The 'Ten Summoner's Tales' video was filmed in Sting's Wiltshire home, Lake House, at the time of recording the album. THE SECOND I CAUGHT HER EYE Sting even experiments with various instruments. If he had never played another note, TEN SUMMONER'S TALES would by itself have cemented Sting's stature as one of the late 20th century's premier song writers. FILE "Sting_Ten_Summoner_s_Tales.bin" BINARY TRACK 01 CDI/2352 INDEX 01 00:00:00. Ten Summoner's Tales, an Album by Sting. Despite it being ‘ten’, the album is twelve tracks long, covering this by calling the first and last tracks ‘Prologue’ and ‘Epilogue’. Brilliant album. Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales DTS Edition Review, Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2013. Have to agree with StrizzMatik. Some of the tracks remind me of Steely Dan. Released 9 March 1993 on A&M (catalog no. LOVE I love this album, it really takes me back to childhood haha. I love that each song tells a tale, from Fields of Gold to Love is Stronger Than Justice to Shape of My Heart, there is love, faithfulness and honor. And he laughs wickedly, like Vincent Price. Nearly every song on this particular album is very good, and several are outstanding. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Write Offset: 222. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. George Blackwell. Backgrounder. He went on to make classic rock hits in his band The Police, and then embarked on a stellar solo career. Too bad that so few are making music of this caliber these days... An outstanding achievement in surround music! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. To start off, he came up with the clever album title "Ten Summoner's Tales" which is a play on his given name, Gordon Sumner. Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2019. I KNEW IT WOULD NEVER DIE. Released in 1993, it explores themes of love and morality in a noticeably upbeat mood compared to his previous release, the introspective The Soul Cages released in 1991 after the loss of both his parents in the 1980s. CD 0070; CD). Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales at Discogs. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Ten Summoner's Tales [Video] - Sting on AllMusic - 1993 - A simultaneous release with the album, this is… The title is a combined pun of his given name, Gordon Sumner, and a character in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, the summoner. "Ten Summoner's Tales" (1993) was a big success, nominated for 6 Grammys including Album of the Year, and triple platinum in sales. If he had never played another note, TEN SUMMONER'S TALES would by itself have cemented Sting's stature as one of the late 20th century's premier song writers. 16-page booklet. Although it opens and closes with songs that are relatively upbeat musically, in between them many other emotions, pictures and colors emerge. Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2008. Brilliant willi-corfe 2 November 2005. Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2010, (this review has been updated in response posts below, giving it highest recommendations). Album Rating: 4.5Fields of Gold is one of my favorite songs ever. Hide Spoilers. Sting - Ten Summoner's Tales book. The soft rock crap he releases now is so lame. II", Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2008. VG. I still love that tune, Album Rating: 4.5LOVE He's so awesome on that song! Sting is quite the storyteller--I wonder if he regaled his kids with bedtime stories when they were little? His live performances are spot on as long as the band is playing the good tunes. Review Summary: Tasteful, intellectual compositions performed ably by great musicians, with one of the all-time greatest singers at the head of the pack. Sting is one of my favourite musicians, and Ten Summoner's Tales (1994), his fourth studio album, is one of his best albums. All rights reserved. I can pick maybe 1-2 listenable songs on the albums that follow this one. Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2003. Add to Cart. Digging: Desire (POR) - Infinity... A Timeless Journey, Album Rating: 4.5EASILY one of the best songs ever, agreed, Album Rating: 3.5'Fields of Gold is almost a perfect ballad.' Sting ‎– Ten Summoner's Tales Label: A&M Records ‎– 540075-2, Polydor ... Sting: Ten Summoner's Tales ... Add Review [r11677953] Release. Ten Summoner's Tales is the fourth solo studio album by the rock musician Sting. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Not here, you're not. 5.0 out of 5 stars the sacred geometry of chance. Sting. 'If I Ever Lose My Faith in You' proves Sting the past master of the oblique love song. Title: Name of Artist(s), Title of Album, Genre of Album, and Album Release Date. Album Rating: 3.5Fields of Gold is almost a perfect ballad. Album Rating: 4.5Fields of Gold is arguably the most relaxing song ever, its kinda weird to me that he has so many albums rated above every police album, Album Rating: 4.5his solo career is way better. It's hard to believe that this album didn't garner more awards than it did. Hell is full of...high court judges, failed saints...cardinals, archbishops, barristers, certified accountants, music critics...You're never alone. This album has aged very well! 31454 0070 2; CD). Ten Summoner's Tales. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, See all details for Ten Summoner's Tales (DTS Edition). One of my favorite things about this album is Sting's use of unusual time signature. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1993 Vinyl release of Ten Summoner's Tales on Discogs. Dominic has some pretty nice guitar work, I love it. It is after all good music and parades as nothing but; my favorite representative of an artist in a good place in life and music. The title is a combined pun of his family name, Sumner, and a character in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, the summoner. "Nothing" is the better album, but "Summoner's" sounds like "Nothing, Pt. I'd get this just to hear Vinnie on Seven Days. MUS 110aa Assignment #4 Module 4: Album Review. If he had never played another note, TEN SUMMONER'S TALES would by itself have cemented Sting's stature as one of the late 20th century's premier song writers. To think he gave up the opportunity for a new Police record to continue putting out his usual substandard crap blows my mind tbh. A pretty good review. Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffThis album is pop/rock perfection. Definitely an album worth buying.! 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