Sting's Summoner Tales

It's been years and years since rock music was still important and had great relevance. Artists were not pop bunnies who sang with computer voices, but stars with guitars, poets, explainers of the world.

Today is the day to hear Stings "Ten Summoners Tales" again.

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From the depressive depths of the "Soul Cages", Sting rose to the limitless freedom of the "Summoners Tales", which seem like the reward for long torment. Equipped with brilliant, hands-on musicians, Mr. Sumner, the summoner, almost returned to Police sounds that had been thought to be buried and presented his friendliest album in years.

Vinnie Colaiuta's drums provide a lively beat throughout, which always gives even more complicated songs like the country confusion "Love Is Stronger Than Justice" the necessary down-to-earthness. Even small intellectual, literary games and complex rhythms failed to overload the music.

Sting always pays attention to a clear song structure. David Sancious' versatile keyboard skills combined a wide variety of brass arrangements, from the obbligato jazz that Stung always loved, to the flute-tinged folk. Which shows that Sting draws on the full potential of his stories and doesn't submit to any self-imposed constraints.

A return to the really big moments of a really big career that still has an impact today - Sting is someone who easily combines sophistication and lightness and always gives his fans unadulterated listening pleasure.