Am I the only one who can't stand Sting? I think he's always been

[Catfight]

way over rated and marketed much better than his music.

[Liberal Veteran]

1. I liked his stuff with The Police much more than his solo stuff.

But I don't particularly dislike his solo stuff.

[salin]

9. I lost track -but his initial solo stuff was very political

and at that time of fluff (fun fluff - but fluff per pop music) it was pretty courageous, imo.

[bbernardini]

18. His first two solo albums were brilliant.

After that, I gave up on him, until now.

[jonnyblitz]

2. I can't , but I couldn't stand the Police either.

He is bland yuppie pablum.

[idgiehkt]

3. no.

blergh. Never cared for him and I probably never will.

[bridgit]

4. yeah well, but consider the following...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFUpl1NrHrE

[Catfight]

5. Oh Roxanne, now that was original for the opening reunion song...please...

you know you're tired when you try to get the old band back...hang it up Sting, you're over.

[bbernardini]

15. It's the 30th anniversary of the song...what should they have played instead?

"Canary In A Coalmine"? "Peanuts"?

[Justitia]

6. Gotta defend Sting - I think he's great! So intense & sexy.

[Kutjara]

7. But but but the Police invented Reggae!

That's gotta count for something. ;)

[bridgit]

8. hahaha, de blanc...

:rofl:

[Bluzmann57]

10. No. You are not the only one who doesn't like him.

I never did understand people's infatuation with him. But the music I like is much rawer and grittier than his stuff and that's what I love. I mean McKinley Morganfield, Chester Burnett, Sonny Boy Williamson nos. 1 and 2, Clarence Brown, Luther Allison, and on and on have never won Grammys and that is in part why I consider the Grammys to be a joke. Now Sting has a decent voice, but does he write his own tunes? Does he play an instrument? "The Blues had a baby and they named it Rock and Roll." And Sting ain't Rock and Roll anyway.

[countingbluecars]

11. Sting writes his own music

and plays the guitar.

I like him.

[mainegreen]

12. He gets a free pass in my book just for playing Feyd Rautha!

[Rhythm]

17. yeah... the rubber underwear were pretty...ahem...eyecatching.

[Mike Daniels]

13. The only interesting thing Sting has done since the Police is his most recent album

Renaissance music with a lutist.

Even if he is now covering oldies he doing it without reprising the same old "golden standards".

[crim son]

14. I love Sting. It's not just the music but the lyrics which amaze me

and he's hot as hell, still.

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. His life with his wife is pretty darned interesting though...

:hide:

[mainegreen]

19. He said he was 'exaggerating' about what he said.

Good thing too. He was making the rest of us look bad!

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. NOOoooooo! I don't want to hear that!

It wrecks the whole mystique thing. :rofl:

[Redstone]

20. I think ANY one-name celebrity is being pretentious in being known by one name.

Or two-word names: "The Edge." Just fucking SPARE me, would you?

Redstone

[bridgit]

22. rilly, how bout Old Blue Eyes, cause that's three...

:)

[Redstone]

23. But don't think he gave that to himself, like the others did...

Redstone

[bridgit]

24. round here we call him: Lord Sting, for the castle & pretension factor alone...

[Redstone]

25. Not to mention that he sings like he's got a strangulated hernia...RAAAAxanne!!

Redstone