Tuesday, July 10, 2007

The Inexplicable Police

Why did the Police perform 'Message In A Bottle' with John Mayer and Kanye West at New York's Live Earth show? I've been reading Andy Summers' fascinating and hilarious autobiography One Train Later and can only assume based on Sting's egomaniac antics in the book that it's all his fault.

Also, while I'm on the topic of the music, the Perry Farrell's new disc is really disappointing. Come to think of it, the last Jane's Addiction disc was a bore too.

Some similarities exist between the two bands.
Jane's Addiction and The Police both broke up at the pinnacle of success.
Ritual de lo Habital = Synchronicity? Also, both groups were initially attached to the wrong musical genre. The Police were considered punk. Jane's Addiction got lumped into the grunge movement when they were really art/prog rock.