Reviews (page 10 of 15)
One of the best New Wave albums
There are some classic tunes on this one, worthy of four stars. Holy cow though - mother? What the heck happened there?
4.5/5
A few good songs but a lot of average ones.
2,5
Extremely uneven song quality even though the sound and production is all very cohesive and totally distinctive - they're eclectic in their influences but nobody sounds like them really. One of the ultimate greatest hits vs albums bands. Wrapped around your finger is bizarre song for an all time great pop hit, I'll be watching you is a creepy masterpiece about creepiness, synchronicity II has an incredible new wave riff and a wildly catchy hook. The rest is more sprawling and experimental, but not always successfully so.
Try as I might, I can't bring myself to dislike this album. It feels like coming home. I'm happy and comfy here.
++: Walking in Your Footsteps, O My God, Murder By Numbers +: Synchronicity I, Mother, Miss Gradenko, Synchronicity II, Tea in the Sahara +-: Every breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger 7,6/10
They would have loved the "mother" slang
He has such an oldies radio voice. I do like it but when he can never escape yacht rock even when he’s being freaky on this album. Why did he make the song mother. Also why did they name themselves the police. You can tell they were on drugs. How are you gonna name yourself the police and then make a song incriminating yourself for your stalker tendencies
Meh.
Un par de clásicos pero en general el disco es difícil de escuchar. Pero entiendo que es un gran disco para la época.
Their best...
Wow, I haven't even thought about this album in almost 40 years. Just loaded with hits.
For me - when this broke it was a whole new sound. And that sound was fantastic.
Side two beats side one—“Synchronicity II” and “Every Breath You Take” are the standouts. Crazy that they couldn’t even be in the same room to record; a lot of this feels like it has a suspicious, uncertain scowl on, but then they still delivered those tunes.
Masterpiece
Never listened to that all in a row like that. Good album. String of monster tunes tracks 6 thru 10.
fun
Les Flics were the biggest band on the planet when I was very little, and this astonishes me as now they seen faintly obscure, at the prog-edge of post punk, their hits far-off. Which is to say, we are near-guaranteed a heavy The IPolice revival shortly. During the third track, another clever fragment, I expected a streamlined pop song to follow; instead, we have the cartoonishly ghastly “Mother”. This is funny! This is one the lightest big hitters for hits I’ve heard; there are weird excursions into synth rush, world music, folded-up sketches like “Mrs Gradenko”, and the band are snappy and sleek throughout. I really don’t know how to rate this.
Quite an odd mishmash of styles and "look at me, I've read a psychology book" guff with huge swings in quality between tracks ("Mother", "Walking In Your Footsteps", the "Synchronicit[ies]" ffs). I, too, would have come to blows with Sting during the recording of "Every Breath You Take". I do quite like "King Of Pain", however
A flagship Police Album
Synchronicity + the biggest song of the year (Every Breathe You Take) makes this essential Police
Sting is a genious musician, BUT I'mnot a fan of his music.
Ok
Experimental, edgy, groundbreaking, pioneering, boring and sounds like shit.
More funky than expected, but there were some pretty lame songs in it
Okay, so I'm putting it out there, every step you take is fucking creepy and I hate it alot, also wth is going on with mother.... But having complained, this is really solid poppy fun, it gets stronger as it goes on
Orcodue sto giro non l'ho sentito tutto. Non me ne stupisco non mi ha mai attirato così tanto. Madonna che recensione faziosa sto giro, faziosa e un boriosa (come Sting?). In ogni caso si vive bene anche senza sentirlo, rimane comunque piacevole e ci sono alcuni momenti iconici (non every breath you take, ma anche every breath you take) che non possono fare scendere il punteggio sotto il 3. Arrivato a questo punto mi rendo conto che invece ero arrivato alla fine del disco ma non ho voglia di modificare le righe precedenti. Quindi mi mantengo ridondante e contraddittorio (come Sting) e dico che vabbè é un bel disco da ascoltare, probabilmente quello che li ha effettivamente consacrati a bestie sacre però dio madonna lasciate un po' stare i The Police. Si é capito che mi é abbastanza piaciuto e che avessi avuto vent'anni negli '80 avrei venduto la mia anima al diavolo per diventare questo disco?
I wore this out back in the day
There is something annoying about the lyrics on this album. Some songs are memorable but the bad ones are terrible.
Day226 - the police are definitely in my top fifteen favorite bands and synchronicity is my favorite by them. this album has six hits that i’ve loved since i was nine
Mother knows best
3/5
Normally I don't mind The Police, but weirdly this one bar "Synchronicity II" and "Every Breath You Take" was forgettable by the time you reached the end, and you can tell it's the end, they were done. At least they dropped the white boy reggae act by now.
Undeniably a talented bunch, but together it sounds insipid. No, thanks.
Solid album all the way thru
While I think the Police are a fantastic group, this is my least favourite album. Perhaps too much Sting, not enough Stu. Synchronicity is my favourite song. and shout out to 'Scrantonicity'!
1. zynchronicity - 0 2. footztepz - 1 3. god - 1 4. mother - 0 5. gradenko- 0 6. zynchronic 2 - 0 7. breath - 2 8. pain - 1.5 9. finger - 1.5 10. zahara - 1.5 11. murder - 1
I enjoyed listening to this again. There are some really good songs on this.
Very cool Standout songs: Walking in your footsteps King of Pain
Some great tracks, some okay tracks, some awful tracks. Overall, so-so.
Everything about this album was fantastic. I love the jazzy vibes and the fun lyrics. Murder by Numbers was an unexpected favourite.
I'm a bit torn on this one. There are some songs I love (King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger, O My God), but others I really don't care for (Synchronicity, Mother). There's also some that I can't decide whether I like or not (Murder by Numbers, Walking in Your Footsteps). Honestly don't think I've ever been so divided on a song-by-song basis for an album before.
I've never been a huge Police fan. I like their hits but the rest are kinda meh.
Side A: 2.5 Side B: 10 It looks like Synchronicity II is the end of side A. I would include that in my rating of side B as well. Stellar collection.
This album has been really conflicting to listen to, I'm a huge fan of the first police album, and this sounds nothing like that, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The title track is really strong, and builds up momentum for in maybe a controversial opinion that goes absolutely nowhere as I think side 1 is just kind of bad? Side 2 picks up again fairly quickly. I feel like a 2 is too harsh but a 3 is to high for how much I enjoyed it. I'd give it a 2.5 if I could.
If it wasn’t for ‘Every Breath You Take, this would’ve been a 1, and that song is creepy but at least it’s good. If I ever have to hear ‘Mother’ again I might scream.
Good album. Knew a number of songs already
I'm not a great fan of Sting's solo work and this album feels at least 50% made up of songs that sound almost identical to Sting's solo work. There were a few more interesting parts, but mainly this was quite dull.
Cult classic album with good songs. I can't say it's my style but it's hard to say that this album isn't deserving to be on this list.
A classic, but the songs are pretty hit or miss for me. Still a good album all in all, but I don’t love
Hit and miss album. I miss the punk. 3 stars
I listened to this whole album and can’t figure out what it’s good at. Mediocre culture theft?
Like the "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" lyrics appearing in "O My God." - nice surprise for me. "Mother" is way too weird. Pretty great overall, especially toward the end, from "Every Breath You Take" on!
I like the Police, but would not consider myself a 'fan'. Nothing really new for me on this album, I knew (and like) all the tracks.
here we go again
Classic from my high school years, know it well. "Mother" is god awful but oddly entertaining. The rest of the album is almost a greatest hits collection.
It’s pretty good, obviously the hits are where it shines the most along with other albums by them but I like it quite a bit.
Not terrible
Not for me.
Synchronicity I & II and O My God are my favorite tracks on the album. It's pretty good with nice riffs throughout it. Not a fan of some of the slower songs like Walking in Your Footsteps but overall its good.
pre-listen: oh god The Police ugh post-listen: Synchronicity 1 is completely forgettable in every way Walking in Your Footsteps is one of the most embarrassing things I've ever heard, like they made a Barney song serious hahahaha the indulgent wind instrument solo in O My God is so bad Mother is one of those pretentiously "experimental" things Sting likes so goddamn much Synchronicity 2 is kind of refreshing in that its not the most dogshit thing in the world but its still a 1/10 song Every Breath You Take is justifiably a hit but I'm sick of it also it's basically Sting talking about stalking someone so thats not great King of Pain is actually good thank god for a break in this shitfest For what its worth at this point I am finishing the album specifically because it is SO BAD overall that I am just astonished Wrapped Around Your Finger is blandly whatever but the music video is hilariously the wrong energy for it, way funnier than just listening to the song Tea in the Sahara sucks in an ordinary, sucky Police song way Murder By Numbers is just another forgotten 80s track I cant believe I have to wait almost a day to get fed another album that might not suck as much, this site needs a "bring me my new album immediately" button
3.5 good
3/5
I’m only really familiar with “Every Breath You Take,” and I’ll admit to thinking of it as somewhat unsavory. It’s interesting, though, to listen to the influences of their contemporary exposures to “world music,” and I find the sort of whimsical and childish lyrics of “Walking in Your Footsteps” endearing. It’s a bit like a novelty magnet you’d buy at a natural history museum. The songs are catchy. Hell, “Every Breath You Take” is catchy, if also creepy.
Album embodies 80s swagger. I would’ve been partying like crazy listening to this in the 80s. Awesome album concept.
Enjoyed it for the most part but a few tracks just felt so out of place. Mother is an absolutely fucking insane track. Every breathe you take is obviously a belter, if not a bit creepy, but doesn’t fit in with the rest of the album imo.
I keep getting albums I wish I could talk to my dad about. Of course I loved this
Half of the songs from this album can still be heard on the radio today. That says a lot about the album and the band. Imagine what they could have done had they not imploded. All of the songs, except Mother, are enjoyable. Great stuff.
Goes great, and then you reach Mother, and then…yeah.
V jazzy, preferred their first earlier stuff.
The Police never released bad album, and what an album to end on.
Gives me a whiff of that dreaded term 'adult contemporary' 😬 though it's still actually pretty rad in places 😌
meh 2/5
A great classic early 80's piece of pop synth. However, IMO, you can hear the begining of the end of The Police in this album (angst of the lyrics and nervous / agressive style). I'm more likely to put in Reggatta de Blanc or Zenyatta Mondatta. In any case, a must have in any 80's vinyl collection along with the entire catalog.
The Police are stuck in this Limbo where they aren't exactly awful, but they also don't stand-out. There's nothing here that I fell in love with, but just like the last record I reviewed there's nothing that I despised. It's just alright.
Something of a mixed bag. The good parts are really good, but the bad parts aren't very good. Lyrics are very ehh. Walking In Your Footsteps is a PBS kids type song. Highlights were Synchronicity I & II, Every Breath You Take, and King Of Pain.
1: fun song. has a nice chorus. enjoy the vocal layering 2: slower. dinosaur line was funny. not quite as good, still 6/10. 3: upbeat. strong saxophone part. 9/10 4: experimental. uneasy and unsettling. 4/10. 5: short but nice. strong instrumentation. catchy. 7/10 6: lead by strong guitar. fantastic chorus. 9/10 7:classic. well constructed song. 8/10 8: didn’t like xylophone sound. otherwise strong. 8.5/10 9: ding was grating. choruses were strong, verses weak. 6/10 10: didn’t develop. boring. 3.5/10 11: song got slightly repetitive. hook is a little annoying. 6/10
Solid album that is easy to listen to. Sting has a really unique voice that definitely is on display. Every Breath You Take is a classic. I would have given this album a 4 but I can't let the song Mother go unpunished. It doesn't fit with the rest of the album and has none of the charm the rest of the songs have.
I couldn't get into this one. There's some good songs in there, but it never captured my attention outside of the hits
Lush, mystical gems
Good album but I've had a hard time listening to The Police ever since high school.
It's like a discount Disney soundtrack, so it's not even benefiting from the positives of sounding like that.
Their best
ugh. ok, fine, sting is an amazing musician with incredible talent. fine, stewart copeland too. i'm still never gonna love the police, heretical as that statement may be. the big hits on this album do stand up fairly well, which is great...but i still don't care for them.
A brilliant second side! Some strange throw away songs that make it seem lost in concept. But it holds up with intensely focused production.
Really liked this one! Lots of fun tracks.
fantastic album, i really enjoyed it! i listened to it about three times. synchronicity i - an absolute banger, deserving of far more attention than it gets. walking in your footsteps - sting wrote a song about how much he loves dinosaurs? that's kinda based. it's giving crash test dummies' "in the days of the caveman" but 80s o my god - honestly didn't care much for this song until around the last minute or so. is this the first appearance of those last four lines of the song? they're definitely put to better use in every little thing she does is magic, but it's cool to see them show up here. also these drums are funky and this solo is wild. mother - yesssss what a cool, weird, kinda creepy song! love the 7/4 time and the unsettling Residents-y vibes on this one. andy summers wrote this one, and I expect he was thrilled once caller ID became commonplace. miss gradenko - eh, it's fine. at least it's short. synchronicity ii - one of the best songs the police ever made. love the lyrics, love the music, just absolutely incredible. every breath you take - ah yes, sting's stalker song. this is a classic and well-deserved. king of pain - beautiful and moving track. I've always liked this one. wrapped around your finger - good, though seeing the title always makes me start singing linger by the cranberries first tea in the sahara - this is the kind of music I feel sting makes in his solo career. it's kinda boring and empty, just like the sahara. murder by numbers - cool track, nice closer. favorites: everything but miss gradenko and tea in the sahara.
more annoying than enjoyable
Some wierd ass shit on this album (Mother anyone?). Overall fine as background music but not life changing
Many hail this as the best album The Police have released in their career and it also happens to be their final release. While this isn't an entire retirement from their Reggae influence on earlier records, it is much less present. Although this album would still be important without it, 'Every Breath You Take' really cemented this album as a classic in the world of 80's New Wave and Pop music. The album is really diverse, both with the influences but also with its quality that ranges from some of the best songs of the decade to some of the most average and mediocre recordings in that style. The albums starts off with a typical up-beat and dancey New Wave song which happens to be the first of two title tracks. 'Synchronicity I' features a very fast keyboard loop done by Sting and a very groovy chorus. An incredible intro song to this one of a kind album. It is followed up by 'Walking in Your Footsteps' a song focused on the rhytmic drums with a few guitar and keyboard moments in the background. It takes influence from typical West African music to create a song that "screams" Savannah. I like the approach but there should've more to this in terms of lyrical and vocal performance as well as maybe some drummers who were born into this type of music and not a white guy doing an imitation. I still like it quite much as it still has an incredible groove even with its a more "slow" performance approach. 'O My God' feels way to average. It is just a standard 80's New Wave Pop song with not much to it except a nice performance. The only way I can describe the song is average with a little to much influences that don't really work or add and make the song feel very stale. The next song 'Mother' gets a lot of hate. Why? I don't know. The song is incredible; it doesn't really fit on the album, it is the only one not song by Sting, it is much more Punk then the rest and weirdly experimental. This is closer to No Wave than New Wave. It's so abrasive and dark, the lashing drums, the manic vocals, the ominous sound it creates! This is the best song on the album and you are all sleeping on it!!! In contrast, 'Miss Gradenko' does the same thing that 'O My God' did only that I like the chorus much more. It is short and sweet but very nice. The first half closes with 'Synchronicity II', a very, again, standard 80's sounding track but it works much more this time. The build up works and is worthy, the chorus is done very nice and the melodies are great. While I prefer Version I, I get why this was one of the many singles they released as album promotion. The second half starts with the song everybody knows. 'Every Breath You Take' is a stalker song disguised as a love song. It might be that I'm just so familiar with the song but this is an incredible track and easily my second favourite on the album. Followed up by 'King of Pain' which gets a lot of love but to be honest, I do not care for it much. I like the bridge but it feels very overblown once it reaches the actual chorus. Same thing with 'Wrapped Around Your Finger' which does feel less overblown and I welcome its presence more, I am not a fan of how Sting tries to impersonate a Raggae vocalist. It feels not really fitting (I do not want to use 'appropriated' but I gets close). Still, it has some really nice moments even with my criticism. The final song 'Tea in the Sahara' has to be my least favourite on the album. It just feels way to long, while being not even that long. It takes the two things that didn't work on Track 2&3 and combines them. The song is just boring! Only the somewhat passable atmosphere and chorus save this from being a "bad" song. favourites: Mother, Every Breath You Take, Synchronicity I & II least favourites: Tea in the Sahara, O My God Rating: strong 7 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes
I think this album was better later rather then earlier which I find is quite rare for an album. I think this is a decent album but they have dropped much better.
This was not it
A tad overproduced but the songwriting and the playing is A1 per usual. Love the fucking cops man
A true 3. Finally found one. Anyways. Lyric writing is crazy good on this album which I was surprised by, just think it’s underrated. Sting’s voice is obviously so damn good, and there are some real heaters in the second half of this album.
Glorious, and contains so many hit songs.
I really liked this album, but Mother was a real bummer.
Amazing album with many catchy songs
Yikes to some of these. 3.
I'm glad The Police stopped recording music after this album. Fuck the police. ACAB. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5
The Police are growing on me. I found Sting annoying when I was a teenager so I don’t think I ever really gave the music a fair shot. So it was always a band I knew from the greatest hits that you would hear on radio. Turns out the music is actually quite good.
Peak police for me. I ruined the song every breath you take for my wife as I told her it’s about a stalker. Title track II is my favorite here.
Few excellent songs, rest average.
7/10
Aside from having heard “Every Breath You Take,” I hadn’t ever listened to The Police before. I came out pleasantly surprised by this album, and I genuinely enjoyed: “Mother,” “King of Pain,” “Tea in the Sahara,” and “Murder By Numbers” (assuming your copy includes that bonus track). It’s refreshing to hear Sting actually make use of his bass instead of hiding it away like other acts do, and I think his style of playing generally added an appropriate bright feel to slightly-reggae-influenced New Wave sound the band has here. The album ultimately merits a solid 4/5.
Das letzte Album von Police. Mit "every breath you Take" traf es den Geschmack des Mainstream mit sehr großem Erfolg. Und das zurecht. Insgesamt aber zeigt das Erfolgsalbum die große musikalische Vielfalt der Band. Von Punk bis Reggae, alles auf hohem Niveau, auch wenn nicht jedes Lied zündet.
Hadn’t listened to this one all the way through in many, many years. Forgot how good it is.
Wasn't a fan of this when I first heard it - just a bit too different. But came to love it and the new direction. Fantastic cap of an album for such a diverse band.
This was a seminal album of my college days, and the truly great songs on it remain truly great. But I'd forgotten the number of much less successful "filler" songs it includes. In some ways, it might be seen as a fine encapsulation of Sting's career. When he is good, he is so good that he makes you forget how often he could also be just plain mediocre.
7/3/24. The Police were awesome, the songs flowed together really well on this one. Every Breath You Take is a classic, but the other songs carry their own weight very well.
Just a really solid pop/rock/new wave album. What more is there to say?
A really inconsistent album. Sure, there's The Song That Everyone Knows®, but then there's also that Mother song, which... really killed my enjoyment of the album. Favorite track: probably the second "Sync" track.
Expected better.
Parit hyvät rallit, ei siinä.
Never have listened to this album fully. Only heard a few of the tracks before giving this a full listen through. Not a bad album but not a lot of great tracks to me. Synchronicity II is the only song on the album I really liked. Every Breath You Take still sounds real stalkery. The chorus of Murder By Numbers is just silly. "Murder by numbers ,one, two three. It's as easy to learn as your A,B,C,D,E".
Very interesting and unique music
tolles album mit mehr bekannten als unbekannten songs. immer wieder gerne!
Zusammengefasst gefällt mir genau ein Lied, Every Breath You Take. Der Rest ist halt Police.
Slower and weirder to get going than I would’ve thought (didn’t see “Mother” coming). Looking at the track list I thought I only knew “every breath you take” but the 4 song run from “synchronicity II” to “wrapped around your finger” is pretty good and all familiar. I probably won’t be playing this all weekend but I enjoyed the first listen.
3.4 Stings arrogance seems to seep through in the vocals, but I guess when you write hit songs you can come across any way you damn well please. Back half of the album was better than the front
Ok, ik vind Sting dus echt solo fantastisch Maar Mother is echt een verschrikkelijk nummer en ik ben ook zeker minder van The Police dan Sting zijn solo werk... En dat is ook een beetje de conclusie van het album, het is allemaal een beetje saaïig. Ik verveel me eigenlijk en het kabbelt ook maar een beetje door, ik keek best een beetje uit naar dit album, omdat ik het solo werk juist best wel kan waarderen, maar ik denk dat dit toch een vrij saaie kennismaking is met The Police voor mij althans. En het nummer Mother haalt het helemaal onderuit, wat een verschrikking is dat nummer zeg! FAVO: Every breath you take dan denk ik toch? , King of Pain
pretty ok. some ups and downs. don't feel the need to relisten
They started a wave of imitators. So many memorable songs on here.
Weak start. But synchronicity II, every breath you take, king if pain and wrapped around your finger are good songs!
Synchronicity II was my jam on this one. Pretty good
Apart from Every Breath you Take, not that great.
I don't care for Sting
Decent
The hits are good, but there’s a lot of filler. (And “Mother,” which is just awful.
Good 80’s but also some weird songs.. repetitive tendencies
i really be between a 3.5-4.0 this album was enjoyable and the 2nd half was great! i loved the variety and liked it more than expected.
Enjoyed this a lot more than their early albums I'd heard this has much a much more cohesive sound. Also forgot that they were coked out weirdos some of these songs are fucking bizarre. But all in all had a great time, awesome musicians, silly guys, great combo
Clean listen. Mother was interesting & the rest sounded cool too. Probably worth a less passive listen
Second half of this album is BANGERS
I can't believe famous Dune (1984) actor Sting makes music! I like most of the grooves, however Mother is atrocious and takes this album down a lot.
Every breath you take ist schon eines der langweiligsten Stücke der Welt, aber es gab ja auch Nettes auf der Platte.
I quite like this. Just love the vibes
1. 9 2. 7 3. 7 4. 3 5. 6 6. 8 7. 9 8. 6.5 9. 7 10. 7.5 11. 7 7/10 3.5/5
Nice
The stripped down final album from The Police. 'Every Breath You Take' is far and away the most famous song here, but I actually think it's one of the weaker songs (and the lyrics are pretty creepy but people have collectively chosen to ignore that). 'Synchonicity II' and 'King of Pain' are both a lot stronger and highlightsfor me. A note about 'Mother': I enjoy the occasional experimental number as much as the next guy, but The Police just aren't the kind of band that can pull it off. Overall, I didn't enjoy this as much as 'Reggatta De Blanc' but I still see the appeal of the band.
I was really unappreciative of this one before a thorough listen. Much better this time around. 3.5/5
This probably isn’t a 2-star album. I fully acknowledge that I may not judging fairly. However, I just didn’t enjoy this at all today, so a 2 it is.
Great album. Synchronicity II is probably my favorite. King of Pain is up there too. Also appreciate the ability to work Brontosaurus into a rhyme scheme
The A-side is the stronger of the two but definitely not perfect by any means. "Walking In Your Footsteps" right after the high energy opener "Synchronicity I" makes no sense. I also didn't think "Mother" was as bad as some try to make it seem, but it really feels out of place in this album. The B-side begins with "Every Breath You Take" which has been so overplayed to the point that it's kind of annoying to listen to (but not that bad, it is a classic after all). The rest of the B-side, sans "King Of Pain" which is a great Pop Rock track, fall a little flat. Good, but uneven record.
Not my favorite but okay with a couple of known ones.
Well oil me up and strap on my winged briefs, it's Feyd Rautha's finest turn.
This album is incredibly polarizing for me. On one hand, they were clearly going for a more experimental and different A side. Which I respect, but unfortunately doesn't land for me at all. The B side is much more accessible and overall better, but I still think the songs can be hit or miss. Overall a good album with lots of musical diversity, that just unfortunately didn't resonate with me as much as I thought it would. Top tracks: Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, Tea in the Sahara
A band at the height of their powers.
Going through this list is making me realize just how much of classic bands leave me stone cold. Only track I really enjoyed was mother.
Nope. This annoyed me either because of that strange sound or those cringy lyrics or that weird quality of sting‘s voice. Mostly all three.
Not my cup of tea.
Had to turn off after Mother.
Favourite song - every breath you take
Though not all numbers on the album are excellent, there are too many that excel way above par. Great listen, classic album, top 100 of all time for certain, though only 4 stars for me... but I am weird!
This album has everything going for it; well established band with solid song-writing, there are so many hits on it and it was released at a time when music was nearly everything to me (High School). There isn't a single bad note from beginning to end.
Album of 2 halves. Second half is awesome. First half didnt grab me so much. Overall a 3
"Hey, mighty brontosaurus! Don't you have a lesson for us?" This was awful, sorry.
Decent.
Another great police album. The energy and bops outweigh the weirder tracks.
Loved this album when it came out and still holds up today.
The sounds of my teen years
Hvad synger Sting nu (på hele pladen)? Ingen ide!! Positiv overraskelse for en der ikke bryder sig særlig meget om Stings stemme. Mange sange er ret forgettable, men jeg kunne vildt godt lide titelnumrene og King of Pain
Rammer lige præcis på den rigtige side af en fin linje mellem weird og kitsch. Ret cool, Mother var et bonkers nummer
Godt nok en blandet pose bolcher.. Jeg føler egentligt at det meste er fillers for at få Every Breathe You Take til at skinne...
Only 2 first The Police albums are great. This one is not
istened to this album many times. Great songwriting by great musicians. How does Mother make it on this album with Murder by Numbers only a bonus track? "Many miles away, there's a shadow on the door..."
I've seen Sting in concert a few times in the past years (a very memorable one was with Shaggy) - it's incredible how he's still got it: "Every Breath You Take" and such a range of songs on each album.
Some of these songs were played to death on the radio when I was a kid. But listening to the album now there is a deeper appreciation for the music and lyrics (except Mother which was quickly fast-forwarded). The Police have their own iconic sound. Ironically, one of the songs on this album were included in the PowSab Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00gGuI2RcApWVfDTCzIRh4?si=MUKSoV4VSlSTVCFAcHTKIA&pt=653dea9fae1afd0e38b5eb7351917b59&pi=b0yq1wnORq-46
To be honest, when I saw this pop up, I groaned a little: I like the Police, but they get overplayed and so I was expecting this would be a little bit of a slog. To my surprise, and perhaps because it has been so long since I gave them a serious listen, I really enjoyed this. Well, except maybe "Mother". Also, the final song "Murder by Numbers" with it's lightness and tunefulness juxtaposed to the lyrical content really gives The Smiths a run for the title of absurdist. Still though, singer's register is too low.
A memorable album from high school...hadn't listened to it in a long time. Multiple great songs, but a little too uneven for me to call it a great album.
Feels like a “you had to be there in the 80s when this came out” album. The sound didn’t feel unique to me, felt like something that would be playing in the background of a country club gala that gets the old white folks going. “Walking in your Footsteps” was a highlight, but ultimately the album as a whole didn’t feel like anything special to me.
Listened to this album many times. Great songwriting by great musicians. How does Mother make it on this album with Murder by Numbers only a bonus track? "Many miles away, there's a shadow on the door..." 5 stars. Listened to this album many times. Great songwriting by great musicians. How does Mother make it on this album with Murder by Numbers only a bonus track? \"Many miles away, there's a shadow on the door...\" 5 stars. I've seen Sting in concert a few times in the past years (a very memorable one was with Shaggy) - it's incredible how he's still got it: "Every Breath You Take" and such a range of songs on each album.
Nearly a 5-star. Mother is the blemish, but it is a major blemish. I get the punk attitude of Mother and letting Andy have one song. But it is so out of place with the rest of the album. Otherwise - Synchronicity Part 2, Walking on the Moon, King of Pain, Every Breath are all crazy good standouts. Peak Police - right before they broke up. Too bad.
Some songs I’d never heard I really liked. King of Pain and Murder by Numbers. Mother was weird.
didn't care for this at all. so samey, sting's voice started to great, no real good hooks outside of 'every breathe you take'. disappointed
Super Duper
Don't care for it. Every breath you take is good.
The last album for The Police, Synchronicity, reflects the internal divisions of the band at the time. There are some true classic songs here (Synchronicity I & II, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger) and some incredible dogs (Mother, Oh My God). and some obvious filler. Even the biggest hit from the album, Every Breath You Take, has not aged well, sounding dull and creepy instead of intense and scary. As someone who has had this album since 1983 (and got to see them on their last major tour at Shea Stadium in NYC), the best way to listen to this album is on a streaming service where you can edit out the worst crap and focus on the best stuff. Seriously, edit out Mother. It's terrible. I can't imagine what excuse the band has for that song and I know they didn't play it in concert.
I know some people love this album, and it’s fine. I hate to repeat reviews of other albums, but I find this one kind of boring. It’s not bad just doesn’t do much to excite me.
I just don't get the appeal of the Police. Maybe it's because I blame them for all the terrible directions that Rush tried to go in the mid 80's, maybe it's because I still think Sting is just an egotistical jerk. Anyway, Adult contemporary music is a hell of a drug. Just because it won some awards the year it came out, doesn't mean it should be on this list.
I thought I was going to like this more than I did. I have seen them in concert and really enjoyed it —- really didn’t enjoy this album at all.
Ok. I know this is well regarded. I am a fan of steward Copeland, but through Oysterhead. I am not a fan of sting. Let’s go! 1) gets repetitive 2) ooh atmospheric drums. Oh it’s about dinosaurs. Ok. And now Sting is shrieking. 3) fade in? Those aren’t common for a reason. Sting’s voice upper registers is painful to me. 4) 7/8 time. A bit different. Spoken (tortured) vocals about his mother. Ok 5) first one I’m enjoying, kinda stereotypical police sound 6) yeah that sound. This is a good hit. 7) and an absolute classic. Sting should sing and not shriek 8) never knew the name of this one. Also got airplay. 9) finger also I’ve heard. Pleasant 10) pleasant Better than expected. Sting should keep the vocals managable. Musically and production top notch. 3 star, 4 without vocals
2nd half is very, very good
I hate the 80s
love how the music sounds but still fell short. every breath you take is the only real stand out 6/10
It aight. Some songs were good but most were mid. 6/10
This reminded me of other albums we've listened to with 1 or 2 songs that are way more popular than anything else on the album, like the Everybody Hurts on the REM album or the Cars or Franz Ferdinand etc. Similarly, Every Breath You Take sounds very different from everything else on the album, which could be because I'm a lot more familiar with it or because its just different. But anyway the album itself was a bit of a letdown for me, only a couple enjoyable tracks.
Overall dissapointed. I like every breath you take a lot, there’s a few other good songs but like as a whole not a fan. Prolly like as an album a 2 but every breath you take is a high 4 and then there were a few songs that were solid.
Really enjoyed! 8/10
6/10 - Mother was such a strange and weird song that I do not want to listen to again. Also the drum kind of feels like a heartbeat which was sick but the song was bad. The rest of the album was pretty decent and Every Breath you Take, king of pain and wrapped around your finger were all very good. It would be a 7 without Mother
Every breath you take is really good but the rest of the album is super mid
Just alright. Somewhat underwhelming. A couple good ones on here.
I've always had a soft spot for the Police. Yes, there's the insufferable pseudointellectualism of Sting's songwriting. But Stewart Copeland is one of the great underappreciated drummers in history, and Andy Summers remains a guitar legend. Approaching this album now, it strikes me that Side A is actually the weaker side of the original album, although the title track is arguably the best song on the album. Side B is straight gold -- from Every Breath You Take to Murder By Numbers. Twenty years ago, I'd probably say this was one of the great albums of all time. But the cracks in the band really start to show through. And, of course, the weirdness of Mother breaks up the album in a not-so-positive way. All in all, it's a very good listen with plenty of good tracks. But it's not the perfection I once thought.
Surprisingly mid. There were a couple of songs I really liked tho
It’s alright but mother is awful
I had already heard this one. But its still a good listen
Decent enough, good bass and drums.
It was just ok
8/10. Some classics here but overall I enjoyed the change in pace throughout. Was fun. The song “Mother” threw me for a loop but other than that, pretty good stuff!
Lots of nostalgia here - I have this on vinyl from when it was released. Can't fault it. Just listened again - picked up my phone a couple of times to do some "research" but quickly put it down again so I could just listen and enjoy.
I have mixed feelings about this album. The hits were greatly overplayed when the album came out, and though they are very good songs, I just can’t listen to them more than once a year. Like most albums by the Police, the hits are great, but the other tracks are pretty lame. Unfortunately, the hits on this album aren’t as great as other singles. The best way to listen to the Police is by playing a collection of their greatest hits.
Much better than I remembered or expected it to be. Basically flawless and brilliant songwriting and production.
Much wilder and stranger than I thought. Tight. First time actively listening to Every Breath You Take.
Smooth eighties, verging on some smooth jazz, but then low guitar that signals a harder edge on the back end. Worth another listen.
One of those ‘nothing wrong with it’ albums - all the songs on here are good except ‘Mother’, and that song’s weird enough to not be a waste of time. End.
Mid
I enjoyed it for the most part, but probably wouldn't listen to it much again.
I took my time listening to this album, first because I haven't had a specific amount of time to listen to music and give it the attention it deserves, second because I really like to listen to albums slowly. I don't listen to most of my favorite albums in my life all at once. I like to process them slowly and patiently. Mostly because this is the first album I've ever listened to by The Police. The Police, for me, is that band that my dad always talked about but never played a song by them. I always had this impression that they were a good band but I never really listened to anything by them. Until this album appeared on my "1001 albums" list. To say that I liked it would be an understatement. I feel that unlike other 80's albums that have appeared on the list (I'm talking about you, a-ha) this really feels like an album worthy of being on this list. There is a certain type of sound that maybe repeats itself in the songs, but not in the way of: "this is a song and album from the 80's." if not in a nice and fun way. It made me have a really good time and I'm sure I'll listen to it again.
This album doesn't flow, thanks to the embarrassing Mother track. They're trying to be the Talking Heads with all these world music influences, but simply lack the fun (and talent?). I'll stick to the Greatest Hits.
Maybe it's just me and my mood, but I couldn't quite sit through this one. Couldn't dig it any less. Overproduced, pretentious, self-important and void of any humor. To make a small point: A harp, a skull and a clock on the cover, those closed eyes... and all in earnest, c'mon. Plus all those teacher-making-art lyrics "Mephistopheles is not your name / But I know what you're up to just the same". Alot of the music is actually really interesting/strong in parts. But it's so distastefully dressed up that I just can't do it. Sorry.
Don’t like Mother, like some songs better than others but too many to list
Couple interesting tracks on this but some of the bangers really do hit hard. Goin with a 4, seems like a universal rating.
Love me some Sting.
Yeah, this one is pretty great. With the exception of Mother and Miss Gradenko, every track is a Standout.
I don’t think I ever realized how weird the Police are. Not in the way like, The Residents are weird, but like, there’s a song about dinosaurs on here. There’s actually a weird amount of prehistoric references on this album. Why? And then the song another is just so out of left field. I kinda love it? Honestly the weakest songs are the two most commercially successful ones, I think Wrapped Around your Finger is the worst song in this album by a pretty wide margin, and Every Breath you Take is just kinda meh. But both Synchronicities? Miss Gradenko? Certified bangers, I loved them. The album is let down by its second half, it was so close to a five.
Listening to this album brought back good old memories of my teenage years, of getting together at a friend's house to listen to this band and others that were so important to us growing up! Back in the days of cassettes, walkmans and pirate radio ;-)
Decent album but The Police just feels so overrated that you go into it with higher expectations.
Synchronicity by The Police is a masterful swan song, a tour de force that encapsulates the band's creative brilliance and personal turmoil. Sting's songwriting reaches new heights, delving into themes of existential dread, failed relationships, and societal decay with poetic lyricism and haunting melodies. The album seamlessly blends genres like new wave, post-punk, reggae, and jazz-fusion, showcasing the trio's musical versatility and innovative spirit. Standout tracks like the chilling "Every Breath You Take" and the apocalyptic "Synchronicity II" are elevated by the band's impeccable musicianship and Hugh Padgham's masterful production. Copeland's thunderous drumming on the title track is a tour de force, propelling the album's sonic exploration with relentless energy. While personal tensions linger, the band's chemistry shines through, with Summers' "Mother" and Copeland's "Miss Gradenko" providing welcome moments of levity. Synchronicity is a crowning achievement, a timeless record that solidified The Police's legacy as one of rock's most influential and innovative trios.
Generic rock
First full Police album. It's different and not at all what I thought they would sound like based on their greatest hits. Mother was weird. 3* Highlights: every breath you take, synchronicity 2
4.6 this stuff is quite unique
this album was hit-or-miss for me. i liked synchronicity, o my god, miss gradenko, synchronicity ii, every breath you take (who doesn't know this one already? it's a good song but not a favorite). king of pain and wrapped around your finger were alright. i didn't care for mother even though the lyrics are cool (it's hard to listen to). i feel like i have to be in a specific mood to enjoy The Police because the vocals in some of their songs can irritate me sometimes. not a bad album at all, but not my favorite. added some songs to my library.
Fuck. The Police.
This one is fascinating to me, because a lot of it is really abstract, like Mother, and the two Synchronicity songs, however there are also big hits here like Every Breath you Take. I wonder how people felt buying this album and it being such a roller coaster.
Synchronicity is kind of a weird album. Stephen Thomas Erlewine described it as two EPs, "one filled with first-rate pop, and one an exercise in self-indulgence." I don't wholly agree with the "self-indulgence" label for the first half of the album, at least not in a pejorative sense. But it's true that the album feels disjointed with the first half being fairly experimental and the second packed with absolute bangers. "Every Breath You Take" is a certified classic of modern pop, and "King of Pain" gets better every time I listen to it (and, of course, the older I get). Three stars for the first half, five for the second, four for my rating here.
2 police albums? DNF. I gave the last one 2 and I was too generous. I do not like sting.
ACAB
every breath you take is a banger
Mother is one of the worst songs I have ever heard.
The fine line between jazz and pop that makes the album great!
Ya lo he escuchado, me gusta, estoy para otra cosa
Synchronicity is one of those ubiquitous albums from the 1980s (like The Joshua Tree) that became so overexposed in the ensuing years that it's difficult to contextualize how groundbreaking it was. Half of these songs are still being crammed down our ears on a daily basis via FM radio. 40-years after-the-fact, it's tough to muster the enthusiasm to give the album a fresh listen. Indeed, I want to give this album a 2-star rating, just out of spite. To their credit, they really did select the best tracks as singles. Synchronicity II is still thrilling. King of Pain and Wrapped Around Your Finger are fine. Every Breath You Take gets nearly as much airplay as radio static (and is just as easy to ignore). And that's also a fair enough metaphor for Synchronicity as a whole. I know this is 1001 albums to hear before you die. But this is one album I feel like I've already heard 1001 times.
Um… the Police really suck. I just don’t get it. It’s jazz rock which is done way better by Steely Dan. Sting is a massive douche bag. He’s like the Bono of England. Boo this band.
This is fine. Not a huge fan of The Police
I thought I'd heard this album all the way through before, but I definitely didn't remember "Mother," and even though it's not a great song, I don't think that's the point. It broke up the album and added diversity I didn't know this album had. Overall, there are brilliant tracks on the album, even if some are now overplayed
mother removed 2 stars
Nobody sounded like The Police. Nobody will sound like The Police again. Listening back to this, it seems obvious that this is their last album. I love bands that did it at a high level for their entire career span and then just stop.
Reggae pop mixed with new wave, cool grooves. Highlights: "Walking in Your Footsteps" (cool Peter Gabriel-esque vibe), "O My God" (I like the sax playing and the swing of the rhythm section), "Synchronicity II" (vocal phrasing sounds a bit like Men at Work), "Every Breath You Take" (a classic), "King of Pain" (cool minimalist vibe to start then the band kicks in), "Wrapped Around Your Finger" (real reggae vibes on the guitar and vocals on this one) Notable: "Mother" (is this a piss take on goth??)
3.5 Honestly not that bad. Has a lot of nice pop hits, but “Mother” is literally one of the worst songs I’ve heard in my life so taking off a lot for that!!
I just listened to an NWA album from this list last week and they said to fuck the Police. I'm not sure what they had against Sting and the boys (except maybe that Sting is a cooler rap name than Easy). I wouldn't go so far as to say "fuck them" - but this isn't a great album. I like Sting, the Police never really did much for me.
This album was fine, I listened once while getting ready in the morning, nothing really stuck out, nothing disappointed… it was just like the radio, fine…
Had a couple of good songs but overall not great - listen to their earlier stuff imo
Mother is the worst song I have heard in a long time. I miss the reggae influences. I can tell why they broke up after this album, disjointed and ironically the band members are out of sync with each other.
Amazing record!!! I love everything Sting has done. Amazing voice and musicality overall. It's a shame that, from this record, only Every Breath You Take became a hit, because there are a lot of songs that are waaaaaaay better and more complex (not saying that that song is bad, it is an amazing song). Overall, I loved this record. P.S.: What the hell is with the song Mother??!?!?!?!?!
Still holds up in 2024.
Just skip the first 6 songs and start at Every Breath You Take. The last handful of songs are decent to excellent, but you gotta sit through some terrible (That mother song is TRASH) to subpar wastes of time before you get there.
i like the police a lot but i think often they get a little too pithy for their own good. on this album, i think this ring the most true. like all their music, the musicianship and instrumentation is unreal, but at this point in their career, i feel sting is getting a little too full of himself. don't get me wrong, there are some stone cold classics on this one - 'every breath you take,' 'king of pain,' 'wrapped around your finger,' and 'synchronicity i' are masterpieces, but nothing else on here gets close to them. it's not that the rest of the album is bad, it's just the rest of the album feels very... pretentious at points. i do want to like this album a lot more than i do, but i'm not sure i'm ever going to totally see eye to eye with a lot of people about it.
An interesting album that has the attitude of a prog record but can't seem to escape itself. A solid album for fans of this type of new wave.
First time hearing the entire album. The first of the album was rough. It got better towards the end but I really did not like it as much as I though I would.
I love Sting, but Im not a fan of The Police. Yes, Every Breath You Take is awesome.
Bueno
A decent album Top tracks: Every Breath You Take, Murder By Numbers
First concert I’ve been too, fondly remember (though didn’t care for at the time). Musics not bad, but in my opinion you either like em or don’t, the more gentle rock works sometimes and other sounds a bit pop-y. 3.0
8/10: A genre that usually isn't a particular interest for me gives me an amazing fun listen with very good tracks. Would listen again
the definitive Police album. Mother is the only song worth skipping.
Came away not really liking this album much. I've never been the biggest Police fan but won't argue they're a bad band, they have produced hugely influential and timeless songs. I'll stick to their hits though, the songs in between on this album felt meh. Their music feels more like pop than rock to me, an odd cognitive dissonance that I think is part of the reason I don't get them. Shout out to 'Mother' for being straight trash.
Mother is terrifying Funky slice of nostalgia, really like the album Love king of pain and wrapped around your finger
.No too exciting. Every Breath You Take was a clear banger, and Mother was, well, interesting.
The second half of the album seems far more well put and coherent than the first. The first half sounded like a mishmash of sounds. And Mother, let's not go there.
More enjoyable than I expected from an album with only one big hit.
sting kun hän lopettaa laulun fade out tekniikalla (kaijutinta nappia kaakosta luoteeseen...) intellektuaali kuitenkin kuulemmAs. nUtinto kokemus, ei räjäyttänyt päätä ihan vitun pirstaleiksi mutta silti hyvä tosi hyvä.. kuulostaa myös wibat on kasarityyppusiä, selvästi. mutta nöyttäö että ei ole pakko olla huonoa musiikia koska 80 poppi. hyvä opetys meikäläisellekkin...vähän voisi minäkin miettiä joskus VÄHÄN EDES.. mikä on vikana mussa.. oon iha pimee...vittuku oon pimee... synchronicity I
This is the band of rock I like. Not too much happening but not little. Tbh I am very young and only listen to pop and EDM. But I like this. A good morning to late afternoon album to sit down to listen.
Synchronicity is a somewhat underwhelming album that fails to live up to the hype. While it boasts a few decent tracks, such as Every Breath You Take, the rest of the album feels lacklustre. There's a sense of pretentiousness throughout, as if the band is trying too hard to be profound. The lyrics often come across as forced, lacking the genuine emotion found in their earlier work. The instrumentation, while technically proficient, lacks the energy and creativity that made The Police stand out in their earlier albums. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 1 STAND OUT TRACK - Every Breath You Take
All in all a pretty weird one
The high is high (Every Breath You Take) and the lows are very low (Mother, Miss Gradenko, Tea In The Sahara). One huge hit does not carry this album. 2/5
Never been a fan of Sting or The Police. At best this is just ok.
I have always loved this album, though I had to stop listening to it because some of the great songs on it got way over played on the radio and when you listen on cassette tape, it's hard to skip. I still listen to it a couple times a year and I always find the themes in it interesting: stalking, extinction, sadism/masochism and murder. These were themes in a number one album, I am a little out of touch with number one albums today but isn't it all about breakups and unrequited love. The song Synchronicity II is probably somewhere in my top 50 song.
Some good tracks with lots of diversity of sounds. Not every track a winner but mostly good nonetheless.
Love the first song, really fast and upbeat ‘Walking in your footsteps’ lyrics felt a bit like a children’s educational song (this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing!) ‘Mother’ has a good sense of humour The album definitely slows towards to end although the last song ‘Murder by Numbers’ is great.
💖 miss gradenko 🗣️ 9️⃣
This was an experience. I enjoyed not knowing where the songs were going to go next. When I think 80’s I think this. Would give a 5 but it got really weird for me a times but still very enjoyable
Anyone else feel like A side and B side of this album are like totally different albums? Track 1 side 2 feels like the start of the album proper. And it is wall-to-wall hits. Side 1, by contrast, feels like a collection of B sides? Can't think of another album that is this lopsided in its back half. I think it's kind of a cool move, actually; to bury your hits this deep in the album. Not sure if intentional or even if there's anyone else with this takeaway. Anyway, a very solid album.
Coooool! Love this album. Was an album my dad had when I was a kid growing up, so it was one of the few Music albums I listened to in the Before Music Jacob period. And I think it’s great! I happen to not be in the “I profoundly dislike Sting and everything he does” camp. I am solidly in the “intrigued, pleasantly entertained, sometimes pretty impressed with Sting’s melody and lyrics” camp. Sting seems to really rub some people the wrong way. The fact is that he is one of the Good Songwriters of this period, his writing style is inimitable, somehow worldly and literary and brainiac but never too much, and his melodies are ones that only he can sing. That is a winning combo. I also appreciated how understated and weird the production is on this. Some strange synth / organ / guitar work that I never picked up on before. It’s a fun listen, it’s pretty tight, over before you know it, has some weird antisocial hits. Gotta say I love it! 4/5
A classic. Not my favorite of the Police, but we got some solid bangers
I'm not a huge fan of The Police, but I can tell you this is not even THE record of theirs you should listen to before you die. In fact, it doesn't appear that their debut, which is arguably their best, isn't even on the list?! They should have stopped at one album with Sting disappearing into tantric obscurity and not becoming some sort of Bono type twat who makes a duet album with Shaggy. The only good thing he did after that first record was play Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. Despite its title, this album is all over the place. Parts of it sound like some shit attempt at making a Television song, while others sound like post-prog Genesis, yet other parts are just radio-friendly schlock. I didn't expect to rate Boston higher than this, but it's really just that irritating. Also I couldn't help but laugh when I thought I heard "walking in your foodstamps"
It's a bit wild to me that this album got as popular as it did. It's a rather weird record... "Mother" is a full on freak out, and the title track parts I and II are definitely out there. The album succeeds on the strength of the massive massive massive hits "Every Breath You Take", "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "King of Pain" though I'd argue that the third is a pretty weird song as well for top 40 radio. You couldn't go anywhere without hearing this record. I think my favorite Police record is "Ghost in the Machine" but the more straightforward "Zenyatta Mondatta" gives it a run for it's money.
Although it lacks some cohesion, see Mother, I would still recommend this album to many for its ability to capture and explore the looser side of music. The ability to take regae and mix it with soft rock. Truly beautiful music. Sting is a strange cat but also writes a mean hook. The 4 song stretch is a thing of beauty and really hits the climax of an otherwise lovely album.
Aunque Sting ha sido el Police que más ha trascendido creo que la percusiones eran otro de sus puntos fuertes. Imprescindible más allá de su super éxito del Every breath you take. El eclecticismo puede despistar, pero es mejor disfrutarlo. Me gustan Synchronicity I y II, Miss Gradenko, King of pain, Wrapped around your fingers y Tea in the Sahara. 5 estrellas.
Setting: in 20 minute chunks driving between shoots Mood: Busy That didn't do much for me. There were a lot of moments/parts that I thought were interesting, but there weren't any songs that grabbed me. Overall it just fell pretty flat, and you could hear Sting's ego bleeding through every now and then. Mother was my standout track because it went for something more interesting. I liked it at first, and circled back to it again and did not like it a second time. Album Cover: C+ (It was a B- when I looked at it small, but it lost a grade when I looked more closely at all the individual photos. Sting shirtless with all the bones is just plain silly, and why's that man very intentionally not looking at that clock?)
Mood: delightful Setting: biking on a beautiful day to the climbing gym then climbing For some reason, I thought The Police were a lot more punk and was excited for that. Maybe it was more groundbreaking in it's day, but nothing really stood out to me about them. Overall, decent, wish they were a little grimier.
I like The Police, and there are some hits on here, but it didn't really grab me. Very 80's, some cool sounds, but that's about it.
Walking in Your Footsteps is a funny song. It bemoans the hubris of the dinosaurs and asks if there are lessons to be learned from their death. "Hey mighty Brontosaurus, don't you have a lesson for us." He does indeed Sting, and it's that we're fucked. The rest of the album didn't really stand out. I liked Every Breath You Take and King of Pain. I'm not the biggest fan of the classic 80s rock sound, and this album is certainly that. I'd probably never listen to it again. 5/10
Very different album from Regatta de Blanc. I would say that album was more consistent, but this one had higher highs, including a couple of Police all-timers (Every Breath, King of Pain)
This is kind of THE Police album, huh? How weird that, on the last song of side one, they remembered they were THE POLICE and should probably mess around with some radio hits ... and then just launched into four straight all time classics.
Not the best police album but still well worth a listen
Side 1 is very good, and side 2 is *great*. I’d be very surprised if this wasn’t my favorite album of theirs. 4/5
There is a couple of very good songs here, but the rest is very grating. It appears they got more experimental and I barely managed 1 total run though.
Too much drums for me. Every breath you take was the highlight. Mother was an awful song
Not for me.
2.5 rounded up
Second album by The Police that I've thought was pretty great. Who knew?
Holy shit. One of my all-time favorites. I can still remember getting this in my Christmas stocking. Had to be 7. Played it so much, the tape warped and the liner notes disintegrated. Goddamn this is all flooding back. It’s been a thousand years since I did this end to end. Every note is imprinted on my brain. I love this so much I could cry. Fuck anyone who doesn’t like this. It’s still great. I love all the stupid shit, the playful, the experimental, the serious. It’s all over the place and I am absolutely here for every second of it. LOVE LOVE LOVE love love love
I never fully understood the appeal of The Police. There are some bops tho!
I lent this album to a girl named Jill who lived across the street. She moved to Hawaii a week later. Never heard from her again. . .
3.5 stars. This is a mixed bag for me. "Every Breath You Take" has gotta be one of the most overrated songs (3rd-most streamed 20th century song on Spotify? Really?). But there's some great stuff too. Standout is the underrated leadoff title track. "King Of Pain" enjoyable as well.
I just don't like Sting's voice. The music can be fine. I think there are some quality tracks on this album, but they just ain't for me.
I found this pretty bland and lukewarm.
Love this album, happy to listen to it again!
Of it’s time. A little preachy with gated reverb.