Lyrics by Sting
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Book Reviews of Lyrics
Book Review: A great book for Sting and Police fans!
Summary: 4 Stars
I received this book as a Christmas present, and I've already devoured it.
This is a handsomely produced book containing all of Sting's lyrics from the five Police albums, and his solo output up to his last disc, "Sacred Love".
The actual physical construction of the book is gorgeous. The vellum-like wrap, the gentle coloring to the photos and text...it's a pleasure to read.
The book is loosely structured according to each album. He prefaces each album with a page or so of comments and thoughts, and then about 75% of the time makes individual notes for a single song. Not every song gets a comment, but all the "big ones" do.
Being a HUGE Police (and Sting) fan, I knew about half of the stuff he says from previous interviews, but there's a lot of new stuff here, and having it collated in one place is very nice.
I am a poetry hater. I have never understood nor liked poetry, and as you can imagine, reading song lyrics can either come across as decent poetry or puerile gibberish.
As I'm so familiar with these songs, I found it, for the most part, quite pleasurable reading through some of his songs. Most interesting is the progression from his punky-pop beginnings to his literate, complex tales as a solo artist.
For fans, this not only is a no-brainer, it's essential.
Book Review: Sting shows early signs of Alzheimers
Summary: 4 Stars
I like Stings music, most of his lyrics, and this book does a great service to both. However, as stated in the title of my review, Sting's memory is faltering.
Kenny Kirkland, not David Sancious, played keyboards on Mercury Falling. How in the world could Sting forget this? He makes this mistake twice- the first in his introduction to the Mercury Falling album when he names David Sancious along with Vinny Colaiuta and Dominic Miller as the band.
The second is in the introduction to the song he wrote about Kenny. He lists the names of the albums Kenny played on - Blue Turtles, Nothing Like the Sun, and the Soul Cages. No mention of Mercury Falling.
Sting is getting old! Yoga and Police reunions will not save him from dementia.
Book Review: NOTHING LIKE THE ....BOOK
Summary: 4 Stars
THE BOOK WAS GREAT TO MAKES SOME SENSE OF SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LYRICS IN THE MODERN MUSIC .
IN ORDER TO GRASP THE ESSENCE/SOUL OF THE SONGS YOU HAVE TO PLACE THEM IN THE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND UNDERSTAND THE TIMES AND THE WRITTER'S LIFE ET THE MOMENT IT WAS WRITTEN. I WILL NOT PRETEND TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT STING, BUT I SOMEHOW FEEL A LOT CLOSER AND I HAVE DEVELOPPED A NEW APPRECIATION OF THE MUSIC THAT WAS ALREADY DEAR TO ME.
SOME OF THE LYRICS WILL SURVIVE ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT THIER "SHELL" THAT THE MUSIC SEEMS TO PROVIDE,OTHERS WILL REMAIN BETTER WITH IT.
BUT YOU CANNOT DENY THE TALENT OF ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED LYRICIST OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
Book Review: Good book, but needed more...
Summary: 4 Stars
I love this book, I love having his lyrics and all. I know the words to all his songs, at least I thought I did. I missed a word or two. I loved hearing how the songs came about, and the meaning behind them. What I wish was that he wrote a little something for EACH song. Instead he only puts stories to some, not the majority mind you, just some of the songs. Many songs got skipped that I would have loved to see more about.
Still all in all worth having though.
Book Review: Interesting
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed the book. Sting's music has been around for a big chunk of my adult life, and I enjoyed the insight into the thought process that lies behind each of these songs.