STING IN CONCERT: LIVE AT THE SUN CITY SUPERBOWL
THE BAND:
"If I Ever Lost My Faith.." with which Sting opened his Sun City gig could well become the anthem of the wildly enthusiastic audience who bopped till one or two of them dropped.
While not packed to the gills, a rough estimate had around 7,000 people in the Superbowl, rockin' and reelin' as the Sting juggernaut pounded almost without a break through 16 or so songs before coming back to a three-song first encore - finishing with "How Fragile We Are" as the second encore and showcasing Sting in softer mood on accoustic guitar.
From the opening number he switched immediately into "No Cloud No Rain". This jazzy semi-jam session gave the audience its first real inkling of the version David Sancious is mesmerising on the keyboards. Parked in high-back office chair he plays down onto the keys, extracting jazz, funk and jazz-rock riffs that even had Sting smiling at times. Drummer Vinnie Colaiuta is one of those who plays not only with his wrists but uses his powerful arms and entire body all the time, through every song - playing everything with total concentration and absolute passion. On guitar, Dominic Miller, remained very casual and loose through out the set, seriously understating the work he was doing.
If any criticism could be levelled, it would be the vocals tended occasionally to be muffled by the huge sound emanating from the band. Settling down slightly, but with no letup in pace, Sting moved quickly through the next three numbers (which included The Beatles' "Oh Boy") to set the audience up for "Every Little Thing", leading straight from that into "Roxanne" and and extended jam session for himself and the band.
Again there was a gentle easing off as he slowed the pace slightly with numbers such as "An Englishman In New York", closing the set somewhat abruptly and catching most of the audience by surprise - one minute he was there, the next he wasn't.
However, back they came with Sting excelling on "You Still No Nothing.." and "Every Breath You Take" which earned a standing ovation and finally brought him out for "How Fragile We Are". Partly because of the slight problem with the vocals and largely because concerts do not lend themselves to serious listening, much of the humuor and other human emotions Sting writes about in his songs was lost on the audience who did not already know the words by heart. What wasn't lost is the passion with which Sting performs his music and the energy level at which he and his band work.
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