Message In A Bottle. Please solve this mystery.

Catt828 Says:

Sep 19, 2008 - i can't get enough of this version!!!i absolutely love it! Its so cool =]

gulgur Says:

Sep 21, 2008 - thats very nice. I like it!as an answer to the title i would say the guitar is played live, sting changes the volume twice in the beginning and it affects the sound and the playing.

boyddrose Says:

Sep 23, 2008 - Legendary performance - I think its pretty simple - he tuned the guitar so he would not need a capo - thats really nothing for guys like him.

typicalwebster Says:

Sep 26, 2008 - I don't think Sting would've messed with tuning his guitar up a half-step. Using a capo would've been much easier, and it would've saved him from retuning his guitar back down to standard. I think the reason for the half step difference (From C# minor recorded to this D minor version) is that the audio from the video has been raised about a half step. This usually happens in old recordings.

jascc8 Says:

Sep 26, 2008 - I want the mp3 of this performance SO bad. I love it.

amphibianTEEF Says:

Sep 27, 2008 - on august 7, 08, they had their last concert at madison square. the last song they played was next to you

wudoo85 Says:

Oct 4, 2008 - you are right here... it really is with a semi-tone above standard (concert) pitch.....

magrao600 Says:

Oct 4, 2008 - CRAP....sting should never leave the bass

Jimsskot Says:

Oct 4, 2008 - Feeling Feeling Feeling.We all have a bottle in life.Send it out.Maybe someone here you.Fucking Great song.And what a high voice.Wow

somaliCABdriver Says:

Oct 5, 2008 - regardless of what pitch this was recorded...its freaking awesomeeee...great lyrics and great musicanship...I play alot of Sting/police..and get the feeling sometimes that he's on the wrong fret...

aShLoVeRz95 Says:

Oct 10, 2008 - I got an old audio tape of the album The Secret Policeman Concert which I lovingly preserved since the early 80s. Lots of really great acoustic stuff from Sting, Collins, Donovan and Geldof. Clapton was jamming with Beck to top all that. I've been trying to get the DVD or CD of this album forever.

naleyan Says:

Oct 11, 2008 - stings team would have tweaked it in post production prior to release. If u want to see the real key look at a live recording on some fans cam fone

Miketrt Says:

Oct 20, 2008 - Schting rocks. One of the best artists ever.

maartenvdbent Says:

Oct 24, 2008 - "Theatrical features originally photographed at 24 fps are simply sped up by 4% to 25 fps.While this is usually not noticed in the picture it causes a slightly noticeable increase in audio pitch by about one semitone, which is sometimes corrected using a pitch shifter, though pitch shifting is a recent innovation and supersedes an alternative method of telecine for 25 fps formats.However, a difference between the two is rarely noticed unless the original audio is compared with the pitched audio"

plyror Says:

Oct 27, 2008 - So what is it

dajzilla Says:

Nov 1, 2008 - I love this version. I remember seeing this YEARS ago and always wished I had it on cd so I could listen to it any time but back then you couldn't get it that way. Now, with the arpanet we have it! Thank you arpanet!

plyror Says:

Nov 2, 2008 - could you explain that

maartenvdbent Says:

Nov 3, 2008 - my other comment somehow disappeared :S (I made two already). The thing is that this video was filmed on film, which has 24 frames per second. When it is transferred to television it is sped up a little (4%) to give it a framerate of 25 frames per second (PAL tv). It results in the pitch being a semitone higher.Look for "Telecine" on wikipedia for more info (I somehow can't post the link here)

springheeledjack1970 Says:

Nov 3, 2008 - I've watched scores of live versions of Message, both The Police and Sting solo, and this is easily the best. It just has that indefinable something.

plyror Says:

Nov 3, 2008 - Could someone tell me how to play this or at least the chorus

carguy12345678910 Says:

Nov 10, 2008 - i didnt know sting plays guitar i thought he only plays bass

bourbonmatt Says:

Nov 11, 2008 - search u tube for siggi mertens..explains it step by step..real simple but intricate to join together!

JohnnyRottweiler Says:

Nov 19, 2008 - He's playing piano and saxophone , he's a complete musician to have composed all these great songsHe showed ANdy how to play his songs and then Andy changes its way

Gilmourka Says:

Nov 20, 2008 - Can I take him home?

hubbabubba1012008 Says:

Nov 20, 2008 - I LOVE AVRIL!!Rachel support another canadian band!! Search for: Brandon Paris Band "Say Goodbye"