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The
following press snippets are from 15 years of press reports from
touring with Sting...
"...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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