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Every<br />
Litt le<br />
Thing<br />
STING BRINGS DECADES<br />
OF DIVERSE MUSICAL<br />
EXPERIENCES TO BEAR<br />
ON HIS ROCKING<br />
NEW RECORD<br />
MENTION STING TO US BASSISTS AND SEVERAL HALLMARKS COME TO MIND:<br />
His compositionally crafty, sparse bass parts with the Police. His ability to sing<br />
lead on his songs while playing independent bass lines, in the grand trio tradition<br />
of Jack Bruce and Geddy Lee. And his jazz-infused, post-Police explorations,<br />
which further anointed him a darling of the musician crowd without affecting his<br />
gift for selling millions of records to the general public. Since Sting’s last BP cover<br />
(March 2000), following the release of Brand New Day, his restless musical soul<br />
and inherent curiosity have led him down different avenues, with a 2007 Police<br />
reunion tour in the mix. There was Sacred Love, his mildly received 2003 follow-up<br />
BY CHRIS JISI<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PAUL HAGGARD<br />
bassplayer.com / april<strong>2017</strong> 27
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