Synchronicity

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Didn't hate it.

2/3's of the album is nonsense, redeems itself slightly near the end but too little too late

Mostly utter tosh including some tunes that feel like they're on there as s joke.

Not great apart from a couple of songs

I’d sooner be arrested

Not much cop

2 good tracks of Every breathe you take and king of pain. The rest aren't up to much.

im expecting to sorta know it.

So many memories in one album! One of the greats

I have never listened to a Police album. I have to say, this is way weirder than I was expecting. Pretty damn good. Would listen again.

hmm!

Blijkbaar ben ik geen fan van de 'New Wave'-versie van The Police...

So boring to listening to. Would go down as terrible if it wasn’t for a good tracks

Fuck the Police

Massively overrated band overall, this album is decent enough

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Every Breath you Take King of Pain

This is a real mixture. you really have to tip toe through all the shit to find the gold! Synchronicity II is a banger as well as every breath you take. And then the rest is pretty poor.

Vähän sekava levy. Vähän piti jo miettiä, että onko tässä Talking Heads vai Police. Hetkittäin epäilin, onko tässä jopa itse Brian Enolla näppinsä pelissä. Wikipedian mukaan ei, mutta merkit kyllä puhuvat asian puolesta. Levyltä löytyy hittislovari Every Breath You Take ja sitten sen vastapainoksi kaikenlaista kokeilua. Ei jatkoon.

Dit vind ik niet leuk. Klinkt als een mobile game ad

Some crackers, good listen, prefer their albums before this.

Another fine album? More misses than hits for me slightly which is always hard when I know the band does have a number of good songs. Surprisingly liked Synchronicity I which gave me hope for the rest of the album but fell short overall

Gooder

Really good overall, gets an 8 from me. however Mother is Not Fun to listen to and Tea in the Sahara is just annoying

What a weird and silly album. "Mother" was incredibly disturbing (and they ended it w a gong?), but "Walking in Your Footsteps" was pretty groovy. 8 for me

It's a good album, just not exactly my favorite style of music

Very nice album :) I liked the title song in 2 parts, it tied together the album as a unified piece and the change in tone towards more desperation as it progressed was great

Z dyskorafii milicyjnej znam tylko dwa albumy, reggatta de blanc i pik dzisiejszego dnia, czyli synchronicity, jest to album w ktorym dosc mocno banda odeszla od klimatow okolo regowych, zeby zanurzyc sie w tym czym staly lata 80, wiec w odkrywaniu na nowo dawno zapomnianych gatunkow, no i synthow, bo to one stanowia o trzonie melodycznym tego albumu, chociaz nie jest to jeszcze tak natretne wykorzystanie jak na ostatnim radioheadzie, bo znajda sie tu takze traki bez zmodowanego dzwieku, o bardziej klasyczno rokowym brzmieniu czego dobrym przykladem jest zamykajacy murder by numbers, ktory poza swietnymi gitarkami broni sie mocno stingowymi wokalami, ktore czesto nie brzmia jakby moglyby byc lepiej nagrane, ale zostawione sa z swoimi niedoskonalosciami, nawet cos tak glupiego nadaje autentycznosci kawalkow jak dla mnie, bo najbardziej znane szlagiery z tej plyty, to bardziej popowe granie niz rokowanie, jak jeden z najwiekszych hitow ekipy, czyli every breath you take, ktory jest przeszywajacym otwarciem drugiej strony, to chyba wlasnie na takich kawalkach dobrze widac najmocniejsza strone the police, czyli w tym wypadku to bedzie liryczna zabawa konceptami, bo z jednej strony jest to album pop rokowy, ktory sprzedal sie dobrze i byl lub nadal jest sluchalny, a z drugiej strony za tytulem synchronicity kryje sie ciekawie przemycony koncept, synchronicznosc to pojecie wprowadzone do zachodniej filozofii przed junga, majace okreslac hippotetyczne znaczenie nie powiazanych ze soba zdarzen dla danego czleka, czyli odbiorcy tych zdarzen, jedna z tych teorii, ktore jesli chcialoby sie zastosowac z zyciu codziennym, to zdrowy rozsadek mozna schowac do szafy, a w odniesieniu do plyty, to przesiewajac liryke przez sito tego konceptu otrzymujemy naprawde przemyslane teksty i tak slodki love story z every breath you take nabiera kolejnego dna i wydaje sie byc wrecz przerazajacy, na plejaka obok najwiekszego szlagiera, wiec wspomnianego wyzej breatha, dorzuce king of pain i tea in the sahara, dzieki temu pikowi mam kolejna rekomendcje czytankowa, bo wyczytalem, ze glowna inspiracja dla konceptu krazka byla ksiazka the roots of coincidence koestlera, wiec czytanka na temat parapsychologii jak znalazl

7. I liked that one song that talked about dinosaurs and had some christian themes going on. Like, I didn't actually like the song but it was nice to think about dinosaurs

Never been crazy about the Police but this was honestly some pretty solid pop. Also a lot of experimentation on this album (not all of it great, but I commend the effort). Synchronicity 2 did have me grooving a little bit. I did think the song "Walking in Your Footsteps was Hilarious," because Sting literally wrote a song about how Brontosaurus walked so humans can run. For that song alone we're going with a 3 here.

One of best pop albums of the 80s. Synth pop, new wave, classic melodies, jazz vibes... not a single bad song. What a way to finish a career...

Sting is so hit or miss vocally. I wish that there was more consistency, because some stuff really rocks me.

Every Breath You Take" Released: 13 May 1983 "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Released: 8 July 1983 "Synchronicity II" Released: 21 October 1983 "King of Pain" Released: 2 January 1984

This really sucks. The Police represent a lot of stuff I hate in popular music, and this, their final album, feels like a culmination of all that - the pretentious songwriting, muso navel gazing, shiny songs that glide past each other with a minimum of friction and even less to get excited about.

Just no

Brilliant

Walking in Your Footsteps and Mother are both pretty horrible, there are some classics, and some meh stuff. Overall probably averages out to a 6

I only remember EBYT

Very creative take on classic rock / new wave sounds, with some jazzy elements, some punk, some reggae sounds, etc. Andy's tone is always on point.

Musically very solid and eclectic (not always in a positive way). Some jarring changes that make it not super cohesive as an album but I really like the songs. More groove than I expected. 3.6

One of my favourite bands. This album clearly shows growth in the songwriting of Sting and a more mature production from their other releases. Not the most quintessential Police album but powerful one nevertheless.

J’adore l’album, vraiment toutes les tounes ont quelque choses! A reecoute 5*

Every song on this album was good, some of them pretty great, with one notable exception: "Mother" is God awful.

sting is a horny creepy weirdo and damn can you tell. Even putting aside 'mother' which sting didn't write but 'was a big fan of'. || I think the first half of the album sounds like slightly better than average rock, and the second half is clearly sting beginning to leave the police and write pretty good pop music as a solo artist. I can't stomach giving it a 4, but 3 feels too low. Oh well.

this is a well put together album. worth it to listen to it all the way through. i thought the songs were upbeat, had compelling lyrics. the police have begun to grow on me

FTP 1312 and so on and so forth The album is fine, I guess. I don't find it particularly exciting.

I wore out my vinyl of this back in the day.

Very nice

I don't really love The Police's sound generally, but this was a fine listen. Biggest hit on it ("Every Breath You Take") is one of my most-hated singles of all time.

Somehow I don’t think I’d ever heard this entire album. I mean, if I had I’d like to think I’d remember the song “Mother” because that’s some batshit insane inclusion here. (And the 4th track on the album, no les!) The hits range from very good to just okay, in my opinion, and the rest is whatever because I really just want to know more about what the hell “Mother” is and what it’s doing here.

Mother was fucking upsetting. The Police don't do it for me

actually more punk than their famous songs. high 3 / low 4

1.5 | Poca gente habla sobre la incalculable contribución que tiene Sting para la cultura popular; me refiero por supuesto a haber sido la inspiración para el diseño visual del personaje Constantine de Alan Moore, porque su música jamás la tragué. En realidad siento que The Police, incluso en este disco que es ligeramente más producido y elaborado que sus discos anteriores que llevaban esos ritmos hasta de casi ska ahuevado a ratos, representa parte del sonido ochentero que nomás nunca tragué. Ese rock-pop suave soso que pegó como la madre en su tiempo y que digamos que es el equivalente de lo que en los noventa fue el smooth jazz que también de repente pegó a lo bruto. Si hay un par de detalles por aceptar; tiene dos (quizá tres contando la obvia) canciones que me agradaron, fue ese trio seguido de Miss Gradenko, Synchronicity II y Every Breath (que la acepto como una canción bien hecha pero aun dejando de lado ya lo trillado y hablado sobre su letra se me hace muy quemada). No estoy seguro si me gustaron porque antes de ellas vino la canción Mother que fue una vergüenza total y simplemente el cambio a algo distinto me agradó o qué tanto fue mérito de las canciones pero sí me agradaron. Después de esas canciones se vuelve a caer y de vuelta de flojera el disco. Le rescato esas dos canciones nuevas aunque no es que las vaya a estar buscando.

Excellent. Some of the Police's best singles. 7-8/10

Good overall

I liked this more than expected. Learned the names of some songs I actually didn't know I knew.

I am surprised that I didn’t favourite every single track on the album.

Completely caught off guard by this album which I thoroughly enjoyed. From psychedelic songs like Mother to the classic Every Breath You Take. This is why I appreciate this project. Giving me newfound appreciation for artists that I'm familiar with but never properly listened to.

Just a casual Police fan here. I liked Ghost in the Machine better, this album is a bit weird for me.

Just great! But what’s up with Mother? I had to check my phone to make sure I didn’t switch to a different album.

Good album, plenty of variety here and showcases what Sting and the boys could do. 6.5/10

Murder by numbers, king of pain, and of course, every breath you take are classics. Great album

3.5| Vamos a verlo del lado oscuro. Mother es una canción impactante para un disco lleno de rock suave y pop, Every breathe you take es una balada que muchos le han dado un significado erróneo y hasta la han dedicado seguramente sin saber que es el producto de una relación que hoy dirían "tóxica". El disco está lleno de rolas fuertes y nada bonitas en cuanto a los sentimientos.

Nunca le había entrado a The Police y conocía la obvia y quizá un par más. Por algo será. La verdad me doy cuenta que no me gusta la voz de Sting cuando hace falsete y que sus arreglos para bajo/batería son a veces exagerados. Terrible la canción de Mother, pero sí me alcanzó a gustar Tea In The Sahara.

Only police you can trust

It was fine, didn't particularly grab me.

Not super impressed. The sound just feels a bit one-dimensional and the lyrics aren't inspired.

It's The Police so it's bound to be good in some capacity.

I’ve always enjoyed Sting’s work and his stuff with The Police is great.

-Miss Gradenko is solid -Synchronicity 2 reminds me of guitar hero -Every Breath you Take is always good (pure nostalgia). -King of Pain is also pretty good -Wrapped around your finger= ZZZZZZZ

2.5

Perinteistä kasarijamittelua. Varmasti aikanaan ollut uutta ja hienoa, mutta nykyään kappaleet kuulostaa lähinnä tylsiltä ja puuduttavilta. Parilla kuuntelukerralla tämä ei tarjonnut oikein mitään erityisemmin mieleen jäävää. 2,5 joka jää kakkoseksi tällä kertaa.

80s jams

Ich hatte das schlimmste befürchtet, bin aber mehr als angenehm überrascht worden. Der bekannteste Song der Platte ist gleichsam der am wenigsten dafür typische, was der Platte unrecht tut.

I just thought that was terrible.

Sting. Ugh.

Was very disappointed in this album, I like a few police songs but only Every Breadth You Take was on this album, I found the rest pretty forgettable

6/10 Some good songs, sometimes a little overblown for my taste. Can't knock sting's musicianship though

If only it wasn't Sting. I really like a lot of the music on this album, theres some really good stuff. But then Sting opens his mouth and it's like listening to fingernails on chalkboards. I'venever been able to handle his voice, it really scrapes on my nerves. Such a shame because I could easily love some of these songs were the music accompanied by someone less Sting.

Yeah, not bad.

It's a great album, one of my favorites. Previously listened during my run-through of the Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums of All-Time!

Several great songs that I forgot about, a good reminder of how much I actually enjoy The Police.

Pretty good 80s sounds.. The Police are fine, I don’t think they’re necessary listening but certainly not offensive

I love every breath you take of course, but a lot of the other songs were not my taste, a little too experimental. about 50/50

My first 'Police' album. Like so many others, I've heard 'Every Breath You Take' countless times, but the rest of this album has plenty to offer. The music is such a unique blend of new wave and alt rock. Well worth a listen.

Classic. Have my Dad’s copy on vinyl and it gets love every now and again.

Well the album is okay up until Mother, which is an absolute chore of a song. The album picks up again with Synchronicity II and Every Breath You Take. Wrapped around your finger is another great some. Why did they bury all of the best songs on this album in the latter half? I really think that I might actually like this album if the songs were rearranged a bit and Mother was dropped entirely. 3/5

My overall take with this album is that it is pretty enjoyable, with the exception of a few songs that are a little weird lyrically (Mother, Every Breath You Take, I haven’t liked EBYT like... ever). I really liked King of Pain and Miss Gradenko. Murder By Numbers was pretty good too (a ‘messed up’ song that I enjoyed). I’d give it a 3.5 but I’m going to round down this time.

Interesting album, great opener with some other great 4 star songs, overall a good 4 star album

Some fantastic songs, and some annoying stuff.

Jednim uchem dovnitř, druhym ven

Mostly great

Ei kolahda

Okay

1 hitt ja ülejäänud lood suht samasugused?

Incredible cohesive album with classics I didn't know were The Police

Ihan pätevää soitantaa, mut biisit ei juurikaan sytytä. Sisälsi aivan liikaa renkutetun ygöskipaleen, joka sinänsä on ymmärrettävää ollakseen ainoa hittiainekset täyttävä.

What a beautiful album! Not quite A or S tier for me yet.

This is some excellent pop music. Sting gets some flak for his "world music" touches, but here it comes across as rather innocent. And many of songs just sound good, which goes a long way in the genre. The singles are great songs, but there's something special about the opener that never quite gets realized.

Definitely more of a singles band, but this album is great. Swings about styles nicely!