Synchronicity

3.5

I was pumped to listen to a Police album today. It was pretty good. I would have given it a 4 but the song Mother gave me the heebie jeebies I hated it. But other than that I enjoyed listening to every song. 3/4

"Well every girl I go out with becomes my mother in the end" The Police! The Fuzz, Popo, 12, the red and blue, it's not your dad's favorite band, but he'll play the hits. I was excited for my first police album, and T1 - "Synchronicity I" started the album out with a good start. T2 - "Walking in your footsteps" annoyed me, and I hated that song, but if I hated that song, then I despised T4 - "Mother" which was probably one of the most unlistenable songs of this entire project, as of yet. T7 - "Every breath you take" is a classic, and T9 - "Wrapped around your finger" was a really nice hidden gem off of this album (playlist track). Much like a clingy ex-girlfriend, this track was hot and cold, unbearably annoying at times, but the good parts almost make you want to forget about everything else and redeem it. but you can't, because jessica took your dog to the pound when she left. 3/5

Ik mag graag naar De Wouten luisteren, maar dit album wil me niet echt pakken. De eerste helft klinkt redelijk oninteressant. Tweede helft is wat beter. Die cover van dat Puff Daddy en Faith Evans nummer is wel lekker natuurlijk en daarna volgen nog wat nummers die iets meer beklijven (eindelijk dit woord eens zonder schaamte in een zin gepropt) dan het begin van het album. Ik denk dat een compilatiealbum van (Stekel en) de Scotoe makkelijk een 5 zou krijgen. Ik ben in hun geval echt een sletje voor de hitjes denk ik. Eerste helft van dit album een 2, laatste helft een 4, dus een 3.

it's alright, i liked synchronicity and every breath you take

is okay :)

Miss Gradenko Every breath you take King of pain

This album is a mixed bag. Odd inclusions like Mother and Walking in Your Footsteps lean away from the sound the rest of the tracks are going for. It's less cohesive than other albums, but it's fine overall. This album is at it's best when it's leaning into themes of possession and power dynamics. Favorite tracks: O My God, Wrapped Around Your Finger

Very synth-y at first... came together at the end. I liked the last song:)

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Synchronicity II (6) 2 - Synchronicity I (1) 3 - Every Breath You Take (7)

I have never liked the police.... Let's see how this goes. It's ok. Some good stuff but it just doesn' move me at all

Some odd choices on here overall solid otherwise

Feels like a quintessential Police record: one great song, some notable runner-ups, some filler masked as art-pop. In short, it only solidifies their status as a singles band -- which I don't mean as a pejorative. Stewart Copeland is a terrific drummer. I wish he had more to work with than Sting's pretentions.

The first six tracks are not just disliked but painful to listen to. The mix (even on the 2003 remaster) is almost unintelligible. The back half of the album is better, but still not great.

interesting but also not. it was ok

Okay, I'm not a fan of Sting's vocals (for the most part), to me, it feels too high pitched and my ears really don't enjoy that experience. There is some really good music here, but the vocals ruined it for me. But like I said on Paul Simon's Graceland, I really don't appreciate what feels like cultural appropriations. The reggae influences were very over done in Walking In Your Footsteps and I get why bands want to use sounds they like from all around the world but there is a fine line between appropriation and appreciation. I'm not sure what the hell was going on with Mother, but I'd be glad to never have to hear it again. Every Breath You Take is an obviously classic, and I can't say anything bad about it. Standouts: Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger

3.5/5. I'm into this. I know it's not the most amazing music ever made, but I enjoyed listening to this album.

A-pretty cool but don't really care about the police D- alright. Liked the mix of different instruments. Not as bad as I thought it would be.

I can take or leave The Police as a group, never really made much of an impact on me. I remember my schoolmate buying this album on original release, and how he described it as a Jeckyll and Hyde album of tracks. Tracks 1 to 5 and 10 are just really crappy album filler tracks that will never be played again, but they're there to throw in with tracks 6 to 9 that were the comercially released as singles. Should make a special mention for the track "Mother" ... simply to say it was bloody awful, soooo bad.

How is Mother and Every Breath You Take on the same album???

It’s okay. Very solid, but not particularly memorable. C-.

Every breath you take was one of my favorite songs in the 2000s when I used to listen to the only English radio station in my city. Except that weird one in the middle, the other songs were decent. Not as good as every breath you take, which in retrospect, sounds very stalker-y.

Synchronicity I is op zich een goed en wel interessant nummer maar iets te chaotisch om casual naar te luisteren. Voor Walking in your Footsteps geldt een beetje hetzelfde maar deze kan nog wel leuk zijn om zo naar te luisteren. O My God is een stuk beter te behappen in dat aspect. De baslijn is simpel maar wel leuk. En de trompetten laten het wel feestelijk klinken. Tegen het einde hoor je heel veel van dezelfde tekst als in Every Little Thing She Does is Magic. Mother begint opnieuw iets te chaotisch voor casual listening en die kreuntjes maken het ongepast voor de openbare ruimte. Dit nummer is ideaal voor als je in een manische depressie belandt. Miss Gradenko klinkt tropisch en is wel leuk voor casual listening. Synchronicity II scoort veel beter dan Synchronicity I voor casual listening. Tot nu toe heb ik bij dit nummer het sterkste gevoel dat ik het zo voor mijn plezier zou aanzetten. Every Breath You Take is een classic. Het is misschien een beetje basic maar dit vind ik wel echt met afstand het beste nummer op het album en is ook waar ik het album om ken. King Of Pain klinkt in de intro heel erg als een nummer van een mario soundtrack als je de piano en zang weg zou halen. Een stuk minder gecompliceerd dan sommige andere nummers en klinkt heel erg vroeg-80s. Het laatste stuk na het spacende stille stuk is heel leuk. Leuk nummer. Wrapped Around Your Finger is ook erg bekend en ook een erg leuk nummer. Als je me buiten deze context zou vragen op welk album dit nummer stond zou ik het niet weten maar het is hier wel thuis. Tea in the Sahara kende ik nog niet maar is wel leuk. Deze zou ik ook zo wel aanzetten. Murder by Numbers klinkt in het begin als een oefening voor drumstudenten maar als de andere instrumenten erbij komen is het een erg goed nummer. Zeker de wat ambigue akkoorden maken het een bijzonder nummer om naar te luisteren maar niet op een vervelende manier. Wel een goed album. Ik houd er soms wel van als een album een beetje een samenhangend verhaal vertelt en dit voelt meer als een verzameling nummers (zelfs Synchronicity I en II voelden niet enorm verbonden). Ik moet wel zeggen dat er nummers zijn die ik veel beter vond dan andere. Niet het hele album vond ik goed. Maar uiteindelijk komt het wel uit op 3,5/5 zou ik zeggen.

1 2 4 3 5 6 8 9 10 7 3.2

Weird iconic sound, Sting is king.

I'm used to songs like "Every breath you take" and "Message in a bottle" from The Police and assumed the rest of their songs to sound similarly. This was different, except for every breath you take, and totally unexpected. Not my cup of tea but an overall enjoyable listening experience except the song Mother. It doesn't fit the rest of the album.

I’ve always been fairly ambivalent about The Police . They have a few cracking songs but the rest I can take or leave. Today it’s felt like a bit of a chore. And “Every breath you take” is still up there as one of the creepiest songs ever written, along with Elvis Costello’s. “ I want you”.

This album is a strange one for me — I'm familiar with it, I saw The Police on this tour (the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time REM was the unlikely stadium opener) and they were fantastic live. The issue with this album, for me, is it morphs into a Sting album I didn't want at the midpoint. I need Stewart Copeland doing the amazing stuff he does on drums to be turned on by Sting — Andy Summer too, but Copeland's drumming is the catalyst for this band. And when that gets stripped out, as it is on "Every Breath," King Of Pain," "Tea In The Sahara" all of side two ... look, Sting is an above-average singer, songwriter, bassist. But, on his own, I don't love his music. It's fine, just not my soundtrack. It was this trio combo that made him palatable, and side two of this album might as well be the first solo Sting record, and while that played well on the charts for this band, I'm on board with the first half, the two Syncronicities, the bizarre tracks by Copeland and Summer. If side two were filled with more of that, this could be a five. But to dive into the slow burn of solo Sting's soft-jazz-rock jazz, hard to call it The Police. I guess that's why they broke up after this album.

I was surprised at how much I liked this, given that I've never been a Police fan. Side one is pretty meh. The songs were stranger than I expected them to be, especially given what a smash hit this album was. I don't know that I loved those songs, but I give them an A for effort. (Except for Mother, which is just terrible.) And maybe it's just because of context, but the hits were so much weirder than I remembered. Their arrangements are so counterintuitive, it's a wonder that they work so well as fantastic pop songs. The musicianship is top-notch, of course. Stewart Copeland is a wonder. And the production sounded amazing on headphones. So overall, an uneven album with hits that impressed me way more than I was expecting. I'm still not a Police fan, exactly. Not sure why. But that's on me, not them.

A bit of a weird listen, with a number of the opening tracks missing the mark. However, I felt the album came together towards the end, I particularly enjoyed King of Pain.

Wish this album was a little weirder. Liked the song 'Mother' the most. Either it's not Sting, or, Sting really pushes his vocals in a different direction. Has a very cool desert psychedelic vibe.

Favorite song: Wrapped Around Your Finger Least favorite: Mother One word: backloaded

Great because it has Every breath you take

More of a mix of styles than I was expecting, only knowing the hits from The Police this was more experimental than I anticipated.

Zu Beginn etwas nervös, wird dann aber sehr angenehm

3.5/5

Pretty good, would give it a 3.5 if I could

A fun listen, not quite my style, but I get why people like The Police. Very creative.

I liked parts of this a lot. I think this band will suffer from the Coldplay effect, where it is hard to overlook the general ‘wankyness’ of the band and the lead singer. I feel like mother was an attempt to be edgy and different like XTC or something, but it was a failure. Every breath is probably the reason this album is on the list but it stands out as quite different to the rest of the album.

Meh

Never been a band I liked - Sting's straining voice doesn't do it for me. However, there are some very strong and catchy tracks on here. Some overly synthy 80s stuff and self indulgent drivel like 'Mother' drag it down though. Still, better than expected.

Our Father, who art in heaven, please save me from this But also I'LL BE WATCHING YOU ofc

A bit cheeky, a bit funky, a bit good

Not my fave, remembered the police though

Mostly chaos. Couple of huge hits in the middle. Synchronicity II Every Breath You Take King of Pain Not and end to end classic album, but some good listening in there.

Every Breath you take

If this was a greatest hits album I might have been more inclined to give this a 4 star rating. The Police have a handful of songs I enjoy and their fusion of reggae and classic rock creates a unique sound you can only find on a Police album. As it stands though this album doesn't do a whole lot for me. The run of songs between Synchronicity II and King of pain isn't bad and would lift the album up as a whole if the song Mother wasn't so terrible it immediately knocks it back down. I kind of started getting bored towards the end for no particular reason other than I guess the music is just kinda meh for me. I feel comfortable giving this 3 stars.

3/5. A much different album than I was expecting, pretty nerdy and progressive for what I thought the Police were. However, the first half of the album does not grab your attention. Once the second half starts, you realize why this album got the attention it did. But it falls too quickly. Definitely banger after banger later on but overall, too experimental and not in a good way.

I think I liked it but it's not stuck with me

WTF is Mother all about? Some good tunes, but nothing amazing.

Nice to come back to this one. Both synchronicity’s and king of pain are great, the rest is good to ok. Synchronicity II definitely my favorite, sounds like a cut from Signals by Rush. S/o Stewie Copeland. More miffed at the fact they can’t put aside grievances and make more music together (3.5/5)

It’s ok

Mi aspettavo un filo meglio, non male comunque.

Second half of album is pretty bland. Very strong first half flubbed.

Very synchronised

All over the place sonically, get some cohesion you tantric weirdo

When it's good it's good, when it's bad it's fucking awful.

Second half is better, but a lot of crap on here.

The Police are always a classic. I'm not sure everything on this album resonated with me, but it's an album I want to revisit.

feels like they discovered bongos and it exploded their brains. kind of wild how they chucked Mother in the middle, it's so wildly different from the rest of the album

Good, but not the best Police album

Généralement un album très solide, mais certaines pièces me laissaient un peu plus indifférent. C'est sûr que c'est un style assez unique The Police. Globalement c'est un très bon album, c'est plus quelques chansons par ci par là qui étaient tout simplement moins mon genre. 7/10

Sting and the rest of the band come through with some well written cuts (some of which being better than others) that revel in the album’s core ‘80s sound. While Sting furthers himself as a great singer, there are too many moments on this album that feel like they didn’t amount to as much as they could have.

ma ma

Not quite as good as I remembered.

Started with a bang and then fizzed. I appreciate the weirdness and grit that filters throughout, but this was too hit and miss to make any lasting impression. Fav track: Synchronicity 2.5/5

Once again, Sting’s vocals don’t really click with me, as with most of the Police’s style overall. There were a couple standout tracks that felt grittier and gave some edge to the record, and in the context of the album Every Breath You Take works and flows really well. Great instrumentation and production too, which was expected. Probably not a band I’m going to have on out of my own choice, but didn’t hate this one by any means. Three stars. Fave track: Mother

The Police - I never could really get into their music, but I know the obvious hits and I respect each member's musicianship. But on this album, Sting is a little too full of himself songwrighting-wise. I can't bear to listen to most of this. Only everybody's favourite stalker song - Every Breath You Take -, King of Pain and Wrapped Around Your Finger betray the greatness this band was capable of. The rest is just noodling and experimentation. 2.5/5

Hmm, I thought this was good, but maybe not so much my thing? Nothing here really grabbed me, even if the lyricism and instrumentation was great. I just found myself not caring too much for this one. Favourite: Synchronicity I

As an album, I'm giving this 3 stars. I like the songs better individually than as an album. Listening to it all the way through, it doesn't flow as well as I remember. A lot of the individual songs are worth 4 or 5 stars, but overall as a cohesive album, it's just okay.

A few spectacular songs, a few decent songs, a few terrible songs. Perfectly in the middle albumwise.

I was hyped upon listening to this album as it is very reputable and has a classic. The first four tracks are mildly mediocre and disappointing, but by track 4, every song onwards was great. It is a good album, with some lows… Vocals are generally okay on most tracks. A couple of songs stand out, the rest are just plainly simple. I enjoyed this album a lot (if we pretend tracks 1-4 do not exist). Favourites: Miss Gradenko / Every Breath You Take / King Of Pain / Wrapped Around Your Finger / Murder By Numbers I will revisit this, not bad.

the singles are pretty great but at least half the album sucks

Few bangers, bit weird

Synchronicity- Opening Track, Catchy- (8) Walking In Your Footsteps- Good (7) O My God- Mid (5.5) Mother- Horrible (3) Miss Gradenko- Another Vibey Song(7.5) Synchronicity II -Not bad, but not good either (6.5) Every Breath You Take- Perfect(10) King of Pain- Vibey Song (8.5) Wrapped Around Your Finger- Groovy, Goodn(7) Tea by the Sahara- Mid (6) Murder By Numbers- Fire Ass Song (10) Murder By Numbers- Fire Ass Song(10)

Buenas canciones con un toque muy propio del grupo, gracias a una voz inconfundible y a melodías tranquilas y poperas. Algún tema muy clásico

A record that benefited from the massive singles, especially Every Breath which was a phenomenon. The other tracks that make up the rest of the album aren’t of the same quality. On the whole it’s a good rock record but not a great one.

I had this album on cassette tape. And a poster of The Police in my bedroom. Entirety of Side 1 held no memories and all the songs felt sped up & unmelodic. I think I probably didn’t play this side too much. Side 2 - Synchronicity II remember liking the Loch Ness Monster metaphor. Also “packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes” & “the pain upstairs that makes his eyeballs ache.” Every Breath You Take reminds me of summer science camp at WWU and my friend Karl. This song played in the dining hall one day. Pleasantly surprised to remember I liked singing along to King of Pain & still know the lyrics. Melody is repetitive but the lyrics were like a good poem with lots of imagery. “There’s a blue whale beached by the spring tide’s ebb/There’s a butterfly trapped in a spider’s web” Wrapped Around Your Finger - fave lyric is “I will turn your face to alabaster/when you find your servant is your master.”

I always found these guys kind of lightweight new wave. Didn't really appeal to me.

didn’t like the fourth track but overall chill and good though not something i could see myself listening to for enjoyment or casually

Singles

Good, but carried by a stronger back half. 3

Ain’t no Scrantonicity.

7/10 style musique variée, plus new wave-post punk. every breath you take synchronicity ii king of rain

There is a distinctly different set of influences on this album from world music compared to the rest of the Police's catalogue. Everyone knows Every Breath You Take. A classic album that provided a fitting end for the band. It was really cool to see their reunion tour as a kid.

Mother is such a fucking weird track. Miss Gradenko is cool and refreshing pallet cleanser. Every Breath you Take is a classic. The entire back half of this album is indulgent, and only EByT really earns the the right to be longer than 4 min. I'm feeling a solid three to a light 4.

3.4 - Some big hits on here, including “Every Breath…”, but overall this record makes me feel like I’m waiting to see the dentist.

Very interesting album. Loved the lyrics and writing style and about 75% of the songs. The 2 title tracks and every breath are really far and above the best songs. Some of the others aren't as engaging and I know people dislike Mother but I really like it. Production is good and it definitely sounds like an 80's album. Very close to a 4 Score: 70 Art: 50

AJ: Synch 2 🚀 Never given them a real shake. I like what I know. Sting vox, man. Wow. Great great rhythm section. They’re cool.

The core of this album is amazing, all the other songs are not very good

Quite inconsistent, just about nicks a 3

The big hits everybody knows are great and some of the best early 80s pop-rock there is. The other songs, there's a reason they never hit the charts.

Fun and interesting

Wasn’t too bad. Got some nice early punk vibes in some of the songs. A little bit too “jazzy” for me in some parts, but I liked it. Except that one song where he was yelling about his mom calling.

This is the first time I've listened to The Police beyond hearing a song of theirs from time to time. I was familiar with the album but only really recognised the hits. This was rough. The hits were good, but I wouldn't seek them out. It's very radio friendly music and just lacks soul for me.

Was also jarred by Mother.

First time listening heard every breath you take Favorites o my god miss grandenko synchronicity II every breath you take king of pain wrapped around your finger murder by numbers Least Favorites walking in your footsteps mother

Some songs I really dig on here. Some I didn't like at all. Worth the listen for sure.

Police have always been kind of a meh band for me and this is their most meh album.

Not a great album. Just fine. "Mother" was unpleasant. Not a Police fan really, but still fell short of expectations.

a couple of okay songs with the one obvious banger. A bit strange in spots.

It's fine, I guess the Police just don't really do it for me. Obviously an important cultural album, but I won't be revisiting anytime soon.

I think this might be our first Police album? Regardless, this was an interesting one. Every Breath You Take is a classic, but there were a few other ones on here like King of Pain that I couldn't get out of my head. Some songs I also skipped so I think I can only give this puppy a 3 star.

I’ve never liked The Police. I don’t hate them and I like a few songs but there’s just something about them that I’ve always put them on meh side. Assumed I wouldn’t like this album but it was better than I thought it would be. The few songs I wasn’t familiar with were ok but nothing special. Synchronicity II (no idea that song was named that) and Wrapped Around Your Finger are solid songs, I guess. Every Breath You Take is a beating but probably because I’ve heard it so many damn times. Creepy lyrics aside, it’s kind of weird hearing a song that’s been all over life since before I can remember just starting up after mostly unheard songs. Can’t say this album made me a fan of The Police, but they didn’t lose any ground with me, either.

3 stars

fav tracks - Synchronicity I - Every breath you take - Murder by numbers

3.5

yeahhhhh i feel like i should have liked it more but like idk man it wasn’t that good

I didn't take much from Synchronicity, The Police have never interested me much and as good as Every Breath You Take is, it stands out so much from everything else on here both in quality but also in style and it feels weird. That track alone earns a 3 though.

A mixed bag. The first couple of tracks are okay, then takes a real downward turn with Oh My God and especially Mother and Miss Gradenko. After that, though, it gets really good - Synchronicity II and Every Breath You Take are superb, King Of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger, and Tea In The Sahara are good, then should have ended the album there. Murder By Numbers (the last track) is a bit too janky for me. 3/5.

I haven't listened to this or to The Police in general with real earnest for a really long time. I know that this is their best and biggest album, and I get why, but it's certainly not my favorite. Excellent musicianship throughout and really enjoyable to listen to and revisit.

Adoro the police! Esse álbum tem algumas músicas que gosto de verdade e outras que acho muuuito chatas meu Deus!

En medelmåttig platta.

I grew up with a good grip of these songs by way of the greatest hits CD being played during my childhood. I'll happily take any excuse to hear Stewart Copeland play the drums!

Not one of their best effort regardless of the fact that it contained "Breath" and "Wrapped". Zenyatta Mondatta from 5 years earlier is a better effort by the group.

It’s not a bad record, but it is a bad Police record. I’m a huge fan of their first 3 records, and even like most of Ghost, but this album goes in a direction that ends up being a Sting sound, not the Police. That’s said, there are a couple of good songs.

There are some songs i really like on this but it doesn't hold together well as an album. Not sure who thought putting Mother and Every Breath on the same album was a good idea.

I like some of the songs a lot. But I don't love the album as a whole. It's fine, some of the songs I'll add to a playlist but I don't see listening to the whole thing again anytime soon.

Some truly great 80s pop here. The album doesn’t hold all the way through, and it’s interesting that the hits are later in the album and most on side two of the vinyl. The hits are songs I could listen to anytime, any day. The rest, I’m completely indifferent. Hard not to give this at least a 4, but I’m rating the album as a whole. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding

Enjoyable for now, but probably won't return

Hatte nie was mit police am Hut, ist wesentlich interessanter als ich dachte!

This is a curious album, in that the first half is slick but also formulaic and dull. and then it takes off with Synchronicity II, Every breath you take, Wrapped around my finger, before falling away again. The album certainly highlights what good musicians the Police were, but it also feels at times like they were going through the motions and it generally lacks the dynamism of their early LPs.

Another classic that I had never listened to in it's entirety. Add to the list of albums that are great from start to finish.

Really well made album. Every breath you take is honestly such a good song. Mother is one of the most unhinged songs I’ve ever heard. So weird

It was an overall quite good listen, this album has some nice and interesting songs, but some others aren't that good in songwriting. Overall enjoyable.

I think I need to listen to this again, but I also think it’s pretty overrated and underwhelming. Didn’t hate it, but also didn’t love anything on it.

3/3- Driving to school

That mom song is psycho, the rest of the album is so-so

The extreme awfulness of Mother is so atrocious that even the 7 good songs pale under the putrid weight of its detritus. Even the song about the blow up doll in an earlier Police LP seems good in comparison. Only a few old style Police. The ballads and jazzy songs are brilliant, but it's hardly the fun and spikiness of Regatta or Zenyana. A good send off, but surely album filler like Mother is unnecessary? A mostly excellent lp, but the new wave spike is replaced with slick Sting craft including that song about a creepy stalker, you know the one! 3 stats because I can't get over Mother.

So 80s! Love the up-tempo and the great mix of music to lyrics. A few cuts that are well known die to continually being played...

I like the Caribbean twist to the otherwise New Wave sound. But wtf was "Mother"??

I’d say it’s a decent record. Only a few songs that really didn’t do anything for me at all dragging it down. Some creative ideas on the songs that do hit though. 6/10

There is a reason why you only know one song from this album...

It’s fine. Tantric

Fine. Didn't massively grab me, but nor did it enrage me, even if "Every Breath You Take" has been played the frick out. Fave track - "Mother" for entertaining weirdness. "Murder By Numbers" I quite liked, too...

Nice.

Very interesting blend of influences on this album. Post punk, new wave, punk, reggae, world music. Worthwhile listen

Three or four. Dinosaur song made me laugh out loud. Not sure if that was serious.

Very 80's sounding, average, not bad, not good. While often misunderstood, "Every Breath You Take" is the best song on this album. The Police are a band I have heard of but am largely unfamiliar with their discography. I'm interested in checking them out more.

Instantly recognizable as the police with their iconic sound. Some hits, some misses.

Decent

favorite tracks - synchronicity I, miss gradenko, synchronicity II, king of pain, wrapped around your finger least favorite tracks - mother, tea in the sahara

It was alright. "Mother" was definitely a moment. Excepted a bit more from the Police to be honest

Not as good as their first two albums

Mostly too raucous for me.

Almost horrifically boring but not quite. Great background music so I'll give it three. I also quite enjoyed Tea in the Sahara and Murder by Numbers, in addition to the classic Every Breath You Take.

A clusterfuck of some true bangers and the worst songs you've ever heard in your life. Synchronicity I & II are great fun, probably the best two songs on the album. There's also "Every Breath You Take", which is also fantastic but I can't take it seriously anymore. "Mother" definitely exists. It somehow manages to be the stupidest song on an album with a song dedicated to dinosaurs. "Hey, mighty brontosaurus, don't you have a lesson for us?" is an actual lyric on this album that they wanted you to take seriously. Sounds like some Blue's Clues shit. Sting was 32 years old when he wrote that.

I enjoy The Police every now and then. By then end of the album, I was a bit sick of the vocals though. Not enough to hate it but I can only handle so much Sting. Still a good listen though.

Very average first half but killer second.

Yeah this sounds like The Police

I have few thoughts about this album. First of all, how out of place "Every Breath You Take" sounds on this album. The whole record is so lively and upbeat, with characteristic Sting's vocal and funky/rock guitars, and bringing fresh approach to popular music. And then we have their most popular (also terribly overplayed in the radio) song, which sounds like it was on this album by an accident. Second of all, is Sting a great singer? Of course! But, like it's a case for few more singers, listening to a whole album with his voice in a row is a certain type of torture. He changes the way he sings for "Every breath you Take", but all the rest is exactly the same, doesn't matter how much the melody changes. Pretty hard stuff. Overall, it's a nice album, I like both parts of synchronicity, but I won't be going back to this record often.

Hitazos y rollazos

This album is a mix of really good songs and utterly mediocre ones. Thus, it will balance out to a 3.

Tyckte inte alls om låten om dinosaurierna (ps någon framför mig på flygplanet kollar på Jurassic Park)

Having heard Every Breath You Take, probably a million times (don't know why people love it tbh) I expected the rest of the album to sound very similar. I was pleasantly surprised, but also mildly confused that this wasn't the case. In spite of all this, The Police did a decent job of melding a number of different styles, tempos and genres throughout. Best: Synchronicity II Worst: Every Breath You Take

I want to like this more, but I've heard the songs so many times they've become background noise.

Not bad, but definitely could have gone without that mother track

A few good songs

Solid and entertaining album

For me, these guys have a double album’s worth of incredible music if you put it all together. I’m not sure any of their original records is an all time great, but even if so, this is not it. One 5* song here, two 4*, one 3*, and some self-indulgent duds.

Super shiny deluxe pop. Take away the four monstrous singles (conveniently all back to back at the start of side 2) and we have a slight affair with in-jokes (Mother, Miss Gradenko), vocals by the drummer etc. etc. But those singles eh? BIG.

The Police was a great band for singles, but as far as LPs went, all of their albums were quite uneven, with filler that didn't age well at all. This one here is no exception, even though it has a few iconic tracks. Now the question is, if because of those singles you had to save *one* album by The Police, which one would you save? Not an easy one to crack out, believe me. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: less than 780, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: approximately a half so far Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter (including this one, *maybe*) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter (including this one)

A very interesting album by The Police that's incredibly hit or miss. Both Synchronicity tracks are fantastic, as is King of Pain and of course Every Breath You Take. There's a lot of pretty naff stuff here as well though, from the disturbing Mother to the cringey lounge jazz of Murder by Numbers

Mother killed this album

Bra til plankevors

Monday was a nothing day, kinda just rolled around, slept in nice, but much to do.

Album de la maturité? Intéressant d'entendre l'évolution du groupe. On sent un peu plus d'exploration vers des éléments de musique du monde. Les percussions dans Walking In Your Footsteps m'ont fait penser par moment à certains bouts de Tool. Malgré la présence d'Every Breath You Take (creepy d'ailleurs comme chanson) je ne crois pas que ce soit leur plus grand succès. On aurait pu passer à côté de cet album. C'est correct, mais je préfère l'époque punk rock des débuts.

The first couple of songs were so bad I almost didn’t finish the album. I’m glad I did, lots of songs that I’m familiar with and enjoy.

I feel like a lot of it sounded samey but it had some standout tracks. Favorite: Synchronicity II

Interesting stylistically. Mixed in quality.

EBYT

Enjoyed this.

Was aight!

I dont know, it was fine. I wont listen to it again, but I enjoyed the hour 2.7/5 so I'll go 3/5

vad ska man säga det är the police

It’s pretty good, if you can get past Sting’s voice.

Victim of poor quality control and letting the untalented song writing members of the group contribute. There is a LOT of filler - both the Copeland and Summers tracks are B side material at best, and there worrying hints of the faux jazz wankage that Sting strayed into as a solo artist. Points also deducted for suspect and vaguely repellent lyrics - Every Breath You Take is every stalker's theme tune. Bit of a shame really, because when Sting is on form he can definitely knock a tune out. When this is good, it's very good. "Hey Mr. Dinosaur/You really couldn't ask for more/You were God's favourite creature/But you didn't have a future." How prescient.

Un peu bizarre comme album, les chansons sont assez décousues! Je me demande s'il aurait pogné si ça avait été leur 1er album et non le dernier. Ya un contraste entre Mother et Every Breath you take disons! Mon père a l'album en cassette, ça m'a rappelé des souvenirs!

With this album they decided to move themselves along. The singles are strong the other a mixture, many solid a couple naff.

Eh, it's The Police. Never mind having them on but never rocks my world either. Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger are all good, though.

Good, quite Talking Heads-ish. Some enjoyable tracks but not really my scene

not my fav by them

Not enough great songs for me to give it a higher score

As a teenager the Police passed me by. I like a lot of the singles by the screaming girls put me off with their adoration of 3 handsome blonde guys. This it their break up (and 5th) album. Its interesting. Sting can be a twat but he knows a tune (though lyrics can be banal) Love the drummer. I find it a bit lightweight. I have no idea what "Mother's is in the middle. 3

Importante conhecer o contexto dos três hits. E confirma que as versões são mais interessantes que o original.

This was the first full album I’ve listened to by The Police. It was very avant-garde and I loved how they borrowed sounds from a wide variety of cultures and genres. The album seemed to mellow out over its runtime and seems more consistent in the second half. I really enjoyed Stewart Copeland’s drumming. On the surface it seems very simple but there’s so many little things he throws in that is really cool. Murder by Numbers was my favorite song of his. I’m really curious as to what inspired Sting’s lyrics…from 3 story tall brontosauruses to the saftey of Miss Gradenko. All in all, it was a good album. Not necessarily something I’d go out of my way to listen to again but I can see the appeal.

They are way more eclectic than I gave them credit for, but there was plenty to sleep by.

Some tracks are good, but overall it's nothing special to me

naaah

Don't much care for a lot of the songs on the album, but Synchronocity I and II are bangers, through and through, and make the album deserve it's place.

bija ok, rakstiju stipendijas pieteikumu, nevareju baigi nodoties, bet nav ari isti man lidz galam.

Second half of the album, absolute creamer phwoarrrrr

ok

has the stalker song and is pretty consistent throughout 3.5

Sometimes you need the right weather to fully appreciate an album. So with the sweltering heat today, I really dug the tropical feel of some of the tracks. There's a few interesting instrumental sounds, it's well produced, has plenty of catchy melodies (with Stings usual excellent vocals) and the lyrics are perfectly fine for a pop/rock album. Side one is good apart from the odd sounding 'Mother', which felt out of place and sounds more like a B-side. Side two is a bit too soporific though and the songs tend to drag. So overall, good but not great.

Definitely an album of two halves for me. First half, the Synchronicity bookends were good, but Mother seemed to derail it for me, WTF?! Second half, much more familiar - when I was starting out playing bass, I'd learn a bunch of Sting's riffs, they were always simplistic but effective.

Pretty good!

un peu désappointant

De sound van Sting. Ik vind dit album eigenlijk tegen vallen. Volgens mij heeft The Police leukere nummers op andere albums. ***

The Police is good but overrated.

Was a great album when it was released but holy crap - I can't listen to "Every Breath..." or "King of Pain" without feeling immediately annoyed. Didn't add, because frankly I'm tired of it.

The less common case where the second half of the album far exceeds the first half. Every Breath You Take has OVER 1 BILLION listens on Spotify!!! I feel like I keep regressing to the mean--this doesn't have enough in the first half to make me call this a 4-star album, but the second half is clearly timeless. 3.5 stars. Rounding down because I hate this system lol.

Being an "Every Breath You Take" specialist when the subject is The Police, I must say that this album impresses me with its variety of songs and styles, keeping the same 80's vibe that is pretty recognizable. It's far from perfect, but it is a lovely album and a good mood to start Monday.

I'll admit, I went into this sure that I'd dislike it. I didn't love it, far from it, but it was more complex and varied than I'd thought a Police album could be.

It's tha sound of da police. Sting makes me feel like a virgin gay guy ready to take a veiny purple dong up me bum bum for the first time. Get your fuckin' pipe right you there you tart.

un peu cringe mais ok Prefs: Synchronicity I, Mother, Miss Gradenko, Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Tea In The Sahara Moins pref: Murder by Numbers

When I got to the songs that made the greatest hits, it was obvious they were actually their best songs.

Not as much fun as I expected - but I was in a bit of an anti-Sting mood when I listened.

I was expecting the worst here, but their annoying hits were mostly absent. It was actually fairly cool. Guess I'll have to endure the album with Roxanne on it some other time. 3/5.

I really rate The Police but I didn’t love every track. Some were excellent, some so so. All in all a high 3*

Very ska. Sting is hard to understand sometimes. Standouts: Synchronicity II Every breathe you take Murder by numbers

Man, the 80s really were a bad time for music. As much as I wanted to like this album, "Synchronicity" is plagued by all the worst diseases of 80s pop. Metronomic drum lines, painfully primitive synths, and saxophone solos that pop up like mushrooms wherever the mix gets dense. Seriously, what's with all the saxophones in 80s pop?! The first half of the album is an odd, muddy, mishmash of pop music tropes and mediocre songwriting. Which is why "Every Breath You Take" is such a shock when you finally get there. It is distinctly unlike everything proceeding it. The tempo slows, the production takes a big step forward, and Sting's vocal performance is suddenly deeply emotional. Is it creepy AF? Yeah, it really is. But it's also just good. Especially in the context of the rest of the album. Also, no saxophones. Win. The following track, "King of Pain" is also pretty decent. But, sadly, those two songs are the only standouts. The Police immediately step back into the pattern they established by the first half of the album with "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and it's a quick slide downhill from there to the end of the album. The Police were arguably the biggest band in the world when this album came out and, by all measures, "Synchronicity" was a massive success. But, by the time the pseudo-jazz car crash that is "Murder By Numbers" wraps up, it's painfully clear to a modern listener that the 80s were just the worst for music.

Disappointed. It's a solid album but from one of the most well known bands of all time, it is remarkably okay, and just okay.

Kann man gut hören. Zwischen 3 und 4.

I’m not a Police fan, but Synchronicity 2 is a really good song.

3.5

Reminded me of my childhood

Generally not a huge fan of the Police, but this album had a couple great tracks I had never heard. Certainly don't need to hear "Every Breath You Take" ever again.

Rollo. Le doy 3 porque tiene Every Breath You Take.

I thought this one would blow me away. Sadly, only one or two songs besides Every Breath You Take would be worth listening to again. Not really a fan of Sting's voice, it can be a bit grating. I don't know, I guess I at least understand the appeal of this record, there are some good songs and melodies, but as a whole, it's just fine.

New wave, post punk rock, 80’er, Sting, Every Breath You Take

Found it just ok. Very boring in parts.

Some classic Police songs. Some of the deeper cuts aren’t my favorite but the hits are great!

I like lots of Police songs, but this album is not my favorite. It seems like they're going for a kind of Residents vibe with some of these tunes. Some bands pull off that type of theatrical weirdness well, but I don't like how it's done on Synchronicity. The hit singles are decent: Synchronicity II is a banger, and Every Breath You Take has a great guitar hook, despite being the most famous stalker anthem of all time.

I like The Police, but really just their first couple of albums. By this point, it’s clear that they were chasing trends instead of following them. But this is also their biggest album by a wide margin, so *shrug emoji* There are good songs on here, but the best one is easily the bonus track, Murder by Numbers. I never really liked Every Breath You Take, but giving it a couple more listens, I can appreciate the tight production and Sting’s unkempt performance. It’s also leagues better than the ballads that immediately follow it, too. So yeah, it’s better than I recalled, but not the best that they’re capable of. C

Reminded me of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts a little bit. Sting really fancies himself though.

Overall I e see why it is on the list. I did forget how dumb the dinosaur song was though.

Het is nooit helemaal mijn ding geweest, maar klinkt wel goed en Every Breathe You Take is natuurlijk een fantastisch nummer.

Fijn plaatje! En ik kende stiekem behoorlijk wat nummers. Ik kan dit wel waarderen.

Not up there with the first 3 albums, but still refreshing and powerful

That was a trip. The songs ranged from enjoyable, to weird, to… about dinosaurs? They do have some entertaining lyrics at least.

Hmm. I don't have a lot to say about this one. It was okay, I guess. There was nothing that stood out to me and nothing that really made me angry.

3.7

By '83 the Police were in my rear view mirror, and songs like "Every step you take" and "Wrapped around your finger" provided the encouragement I needed to keep my foot on the gas. I like the title track, especially part 2 (with Andy Summers' guitar more upfront). Some of the others I find okay, and the last 2 songs are filler. On early Police LPs I liked the interplay between of guitar and bass but there's not much of that here. Andy Summer's vocals on "Mother" are brutal and the rhythm is different. It sounds like mid-eighties King Crimson with David Thomas (Pere Ubu) on vocals.

Sting once said, there's nothing wrong with Pop music because there's Good Pop and there's Bad Pop, I would consider this to be Good Pop. Everyone seems to talk about King of Pain (with over 1m listens on Spotify!) but I think the best song on this album is Wrapped around your finger, with its somewhat atmospheric/ pseudo-dub sound which builds to an emotional crescendo several times in the song. Also kudos to them for experimenting with a bit of jazz in Murder by Numbers, but it foreshadows Sting's soft rock sound that he would employ ad nauseum a few years later. I'm not sure why they stuck Mother in there though, its just experimental filler.

I kind of like this and kind of don't... Some classics, though.

Bit hit or miss. "Mother" is really strange. Sound of album is a bit dated

p good. mother is the only song that got me engaged

Musically excellent - side B more than Side A (albeit a little colonially culture appropriating) - classics such as “King of Pain”, “Wrapped Around Your Finger”, and “Every Breathe You Take” but lyrically - oh my. Maybe it’s just me but Sting sound like he is reciting an intel manifesto - the stalker in Every Breathe… The “Miss Gradenko” and “Tea in the Sahara” fantasies, the Freudian “Mother” and finally the Serial Killer in “Murder by Numbers”. It just gets uncomfortable to listen to with that perspective in mind - shame as otherwise the musicianship is wonderful and the hooks eerily beautiful.

A tale of two sides. Side A and Side B. Side A of this album is probably the weakest The Police have released in their career. Synchronicity I and II are both nicely rocking songs and save this side a bit. Especially II. The songs "Mother" and "Miss Gradenko" take away at least one star from the album. So incredibly bad. Then comes part B, starting with the overplayed "Every Breath You Take," followed by everything The Police became admired for in "The King Of Pain." "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "Tea In The Sahara" belong to the best that the Police have ever done and the jazzy "Murder By Numbers," which was, iirc, a b side to Every Breath finished this side strong. 2* for the first half of the album, 5* to the second half.

2.7. Bit disappointing overall. Every breath you take is so far ahead of the rest of the album it's crazy

Some enjoyable tracks here, but also some others I don’t really care for.

The phone yelling song.... Why?

Would be 4 stars if not for the rant about his mother on the phone.

Boarder line 2 until a few trackers came through in the end

I know a lot of people love this album... the good news for them is that they will not have to fight me for it in the record store. There are a few songs on here that I think are ok/good but overall, I've just never been super into The Police's sound. Glad I gave it a listen since it is a well-liked album but probably not one that I'd return to.

Final studio album by the Police. Can you detect the fact they almost were not speaking? Is the increased use of sequencers to give a backbone to songs that prevent them having the play together? A great record of a band falling apart? They are clearly tight enough as a unit to sound like they are playing the same thing even when not speaking. I think this is about the only Police album that I don't own, so there was some fresh material here, especially on side 1. (Interesting that all the singles are back loaded on the album, which is a weird way of tracklisting, especially such a commercially ambitious band). The singles are really strong, which makes side 2 a very compelling listen. Side 1 feels a bit like experiments and filler. The production is a bit cleaner and focused than their previous studio album, and when they are rocking, has a lot of punch. Highlights for me are Synchronicity II, which is a good example of their power and purpose.

Not my favorite police album, could never hear EBYT again and be fine with it. Can understand why it was popular, very original at the time. “mother” one of the shittiest songs to ever be recorded. King of pain is sublime.

This album was probably the peak of their output as a band. The album seemed to stray a little bit from their reggae light sound to more of a pop sound. The album has some good singles but the album itself seems a bit uneven. There seems to be Sting songs and then songs by the other two members, the Sting songs being the best. Favorite Songs: I'll Be Watching You, King of Pain. 3 out of Stars

A couple of tracks on Synchronicity were really compelling, especially the sonic continuity of the second half of the record. Just wanted to point out that "Mother" might be one of the most unappealing tracks I've suffered through since the Jamiroquai record. The album starts off great with Synchronicity I, immediately falls off a cliff and when all hope is lost, recovers on Side B. Wild stuff. Fav Tracks: Synchronicity I/II, King of Pain, Every Breath You Take and Murder By Numbers

This album really cemented The Police as a singles band for me. I felt like most of this record was well-heeled, but ultimately kind of boring. Side B really picked things up, though, particularly Synchronicity II > King of Pain. Rating: 2.5/5 Favourite tracks: Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, King of Pain.

chill

Just remove the experimental rock-ish side 1 and this album could be one of the of the most decent and slick new-wave EP's of the '80s.

shiny stadium pop, let down occasionally by Big Words Crammed Into Lyrics Just To Show Off (Mephistopheles) and Clunky/Smartass Rhymes (College / Knowledge)

Shite first half, and great second one you get to evry breathe. 3

Finally, an 80s album that doesn’t overstay its welcome or choose the worst synth presets possible. Some tight, punchy compositions on this one using great interplay between guitars and synths. Sting’s almost improvisational bass and crooning vox on top yield an overall solid listening experience.

3/5 good but not enough

Mother was one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard but everything else was okay

The Apple Music master isn’t great quality unfortunately but good to revisit this. The strength is in the old side b as it starts timidly and only gets good halfway through.

A pretty meddling police album. It has the 80s toned to it and feels as if it’s them trying to be edgy and different. Every breath you take is great even if it’s weird. Mother is pretty rough and everything else is ok. 6.3/10

With the exception of a couple of weird and not so great tracks, this album is for the most part pretty good and nice to listen to.

Great album

First half of the album is pretty forgettable, second half is getting a bit better

It turns out Every Breath You Take isn't the only creepy song they wrote. Is this a cry for help? Best track: Every Breath You Take

I grew up listening to 'The Police - Their Greatest Hits' so I'm well familiar with Every Breath You Take, King of Pain and Wrapped Around Your Finger. These are Good Songs (the first two especially) and put a couple of stars in the bank early doors. But what about the rest of the album? Well, Kent, it's a mixed bag, both in style and quality. Synchronicity I is a good start. Then there's a song about dinosaurs which, it seems, heavily influenced the Dino Dino Jungle soundtrack in Mario Kart. There's some 80s funk stuff, a jazzy number to finish, and 'Mother', which is a real contender for the most mental track the generator has thrown up so far. Andy Summers, you weirdo! Predictable it ain't. But, all in all, not nearly as good as the greatest hits. EDIT: I've listened a couple more times. Now trying to decide if it's actually a work of genius. Well, is it?? 3.5

This was the album that put them into the stratosphere. I didn’t like it as much when it came out although Synchronicity I is one of my favorite songs. It hasn’t held up well… at least for me.

Definitely not the best album from The Police, but really good nonetheless. The biggest hits come from tracks 6-9, and the rest of the songs are good. Saying this is The Police's worst album may be true, but it's just because the rest of their work is unbelievable.

Some good. Some strange

Not a style I enjoy listening to, but not that bad.

Mix of good and bad songs.

Decent album, Every Breathe You Take is the standout track. Some slightly more... out-there tracks as well.

Almost immediately upon hearing this album I recalled that the drummer for The Police did the soundtrack for Spyro the Dragon. This isn't my favorite Police album, stand out tracks for me are O My God, Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, and Wrapped Around Your Finger.

Some pretty catchy sing-along tunes. I won’t cop the lie that the track ‘Mother’ made it onto the album on purpose. Sting was pretty good at digging Timmy O’Toole out of that well.

Some of these were okay. Murder by numbers is an interesting idea. Overall not super blown away

6,5/10 Legal

When Sting ruled the world. One of those asshole ego maniacs that treated "his band" like shit. You want to hate him, but can't argue with the songwriting on this album. The weakest tracks are the ones by the guitarist and drummer so also hard to feel sorry for them if this was their best effort.

A classic album, but I rarely listen to the entire album. Turns out, there is some real weird shit on here. Looking at you, "Mother"

Heerlijk police album met niet enorm veel hits erop. Beetje zweverige gitaar vibe, wel anders dan de andere album. Iets minder poppy

Album is good. I really do love the creepiness of every breath you take. Other than that, many songs blend together.

Not as good as I hoped, despite Every Breath You Take

It's Sting. Some songs are good.

Starts out pretty strong, gives vibes of "Take On Me". Songs are catchy. It's good but not really my cup of tea. Less interested in pop. Highlights: Synchronicity I, Mother, King Of Pain Lowlights: Every Breath You Take, Tea In The Sahara

A 3

It was like being in the 80’s Good for background. Some intense tunes.

I may have heard some other tracks by The Police before, but I only consciously knew Every Breath You Take. On the one hand, the music definitely has more variety than I expected and it's solidly executed. On the other hand, it just isn't very interesting to me.

Every breath you take makes up for the first part of the album but the rest isnt great.

Just alright, but it does have their megahit on it.

A couple of bangers and then not a lot

Doze. A impaciência martela na cabeça. Nunca mais acaba. Nunca nada acaba. MotA: Synchronicity II "With one breath / With one flow / You will know"

What a weird album. They lead with the worst songs, and throw all the bangers in the back. And to top it off, MOTHER is an abomination, and cost them a star. But when it's good it's great.

Some classic pop-rock tunes, nothing that I'd choose to listen to specifically, though.

// Favs: Every Breath You Take Score: Strong 3

Not a bad album. Every breath you take is a classic for sure. Not a huge fan though.

TIL that Sting is a serial killer. Seriously, wtf is “Murder by Numbers” if not a very blunt confession? Maybe your mum keeps ringing you on the telephone to check on whether all these girls you go out with make it back home. The Police have an awesome and unique sound when at their best. There are a few gems on here, but “Mother” was such weird shock it’s gonna bring it from a high-4 all the way down to a 3.

This album is named Synchronicity and there are two songs also named Synchronicity. Which one is the “title track,” I or II? Both? Neither because they aren’t technically the same as the album title? This conundrum should be a clue that someone couldn’t make up their mind about this album. By the way when in doubt, trust the math…Synchronicity II > Synchronicity I for sure. Every Breath You Take is worth a star all by itself. WTF is going on in Mother?!? That is some strange shit. The snare drum is fantastically off beat in King Of Pain. And that bookends this album for me. The offbeat characteristic is great in one case, yet completely perplexing in another. That’s how I feel about Synchronicity.

Not for me at all. Can see why some might like it.

Sounds more experimental than you would assume.

Album krenuo dost dobro, pjesma Mother je sve. Općenito album nije loš, al sam više očekivao.

Fun album, and everyone likes Every Breath You Take. Not as cohesive as I would have liked, but enjoyable nonetheless.

It's not bad, but it's my least favorite album by The Police, so I'm giving it three stars.