Sting – Sacred Love (2003)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 60:37 minutes | Scans included | 3,91 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | 57:49 mins | Scans | 1,19 GB
Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound
Sting scored a moderate comeback success greater than most had imagined possible with 1999’s Brand New Day, reestablishing himself as a viable commercial artist instead of merely settling for “living legend” status. Part of this success was due to “Desert Rose,” featuring vocalist Farhat Bouallagui’s careening cadences that garnered attention, particularly when they were showcased in a car commercial that kicked the album into high commercial gear. Sting picks up on this, adding three guest vocalists to the ten-track Sacred Love album (the 11th track is a remix of the lead single, “Send Your Love” — which happens to be better, since it eliminates the rather annoying Indian-styled hook) — Vicente Amigo and Anoushka Shankar are paired with Mary J. Blige, who in this context is presented as a world music artist. None of the guests makes much of an impression here, but neither does Sting, since this is an album that puts sound over song or performance. Sacred Love is to Brand New Day what Mercury Falling was to Ten Summoner’s Tales — a fussy, overworked stab at maturity, one that has impeccable craft but is obscured by its own meticulousness. It is professional to a fault, using its maturity and preciseness to obscure the fact that the songs don’t really work. Sting isn’t always hemmed-in, even ending “Inside” with a hysterical rant that makes him seem like a madman, but it has the effect of making the rest of the album seeming too deliberate and far from adventurous. It’s far from a bad listen, nor is it embarrassing, but it’s entirely too predictable, coming across as nothing more than well-tailored, expensive mood music, which is certainly far less than what Sacred Love could have been.
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Sting – Brand New Day (1999) [Reissue 2004]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 48:32 minutes | Scans included | 2,89 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | 48:49 mins | Scans | 969 MB
Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound
By the late ’90s, Sting had reached a point where he didn’t have to prove his worth every time out; he had so ingrained himself in pop culture, he really had the freedom to do whatever he wanted. He had that attitude on Mercury Falling, but it was too somber and serious, everything that its successor, Brand New Day, is not. Light, even effervescent, Brand New Day feels like little else in Sting’s catalog. Not that it represents a new beginning, contrary to what the title may promise. The album is not only firmly within his tradition, it sounds out of time — it’s odd how close Brand New Day comes to feeling like a sequel to Nothing Like the Sun. Musically, that is. The sparkling, meticulous production and the very tone of the music — ranging from light funk to mellow ballads to the Lyle Lovett tribute “Fill Her Up” — are of a piece with Sting’s late-’80s work. That’s the main thing separating it from Ten Summoner’s Tales, his other straight pop album — well, that, and the levity. There are no overarching themes, no political messages on Brand New Day — only love songs, story songs, and, for lack of a better term, inspirational exhortations. This is all a good thing, since by keeping things light he’s managed to craft an appealing, engaging record. It may not ask as much from its audience as Sting’s other ’90s efforts, but it’s immediately enjoyable, which isn’t the case for its cousins. Brand New Day doesn’t boast any new classics, and it does sound a little dated, but it’s well-crafted, melodic, and has a good sense of humor — exactly the kind of record Sting should be making as he embarks on the third decade of his career.
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Title: Sting – Live At The Olympia Paris
Release Date: 2017
Genre: Rock
Director: Alexandre Buisson
Artist: Sting – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar; Dominic Miller – guitar; Josh Freese – drums; Rufus Miller – guitar; Percy Cardona – accordion; Joe Sumner, Diego Navaira, Jerry Fuentes – backing vocals; The Last Bandoleros – special guest
Production/Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment
Duration: 01:42:02 + 00:36:11
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 29980 kbps / 1920*1080i / 29,970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio#1: English DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2977 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Audio#2: English LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
Size: 35.89 GB
Sting: Live At The Olympia Paris captures the musician’s critically-acclaimed guitar-driven rock tour as it hit the French capital for a very special performance at the iconic venue in April, 2017. Hailed “the show of a lifetime” (The Vancouver Globe & Mail), Live At The Olympia Paris celebrates highlights from across the 16-time Grammy Award winner’s illustrious career, with blistering performances of new songs from his latest album 57th & 9th including the infectious first single,“I Can’t Stop Thinking About You”, and the anthemic “50,000”, alongside classic hits from The Police as well as Sting’s solo career. Sting: Live At The Olympia Paris showcases the wide range of his eclectic style and songwriting influences in one momentous live show.
Sting is joined onstage by a 4-piece band including his longtime guitarist, Dominic Miller, Josh Freese (drums), Rufus Miller (guitar) and Percy Cardona (accordion), with backing vocals from Joe Sumner plus Diego Navaira & Jerry Fuentes of Warner Music Nashville recording artists, The Last Bandoleros. Bonus content features 9 performances from Sting and special guests.
The sold out 57th & 9th World Tour was presented by Live Nation and began on February 1 in Vancouver, Canada. After a total of 115 concerts throughout North America, Asia, Latin America & Europe, the tour will conclude on October 17 in Romania. Sting’s latest album, 57th & 9th was released in November 2016 by A&M/Interscope Records, and was a Top 10 album in multiple countries around the globe.
Title: Sting – Bring On The Night
Release Date: 2008
Genre: Rock
Production/Label: Universal Music
Duration: 01:38:00
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Audio codec: DTS, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 19978 kbps / 1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio #1: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
Audio #2: DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2412 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Size: 20.44 GB
This is an enjoyable and often humorous documentary on the formation of Sting’s new band and their first live performance in 1985. Filmed over a nine-day period, the musicians in the band are shown bantering in their usual repartee and quick come-backs as they rehearse for the big opening night. Interviews bring out their thoughts on music and performing, and there is even an impromptu appearance by Sting’s son Jake, who was born on the second night of their opening concert. Both the music and the musicians are entertaining.
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Title: Sting – The Last Ship: Live At The Public Theater
Released: 2014
Genre: Pop Rock, Singer Songwriter, Alternative / Indie Rock
Directed by: Paul Bozymowski
Artists: Sting – host, vocals, acoustic guitar, bass; Rob Mathes – piano, keyboards, acoustic guitars, background vocals; Kathryn Tickell – violin, Northumbrian pipes; Jimmy Nail – vocals; Peter Tickell – violin, mandolin; Dominic Miller – electric and acoustic guitars; Julian Sutton – melodeon; Jo Lawry – vocals; Joe Bonadio – drums and percussion; Ira Coleman – bass; Tom Wilson – background vocals, The Wilson Family (uncredited)
Released: A & M Records | Universal Music
Duration: 1:22:11
Quality: Blu-ray
Container: BDMV
Video codec: AVC
Audio Codec: DTS, AC-3, PCM
Video: MPEG-4 AVC 21972 kbps / 1920 * 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16: 9 / High Profile 4.1
# 1 Audio: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4486 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio # 2: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 / 96 kHz / 3301 kbps / 16-bit (AC3 Embedded: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
# 3 Audio: DTS 2.0 / 48 kHz / 896 kbps / 24-bit
Audio # 4: LPCM 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Size: 21.8 GB
• Cherrytree/Interscope A&M Records/Universal Music is pleased to announce the release of The Last Ship — Live At The Public Theater on DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats on September 26th. Featuring songs from Sting’s latest album and forthcoming Broadway musical of the same name, the DVD and Blu-ray captures Sting in an intimate evening of music and storytelling filmed on his birthday, during a run of 10 benefit concerts performed at The Public Theater in New York City.
• For The Last Ship — Live At The Public Theater performance, Sting is joined by a 14-piece band, many of whom also hail from the region, including actor and singer Jimmy Nail, who appears in the upcoming stage production, as well as Kathryn Tickell on violin and Northumbrian pipes, Peter Tickell on violin and mandolin, Julian Sutton on the melodeon, and vocalists The Wilson Family. Also featured is Musical Director, Rob Mathes on acoustic guitar, piano and keyboards, and background vocals. Against a backdrop of evocative visual projections, this captivating live performance takes viewers on a journey of love, loss, redemption, and self-discovery, offering an inside look at the story behind The Last Ship.
• Inspired by his childhood experiences, the musical The Last Ship is set in the seafaring community of Wallsend in the North East of England where Sting was born and raised. With music and lyrics by Sting and book by Tony Award-winner John Logan and Pulitzer Prize-winner Brian Yorkey, previews begin on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre on September 29th, prior to opening night on October 26th. Produced by Jeffrey Seller and Kathryn Schenker, The Last Ship is directed by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello and choreographed by Olivier Award-winner and Tony Award-nominee Steven Hoggett.
Sting – The Last Ship (Version Deluxe) (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:06:09 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Pop Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M
Scheduled for release on September 24, 2013, The new album from the 16-time Grammy Award winner. Inspired by Sting’s forthcoming play of the same name and explores the central themes of homecoming and self-discovery, drawing upon his memories of growing up in the shadow of the Swan Hunters Shipyard in Wallsend. His personal reminiscences illuminate universal truths – the complexity of relationships, the passage of time and the importance of family and community – to form an affecting, complex parable for our modern times.
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Sting – The Bridge (Deluxe) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 45:17 minutes | 549 MB | Genre: Pop, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M Records
Sting is back with his 14th studio album “The Bridge”. So fans can look forward to the first studio album of the Briton since “My Songs” (2019). With “Wenn Es Liebe ist” and “rauschendes Wasser”, the legendary pop singer is already delivering two impressive harbingers to the new project.
In total, the album contains 14 songs, which thematically tell about the bridging of two worlds. Sting himself says: “These songs are between one place and another, between one state of mind and the other, between life and death, between relationships. Between pandemics and between epochs – political, social and psychological – we are all in the middle of something. We need a bridge.”
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Sting – Sacred Love (2003/2014/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 55:51 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M Records
Sacred Love is the seventh studio album by Sting. Sacred Love arrives over four years on from Brand New Day and demonstrates that Sting–an artist often criticised for serving up slick yet soulless coffee-table precision–is now positively galvanised by soul. Symptomatic of an uncharacteristically intimate co-production job (courtesy of the man himself and Kipper), there’s a degree of inclusive warmth here that’s occasionally been lacking in his post-Police work. From the busy, insistent verbosity of spiralling opener “Inside”, through “Whenever I Say Your Name”–a gospel-tinged, call-and-response collaboration with class-drenched Mary J Blige–and on to the sweeping Iberian soundscapes of “Send Your Love”, Sacred Love compounds Sting’s reputation as an authoritative singer-songwriter of incredibly broad stylistic scope.
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Sting – My Songs (Deluxe) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:18:18 minutes | 944 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M – Interscope Records
“This is my life in Songs. Some of them reconstructed, some of them refitted, some of them reframed, and all of them with a contemporary focus.” That is the description of Sting’s latest record, making this more than just a collection of his biggest hits (either solo or with The Police). It was a particular kind of rhythm that he wanted to work in, so as to eliminate the ‘dated’ feel to some of his songs (according to Sting himself). More striking than the original, the drums of Demolition Man, If You Love Someone Set Them Free, Desert Rose and even Englishman in New York will take listeners by surprise. Regarding this famous tribute to gay icon Quentin Crisp, the song released in 1988 is seasoned by pizzicatos and a soprano sax solo.
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Sting – 57th & 9th (Deluxe Edition) (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 48:38 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M Records
Sting’s twelfth solo studio album, 57th & 9th, his first pop/rock project in over a decade, will be released on November 11, 2016. The ten-song collection, produced by Martin Kierszenbaum, represents a wide range of Sting’s musical and songwriting styles, from the ferocious, Road Warrior-style imagery of “Petrol Head” to the classic folk narrative “Pretty Young Soldier.” The first single, “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You,” shows Sting at his most propulsive and danceable.
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Sting – The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (1985/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:39 minutes | 1,51 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M
The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the first solo album by English musician Sting, released in June 1985. The album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart[18] and number two on the US Billboard 200.
Five singles were released from the album: “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,” “Fortress Around Your Heart,” “Russians,” “Moon Over Bourbon Street,” and “Love Is the Seventh Wave”. The album earned Grammy nominations for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Jazz Instrumental Performance and Best Engineered Recording.
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Sting – Mercury Falling (1996/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 52:21 minutes | 1,98 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M
Falling somewhere between the pop sensibilities of Ten Summoner’s Tales and the searching ambition of The Soul Cages, Mercury Falling is one of Sting’s tighter records, even if it fails to compel as much as his previous solo albums. Though he doesn’t flaunt his jazz aspirations as he did in the mid-’80s, Mercury Falling feels more serious than The Dream of the Blue Turtles, primarily because of its reserved, high-class production and execution. Building from surprisingly simple, memorable melodies, Sting creates multi-layered, vaguely soul-influenced arrangements that carry all of the hallmarks of someone who has studied music, not lived it. Of course, there are many pleasures in the record — for all of his pretensions, Sting remains an engaging melodicist, as well as a clever lyricist. There just happens to be a distinct lack of energy, stemming from the suffocating layers of synthesizers. Mercury Falling is a record of modest pleasures; it’s just not an infectious, compulsive listen. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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Sting – …Nothing Like The Sun (1987/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 54:50 minutes | 1,95 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M
…Nothing Like the Sun is the second solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Sting. The album was originally released on 5 October 1987 on A&M (worldwide). The album explores the genres of pop rock, soft rock, jazz, reggae, world, acoustic rock, dance-rock, and funk rock. The songs were recorded during March–August in 1987 in sessions that took place at Air Studios, in Montserrat, assisted by record producers Hugh Padgham, Bryan Loren, and Neil Dorfsman. It features a number of high-profile guest guitarists, including former Police member Andy Summers, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, and Hiram Bullock, and is generally regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of Sting’s early work.
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Sting – The Bridge (Super Deluxe) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:12:55 minutes | 875 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © A&M
Sting’s 14th studio album “The Bridge” is now available as Super Deluxe Edition!
New on the album are 6 live tracks from his exclusive private concert at the Pantheon in Paris, and the bonus track “Por Su Amor” with KURT, a Spanish version of his song “For Her Love”.
Of course, still on the album: 14 songs that thematically tell of bridging two worlds.
Sting himself says: “These songs are between one place and another, between one state of mind and another, between life and death, between relationships. Between pandemics, and between eras – politically, socially and psychologically, all of us are in the middle of something. We need a bridge.”
“The Bridge” feels like a greatest-hits album, but one where all the songs are brand new. It’s a record that’s simultaneously modern, but also rooted in Sting’s lifelong musical and lyrical passions. Now with a touch of live feel!
Awarded several Grammys and numerous RIAA Platinum and Gold Awards, Sting is one of the exceptional talents in the pop Olympus. In Germany, 11 of his 13 studio albums have landed in the Top 5 of the album charts, and he has also reached #1 three times.
The Super Deluxe Edition will be available in the form of a double CD and as a double vinyl and is an absolute must for fans and collectors!
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Sting – Brand New Day
Artist: Sting | Album: Brand New Day | Style: Rock, Pop | Year: 2003 | Quality: DVD-Audio (MLP 5.1 48kHz/24Bit, MLP 2.0 44.1kHz/24Bit, Dolby AC3 5.1) | Bitrate: lossless | Tracks: 10 + 1 videoclip | Size: ~3.88 Gb | Recovery: 5% | Covers: in srchive | Release: A&M Records | DTS Entertainment (B0001047-19), 2003 | Note: Not Watermarked
By the late ’90s, Sting had reached a point where he didn’t have to prove his worth every time out; he had so ingrained himself in pop culture, he really had the freedom to do whatever he wanted. He had that attitude on Mercury Falling, but it was too somber and serious, everything that its successor, Brand New Day, is not. Light, even effervescent, Brand New Day feels like little else in Sting’s catalog. Not that it represents a new beginning, contrary to what the title may promise. The album is not only firmly within his tradition, it sounds out of time — it’s odd how close Brand New Day comes to feeling like a sequel to Nothing Like the Sun. Musically, that is. The sparkling, meticulous production and the very tone of the music — ranging from light funk to mellow ballads to the Lyle Lovett tribute “Fill Her Up” — are of a piece with Sting’s late-’80s work. That’s the main thing separating it from Ten Summoner’s Tales, his other straight pop album — well, that, and the levity. There are no overarching themes, no political messages on Brand New Day — only love songs, story songs, and, for lack of a better term, inspirational exhortations. This is all a good thing, since by keeping things light he’s managed to craft an appealing, engaging record. It may not ask as much from its audience as Sting’s other ’90s efforts, but it’s immediately enjoyable, which isn’t the case for its cousins. Brand New Day doesn’t boast any new classics, and it does sound a little dated, but it’s well-crafted, melodic, and has a good sense of humor — exactly the kind of record Sting should be making as he embarks on the third decade of his career. (more…)
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