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The
following press snippets are from 15 years of press reports from
touring with Sting...
...The four-piece
band was superb, with Sting leading the way on his beat-up Fender bass, which he
has owned since his days with The Police. But the Police songs were not
note-for-note knockoffs, and the band had plenty of room to breathe its own life
into the songs. Miller, who is playing a Gibson Les Paul for the first time for
an extended period, looked right at home on the instrument..."
The News-Gazette,
April 2005
"...Guitarists
Dominic Miller and Shane Fontayne built up churning energy on rockers like
Demolition Man and Driven to Tears, while drummer Josh Freese, of the
art-metal band A Perfect Circle, added punch to tracks like 'Invisible Sun'..."
The Capital
Times, April 2005
"...Sting
commanded centre stage with his bass and slicked-back blonde hair and hunky
physique, but it was almost as fun watching the interplay between the flashy,
heavy-soloing Miller and the more subdued, harmonica-playing Fontayne..."
The Rocky
Mountain News, April 2005
"...The
arrangements of those songs played to the strengths of Sting's current band,
particularly his long-time guitarist Dominic Miller, who delivered several
sterling solos early on..."
The Salt Lake
Tribune, April 2005
"...Guitarists
Shane Fontayne and Dominic Miller can play with anybody in the world. The two
men, standing parallel to Sting's shoulders, seemed to energize the man singing
the tunes..."
The Montana Kaiman,
April 2005
"...Sting's guitarist, Dominic Miller, opened the evening with some lovely solo guitar that displayed touches of jazz, classical, folk and flamenco. His boss joined him for the final song, singing Shape of My Heart..."
The Tampa Tribune, October 2004
"...Dominic Miller played a lovely 15 minutes of classical guitar that included what he said was Bach's Air on a G-String; this composer was way ahead of his time - and then surprise! Sting himself came out to sing on Shape of My Heart. The crowd went wild..."
The Edmonton Sun, October 2004
"...Sting's long-time guitarist Dominic Miller, whom Sting describes as his right hand, was the opening act, and although the crowd was still filtering noisily in, he played beautifully, seemingly unconcerned. His rendition of J.S. Bach's Air on a G-String was lovely..."
The Saskatoon Star Phoenix, October
2004
"...Lennox took the stage following a 30-minute opening set by Sting's long-time guitarist, Dominic Miller, who played a mellow, acoustic version of The Star Spangled Banner, inspired by Jimi Hendrix's famous interpretation, as well as Bach's Air on the G String. To the crowd's delight, Sting, bundled up in a tight gray jacket, joined Miller for Shape of My Heart, a song they wrote together. Miller called his nightly opening sets on the Sting/Lennox tour 'his 15 minutes of fame.'..."
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
October 2004
"...The night of music began with Dominic Miller, Sting's guitar player. His instrumental set revved up the crowd, especially when Sting came out for a one-song preview. Miller and Sting performed Shape of My Heart, and then he announced with ease, 'We'll see you later'..."
The Orion (California State
University), October 2004
"...With a pair of percussionists, two players on piano and synthesizer, two backup singers and talented guitarist Dominic Miller - who opened the show with a short, well-received set - Sting had no trouble finding his groove and keeping many audience members dancing much of the night..."
The Arizona Republic, September
2004
"...Other highlights were a pair of soft, flamenco-flavored ballads in mid-show, Fragile and Fields of Gold, with Sting taking the guitar solos on the former and top-flight picker Dominic Miller the latter. Deserving special mention are Miller's atmospheric solos, a couple of impressive extended piano solos by Jason Rebello, and a standout stand-in job by Joy Rose as she outdid Mary J. Blige's contribution to the latest album on Whenever I Say Your Name..."
The Minneapolis Pioneer Press, July
2004
"...Before Lennox's set, Dominic Miller, longtime guitarist for Sting, came out and joked that he was getting his 15 minutes of fame. He performed several lovely acoustic guitar pieces, including a mellow version of The Star Spangled Banner and Sting joined him on Shape of My Heart..."
The Lancaster New Era, July 2004
"...Since Sting's band contains Dominic Miller on guitar and Jason Rebello on keyboards, the level of expertise is unnervingly high, textures ebbing and flowing effortlessly between bumping R&B, episodes of sleek semi-acoustic introspection and Sting's version of rock, which is more like jazz with the volume turned up a bit..."
The Guardian, May 2004
"...Sting's band was tight and showed flashes of
real style, particularly Miller, who was in the forefront..."
The Daily News of Los Angeles,
February 2004
"...Sting's high-calibre backing band included
singer Joy Rose, who arguably outdid Mary J. Blige's studio contribution to the
duet Whenever I Say Your Name, and renown session guitarist Dominic
Miller - born in Argentina but raised just a kringle's toss away in Racine -
whose deft finger work stood out in Fields of Gold and the haunting new
Dead Man's Rope..."
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb
2004
"...Sting's simpler material often is the most successful,
artistically and commercially. That point also was made by the lovely 'Fields of
Gold', highlighted by guitar from Dominic Miller..."
The Tampa Tribune, Jan 2004
"...Jill Scott is recovering from a lung infection and is expected to rejoin
the tour by Friday. Dominic Miller, a guitarist who has played with
Sting since 1991, opened in her place.
With his hands in the pockets of his camouflage pants, Sting coolly
strolled onstage to break the news to the crowd. He joked that Miller
had agreed to entertain for 20 minutes, for $20. Miller then delivered
an enjoyable set of solo guitar music that he interspersed with
self-deprecating jokes.
"I guess people expecting Jill Scott took a look at me and said,
'Well, she's not as good-looking as I thought she'd be,'"
cracked the thin, pale Miller, who also joked about his album, which
he deadpanned "is available in a store in Racine, Wisconsin," his
hometown.
To close the opening set, Sting joined Miller to perform a lovely song
the two wrote, Shape of My Heart..."
The Greensboro News Record, May 2001
"...Sting introduced guitarist
Dominic Miller to fill the gap with five fleet-fingered acoustic numbers.
After changing into casual clothes, Sting returned to finish the brief
interlude by singing "Shape of My Heart," which he wrote with Miller, the
evening's MVP..."
The Washington
Post, May 2001
"...The comparatively flat,
rhythm track-enhanced After the Rain Has Fallen preceded
a downright rocking We'll Be Together with guitarist Dominic Miller effortlessly
peeling off piquant spurts of electric fire.
Miller lent sensual grooves to the burnished ballad Fields of Gold and Sting
himself lent sparkle to Englishman in New York..."
The Boston
Herald, May 2001
"...Fill Her Up slid seamlessly into the melodic Fields of Gold, which was
as lovely as ever. The song featured guitarist Dominic Miller, who highlighted and
sharpened the familiar melody..."
The Peoria Journal Star, May 2001
"...Fill Her Up was Miller's time with a remarkable work with the slide..."
Página (Argentina), January 2001
"...Guitarist
Dominic Miller and keyboardist Kipper were knockouts, smoking through the jazzy
riffs that served as a segue to many of the songs..."
The
Albuquerque Tribune, August 2000
"...Sting's latest line-up doesn't slouch
either. His long-time guitarist, Dominic Miller, showcased slick nylon-string plucking on Fields
of Gold..."
The Sacramento
Bee, August 2000
"...We'll Be Together got a
good shaking up, reworked and ending with a squalling Dominic Miller guitar solo. Sting
and Miller also teamed up for a light, delicate acoustic reading of Fields of Gold
that set the audience swooning..."
The Rocky Mountain News, July 2000
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