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Post by wickywicky on May 30, 2007 12:26:59 GMT -5
Police to Do MTV 'Unplugged'
On the heels of their opening show in Vancouver, The Police have agreed to perform an MTV “Unplugged” set this summer.
Sources tell me that the date for the show is July 13 and it will take place at a still-to-be-named location in Miami.
“It’s an all-acoustic set,” says a source. It’s also the first time The Police as a group have appeared on “Unplugged,” since the group disbanded in 1983 and the MTV show didn’t start until 1989. Sting appeared on “Unplugged” in 1991 as a solo act.
The "Unplugged" show will come at a great moment in The Police tour. On Monday night, the group did their premiere show in Vancouver to a wildly enthusiastic audience including actors Penelope Cruz and Laurence Fishburne and rocker Eddie Vedder. On Wednesday night, the group will welcome Elvis Costello and Diana Krall backstage.
But apart from the celebs who are going to be making pilgrimages to their backstage area, The Police are drawing raves from everyone — including Sting. The rocker was apparently caught off guard by the enormous reaction Monday night, telling a friend, “It really is a big deal, isn’t it?”
Yes, it is. Now, if the “Unplugged” show goes well, the possibility exists of an album taken from the broadcast. Previous “Unplugged” albums by artists like Eric Clapton and Neil Young have been big, big hits.
Tuesday, by the way, was a day off for the group in Vancouver. They spent much of it on a yacht, according to insiders. That night, Sting and wife, Trudie, took their kids to see either “Shrek the Third” or “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Why the uncertainty?
“It was whichever one they could get into,” their friend says. They had to buy tickets like everyone else.
"They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon."
I thought Neil's was the best too. Other pretty good ones were Joe Walsh (an early one with Dr. John that was really loose and informal), the Allman Brothers Band one, & the Stevie Ray Vaughan/ Joe Satriani one (just wish they could have jammed together).
Yeah, it's an old one. I've got it on DVD. It's back when the Unplugged show was only 30 minutes long so they do about 4-5 songs and that's it. It was when Dickie and Warren and Woody were all in the band together. Greg sings and plays acoustic guitar, no piano or organ or keyboards. Good stuff.
