![]() Ten Summoner’s Tales also contained several of Sting’s most timeless statements. The songs that emerged were rich, diverse, and immensely satisfying, ranging from the strutting, bluesy “Heavy Cloud, No Rain” to the affecting “Shape Of My Heart” and the slightly quixotic “She’s Too Good For Me,” in which a neo-classical middle section gatecrashed the song’s jazzy, The Dream Of The Blue Turtles-esque groove to startling effect. “Choruses that lodge in the mass consciousness” ![]() Home-cooked meals in the adjoining kitchen and the option to take walks in the garden further bolstered group creativity, assisting Sting and his highly versatile team – Dominic Miller (guitar), David Sancious (keyboards), and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta – in the creation of some of their most resonant music to date. So I moved everything out of the dining room and moved the equipment in – the band and the instruments, my producer and engineers.” “I find them prison-like environments where you don’t breathe the air or see the sunlight for months on end. “I really don’t like studios much,” Sting explained. Though the album was later mixed at London’s Townhouse Studio, the musicians decamped to Sting’s 400-year-old Wiltshire home, Lake House, for the sessions, where producer Hugh Padgham and assistant engineer Pete Lewis captured the songs on Sting’s new Steerpike SSL Portable Studio. It makes me smile when I listen to the record.”Īn important factor in maintaining Ten Summoner’s Tales’ positive vibe was Sting’s decision to eschew the use of a regular recording facility. I was with my band and writing songs to amuse them, myself, and my family. I wanted to make a record that let me get back to writing songs just for fun, and that’s exactly what happened. ![]() “I had exorcised a few ghosts, and I didn’t really feel the need to do it again. “I just felt that had served its purpose,” Sting reflected at the time of Ten Summoner’s Tales’ release. ![]()
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