The Police - Live! (1995) [2003 SACD]

Live! is an album by The Police, released in 1995.
Disc one contains almost the complete concert on November 27, 1979 at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. Disc two contains excerpts from two concerts on November 13 & 14, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia at The Omni in the wake of the Synchronicity album. The 1983 shows were also featured in the 2005 Synchronicity Concert DVD release.
1995 finally saw the release of the Police’s long-rumored first official live album, the two-CD Live!. The first CD was recorded back in 1979 in Boston, for an FM broadcast during the tour for their second album, Reggatta de Blanc, while the second disc is from their final tour in 1983 during a tour stop in Atlanta. While the first disc is excellent — it captures the Police at their most frantic and energetic — the second disc is pretty darn uninspired (Sting’s vocals in particular), as evidenced by the unnecessary and annoying backup singers that are detected throughout. Highlights abound on disc one, including early faves like “Next to You,” “So Lonely,” “Bring on the Night,” “The Bed’s Too Big Without You,” “Roxanne,” “Walking on the Moon,” and “Can’t Stand Losing You.” And while disc two contains a few standouts (“Tea in the Sahara,” “Every Breath You Take”), those dastardly backup singers make most of the songs sound like blah lounge versions (“King of Pain,” “Synchronicity I,” “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da”). Still, the first disc of Live! makes it a recommended purchase to the serious Police fan.

Tracks:

November 27, 1979 at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston:
1. Next to You - 2:57
2. So Lonely - 7:33
3. Truth Hits Everybody - 2:34
4. Walking on the Moon - 5:00
5. Hole in My Life - 4:08
6. Fall Out - 2:47
7. Bring on the Night - 5:17
8. Message in a Bottle - 4:27
9. The Bed’s Too Big Without You - 8:53
10. Peanuts - 3:07
11. Roxanne - 4:43
12. Can’t Stand Losing You - 7:55
13. Landlord - 2:27
14. Born in the 50′s - 4:18
15. Be My Girl/Sally - 2:41

November 13 & 14, 1983 at The Omni in Atlanta:
16. Synchronicity I - 2:53
17. Synchronicity II - 4:44
18. Walking in Your Footsteps - 4:55
19. Message in a Bottle - 4:36
20. O My God - 3:36
21. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - 4:32
22. Wrapped Aroud Your Finger - 5:21
23. Tea in the Sahara - 4:54
24. Spirits in the Material World - 2:57
25. King of Pain - 5:53
26. Don’t Stand so Close to Me - 3:46
27. Every Breath You Take - 4:37
28. Roxanne - 6:10
29. Can’t Stand Losing You - 6:48
30. So Lonely - 7:25