Sting/Germany 1996

In 1996, Sting performed at Germany’s huge festival “ROCK AM RING” for the first time in five years. The soundboard album is now available. It was also announced that he will appear on “ROCK AM RING” for the fourth time next year in 2021, but this is his second time included in this work. “May 26, 1996” performance was one act of “MERCURY FALLING TOUR 1996-1997”. This is the FM stereo sound board sound source. Also, speaking of “MERCURY FALLING TOUR”, it is also known as the largest solo tour, surpassing “SOUL CAGES TOUR”. First, let’s look back at the show’s position from the panoramic view. 1996, February 15th – March 5th: Promotion (3 performances) [March 8th release of “MERCURY FALLING”] March 9th – June 18th: Europe #1 (57 performances) ←★Here ★・June 21st – September 8th: North America #1 (56 performances) ・September 21st – November 11th: Asia/Oceania (34 performances) ・November 17th – December 22nd: Europe # 2 (27 performances) 1997 January 13th – February 8th: Europe #3 (20 performances) February 28th – March 6th: North America #2 (6 performances) June 20th – 7th March 13th: Europe #4 (12 performances) This is Sting in 1996/1997. It was a huge world tour with over 210 performances in total. Among them, the main one was “Europe #1” which was held immediately after the release of “MERCURY FALLING”. The “ROCK AM RING” performance of this work was also the 45th concert. As it is a famous festival representing Germany, the event will also be broadcast on FM. Although it has become a standard at that time, this work is not a copy or remastered reissue of an already released song. It is a new master that has recently appeared. The quality is excellent. It has been digitized directly from the original air check master at the time of broadcasting, and the stable reception condition and master freshness are extremely fresh, and the rich sound unique to famous broadcasts and the beautifully separated mix are also wonderful. As expected, since it was broadcast 24 years ago, I’m not sure whether to call it “completely official grade” by modern standards, which are lossless and natural, but by the standards of the 90s, I can say with all my might. It is an FM soundboard album that depicts the best. What is depicted with such a sound is a show that summarizes a group of glorious masterpieces with an adult contemporary ensemble. Although the broadcast time of about 50 minutes is short because it is a festival appearance, that is why the compressed masterpiece rush is also special. Let’s organize the contents and get a feel for how rich it is. THE POLICE (6 songs)・OUTLANDOS D’AMOUR: Roxanne・REGGATTA DE BLANC: Bring On The Night・ZENYATTA MONDATTA: When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around・GHOST IN THE MACHINE: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic/Demolition Man・SYNCHRONICITY: Synchronicity II Solo (5 songs)・THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES: If You Love Somebody Set Them Free・THE SOUL CAGES: Mad About You・TEN SUMMONER’S TALES: Seven Days・MERCURY FALLING :I Was Brought to My Senses/Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot…and it goes like this. Although it was supposed to be a collection, it looks like a large volume. That being said, there is a lot of variety. In fact, the only two songs that are featured are “GHOST IN THE MACHINE” and the latest work “MERCURY FALLING”, and all the others are 1 album = 1 song selection. It is a show that summarizes the career more like a best-of album than the greatest hits of all time. The most important thing for a music album is to have “good sound, good songs, and good performances.” No matter how precious or how ground-breaking a sound source is, without these three elements, it will not be possible to enjoy and love it over and over again. This work is a live album that concentrates these three elements at the highest level. A rare genius songwriter: This is a disc that allows you to fully enjoy Sting’s famous songs on the finest stereo soundboard, and is truly the “best of live performances”. Nurburgring, Nurburg, Germany 26th May 1996 STEREO SBD (51:32) 1. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 2. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 3. I Was Brought to My Senses 4. Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot 5 . Seven Days 6. Mad About You 7. Synchronicity II 8. Roxanne 9. Bring On the Night 10. When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around 11. Demolition Man Sting – vocals, bass Dominic Miller – guitar Kenny Kirkland – keyboards Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Butch Thomas – saxophone Clark Gayton – trombone STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING