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The
following press snippets are from 15 years of press reports from
touring with Sting...
"...The first few notes of Fields of Gold
excited fans in the audience, and Sting stripped down the band, focusing on some
lovely acoustic guitar by Dominic Miller..."
The
Georgia Strait (Canada), July 2000
"...The hushed version of Fields
of Gold was the
musical highlight of the initial set, with Sting embracing the song's melody and wrapping
it around Dominic Miller's acoustic guitar lines..."
The Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette, July 2000
"...The band was first-rate, especially
guitarist Dominic Miller (who added some marvellous acoustic guitar fingerpicking on Fields
of Gold)..."
The Saratogian, July 2000
"...Sting's lack of compromise
wins him renewed respect. And he does offer us some rock especially in We’ll Be Together,
where the multitalented guitarist Dominic Miller carves himself some room
with both riffs and solos..."
Dagens Nyheter
(Sweden), March 2000
"...An uplifting After the Rain Has Fallen drifted into
a punchy We'll Be Together as Dominic Miller laid a muscular guitar solo over Manu
Katche's pulsating drum beat..."
Music Box,
December 1999
"...This latest edition of
Sting's band expands the jazzy flavour that has marked most of his solo work
with some nods toward world music and other genres. The enhanced worldview
was heard most notably on 'Big Lie Small World' and 'Desert Rose', both
tracks from the new album. Young guitarist Dominic Miller also brought a
rocking edge to the music that had been lacking from some of Sting's
previous efforts..."
The New Haven
Register, November 1999
"...Much of Sting's music is fuelled by a rock
vitality; the R&B for 1987's We'll Be Together was propelled by Miller's
guitar-driven fervour..."
The Houston
Chronicle, November 1999
"...Guitarist Dominic Miller
contributed searing electric fretwork as well as crystalline acoustic chords..."
The Washington Times, November 1999
"...Yet the
soulful After the Rain
is Fallen, the majestic whorl of Desert Rose and the dog's eye view of
romance Perfect Love...Gone Wrong were vibrant and captivating in a live setting,
aided by Sting's ardent vocals and Dominic Miller's forceful guitar playing..."
The
Boston Herald, Nov 1999
"...Dominic
Miller's guitar picking on When the World is Running Down and Fields of Gold
was so filigreed it sounded like a harp..."
New York
Newsday, November 1999
"...Another treat was a
stripped-down take on 'Fields of Gold'. The simple arrangement showcased
Miller's exquisite arpeggios on guitar and Sting's fluid bass
playing..."
The Plain
Dealer, November 1999
"...Fields of Gold
was equally moving, with Dominic Miller's delicate guitar-picking supplementing Sting's
melting vocals..."
The San
Diego Union Tribune, October 1999
"...The band was stellar. Guitarist Dominic Miller is a sensitive and
polished fill man who can roar when the call comes..."
The Seattle Times, August 1996
"...Dominic Miller's guitar
riffs were impeccable..."
The Kansas City
Star, August 1996
"...The band
roared through a brilliant Synchronicity II with guitarist Dominic Miller showing he's Andy
Summers' equal. Miller's reworking of some of the final verses brought a new dimension to
the song..."
The Orange
County Register, August 1996
"...Sting, who started his musical career as a jazzbo, has always
surrounded himself with outstanding jazz musicians, and tonight was no exception.
His long-time guitarist Dominic Miller sent up glorious rims of singing, sighing riffage..."
The Virginian
Pilot, July 1996
"...Miller then cut loose on
his guitar with a sizzling Demolition Man, with Sting's crisp and
clean bass lines rounding out the mix. Sting forged ahead with a nice
rendition of his big solo hit, Fields of Gold, followed by an all-out guitar
assault by Dominic Miller on the rollicking Synchronicity..."
The Patriot
Ledger, July 1996
"...Sting mined the Police
songbook for more sure-fire winners: Synchronicity (with guitarist
Dominic Miller laying down razor-edged funk riffs)..."
The Boston
Globe, July 1996
"...Guitarist Dominic Miller
fit Sting's sound perfectly, as always..."
The Philadelphia
City Paper, July 1996
"...More restrained, but
no less potent, were the group's delicate treatments of Fields of
Gold and Shape of My Heart. While Sting and Colaiuta
laid down gentle rhythms and Sancious added soft keyboard touches, it
was Miller's classical guitar and Sting's reedy voice that defined the
songs grace and beauty..."
The New Jersey
Record, February 1994
"...Sting's always been able
to hire top musicians and the current outfit of Dominic Miller, David Sancious and
Vinnie Colaiuta justify the
plaudits and the wages..."
The London
Evening Standard, January 1994
"...He employed a towering
sound system that not only projected his voice fully, but gave a booming
tone to some edgy, knife-blade solos by guitarist Dominic Miller, who played
at times like a young Jimmy Page with the same bluesy authority..."
The Boston
Globe, June 1993
"...With three of the best
sidemen in the business guitarist Dominic Miller, drummer Vinnie Coliauta and keyboardist
David Sancious at his side Sting used his wiles
as a smart songwriter and a stylistic adventurer to seduce his
audience..."
The Hamilton
Spectator, June 1993
"...Miller provided the metallike guitar muscle
that ripped through King of Pain..."
The New Jersey Record, June
1993
"...Mr. Miller can
play hard-rock power chords or floating tones like Andy Summers of the
Police, and he keeps his acoustic guitar parts pristine..."
The New York Times, June 1993
"...Miller is capable of just
about any guitar style. He would tire rockers with edgy, lightning leads,
and in the next number he'd delicately pluck a fluid, classical arpeggio
from chords that deformed his hand as it stretched on the guitar's fretboard. He was at his best on The Shape Of My Heart..."
The New York
Post, June 1993
"...Miller was
as delicate as Gilberto on the folk-influenced material and as scalpel-sharp
as Satriani on the edgier
rock songs..."
The San
Francisco Chronicle, May 1993
"...Driven
To Tears came with new harmonies, provided not by female vocalists, as in the past,
but by the supple chordings of Dominic Miller's guitar set against Sting's vocal line..."
The San Jose Mercury News, October 1991
"...Adding the vibrant colours and rich
textures that made the arrangements leap to life were guitarist Dominic
Miller (whose credentials list stints with the Pretenders, World Party, and
King Swamp) and keyboardist David Sancious, a former Bruce Springsteen
sideman..."
The Bergen
Record, September 1991
"...Providing punch'n'passion to Sting's songs, guitarist Domenic Miller and keyboardist David
Sancious would trade wicked solos, Miller in a rock vein and Sancious in a fiery jazz
vein. And it worked. Brilliantly so..."
The Calgary
Herald, August 1991
"...As for guitarist Miller,
he scores points for his jagged stylings that never
attempt to imitate the fluid phrasings of Police guitarist Andy Summers, even when Sting
decides to pull out some old faves..." - The Vancouver Sun, August
1991
"...Sting's voice and stage
presence were in top form, but that was only one of four reasons for the
quality of the concert. The other three reasons were keyboardist David
Sancious, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and guitarist Dominic Miller. Miller's
slashing, reverberating guitar chords and the limited number of lead guitar
breaks he took lent as much to the music as Sting's fine-tuned vocals..." - The Colorado Springs Gazette,
August 1991
"...Miller's fiery work ignited The Soul
Cages and King of Pain, and he shared solo honours with Sancious in a
hard-edged When the World Is Running Down..." - The Kansas City Star, August
1991
"...When Argentinian guitarist Dominic Miller let rip
the opening bars of Message In A Bottle, the capacity crowd leapt to its
feet to dance..." - The
Northern Echo (Newcastle), April 1991
"...Opening with four songs
from his new album, 'The Soul Cages', Sting and his backing trio of
guitarist Dominic Miller, keyboardist David Sancious and drummer Vince
Colaiuta set a tone of musical sophistication that's seldom heard at modern
rock concerts. On 'All This Time', 'Mad About You', 'Jeremiah Blues' and
'Why Should I Cry For You', Sancious wrapped layers of ethereal chords
around the melody, only to have Miller tear them to shreds with a blistering
solo. Miller played pop with World Party and hard rock with King Swamp, and
last night both styles were deftly parlayed back and forth according to the
song..." - The State, March 1991
"...Sting is a versatile
songwriter, and his superb band easily pulled off the dynamism required of
his material. Dominic Miller provided chiming guitar parts and careful,
well-placed solos..."
- The Virginian Pilot, March 1991
"...The night's biggest surprise? Sting's
blistering cover of Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze, complete with space-rock sonics
from new guitarist Dominic Miller, who played like a brilliant cross between the Police's
Andy Summers and Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music..." - The Boston Globe, March
1991
"...Even in Sting's simple pop
songs, there's rarely a note out of place, the sound mix was excellent and
his backing band - guitarist Dominic Miller, keyboardist/guitarist David Sancious and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta - was absolutely superb..." - The Los Angeles Times,
February 1991
"...While Miller's stage presence was
understated, his play was anything but, as his guitar lines sent Jeremiah Blues, Part
I and The Soul Cages soaring..." - The Bergen Record,
February 1991
"...The band could
be characterised as Police Mk II plus keyboards. Argentinian guitarist Dominic Miller (ex-Pretenders) revealed himself
as a player of muscular finesse..." - The Times, February 1991
"...Sting was
backed by musicians who earned their turns in the spotlight. Keyboardist David
Sancious' adroit touch was invaluable, and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta's steady
style meshed well with Sting's relentless bass. But perhaps the brightest
musician was guitarist Dominic Miller, who unobtrusively got in guitar-hero
licks without resorting to hackneyed playing or posturing..." - The Chicago Sun-Times, February 1991
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