Synchronicity

Some great drumming...otherwise not good

I really enjoyed this album it was very nice and relaxing

feels like I should be obsessed with this. but I’m not!

It’s good but the song about dinosaurs is an abomination, I’m not 7 years old

Sat down on the plane and started listening this album. The first half was not a good soundtrack to a turbulent take off, with Mother really exacerbating the anxiety. Then all of a sudden I was soaring through the clouds to Every Breath You Take. I hadn't read the tracklist, so this was a lovely surprise. Enjoyed King of Pain just as much, and the rest of the album was lovely.

This album is jam-packed with interesting and varying music, my favorite Police song in "Synchronicity II" and some songs I hated too. Short and sweet, fun, a little disturbing.

There are a lot of albums we've heard so far where I could see why it would be enjoyable to someone, but this is the first one that just fucking sucks and I cannot fathom enjoying it. ZERO stars I never want to hear any of these songs again.

I loved this album! Sting's voice is great of course, and I also really love the sound of the drums on the album. So punchy! There were no songs that I got bored with, and I would listen to the whole thing again for sure.

the first two more electronica-y songs i actually enjoyed, but then it quickly mellowed out to the police that i know and detest

I cannot stand the police

2.5 rounded down. Why am I being yelled at? What was with the dinosaur song leading into a song about kind of dating his mother? No really, what was with choosing a partner that reminds you of your mother? Hello?

Least favourite album of the Police: one absolute classic, a semi-classic, one clear 1-star song and the other tracks 2 or 3 stars.

Solid album, except for Mother. What on earth were they thinking including that song?

Musically excellent album with a couple of great songs. It stays at the level of appreciation more than excitement though.

How the creator of 1001 albums picks his albums: Trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, trash, EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE. 10/10 album, must listen to before you die.

The album was brilliant, apart from one song that soured the experience slightly for me. Why did they put out Mother? It's really bad. I almost stopped listening to the album at that point. Luckily, I didn't.

Love the whole album although maybe not my favourite Police album. Had to skip Mother because it just doesn’t feel like it fits in the album. Love the drumming in particular from The Police, it’s syncopated and cool.

Musically pretty decent, definitely enjoyed the guitar work on it, but something has always just been missing for me from The Police's work - I'm not sure exactly what it is but I just can't find the kind of deep enjoyment that I do from other bands - maybe it's just lacking a bit on that spontaneous, creative spirit that I find in other bands of the era - like XTC. I just don't really find them that enjoyable overall. And the lyrics are. not good. Idk. It's not for me!

While I didn't care for the wide majority of the tracks on here, I did enjoy a few of the lesser-played songs off this album. So I'm glad I slogged through the rest of this project, if only to discover the few that I'll listen to again

We had this album on cassette tape when I was a kid. I remember a church camping trip that our family went on to local state park, where I brought along this tape, and listened to it on my yellow Sony Walkman. I was obsessed with side 2, and listened to it several times during that trip. I was especially drawn in by "King of Pain," whose lyrics were unlike anything I'd heard at that point ("there's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out" was some pretty vivid imagery for my little ten-year-old brain). Fast forward to when I graduated from college in the winter of 2007. I had recently lost three close family members, gotten dumped, and had no idea what to do with my life post-graduation. In the midst of all my angst, I changed the profile name on MySpace to "King of Pain," and I don't think I ever changed it from that name before abandoning my page for eternity. Good times. Anyway, I absolutely love this album, and it's easily one of my favorites from the 80's. "King of Pain," "Wrapped Around Your Finger," "Synchronicity II," and "Every Breath You Take" are all fantastic. I love Sting's vocals, and try as I might to sing along to these songs in the car, I'm always frustrated that I can never come close to how great he sounds. The instrumentation is incredible as well. In earlier classic rock discourse, I don't Stewart Copeland got the recognition he deserved as a drummer, but I think that his work is starting to be appropriately appreciated these days. His drumming on this album is incredibly tight and precise; on the faster tempo songs, his drumming is best described as manic but controlled, and on the slower songs, his drumming is almost hidden, peeking through just enough to let you know it's there. Andy Summers' guitar is outstanding too. That quiet little jangling riff on "Every Breath You Take" is perfect. Sting's bass playing is great too, and it really helps solidify the band's unique sound that's half new wave and half post punk. The Police's work before this album is great, but they knock it out of the park with this album, and I think a lot of why I enjoy the sound here so much is their use of synthesizers. I love the songs on this album so much. I don't know what it is about "Every Breath You Take," but that song just awakens this overwhelming nostalgia in me every time I hear it. I know, it's a creepy stalker anthem and whatnot, but damn, I love that song. Speaking of the songs on this album... "Mother"... Andy Summers, blink twice if you need help! Also, I love that the whole tantric sex thing has become the first thing we associate with Sting these days. In reality, there was probably one time where he said "I'd like to not immediately nut" and the rest of us just collectively lost our minds, and now it's the only quality we've assigned to him.

Ruined by Mother (unlike The Wall)

Iconic. Still holds up

Yeah. Definitely their most sophisticated and polished. Synchronocoty 2 and Wrapped Around Your Finger have stood up very well.

The early MTV days. Love the throwback to their early punk days with Andy screeching or “Mother.”

Good album, probably Police best, and one you should take your time to listen too, but it’s not great, and I feel Police are one of those groups who have a number of great singles spread over a few of their albums. But if you need to listen to one police album it should be this one. But won’t be making my frequent rotation list anytime soon.

A couple of songs in the first half of the album didn't do it for me, but everything from Synchronicity II onwards is pure gold

Mother is one of the weirdest musical experiences I had. Nice album with some hit songs

good album. mother gives pink floyd vibes which makes sense. every breath you take is always a vibe and is already in multiple of my playlists. fav song is synchronicity. basic- i know.

I liked this album more than I thought I would, but it's not exactly good. If the songs were half the length it would have been an improvement.

Liked the style and the energy

Je n'ai pas trop accroché :/

It's one of my favorites albums of all time. It captures the essence of the band

Second Police record I've got since starting this. Honestly? Just boring. There was some weird songs and some not-super Police sounding music on this one which I liked more than the other record - but I just don't get it. One of the biggest rock bands ever and often cited for their musicianship, but I just don't really hear it. Happy to take two records in so far because I now have a better informed opinion when I can tell people they are boring. I guess you can arrest me because I ain't a fan of The Police.

Very well-produced. Each instrument is crisp and clear and fills its sonic space fully while not overlapping with the other instruments. Beyond the production though, the songs are a bit boring. They just sorta came up with one riff and repeated it for most of the song, while singing lyrics that lyrics that sound like 8th grade poetry.

This was my absolute favorite album when I was 15. In fact, it inspired me to declare to myself that The Police were going to be my first official favorite band and that I would buy every single one of their albums to come. Sigh. Nothing else sounds like this album, not even the other Police albums. It was quite a joy to listen to the whole glorious thing today again.

Just seeing the cover of this album made me happy. Because of my good fortune to have a cool senior as my stand partner in band who loved The Police, I saw this cover everyday on our music folder. So edgy! The listening part made me even more happy because, although I have listened to this album many many times, it has been many many years since the last time I did. Love it!

I listened to this one a lot with my bestie back in the day and every song sounds like a hit to me, even Mother and Miss Gradenko. The song Synchronicity II is one of my karaoke jams and a favorite song generally. I love the imagery evoked by such lines as, "We have to shout above the din of our rice krispies," and "Packed like lem-mings in-to shi-ny me-tal bo-xes." I hadn't realized before today that this was The Police's last studio album --- I just sort of assumed they were still recording. Ah well. This is a good one!

OH YEAH! This is THE Police album. Synchronicity is one hell of a way to kick off an album. I’m drawn in immediately by its urgency. Then a parade of spectacular songs follows all the way to the end. Theres are perfect variety of songs in a diverse set of styles that nonetheless cohere perfectly as a whole. Monster hits that deserve every bit of adoration… and then a slew of lesser played tunes that I love just as much. Walking In Your Footsteps… Oh My God…Mother… Miss Gradenko… Tea In The Sahara… Murder By Numbers… This album is teeming with songs you should hear before you die. From the incredible madness of Mother to the quiet beauty of Every Breath You Take this album never fails to be worth my time. What a perfect way to spend the next 45 minutes. TERRIFIC! TERRIFIC! TERRIFIC!

Very zen but wtf is up with Mother? Stand-outs: King of Pain, Synchronicity II

El disco va mejorando a medida que avanzan las canciones.

You can’t think 80s and Britain’s second invasion without thinking of Gordon, Andy and Stewart. Synchronicity is an iconic album from the greatest 3-piece iconic rock band in history.

Gear: DCA ÆON 2 Noire Mische (2003 Remaster): Drums hauen rein, Vocals perfekt, Gitarren schimmern Mugge: treibend, energetisch, unerwartete Instrumentierung (Panflöten und Synths in "Walking in your Footsteps"?!) Wertung: 4/5

Between this and Zenyatta Monetary for the worst Police album, but only because the other three are so bloody good. Some stellar tracks on this but some very skippable ones. 3.5*

Great album

Very mixed, can see why the ones that aren’t well known never took off

Felt like it was just Every Step You Take and a load of filler

every step you take is best song on here What is all that shit about dinosaurs early on haha 2/3*** purely off enjoyment, they might have been amazing revolutionaries etc

Fine but I found a little dull personally

Lots of different sounds which was a bit of a surprise, but sometimes they went too weird - Mother. Enjoyed wrapped around your finger. Has a bit of a 60s sound that Animal Collective want to imitate

Just ok

Again I couldn't but not as bad

Pretty good album. Interesting in parts. Mother is weird! Never heard that before. Synchronicity II is a jam!

Ñeeee

End of the album was way better than the beginning but the beginning was so bad I can’t say I liked the album at all

Some enjoyable songs but didn’t really love the whole album.

In the film Quadrophenia, Sting played 'Ace Face' who was the epitome of cool in the mod scene, however as Phil Daniels continues his downward spiral addicted to blueys he eventually comes crashing down finding out Ace Face is merely a bus boy at a hotel and is in fact a slave to the modern world earning pittance being bossed around. In a way, this is relative to Stings music as the more you listen to the Police, despite the appearance of the big hitters that he is in fact a genius, scratch beneath the surface and there is a lot of crap. still, 3/5 as i need to save face a bit having paid £75 to go watch them at twickenham 15 years ago

a load of weird crap, then two absolute bangers, then a load more weird crap

A good album, but carried a bit by every breath you take

its the police and sounds like all the other police albums

walking in your footsteps, king of pain, wrapped around your finger

I already liked the popular songs from The Police, but I haven't had the chance to listen to one of their albums in its entirety. Overall, this is a great album and features the cool reggae, jazzy, new wave sound that The Police are known for. This album also contains their hit song "Every Breath You Take", which I love! Favorite Song(s): "Every Breath You Take", "King of Pain", "Synchronicity II"

Enjoyable album. Not really my favorite but enjoyable.

i like the instrumentation, the aspect of storytelling is buried in the lyrics. top 3: o my god, mother, synchronicity I

Wrapped around your finger was decent

Een fantastische hit (Every breath you take), en een gruwelijke misser (Mother), afgewisseld met relaxte en typische the Police muziek.

is ok

Great live album.

Spun the vinyl. Side 1 is decent but not great. Side 2 is mostly magical. It’s not my favorite Police album but does contain my favorite Police song, “King of Pain.” Overall - mixed review, so “3”.

"Mother" is terrible. Trying to imitate the least interesting of King Crimson's creative impulses, and doing even worse. The rest is wall-to-wall awesome, so they get a bye.

Ugh just not my type of music

Not all hits, and a couple of tracks sound like bad Beetles.

A few great singles on here. Mother is awful and an easy skip on an otherwise pleasant listen

I've always enjoyed The Police and this record is near perfect, save for the one really strange track entitled "Mother." It just takes me out of it, and while I love some of their odd songs, it sort of ruins the flow. Otherwise, this is a stellar record from start to finish.

Great album. I've always loved the Police.

I was gonna hate on the album at first, the first half of the songs were mid tbh but that back half of the album was full of bangers. Wrapped Around your finger a Goated song. The Police do have better songs though I feel like so I cant rate too high. Not an all time album in my opinion but still a good listen. 3

The fact that “Every Breath You Take” was my favorite shows how annoying this album had to be.

C+ Synchronicity I 3 Walking in Your Footsteps 3 O My God 3 Mother 1 Miss Gradenko 3 Synchronicity II 3 Every Breath You Take 3 King of Pain 3 Wrapped Around Your Finger 3 Tea in the Sahara 3 Kevin Malone in a fedora holding drumsticks.

One of the first albums I owned back in the day.

The Police is my go-to example of a greatest hits band, and Synchronicity does nothing to change my opinion. It's unfocused and at times boring. And then you have killer tracks like 'Every Breath You Take', 'King of Pain', and 'Wrapped Around Your Finger'. Highlight: the drumming of Stewart Copeland. Lowlight: Andy Summers' aneurysm on 'Mother'.

When The Police are good, few trios are better. Stewart Copeland is to no surprise as good as ever on this. It starts out excellent. The title track is simply pure brilliance. Then everything takes a nosedive before completely going of the rails on the train wreck that is “Mother”. The from title track 2.0 and for the remaining album everything is back on track and The Police deliver a few of their greatest songs. I just can’t get over the fact that most of Side A is that boring and/or bad.

didn't age as well, liked it at the time - still really rate high synchronicity.

Obviously, I’ve heard “Every Breath You Take” but in the context of the rest of Synchronicity, it sounds completely different and has a new emotional payout. I like the song he sings to the dinosaurs. It’s nihilistic in a camp way.

#41. Classic album for my college days. Still good. miss The Police...

2.75

I always want to like the Police, objectively it's good music but hard for me to get into. This album didn't appeal to me as much as some of their others.

Not a bad album. Very distinct sound. Sting's voice and the percussion are what makes The Police unique. I was already familiar with Every Breath you Take and Wrapped Around your Finger. I really enjoyed the entire album. There weren't really any fillers. The song Mother was a little weird. This is a thoroughly good album.

El disco más experimental de The Police. Con tintes progresivos y casi teatrales, el legendario trío británico de música alternativa se luce con una lujosa selección de canciones, en donde dejan claro que cuentan con talento de sobra para interpretar sus instrumentos y construir pistas pegajosas.

Syncopation and prog influences - I had no idea! Much more layered than I expected.

Needs active listening to appreciate. Lots of interesting sounds!

listened while half asleep on a plane but from what i remember i liked it!

I LOVE STEWART COPELAND!!!!!!

Quite liked the first track, and really enjoyed Mother. That was a belter. Miss Gradenko too. Couple of other tracks that hve some decent bits but then a lot that is utterly pointless. So bland and very dated. Big chunks sounded like the soundtrack to crap 80s feelgood films. If they stuck to their edgier side I’d enjoy them a lot more.

Not a huge fan of wor Sting, his mad Geordie/reggae way of singing is very funny but I don't think it's very good. Synchronicity was decent, bit proggy but interesting timing. The next one about dinosaurs was hilarious and then I can't remember much after that except Mother which sounded like a completely different band, wouldn't think it would be on the same album as every step you take. Every step you take is a well written song but overplayed these days. Would not listen again.

Bit surprised the Geordies aren't more positive about Newcastle's famous son. Not a bad album overall - starts weak (I didn't enjoy Synchronicity I or Walking in your Footsteps). Mother is bizarre but alright, Every Breath You Take is an over-played classic, and Murder By Numbers was most enjoyable. Sting and the Police are incredibly prolific, and am generally a fan of numerous songs (the more miserable ones) so am looking forward to more.

Not listened to much of The Police before and I'm not clarmouring to listen to anymore. Has a very 80s New Wave sound that I generally hate. "Mother" kinda of put me off the rest of the album but it did get slightly better after. Highlights: Synchronicity II Every Breath You Take

This didn't do much for me really. Just not very interesting at all, aside from "mother", which was very strange. Every breath you take is obviously a pretty iconic track, but I've heard it so many times. Been played 1.7 billion times on Spotify! Synchronicity ii was ok Won't be back

Corny

Überraschen virtuos

Though probably not The Police’s best work, this is without doubt their most cohesive project. Copeland is criminally underrated, and should be in the same conversations as Peart and Bonham. You know what, you’re gonna make me say it, I don’t care that Every Breath You Take is the best song on the album.

I much prefer the first three Police records to the last two but grooving along with Copeland & Co. is never a bad time.

Overrated, some good songs but Mother annoyed me to the point of downgrading this a lot

Synchronicity by The Police is a very strong album with hits including "Every Breath You Take" and "Synchronicity II." Classic new wave and 80's pop, this album is very easy to listen to and is a perfect example of the music of the era. Of note, "Mother" was a deeply disturbing song.

I don't like The Police. I respect their place in music history and respect their song writing, but I've never actually enjoyed their music. This album didn't change that, but the track "Synchronicity II" was bloody good.

Pretty good

This is the beginning of the end of Sting for me. For a band that started off so strong, I think this album is largely pretty silly. There may be some listenable stuff here, but mostly it’s just more prog and yacht rock. So weird when you think about about Sting’s trajectory over time. The first few albums by The Police were almost punk. And then by the time you get to Ten Summoner’s Tales the man has gone full cheese. And still somehow he exudes cool. Not sure how that happened. I also think Every Breath doesn’t belong on this album. It somehow captures the easy listening spirit of the rest of it while reminding you that this is a band that could still write an awesome pop song. Unlike the rest of what’s on here.

Høj 3er tror jeg. Kunne lidt bedre lide det end det andet Police album. Meget groovy, men ved ikke med deres bagkatalog

I didn't like it as much as I thought I would, but it was okay to listen to.

This is surprisingly good! Especially the first half of the album is right up my alley.

Don't need to listen. I probably own this. OK but not something I'd seek out. Tiresome

Every breath you take is a classic but I really don't care for the rest of the album. Expiremental for its time and really popularized worldbeat in the 80s but I don't think many of the sounds stuck. Good album, not great. One of the best singles of all time. 7.5/10

Probably, both The Police's and Sting's best album.

what a classic. absolute banger. great to end the workday with.

HELLA BIASED FOR THIS ONE but yeah, big fan the last 5 songs just don't stop giving BIG 5*

La primera parte no me gustó nada.

The bar uses an applause meter. That is why it is so important for you all to come and applaud only for my band, Scrantonicity II. NOT Scrantonicity, which I am NO LONGER a part of.

Decent but some of the songs were hard skips

I don't like The Police.

- Mother may be one of the worst songs I have ever listened to - The rest of the album was fun, enjoyable listen - Every Breath You Take is an 80s classic

- very strong groove between drummer and bassist - I wanted to like it more than I did unfortunately - Every Breath You Take is a certified classic

The highs of this album are high, but those are songs we all still hear on a regular basis. Tbe lows are kinda rough and I didnt find any hidden gems, which is what I am hoping for with this project.

Not my favorite Police album but a classic. King of Pain is one of my favorite Police songs ever.

ok

Awful. The Police have to be one of the most overrated bands ever. Sting's dreadful whiny faux-reggae voice screeches over every song. Terrible, terrible record.

very nice

Ei niin huono kun muistin, mutta jää kyl bändin aikaisempien varjoon. 3/5

Ugh, eka puolisko oli varsin tuskallinen kokemus. Toka puolisko on parempi. Keskimäärin 1,5/5. Nyt pyöristyy ylös.

Aika turha kotelo yhdelle hittibiisille. 2/5

#1, #8, #10

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.

Learning to love 80's music has been a really fun and interesting experience. Especially new wave. It is such an intriguing genre of music. Because there is this strangeness to it. It always feels a little off-kilter. The Police's Synchronicity blends new wave with more traditional elements of rock. And what keeps this album moving is the technical proficiency of each member. Particularly Stewart Copeland. He is so tight and precise, and his internal timing is incredible. I love his work on this album. But the other 2/3's of the band absolutely hold their own. The A-side is filled with pulsating and high energy bops. But once you get to the B-side, things slow down quite a bit. These songs are good, but aside from Every Breath You Take, I'm not super fond of any of them. The one thing that the album benefits from for the slower songs is that Sting's bass comes in even clearer, and it sounds amazing. There is one specific song I do have to mention in detail though. Mother genuinely confuses me. Because it kind of sucks. It is somewhat of a blemish on an otherwise really solid album. It is the only song Summers wrote for the record, and thankfully so. I'm not saying the whole album would be astronomically better if this song wasn't included, but it could have probably done without it. Rating: 7/10

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

Eh, very Police-y

is okay :)

white gen x male music literally nothing good about this

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

Already enjoyed this, own on cassette.

Great album, classic!

It was dope

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

i really like it. a few strange ones but some i would listen to again. i already love every breath you take but the synchronicity I and II were very good.

Both Synchronicity I & Synchronicity II are very catchy & Every Breath You Take is still a masterpiece. Honestly, the second half of the album is very, very good. Some of the songs in the first half were way too stereotypical 80s pop, but the second half really makes up for it.

Solid album, but Mother is definitely one of the worst songs I've ever heard. It's like if that running joke from The Suicide Squad about Polka Dot Man's mother was condensed into a song and it was recorded while Sting had a vicegrip clamped to his nutsack.

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

Mother is dugshite This album having Every Breath You Take seems to be what makes it considered a classic.

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

Slightly let down: when I saw The Police I was expecting slightly more, an amazing album with no skips but it wasn't all that. Ofc there were a couple of good songs with a strong Reggae feel to this whole record but I was expecting something so much more. Kinda interested as to what else they have released and if it lives up to their reputation.

Next 5 songs played by my Spotify Algorithm: Fleetwood Mac - Second Hand News XTC - The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead The Police - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic The Cure - Just Like Heaven Billy Idol - White Wedding

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.

Like the reggae-like stuff.

Only one good song

Great display of musical prowess - lots of radio hits on this album as well as some deep cuts. Overall, very good album thats surprisingly short.

every song is from a different album and yet... it makes sense. What a way to go out. The Seinfeld of albums.

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.

Eh, not my favorite. Not soothing or my kind of upbeat. Just blah.

It is surprising how old it sounds. It has not aged particularly well, but you can still hear the sheer brilliance of its pop appeal and its experimentation.

Really odd album, quite boring for large parts, a few glimmers of quality but they don't last long, would very happily never listen to this again.

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.

Pretty fun surprise, didn't think I'd enjoy this as much as I did.

Mother was weird. Every breath you take a classic of course. 1983.

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.

This album was not for me. It's creative, and each song brings something different, but none of it captured me. While each song was different, within the song they were flat and repetitive. No favorite song from this one.

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

I didn't really get into the non-hit songs that I was already familiar with.

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

Cannot say I enjoyed that. ... Maybe some parts I'd say the album was ok. Not awful, but not particularly good either. Some of the songs were somewhat enjoyable. I can't say I'd listen to it again, though. 3/10 Fav track - Wrapped Around Your Finger Least fav - Mother

The police have an interesting sound.

Weird iconic sound, Sting is king.

did not like

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.

4.5. The experimentation on this album is truly amazing. I especially like that they blurred some genres. Mother was definitely different from the feel of the album, but it worked out in the end

I liked the second half of this album more than the first half. I think one of the songs may be about a dinosaur, which was a surprise. The vocals in the first half felt strained and were a little anxiety-inducing. I didn’t realize there were elements of jazz jam with this band.

First half is terrible. Second is great

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”.

Some of their best songs on an uneven album.

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.

one of the nicer albums, Mother seems like is from another album though, a 4 from me

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

Some exceptional songs with some strange ones sandwiched in. The strange ones aren't exactly bad but I'm not sure I can call them good after the first listen.

1. Synchronicity I --- A full on BOP!! 2. Walking in Your Footsteps -- a little boring and spare production/music made me tune out. 3. O My God --- I don't mind this one, it's got a cool sound but don't care too much about the lyrics. 4. Mother -- weird theme and weird vocal style...do not like this one. 5. Miss Gradenko -- quite a bop to me. 6. Synchronicity II -- this one was very upbeat and a banger. 7. Every Breath You Take - obvi very famous, i like it. 8. King of Pain - i didn't mind this one, a little dramatic. 9. Wrapped Around Your Finger - this one is catchy and I like the sound. 10. Tea in the Sahara - a bit boring for me. 11. Murder by Numbers - this one is kinda boppy and a bit of a different sound than the rest of the album overall, I liked this one, very 80s.

First album where I would have voted it 5 stars but went for 4 thanks to one song. "Mother" absolutely ruins this.

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.

Awesome

Zu Beginn etwas nervös, wird dann aber sehr angenehm

This is one of my favourite albums of all time.

3.5/5

Pretty good, would give it a 3.5 if I could

This kinda feels like music Patrick Bateman would jam to while walking to his cubicle. Okay after listening to Mother, maybe it's Norman Bates. I still like it despite that comparison. Highlights: Synchronicity I & II, Miss Gradenko, Murder, By the numbers

4/5

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.

Good background music, I liked Walking In Your Footsteps, Every Breath You Take and Murder By Numbers best.

Meh

I prefer Outlandos D’Amour by far. And although I’m a huge fan of Sting’s solo career, The Police isn’t a band I will usually listen to.

The Police have originality and the spark in their music. And Sting... So they have advantage over here.

The Police are simply great musicians. If you play guitar, and want to take a crack at something hard, try playing along to Andy Summers - way more difficult than you would think.

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

"every breath you take" deserves its playcount, but it's not the only track worth listening to here! overall it's really solid, it's a shame the new wave sound had to get stuck in the 80s of all decades. at least there's some good music that came out of it, this being one of those.

Really enjoyed this one

Some classic anthems on this one, in particular the second half of the album is flawless. All round brilliant musicianship and lyrics and nearly a perfect album - I have no idea how Andy Summer convinced them to add Mother to the album, but it makes me appreciate all the other songs more.

4.5

I was very surprised how good it was

Fuckin’ A junior! If you can’t dig this move on over and give it up. Awesome shit!

I bought this when it came out. Loved it then…not as big of a Police fan now. I think overplaying on radio knocked this one down a bit for me

Awesome-a band at the peak of their collective powers!

A bit cheeky, a bit funky, a bit good

Shite

Shite

This album is eccentric in the best way possible. While some ideas didn't pan out or age as well, they're overshadowed by some really inventive (and catchy) pop music. The last stretch of the album -- from Synchronicity II onward -- is just excellent. Fav Tracks: Synchronicity I, O My God, Miss Gradenko, Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger Least Fav Track: Walking in Your Footsteps 9/10

There were some bangers, but Jesus Christ, Mother was a lot.

Not my fave, remembered the police though

Alright, not much more than that

Nada de mal. De hecho, se "escucha" la calidad del disco. No hay nada aquí que evidencie que los tipos de The Police se encontraron por casualidad con estas canciones. Todo muy estudiado, incluso ese adefesio llamado Mother.

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

I know it's a cliche that "I'll be watching you" is creepy, but listening now, it is pretty creepy. Loved loved Synchronicity II, and could definitely see myself playing this again, albeit in a background situation.

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.

have listened so many times...

I always forget that the drummer for The Police composed the Spyro music. Then I listen to The Police and remember immediately.

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)

The Police album with the hits. Also the most poppy one. My favourite Police song is here: Synchronicity II.

Started off off but I did enjoy this album. Had a nice Rick feel that I have come accustomed to and enjoy

I liked pretty much the entire album with the exception of "Mother," that was just rough. 4/5

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.

3.5/5. mother is a weird fucking song for the police

Horrible except every breath you take

Yep, that's 80s pop alright Stand out songs: - Synchronicity II

An album of 2 half, first half mad, second half mellow. Too many religious references for me.

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.

Loved this one. Upbeat but complex and dark all at once.

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

This is my second Police record I've gotten on this generator. This one, unlike the other one, is extremely experimental! Mostly gone are the heavy reggae sound, and instead, it's been replaced with new wave garbage. I don't know what the hell happened on Mother, but it is almost unlistenable. Just Sting moaning. Truly painful. Truth be said, I'm not a huge fan of The Police, and moreso of Sting. He is the same kind of douchebag frontman as Bono from U2. I just find that reggae sung by white people loses something. It's like it isn't genuine or something. Also, whatever the fuck is happening on most of this record is also not up my alley. Overall, not a great album today. It was a struggle to get through. It is definately stacked in the middle of the record. Once Every Breath You Take comes on, the record gets leaps and bounds better, until Wrapped Around Your Finger, then it returns to its regularly scheduled trash for the last few songs on the record. Favourite songs: Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger Least favourite songs: Mother, Walking in Your Footsteps, O My God, Tea in the Sahara 2/5

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.

Amazing drummer in a shit band. The Police suck and idc. Mother is one of the worst things I’ve ever heard. Every Breath You Take is shit and idc or k why it’s popular.

boring, mother is MAMAcheeks. every breath you take

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second half stronger

for their most famous song being on this album it’s pretty weird

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

Look they can certainly create a vibe, it's just not one I ever really want to be on. Milquetoast mostly - needed to lean more into their Floyd shit like Mother. Fave track: Synchronicity II

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

HAIKU REVIEW Is that my mother? synchronous rhythm and sound great band blows apart

I'm not a huge fan but I recognize this record for what it is. The two hits are alright I guess. This feels like cultural appropriation. And I can't shake it.

An epic 80's album... Plenty of hits and not a lot of misses on this one, but I will say that the song "Mother" (by Andy Summers) is absolutely unlistenable. When listening to the album, I realized I'd heard that song before but didn't exactly recall who/where. Oh. My. But the album more than makes up for hit like absolute bangers like Synchronicity II and King of Pain. Would've perhaps earned 5 stars from me, but with Mother on the album, the best it could deserve is 4.

Really awesome album. It's interesting to listen past band split. There's a heavy solo Sting element I maybe didn't hear at the time.

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.

It is pretty aight. Some weird stuff, but also Tea In the Sahara is a masterpiece. 4/5

Nope

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

I liked that the record hab some very experimental sounding moments. For example Mother. I wasn’t expecting this!

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 liked two songs, the rest was meh, I'm moving on now.

BL: Aware of The Police but never listened to them too much. I know my parents both love them, so I’ll see how it is. AL: yeah just didn’t like this one in the slightest. I liked “wrapped around your finger”, but other than that it was all very samey, the synths just don’t work for me. It’s all very contrite and mehhhhhhh the whole way through. I feel bad for hating on this but I just can’t get into it. FT: “wrapped around your finger” 1/5

Creative and catchy. Lots of hits and not many misses. The Police's Reggae infused Pop Rock still sounds good today.

Really good new wave classic! Tracks I didn’t know which I very much like

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.

Not many albums with a lineup of #6 - #9 that are this good! I like SII and King of Pain best. A GREAT 3 piece band!

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

I hadn't played this for 30 years! Good stuff. In between the usual filler tracks (Miss Gradenko, etc) there are some musical giants: Tea in the sahara, King of pain, Wrapped around your finger, Every breath you take.It has to get 5 stars, despite containing some rubbish.

The poster child for the salvation army dollar record bin. Any positives this album might have had, were instantly erased with that painful attempt at reggae. 1 bee sting out of 5 🐝

Singles

Good, but carried by a stronger back half. 3

Ain’t no Scrantonicity.

Meh