The Police - Certifiable (DVD, 2008, 2-Disc Set, Retailer Exclusive)

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Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires is a live album and concert video album bythe Police. It was recorded in December 2007 during the band'sreunion tour and was released in November 2008. The album was released in the US exclusively through Best Buy.

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Certifiable, the title of the 2008 DVD set by the Police, echoes the Eagles' Hell Freezes Over, another reunion concert sold in video and audio formats. Just as the Eagles' Don Henley once said his band would not re-form "until Hell freezes over," the Police's Sting is quoted at the outset of the video as saying that he would have to be certified insane to join a Police reunion. Yet he did, for reasons never quite spelled out. (In the 51-minute tour documentary "Better Than Therapy" included as the second DVD in the package, he says he likes to be unpredictable, after bandmate Stewart Copeland has said the reunion was a "no-brainer" for him but wondered himself why Sting was interested.) The result was a world tour, and the December 1 & 2, 2007, dates at a giant stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, provide the footage for the 19-song, 109-minute show that takes up the DVD here. (The concert is repeated on two CDs -- or three LPs with a one-time digital download -- also included, such that the set, initially retailing for about $20, contains more than four and a half hours of audio and video content.) That show finds the three members of the Police, after 23 years apart (not counting a couple of one-off special appearances), looking not too much the worse for wear and doing pretty much exactly what they were doing when they broke up at their popular peak in 1984. The set list consists entirely of old Police favorites, rendered in the familiar arrangements, with only a few moments of improvisation here and there. Despite the awesome setting before a gigantic crowd, with gigantic video screens behind them, the Police remain just those three men, holding the stage largely through their music. Sting appears not to change bass guitars for the entire show, sticking with a worn-looking instrument; Andy Summers doesn't seem to use more than a couple of guitars, also looking much-used; and Copeland, although he takes a couple of trips up into a percussion setup, mostly stays on his drum chair turning out the music's propulsive rhythms. This is a no-nonsense account of the musical highlights of the Police's career, and even though the scale is enormous, the show is a surprisingly no-frills affair, and all the better for that. ~ William Ruhlmann

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UPC0602517830462
eBay Product ID (ePID)71105438

Product Key Features

ActorThe Police
Edition2-Disc Set/2-CD Set Retailer Exclusive
Movie/TV TitleU.S.S. V.D. Ship of Shame/Red Nightmare, Police-Certifiable
FormatDVD
Release Year2008
GenreMusical & Performing Arts
Sub-GenrePop Music

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs2
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display Format2-Disc Set/2-CD Set Retailer Exclusive
Leading RoleThe Police
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20081111

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  • The Police - Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires

    Excellent concert. We were there for show number 2 in Vancouver and this is an accurate account of pretty much the same show we remember. Glad to have it.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Love it - feels like I'm there

    I'm a huge Police fan. Saw them as a teenager on their Synchronicity tour and watching these videos makes me feel like I was there again. I have high expectations for audio quality and this is unbelievable.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • Excellent Release

    The Police sounded better than ever when they toured the world 10 years ago. This is their stop at Buenos Aires and the concert was amazing.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • Arrested by the Police

    Great dvd. Plays well. Just make sure that the DVD that you purchase is compatible with your country’s playback system.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Rad!

    Great live representation of the Police!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Police

    Nice show for any Police fan!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • Great Concert!

    Great Concert!

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  • Great

    Great

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  • Great buy!

    As advertised

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • Police concert

    Great value

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