Sunday, October 6, 2013

Sting

Artist:  Sting
Birth Name:  Gordon Matthew Thomas Summer
Born:  October 2, 1951. Wallsend, Northumberland, England.
Genre:  Rock, Pop, New Age, Reggae, Blue-Eyed Soul, Jazz
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Vocal, Bass, Double Bass, Mandolin, Guitar, Keyboards, Harmonica, Saxophone

Sting is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter.  He is best known as the lead singer and bassist of the rock band The Police and his solo career.  He has varied his musical style with elements of Rock, Jazz, Reggae, Classical, New Age and Worldbeat into his music and he has receiving Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, three Brit Awards, and Winning Best British Male in 1994.  He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame and the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.














Title:  The Last Ship  (2013)
Genre:  Rock, British Folk, Folk, Adult Contemporary
Label:   A&M
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  The Last Ship  (3:51)
 2.   Dead Man's boots  (3:30)
 3.  And Yet  (3:53)
 4.  August Winds  (3:18)
 5.  Language Of Birds  (3:30)
 6.  Practical Arrangement  (3:20)
 7.  The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance  (4:13)
 8.  Ballad Of The Great Eastern  (5:15)
 9.  What Have We Got? (feat. Jimmy Nail) (5:15)
10. I Love Her But She Loves Someone Else  (3:42)
11. So To Speak (feat. Becky Unthank) (4:07)
12. The Last Ship (Reprise)  (3:20)

Disc 2:  Super Deluxe Package Bonus Disc:

 1.  Shipyard (feat. Jimmy Nail, Brian Johnson, Jo Lawry) (6:01)
 2.  It's Not The Same Moon   (2:54)
 3.  Hadaway  (3:18)
 4.  Jock The Singing Welder  (2:49)
 5.  Sky Hooks And Tartan Paint (feat. Brian Johnson) (3:36)
 6.  Peegy's Song (feat. Rachel Unthank) (2:39)
 7.  Show Some Resect  (4:52)
 8.  Practical Arrangement (Full Original Duet, feat. Jo Lawry) (4:35)

The Last Ship is the eleventh studio album by Sting, was released on September, 2013 by A&M.  The album features Guest Artists with roots in the northeast of England, including Jimmy Nail, The Unthanks, Brian Johnson (from AC/DC).


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