with nasal voices - can't stand Bob Dylan's voice for the same reason (Andy Skib straddles dangerously close to that issue, but survives by skill of interpretation and the sheer power of his voice).