- 2 CD Set Remastered from the original master tapes by Bob Ludwig, Gateway Mastering and features deluxe re-designed packaging [!]
When Sting embarked on his solo career, he didn't throw his tenure with the Police out the window; on this live double album from his Dream of the Blue Turtles tour, he reworks some odd selections from his old band's catalog in the expansive, jazz-inflected style of his new crew (which included saxophonist Branford Marsalis). These performances emphasize showmanship (solos, backup singers, and all) and they've got lots of crowd-pleasing moments, like the overwhelming swell of "I Burn for You" and a Caribbean clap-along on a medley of "One World" and "Love Is the Seventh Wave." But Sting's raw-steak voice has been affected by his band, too, and his phrasing on the quieter torch songs draws cleverly on jazz traditions.
1. Bring On The Night / When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around
2. Consider Me Gone
3. Low Life
4. We Work The Black Seam
5. Driven To Tears
6. The Dream Of The Blue Turtles / Demolition Man
1. One World (Not Three) / Love Is The Seventh Wave
2. Moon Over Bourbon Street
3. I Burn For You
4. Another Day
5. Children's Crusade
6. I Been Down So Long
7. Tea In The Sahara