Sting

It is hard to believe that it has been 35 years since Sting started as a member of The Police. But it is his solo work that remains as timeless and simplistic and melodic as the singer himself. When We Dance is definitely a really great example…

As they approached the two-decade mark, heavy-metal shock-rockers W.A.S.P. shot this 2000 concert film before a live audience. Recorded at the Key Club in Los Angeles, Califonia, W.A.S.P.: The Sting - Live at the Key Club - L.A. features the Blackie Lawless-led outfit performing several of their most popular songs including "Inside the Electric Circus," "Chainsaw Charlie," "Sleeping in the Fire," "Damnation Angels," "I Wanna Be Somebody," and seven others.

~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

As they approached the two-decade mark, heavy-metal shock-rockers W.A.S.P. shot this 2000 concert film before a live audience. Recorded at the Key Club in Los Angeles, Califonia, W.A.S.P.: The Sting - Live at the Key Club - L.A. features the Blackie Lawless-led outfit performing several of their most popular songs including "Inside the Electric Circus," "Chainsaw Charlie," "Sleeping in the Fire," "Damnation Angels," "I Wanna Be Somebody," and seven others. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

In the summer of 1997, Puff Daddy took "I'll Be Missing You," a sappy reworking of "Every Breath You Take," to the top of the charts across the world; it became the biggest rap single in history. The success of "I'll Be Missing You" had the bizarre byproduct of making the Police hip again among both rock and rap artists. So, what better way to celebrate the occasion – as well as the 20th anniversary of the Police's first album – than to release another compilation, this time combining highlights from the Police and Sting's solo career? The Very Best of Sting & the Police does just that, combining 14 songs – not necessarily his biggest hits, either – in a seemingly random chronological order…

One does an aural double take upon hearing the opening bars of “Raised on Rock,” the first track from the Scorpions Sting in the Tail. Rudolph Schenker's opening power chord riff and guitar tone sound like something from 1976’s Virgin Killer, or 1979’s Lovedrive…

Early in his solo career, Sting defined himself as a man of taste, choosing to work with jazz musicians instead of rockers. Inevitably, this meant he walked the thin line between sophisticated pop and adult contemporary, but he did it with grace from 1985's Dream of the Blue Turtles to 1993's Ten Summoner's Tales. Unfortunately, Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting doesn't illustrate what a deft trick he pulled off with that quartet of albums…

Although the Scorpions had already achieved fame after 1982's Blackout, Love at First Sting brought them their biggest single of the decade, the slick anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane," with some greatly underrated songs to back it up. The album opens with the hair-raising "Bad Boys Running Wild" and continues with songs such as the memorable "Big City Nights" and the half-ballad, half-powerhouse rocker "Coming Home." The record also contains what just may be the band's best ballad ever, the tear-jerking "Still Loving You." Considering the fact that it has some of their best-ever singles, Love at First Sting is definitely a must for all fans of the Scorpions. .~ Barry Weber (All Music Guide)