The Last Ship: An almost forgotten masterpiece

Like me, you might not have been a big Sting fan, of course there a few tracks and song of his I quite like but this is on a total other level. And yet, almost no one I know seems to have even heard of it. I discovered this incredible work purely by accident. The melodies and arrangements are glorious, the musicianship is superb, the lyrics are the work of a genius, and the recording and engineering is expertly executed. Join me on a journey of discovery.

In this work, Sting explores the industrial might of his childhood past, his childhood and coming of age, his relationship with his father, with lost love, with life itself and eventually death.

Topics covered:
00:00 - Introduction
01:59 – Context: Why this piece?
08:35 – The Last Ship
12:36 – Dead Man’s Boots
15:19 – And Yet
21:02 The Language of Birds
25:15 – Practical Arrangement
29:22 – The Night The Pugilist Learns How to Dance
33:10 The Ballad of The Great Eastern
35:42 – I Love Her But She Loves Someone Else
40:30 – So To Speak
46:25 – “The Last Ship” Reprise

Content Links:
Wikipedia page on the album ‘The Last Ship’: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Las...)
Our intro & outro music ‘Philia’ by Stefan Meylaers: https://open.spotify.com/track/0w9qjK...
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Equipment used in this video:
Loudspeakers: Pearl Acoustics SG
Preamplifier and Dac: Sugden Saphire DAP 800
Amplifier: Sugden ANV 50 Silver
CD Player: Lyngdorf CD-2
Cables: Loudspeaker cables: Pearl Acoustics Sibelius Neutral Balance
Interconnects: AudioQuest (various)
Listening Room acoustic panels: GIK