June 24, 2007

  • Yesterday saturday night, I got to go to "the Police" reunion tour concert. While I'm not the biggest The Police fan, I should at least go to the show as they do have tons of songs that I have enjoyed all these years. I went with my friend to the Los Angeles Dodger's Stadium, and that was actually the first time I've been there. Got ourselves some "dodger dogs" and margarita, and sat at a pretty good spot in the stadium (considering we paid $112 per tix). This was also going to be the time I test out the pictures and video camera capabilities of my new LG enV phone in a live outside setting. The results of this test run was that pictures are pretty good, digital zoom better than expected, video is good, but video audio not so good in loud settings (ex: concerts).

    We weren't sure who the opening act was, so it was to our surprise that the "Foo Fighters" showed up! That was a great treat, especially considering that I've never seen them live; well except for the short acoustic set that Dave Grohl did last year at the Wienie Roast. They were truly rockin it out, and it was sweet hearing some of my favorite songs played (Monkey Wrench, Time's Like This, Everlong, etc...). At one point, Dave Grohl went out into the audience and ran all the way near where we were seating. He hopped on one of the equipment boxes located nearby and continued being the rock star that he is. Overall, Foo Fighters was a great opening act, and it was pretty nice, especially considering that it was unexpected to me.

    Next up was The Police, and they started off right away with Message In A Bottle. The video display and the lighting was also impressive, and despite the fact that we weren't remotely that close to the stage, the view from afar was still awesome. The band sounded great live, Sting's singing and bass playing was perfect, guitarist Andy Summers' lead solos were fantastic, but it was drummer Stewart Copeland's versatile drumming was what impressed me the most (at one point he even had a big giant gong). The overall sound of The Police has always been a reggae type music, and I couldn't help but feel "relaxed" in the aural and visual experience, not to mention the slight hint of marijuana in the air. There were a bunch of songs that I personally didn't know, so it's nice that the band was willing to not let the whole concert be only about the mainstream songs.

    It was definitely an experience, watching a band in such a huge venue (55,000 people), a diverse group of people in the audience (young to old), and an opportunity to see one of the greatest bands to ever exist. It was also amusing to see 40 year olds rockin out to some of the tunes, because I can completely imagine myself to be like that years from now. The only down note of the night was that it took us one hour just to get out of the congested parking lot. If you ever get a chance to see The Police live, now is the time to do it. RROOOXXXAANNNEE!!!!!