Sting
1993-08-28
Spektrum
Oslo, Norway
TV SBD Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
CD 1:
01. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
02. Heavy Cloud No Rain
03. Love Is Stronger Than Justice
04. Seven Days
05. Fields Of Gold
06. Synchronicity II
07. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
08. Roxanne
09. It's Probably Me
10. Shape Of My Heart
CD 2:
01. Saint Augustine In Hell
02. Straight To My Heart
03. Englishman In New York
04. King Of Pain/All This Time
05. Bring On The Night/When The World...
06. She's Too Good For Me
07. Nothing 'Bout Me
08. Every Breath You Take
09. Fragile
Jerry Garcia's williness and desire to play music with artists who crossed a broad spectrum of styles is evidenced by his connections to Sting, the former front man for a new wave band! In spring 1993, Sting agreed to be the lead in band for the Dead’s summer tour, playing 11 stadium shows. During that run, Jerry Garcia sat in with Sting on 4 occaisons, lending his guitar work to Walking On The Moon, Tea In The Sahara, Consider Me Gone, and Been Down So Long. During that run, Garcia advised Sting to "Go out there and push your limits, because these people (the Deadheads) are gonna listen to you." During a joint interview with Jerry and Sting for Rolling Stone at the the Four Seasons Ritz Carlton (side note - kind of ironic that a San Francisco hippie an an English punk rocker would one day be at Ritz Carlton) Garcia said of Sting, “Everybody knows he’s a wonderful musician and a truly fine person, too. It’s nice that we get to meet him, hang out with him a little bit and sort of . . . network a little with him. We share interests, and I think there’s stuff that we could do together in the hypothetical future that would be fun for him and for us." Sting who playfully nicknamed Garcia "Father Christmas", explained his decision to work with Jerry and the Grateful Dead as follows: "I want to see this Deadhead phenomenon. I want to see it first hand. I've never supported anyone in my career. It's so off the wall, such a crazy idea. Hell, let's do it."
This soundboard recording captures Sting later in 1993, on August 28, 1993, 32 years ago today, in Norway on tour in support of his 4th solo album, Ten Summoner's Tales. The disc went to #2 on both the US and British charts, while achieving triple platinum status in less than a year. Ten Summoner’s Tales, would be nominated for 6 Grammys, and win 3, including Best Pop Vocal performance for If I Ever Lose My Faith In You, the first single from the album. That tune would reach #17 on the Billboard charts in the US, while another song from the album, Fields of Gold, would climb to #23.
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