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    Anyone like Sting ?

    I think this is a quality track

    Love the wind instrument

    I believe its about Quentin Crisp ?

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    Yes, it is a very good track Alan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    Anyone like Sting ?

    I think this is a quality track

    Love the wind instrument

    I believe its about Quentin Crisp ?
    He has some good stuff
    From memory all of his work has been made very well with kit upgrades revealing more and more of the art that went into making
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    Great track Al, as is Fields of Gold which he rote for his Wife!
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    He's done some great stuff even seen the Police in concert on the Invisable Sun Tour at the Brighton centre way back in the early eighties when i had hair but he still comes over as a bit of a knob at times
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonboy View Post
    but he still comes over as a bit of a knob at times
    Yep I'd agree with that, unfortunately
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonboy View Post
    he still comes over as a bit of a knob at times
    That's where I started. He does have an odd way about him
    Then I stumbled across some of this music and was very pleasantly surprised
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    I'd say the same about the Gallagher brothers (Oasis) but the do some good tunes
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    growing up in the 80's I used to listen to The Police but never really took to listening to him solo and I dont think I missed anything but will checkout some stuff if there are any recomendations from the ones in the know .....


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    Quote Originally Posted by pjdowns View Post
    I'd say the same about the Gallagher brothers (Oasis) but the do some good tunes
    After finding them obnoxious I listened to Oasis

    Nope.
    4th division Beatles
    Never could understand their popularity
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