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Thursday, February 16, 1984 The Pendulum Arts Page 5 Police Fans fill coliseum to hear ‘good hard jam By Karen Thomas Once the back-up band Re flex left the stage last Friday night, good hard jam from the Police began with their hits Synchronicity I and II. Even their slower songs like Roxan ne and Every Breath You Take were played with a quick up beat. The rampant rumors that the Police are splitting up after this tour must have filled the minds of the audience. But there is the question: How could three people who sound Concert Review so good together and seem to have so much fun making that sound, possibly dislike each other enough to split up? As the concert progressed, it became obvious that the Police were more like three separate musicians on stage, than a band. Guitarist Andy Sum mers, dressed in a baggy black suit, actually seemed bored with the whole thing. After playing a solo during King of Pain, He placidly threw up his hands to the audience as if to say, “There. Is that the kind of music you want, the simple stuff?” and returned to his original spot on stage. It was as if Summers would have rather been off somewhere else. Bass player and vocalist. Sting, in his fringed remake of Joseph’s Technicolor Dream- coat, seemed to get the most raves for the least amount of action. All Sting had to do was walk around the stage, and he got screams and whistles from almost every member of the au dience. In his multi-colored coat, no matter what color the spot lights were on, Sting showed up the best out of the rest. Sting put on a good show from jump ing on his little trampoline to keeping up conversation with the audience. A direct opposite of the stoic, Summers. Drummer Stewart Copeland, originator of the band, with his powerful and erratic drum ming, put on the best perform ance of all. A slightly dis appointing fact was that some of Copeland’s music was taped. It would have been nice to hear what Copeland could do him self. Walking on the Moon, Cope land seemed to dance in a methodic fashion as he stood up to play the marimbas and timpalies. Copeland would drink with one hand and play with the other. Did he do this to show skill or apathy towards the Police’s music? Copeland used jazz drummer Buddy Rich’s gimmick of tos sing a stick away while playing, reaching down and getting another without missing a beat. He kept up the fast-paced Rasta beat, which identifies the Police sound, and stayed wound up after the return for an encore as he leaped over his trap set. From the music being play ed, it was obviously a night of “Reggata de Blanc” or white Reggae. With two female back up singers dressed Jamaican style and Sting singing “e-yo- yo-yo-” with the audience dur ing every other song, it was like a flashback of the late great Bob Marley and The Wailers back in 1975. For the encore, the Police played a stretched-out version of I Can’t Stand Losing You which seemed appropriate for the time. As the audience left the coliseum, with blue, yellow and red synchronistic smoke streaming from their ears and after listening to the Police grow and perfect their sound, the thought of losing all this was something hard to accept. Council continued from page 4 ways come first with me. I do not forget that I was once a stu dent.” She said she thinks teachers have to be enthusias tic about the subject they are teaching. About her plans after retire ment, Council said, “My hus band and I have bought some and in a little community cal led Farmington, which is about 16 miles west of Winston- Salem. We plan eventually to “uild a home there.” Council has two sons, both of whom are married. She and her husband will be closer to them when they move. She said her sons are excited about her re tirement and the family will be able to do things together. Council said, “I have a little grandchild - a little grand daughter that I’m looking for ward to spending some time with. 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