Synchronicity

Much like the actual police this album was very disappointing.

Echt ganz cool

Not crazy about it. What was going on in "Mother"?

Not a classic by any stretch. Whilst i’d generally say the Police always deliver a listenable tune at worst ‘mother’ proves that wrong. Every breath you take is obviously a classic but overall the album is just meh

In a matter of weeks, I have learned that The Police are very much a band that you should own the greatest hits of and nothing else. The first half-ish of this album is woeful (and a special woeful shoutout goes to “Mother”) but once you hit post-Synchronicity II it gets a lot better. “Every Breath You Take”, which I think is lyrically creepy, is still miles ahead of anything else on the album, right from those opening bars. I love “Wrapped Around Your Finger”, which again stands out and is just so recognisable from its opening notes. “King of Pain” was a bit familiar and also strong compared to the overall quality of the album. This is probably a 2.5* album for me, but it’s not strong enough for a 3* - especially when all I could think about was The Police tribute band in The Office “Scrantonicity”.

As someone who (until this project) solely knew The Police through singles, it appears they were far, far, far weirder than I ever previously appreciated. The start of the opening track sounds like a mobile ringtone from before the time we had mobiles, and later has a lyric I misheard as "spirits that will spoon me" (he's actually singing "spiritus mundi" aka world spirit in latin and that's equally odd just for very different reasons). Sting's pronunciation of footsteps, in Walking in Your Foodsteps... I mean Footsteps... was fascinating. And, you know, unexpected songs about dinosaurs always get a tick from me. Wrapped Around Your Finger resulted in another excellent misheard lyric: "vegetable well, a bastard" aka "[I will turn your] face to alabaster". I'm not sure if it was Sting's pronunciation or my ears, but there was ample opportunity for misunderstandings during this listen. I thought Murder by Numbers was a good way to round out an absolutely bizarre album. Now, to address the elephant in the room, which I have so far skipped... Mother. I started off thinking "What is this shit?" but something happened before the end.... I think I started enjoying it? Given that I enjoyed the rest, and (I'm sure to the horror of the other listeners in my group) I actually liked Mother too, I think this gets a: 3/5 (but I was very close to a 4)

The best/most popular songs on this album are on the second half of Synchronicity. You do not see that often with an album, as most bands try to front load an album with their "best" songs. I have always felt that Sting was perhaps too controlling and his ego got in the way of The Police staying together. Then I heard "Mother" and decided that perhaps Sting had a point and he should have fought harder to get only his material on here. Mother ruins the flow of the album for me. I can't overstate how odd the sequencing on this album is to me. The front half of the album feels like the aftereffects of all the fighting and then the Police just hand the listener three great songs in a row, followed by more songs that probably were created in spite of each other. Walking in Your Footsteps seems to be an ode to dinosaurs, which is a topic few mainstream non-child-oriented artists are brave enough to tackle. I found the first album in the book to be devoid of quality material and despite my distaste for Mother, this album has really good material on it. I can see the influence of Captain Beefheart on that song and I am not a fan of Beefheart's work. I tend to focus too much on the negative, but of course I like the three hits on here and I think Murder by Numbers probably should have made it to the album. It's not a bad tune. I enjoyed this one and the other Police album can go away and this could be the only album included on the list. My favorite tracks are: Synchronicity Miss Gradenko Synchronicity II Every Breath You Take King of Pain Wrapped Around Your Finger Murder by Numbers

the song were very good, not quite my taste though. I think i maybe added like 3 to my main playlist.

horrible, the only good (and very good by the way) song is the one that sounds nothing like the others

só tem duas músicas boas

Fine surprise. I'm the kind who only ever heard Every breath you take. It surprised me how sonically adventurous this album is. As expected the production and sound is amazing and Sting's vocal range here, just amazing, going to listen to it again soon.

Good

This the first full Police album I've listened to, and I'd say it was about what I was expecting, given familiarity with their radio hits. The songs aren't bad, and the playing is good throughout, especially Stewart Copland's drumming, which has some interesting tempo changes and time signatures. For the most part, though, the album is a collection of glossy radio ballads with varying amounts of "world music" pastiche draped over top. I don't mean that as a bad thing necessarily, it's just not the most engaging listen to my ear. There are a couple twists I wan't expecting, including "Mother" which feels like a fever dreaming Tom Waits doing some kind of proto-punk. I don't know anything about the band's history, but that track feels like a different band entirely, and I'm interested if there are more pockets of it on other Police albums. Overall, it's a nice sounding record with ultimately forgettable songs. 3 from me.

I was surprised by this album, knowing only the one song does not prepare you. It was way more zany and interesting than i expected

This record really stood the test of time. Absolute genius. They went commercial, and they avoided the synth 80s sound.

It has been a while since I gave an album a 5. This is what I call a fantastic album.

по факту every breath вывозит весь альбом но есть прикольные miss gradenko synchronicity ll murdered by numbers

Not their best but at least 3 absolute bangers on here!

I liked this more than regatta de blanca or whatever their other album is called, the second half was especially good. Every breath you take is an iconic song.

A couple amazing songs surrounded by meh

Not a big fan of Sting, and I am feeling mean today

I was a little unfamiliar with some of the deepest tracks, which are much weirder than one would think from the record's hits. Put this in a category with Bob Marley's Exodus, a weirder/vibier Side 1 and a parade of classics on Side 2. A mature and daring swan-song. Really really good!

This thing was everywhere when I was in college, it was nigh near inescapable. I never liked it all that much but that didn't seem to matter.

Maybe my favorite album to come out of this era. Just really solid songwriting and impeccable production.

Really only liked synchronicity I and Every Breat You Take, however i think with a few more listens id like a lot more

i knew some of these and holy shit SOME ARE SHITTTTT 3/5

Deeper more interesting lyrical content than I was expecting. Really nice production. I can hear jazz influence. Very driving unconventional sort of 80s rock

Not my style but has a lot of good beats in the album.

Some of these tracks are just weird, e.g. Mother. Not sure an album can be saved by one great song (to be clear: the great song is obviously Every Breath You Take. Not Mother!).

Pretty good album. Obviously every breath you take is a great great song. I think that king of pain, wrapped around your finger and murder by numbers all deserve more love

First half is uneven but the second half is undeniable even if a little overrated. Much more polished than their older work (not a good thing) but some interesting musical stuff here. A light 4.

This is a great album. It's a little disjointed in places but there's a banger every 3-4th song. So it's hard to decide if this one should be a 3 or a 4. The other The Police album I heard in this list wasn't nearly as good as this one, so I may go 4. Tough call!

What an absolutely weird album. The Police are a singles band for me and of course I know Every Breath You Take but to have it mashed into all these other really interesting tracks... Wow. Good stuff.

A funky lil album. Not much to say about it. Every breath you take is a banger. Don’t think it’s my band

Coming into this album the only song I knew was Every Breath you Take. After listening, I think its a decent album. There were a handful of songs I really like and stood out to me and then there were some that I was like can we move on to the next one. I think the strengths of this album are Sting's voice (its so unique with like a rasp quality that I would describe as like ashy, but in the best way possible it just works) and the instrumentation on this album (they weren't scared to make songs that sound weird, or use instruments you wouldn't expect if you aren't a big fan and it works). I would go back to some of the songs on this album and this album definitely makes me want to check out some of the other music by The Police. Last thing, I never realized how creepy the lyrics of Every Breath You Take are. It was so unsettling realizing what he was actually saying in the verses. They did a great job making the song capture the actual intended message of an over possessive lover

After listening to this album I have decided that The Police are a good singles band and an average albums band. I did listen to this a couple of times and it’s OK, but that’s it for me. I don’t feel like I have any need to revisit it again. Looking through my own collection I was shocked to see that I had a CD box set with all of the Police’s Studio albums and. B-sides. I must have bought it in some kind of bargain sale as the fact I didn’t know I had it probably says it all.

I went into this review determined to be fair and not let my long-standing dislike of Sting colour my judgement. That resolve didn’t last long. Synchronicity gets off to a painfully bad start: Synchronicity I and Walking in Your Footsteps are awful, setting an immediately sour tone. There’s a brief lift midway through. O My God and Miss Gradenko inject a bit of energy and character, and Synchronicity II finally delivers some genuine bite. Every Breath You Take is the obvious high point. Beyond those moments, the album quickly sinks back into pretentious, joyless territory. Tracks like Mother are borderline unlistenable, and the overall experience feels far weaker than the band’s reputation suggests. Favourite track: Every Breath You Take — a genuinely great pop song and the album’s sole saving grace. Least favourite tracks: Synchronicity I, Mother, and Walking in Your Footsteps — all genuinely horrid and I had so many poor songs to choose from. Album artwork: A decent cover, though it feels overly obsessed with Sting’s image.

Jag kan inte inte ladda loss på Police.

Expected better from you, Sting

Weird

O melhor álbum do Police, quase perfeito. "Mother" destoa do tom melódico do disco, que é seu ponto forte e "Walking In Your Footsteps", que não é uma faixa ruim, também está aquém da grande maioria de clássicos presentes.

The Police is the police

I feel surprisingly won over by this album. I had always thought of Sting and the Police as kind of corny, perhaps because of their hits or their representation in pop culture. Or rhyming “cough” with “Nabokov.” But my mind grew more open when I found “Synchronicity” in my father-in-law’s CD collection after he died. This was a guy of broad but cultivated taste, and over the years he only held onto the books, albums, and movies he truly loved. He knew more about poetry than anyone I’ve ever met. I wish I knew what he had heard in this album. So I listened to the album with his ears and I heard the poetry in it, the references to everything from dinosaurs to Paul Bowles. I feel intrigued rather then creeped out by “I’ll Be Watching You” and “Murder By Number.” And of course there’s “King of Pain,” which to me always transcended whatever ideas I might have had about the group. So it’s a five, maybe the most surprising five I’ve given so far, even if it may have been obvious to many other people.

Funny enough I heard the king of Pain on the radio before listening to the album later in the day. Its the Police and so it tends to be quite good and even has probably the most popular song of the 20th century on it.

The police were very popular at this point and it was like anything they did was to #1. I like this album for its listenable quality but it is a little bit saccharine like. The songs are very good and subject matter is powerful but at the same time it is not something I listen to regularly. Their musician ship is top notch and that's a definite plus.

EVERY GIRL I GO OUT WITH BECOMES MY MOTHER IN THE END!! lmao ok apart from that one insane interlude this was exactly how i expected a police album to sound and i had a generally good time.

One of my favourites, although it only has one of their hits and signalled the end of the band. Creative, different, thematic 5 - a near-perfect album

Most of this album is good, though I'm not sure I like it as much as it's reputation suggests that I should.

Lwk I’d listen to a few songs again

The band thought this album was sub par, they were right. Just shows what an inflated ego and cocaine will produce. Utter tripe

Ah 1983, l'année où le monde entier a décidé collectivement de se faire lobotomiser par un blondinet péroxydé qui se prenait pour un intellectuel jungien. On s'attaque aujourd'hui à "Synchronicity", l'album de la consécration, ou plutôt, l'album du divorce le plus lucratif de l'histoire du rock. Une note de 3/5 s'impose ici avec une lucidité qui trahit une usure certaine, celle de l'ancien disquaire qui a trop souvent dû feindre l'enthousiasme quand il fallait vendre ce disque pour la centième fois de la journée. Je pense qu'il faut, dès le début, mettre le doigt sur la plaie béante de ce disque : c'est du "faux punk" devenu de la "vraie soupe FM". The Police a toujours été une arnaque géniale – trois virtuoses déguisés en voyous pour surfer sur la vague punk de 77. Mais arrivé en 1983, les masques tombent avec fracas. Fini le reggae blanc nerveux, place aux synthétiseurs froids et à la production clinique. C'est propre, c'est net, c'est aussi aseptisé qu'une salle d'attente de dentiste. Sting ne joue plus dans un groupe, il joue avec des musiciens de session qu'il déteste (et qui le détestent en retour). L'ego du bonhomme a tellement enflé qu'il faut désormais un grand angle pour le faire rentrer sur la pochette. On ne peut pas nier l'efficacité redoutable de la machine. "Every Breath You Take" reste l'hymne de stalker ultime, un chef-d'œuvre de malaise déguisé en chanson d'amour que les beaufs continuent de passer à leurs mariages sans écouter les paroles. "King of Pain" ? Une complainte de riche malheureux, calibrée au millimètre pour les radios américaines. C'est techniquement irréprochable, et c'est bien là le problème : ça manque cruellement de sang et de tripes. Mais là où l'analyse devient vraiment savoureuse, c'est quand on se penche sur les sauveurs inattendus de l'album : "Murder by Numbers" et surtout... "Mother". Ah, "Mother" ! Ce morceau que 99% de la planète considère comme une verrue auditive, une erreur de parcours, la chose à skipper d'urgence. Et pourtant, pour mes oreilles c'est une bénédiction, c'est le seul moment de l'album où le vernis craque. C'est Andy Summers qui pète un câble, hurlant en 7/8 sur une mère abusive, dans un style qui lorgne plus vers Captain Beefheart ou une version sous acide de King Crimson que vers le Top 50. C'est désagréable, strident, complètement hystérique et, par conséquent, c'est probablement le seul morceau "honnête" du disque. C'est le cri de désespoir d'un guitariste coincé dans un groupe de pop mondiale, étouffé par l'omniprésence de son bassiste. Quant à "Murder by Numbers", c'est une petite leçon de cynisme jazz-pop qui rappelle opportunément que ces types savaient jouer avant de devenir des produits marketing. C'est vicieux, c'est fluide, ça groove. Bref, "Synchronicity" est un monument, certes, mais un monument funéraire. C'est le son d'un groupe qui meurt sous les applaudissements. Un 3/5 mérité : un point pour la technique, un point pour les singles historiques (qu'on le veuille ou non), et un point bonus pour la folie furieuse d'Andy Summers qui hurle après sa maman. Le reste ? De la nourriture pour bande FM.

I had this on cassette when it came out. And loved it then. An incredible trio. Maybe not their best album but there's the Global mega hit in there. Still love synchronicity II, king of pain. And love the reprise of the big enough umbrella lyric. Some parts haven't stood the test of time... word song about his mother, cod african, something about dinosaurs. So it's not perfect but what an incredible group of musicians

Another band I kind of missed due to being just slightly too young to catch them in real time. I know the hits, side two is pretty flawless. Side one patchy as. Suffers from the whole being less than the sum of it's (admittedly excellent) parts for me. Might have to listen to the others, even if it's just with a musician's ear on.

I had never listened to this album in full even though I had always wanted to. I thought I would enjoy it much more than I did, but I was honestly let down. Call me basic if you want, Every Breath You Take is a great song and easily the best on the album. The rest of it sounds so different to me that it is hard to believe I did not accidentally change the album. I had no idea it was so reggae(?) oriented. I would rather leave reggae to the artists who can actually make it work because this just is not for me in any way, shape, or form. I am glad I did not listen to this earlier. I would have been even more grateful if I had never listened to it at all. Barely a 2. I usually rate albums as a whole, but this time I had to grade each song individually just to see if it even deserved a 2.

Decent 2,5

Haven't heard this in a long time! ★★★★

Overall, a pretty good album with some questionable choices within. It's clear why this album is on the list, though. Personal Favorites: -O My God -Synchronicity II -King of Pain -Wrapped Around Your Finger -Murder by Numbers

I could see how this album would appeal to some people but unfortunately it did not speak to me.

I was vibing along until “Mother” started playing. What the FUCK was that song

Some good, some very average.

I always expect the Police to sound cheesier than they do. The first half was great, second half was a step down but still fine. I’m on the side enjoying the weird Mother track. Rating: 4.3

Good

It was good. I enjoy their hits for sure, they are the hits for a reason. When you get to deep dive into a band as big as the Police and listen it's fun. Mother is weird as shit and I was hear for it. See what I did there? The rest of the album is still good even though Mother does do the heavy lifting here. Sure Every Breath you take is good and known as the stalkers anthem but the album is better than just that song. This entire album is a good listen, from start to finish.

Great album!

own

Meh

Some absolute HITS, and some... that did not hit. Sting's dynamic voice is always a win for me, though. Maybe it's an acquired taste, but if so, I've certainly acquired it.

Loved this album when it came out. It still holds up.

Nice 80s synth sound

Quite fun! Very creative

I know that 1 song and I know the Police. Starts kind of lame, dinosaurs, saxophones, 80s. Up there with the worst of the list. Could just be the bad streak making it worse. 2 Heard before? 1 song Owned: No: 39/160 (24%) Will I get? No

My dad loves the police Spiritual? Interesting. Repetitive, groovy.

Some good songs but didn’t love the album as a whole.

Recognized Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take and Wrapped Around You Finger. Very technical album. Less reggae style than others.

I’m in the strange position of loving everything about this band with the exception of the sound of Sting’s voice. So like, 5/5 for instrumentals and 3/5 when you include vocals. This feels like an extremely niche problem to have.

O My God. Listen to this album.

Not my vibe

7.8

Ganz nett.

aight i guess

Hard to believe they included Mother in this.

Between 3 and 4 for this. Some great songs, but a lot of what felt like filler. But, Sting did sing a song to dinosaurs.

not really all that special outside of the massive smash hit and Mother, which is awesome and all of you are filtered filtered filtered! deserves to be one of the 1001? sure

I just sure do hate the Police.

Some good highs and some interesting lows

Nope

I think I has a best of Sting/The Police album as a kid so some of these were very familiar

”Every Breath You Take” did and will always do something to me. Also, honorable mention to ”Murder By Numbers”, sick track! Overall, the album was mediocre. If I could, I would give 3,5 stars.

I used to always think I preferred early Police material but I ended up really enjoying this one. Songwriting is strong and varied with good production. Instrumentation and vocals are excellent. The occasional bad lyric did give me pause but overall good. Still waiting on more diversity though, as we get yet another act with only cis white men performers (this would make 13/15 albums with only this demographic represented)

one of the few heavily positive toned albums i like. it feels goofy, honest, energetic.. and what a steam train of ideas! also: sting's voice, it's just otherworldly!

8/10

I like Sting and the Police. However, Synchronicity features my all time least favorite song by the Police (Every Breath You Take), so it gets docked a bit. Otherwise, it’s got some solid songs and some that are… certainly a choice that I would not make.

So many great songs on this record, a couple of weird ones for sure, but mostly Sting’s writing is really shining at this point. The Police are one of those bands where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. There is magic when these 3 guys make music together.

ehh i like johnny cash all of these songs are just a little simple for me

good nothing crazy

Wildly pretentious (thankyou Sting). A film of this being recorded would make Let It Be seem tame. They recorded their tracks in separate rooms "for social reasons". When it's good it's amazing, but there's also a lot of dross. And then there's "Mother", Andy Summers "Lets give Ringo a song" moment. And just to point out, Stewart Copeland goes hard on this.

idk really average, he's not doing as much obvious fake Jamaican accent, but its still just feels totally nothing, every breath you take is not really that good. Obviously the playing is fine, the drummer and guitarist especially are great. Favourite songs: not many but maybe that one where he's talking about his Mother on the phone, because its interesting and reminds me a bit of 80s King Crimson. Overall around 5/10

Some highlights mixed with some forgettable and boring filler tracks. Plus Mother, which does not belong on this album but I definitely could not describe as boring. Highlights: Synchronicity I, Mother?? (can't really decide if I love or hate it), Synchronicity II, king of pain. I also quite like every breath you take but it's so overplayed that I don't know if it's a genuine like or just familiarity.

Tough one. The first half is just boring, but there are three giant, career defining cuts in a row after that. Trademark for the era. Giving it high marks for those alone. The remaining filler can be easily skipped.

Great. Not their best overall album. But definitely some monster hits. 4.5

Mid. Would've been a 3 if not for Mother.

didn't really connect with the album unfort

It's enjoyable enough. I'm not gonna validate it belonging in 1001 albums though. I think there are better. But this was a good exploration

3.5

I had only heard Every Breath You Take so the overall sound of the album took me by surprise, it is a good album though. A song which I already liked sonically and as a song about someone who doesn't seem to realise they are becoming obsessive with who they think they are in love with. My favourites by the album are probably O My God and Murder By Number.

A bit hectic, not for me

amazing wonderful gorgeous beautiful album

this will be my first encounter with the Police/sting beyond the hits... I wonder if that brontosaurus had a lesson for us? well, just hit track 4, "Mother". At least it's different. I do not like this album. I'm not sure I have anything nice to say about it. At least the album gave Puffy sample material? IDK I think I'd rather listen to an album by Scratonicity. I can't tell if "Every Breath You Take" is good, or just nostalgic. I like Alanis's cover of "King Of Pain" better, too.

So many great tunes on this album and an absolute all-time classic in ‘Every Breath You Take’. The song-writing & production is fantastic for the most part, but what let’s the album down slightly is the moments of pure inconsistency that leave you feeling confused and jarred. ‘Mother’ is the most bizzare track, breaking the flow of the album completely. Albeit less bizzare, there are a couple of other tracks that feel out of place. It’s a 7/10 for me - 9/10 for the killer tracks, just let down by some odd moments.

Could not listen to mother... Wtf

The Police are a band I ignored because when I was growing up, I didn’t care for Stings solo musical output. I’m aware of how highly regarded they are and listening to this now, I can hear why even if it’s not been immediate for me. I think l I probably need to spend some time with this which I may do. I certainly wasn’t expecting a truck like _Mother_ which felt closer to something like **The Pixies**. Although it was very untypical of the album, it was interesting to hear them venturing into that territory.

Yeah, too bad about Mother and Miss Gradenko, the two token non-Sting written songs. Everything else in here Sting is at the height of his songwriting before going all prissy precious in his solo life. Every Breath was so overplayed I can't stand hearing it any more, but Synchronicity II is my favorite police song. Murder By Numbers is a cool song added to the the Remaster I hadn't heard before, but I'd always loved that this album leaves you with the moody thoughtful slightly weird story turn on Tea in the Sahara, putting a completely different mood than the rest of the album, very cool.

Reminded me of when i worked at zellers

This was mastered really well. It was a joy to listen to while eating supper.

I love this album. Everything but mother on here was a banger 8.5/10

So this is a band on the verge of breaking up and by the end it shows Tea in The Sahara is a bad point, so if you bought the vinyl you had a whimper, but Murder by Numbers is not that good either for those with CDs or streaming the album. The two title tracks are great and I can't stand Every Breath You Take. 3/5 pd. Mother worries me

Hey, a record from The Police I really dig!

Was heading for a one star but does get a little better in the second half with the hits.

Likely one of the best albums ever. I'm not even a huge fan overall, but even the worst songs on this album are creative and genre-defining. Songwriting, arranging, guitar, drums, and keyboards. All come together here like almost nowhere else.

The mood picks up at Every Breath You Take

I just picture only murders in the building when I hear this album

Way funkier than I thought it would be. The song about dating his mom was crazy

One of the best

Mother was an absurdly tough listen

Me ha gustado mucho

Not sure why I never really clicked with the Police. Maybe because I find Sting to be a very pretentious person and musician? Anyway, this album has a song about the Loch Ness Monster, so that’s cool.

Some artists have a moment in time where they spit out a deluge of hits all on the one album. Sometimes that's Michael Jackson's Thriller or Taylor Swift's 1989 - a standout success in a body of work that is already impressive enough as it is, and sometimes it's Jeff Buckley's "Grace", Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" or The Sex Pistols' "Never Mind the Bollocks" - one defining release that stands alone as their great achievement. The Police are not like that. I realised today as I looked through their discography that I know exactly one song from every Police album. Literally exactly one song per album. That's not to say The Police didn't make a lot of good music; they just have more slow-burn consistency - and I have to say, I like the Police songs I know! They're all great. Listening to Synchronicity I felt this quite strongly - that there was one hit song, (I'll give you one guess...) and the rest of the album was quite good but nothing really stuck out. I'd happily listen to this again, but honestly I'm probably more likely to just seek out the hits. (Side note: Stewart Copeland is completely brilliant, what a drummer...)

-finally listening to more of The Police. i had only heard Every Breath You Take before this and it’s definitely the stand out on the album, presumably their entire discography -was maybe expecting a little bit more from them but i didn’t hate it, there were some great songs on here like Walking In Your Footsteps. would probably wanna check out more -Favorites: Walking In Your Footsteps, Every Breath You Take

Best Song: King of Pain I never really considered myself much of a Police fan, but this was surprisingly good. The musicians in this band are really talented and, while Sting's voice requires some getting used to, the vocals are solid. 4/5.

I was never a Police guy but this record is pretty good. A few interesting left turns and a stacked back half.

Some of this is great and some of it is a little goofy

A couple of good songs, but mostly just ok. Synchronicity I ★★☆☆☆ Walking in Your Footsteps ★★★☆☆ O My God ★★☆☆☆ Mother ★☆☆☆☆ Miss Gradenko ★★☆☆☆ Synchronicity II ★★★☆☆ Every Breath You Take ★★★★☆ King of Pain ★★★☆☆ Wrapped Around Your Finger ★★★☆☆ Tea in the Sahara ★★★☆☆ Murder by Numbers ★★☆☆☆

This is top 20 worthy

Didn’t really like this one. Hate strings vocals and his songwriting is pretty poor. Stuart Copeland saved it a little bit but not enough

Bunch of mid songs with one awful song (Mother) and one great song (Every Breath you Take)

Not my thing.

Side 1: Off to a blazing start with Synchronicity I, featuring a fast beat, great metallic keyboard part, and Dorian-mode vocal harmonies that made this band so famous to begin with. (Of course, all of this is reflective of the "white reggae" that inspired the name of their sophomore album.) Walking In Your Footsteps takes a foreboding turn. Weird mix of Western, horror, and tropical island. O My God is another hard-to-describe track. Other than being fast, airy, and having a free-jazz-esque saxophone solo in the outro, there isn't much to comment on here. And the strangeness adventure continues with Mother, which is not a cover of the Pink Floyd song or the John Lennon song (if you're into that sort of thing). Instead, it's a bizarre 7/4 song with Sting absolutely wailing and cackling into the microphone for three minutes straight. Honestly... it's bad. Like, really bad. One of the few songs from the Police I didn't add to my "Liked" playlist. Miss Gradenko is a slight return to form, but it's really Synchronicity II where the Police start to bring home the bread. Especially with that bassline – dang. Fun guitar riffs in the verses, and the vocals are strong too. Though I could do without the doubling. Pre-chorus is really satisfying here too. Side 2: Of course, the stratospheric track here is Every Breath You Take, which I actually think is one of the most overrated songs of all time. But it's still great. That guitar is so simple, yet so pretty. The chords are simple as well but that's forgivable. They had to have at least one composition be a big single. King Of Pain is a big wobbly rhythm-wise, with the drums not exactly matching everything else, but it's catchy enough. Much softer than its name implies, with another tropical, almost Nintendo-esque guitar melody in the verse. (I'm not kidding.) The outro is pretty sick. Wrapped Around Your Finger is a standard well-rounded, slick, feel-good Police track with a very good chorus. As far as I can tell, it's mostly two chords – the same two as Dreams (Fleetwood Mac) – and it manages to make a darn cool song with them. Tea In The Sahara isn't that memorable apart from its extremely stripped-back feel and a tasteful bass part. The final track, Murder By Numbers, is an energetic send-off that features perhaps Sting's best vocal performance. Big fan of the drums dramatically affecting the textures, and the song's ending is solid too. 4/5 Key tracks: Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, Murder By Numbers

Not so much my thing but it was fine!

mõned laulud meeldisid mõned ei meeldinud eriti

It’s a bit like being visited by distant relatives, not a deeply unpleasant experience, there’s some fun moments but you didn’t really want to see them and you’re just as happy if you never see them again. I think this’ll be the last time I listen to this and I’m very happy about that.

Very good album ! I just didn’t really like mother, but my favorites are Synchronicity I, Every Breath and you take and wrapped around my finger !

Some really good songs and others that I simply did not enjoy. Overall I like The Police but I won’t scale my score up just because of their name.

Some all time classic songs but I didn’t feel like the albums sound aged well.

Would listen to some songs again

Synchronicity I is very fun - I really liked it Walking in your footsteps feels like trekking through sand, at points it goes on too long?? And becomes boring I DID NOT LIKE “MOTHER” IN FACT I WOULD SAY IT RUINS THE ALBUM WHAT IS THIS SONG. Gradeko is ok, feels like they just strung some words together tho Synchronicity II - also good and enjoyable King of Pin is kind of like Gradeko just mid. Some good songs amongst some absolute schlop. The best by far Is Every breath you take its so unique in it’s sound across the album, I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to most of these songs but If someone played them I’d be okay with ut…not mother though. Mother can suck it.

4 Great songs and the rest are godawful.

Amazing album, especially considering that Sting and Stewart Copeland actually fought during the making of it. There's only one thing that can keep it from 5 stars, and that is... Mother. What the heck was that? It's so jarring, coming in the middle of an outstanding album, and so completely unlike any other Police song. If you take it out, the rating would probably be 6 stars out of 5. It doesn't totally ruin the album, but dangit Andy, you brought the rating down.

The 2nd half of the album was good and sounded more like The Police. First half was certainly different but not great. I applaud the experimentation with sound but it didn’t pan out for me. Synchronicity II is a winner.

what to say. I LOVE the Police and I love this album. Standout tracks for me on this one ALL OF IT except Mother, never liked it but I can appreciate. Copeland is my looooove ever since the 80s (insert 1000 hearts here)

From the 80’s but not of the 80’s. Ages well and sounds great today. The 2 sides couldn’t be more different. I listened to side 2 a thousand times when this first came out. Very full and complete sound coming from 3 dudes. Sting’s voice is in peak form and Stewart Copeland is one of my fave drummers. Enough has been said about the outlier Mother. I like that they’re pushing boundaries and exploring. IMO Synchronicity II is the best song here. Full of attitude, energy, angst, and bite.

This one reminds me of the perfect Sunday. You know the ones.... It's you and the ones you love, exploring the world without a timeline, an agenda, or a need, in free flow. Things manifest in front of you with ease and grace. It's pure synchronicity.

This album caps a 6 year/5 album run that is a good as any I'm rock history - said with no hyperbole. Their box set Message in a Box which includes every song from every album has basically no skips...save one. I'm all for pushing boundaries as well as giving band members a greater share of royalties for including their lesser songs on an album. But what the hell is the reason for Mother. I didn't get it then. I don't get it now. I just don't get it. I know it's coming. I can feel it coming even as the raucous opener Synchronicity 1 fades. It's there even as the sublime beauty of walking in you footsteps envelopes. O My God is a bit of paint by numbers Police (a lesser Demolition Man but with 80s Sax) Still better than most comers. And then...it's here. 3m5s of shear cacophony. And not that good time. Just Mom. And the telephone. Ringing ringing. Ringing. And ringing. And ringing. And then a new day dawns. Miss Gradenko is a fine enough track but the real highlight is Synchronicity 2. Energy, musicianship all on full display. That sets that stage for one of the best sides in rock history. Not sure why that ended up as side two but...it did. A great album. A great way to go out.

I know most of the songs but always conflicted about Dont Stand So Close to Me

This album was always kind of meh for me growing up - radio played the hell out of Every Breath You Take and Wrapped Around Your Finger. With the passage of time and I suppose age and maturity, I found this album surprisingly enjoyable. In fact, I forgot how great a song Wrapped was - it has been on multiple repeat over the last couple of days. I never understood the Mother track - trash. But the second half soars. 4/5

Alright album

I never much cared for this album. I saw the tour for it in a cavernous arena and any subtlety to the material was lost in the rafters.

Let me start off by saying that I don't really like the Police or Sting's music. I was honestly pretty disappointed to see this pop up as my recommendation for the day. But hey, I'll give it a shot. As I expected, I don't really like it. It took until Synchronicity II for me to feel like I appreciated a song. Of course, then it slipped away immediately with Every Breath You Take. I'll chalk that one up to overexposure, though, since I think it's a vastly misunderstood song and probably isn't as bad as I usually consider it. I actually did like the next two songs a decent bit (King of Pain and Wrapped around Your Finger), but I'm not sure if they were actually good or just better than what the rest had been. Other than that grouping, I wasn't impressed with the rest. I don't exactly know what it is that turns me off from this band. Their name is bad for starters (F12). And sure, I don't love Sting's voice. I also don't care for the music itself. None of those things really feel like enough on their own. But put it all together and I just can't get into it at all. There's probably more to it, but I don't want to listen to more to try to figure it out. I may never know. (I'm sure they have at least one more album on here though.) For me, this album was a lot more miss than hit. There were only a few songs I'd say I found good. The rest were OK at best (being kind). A lot of it is personal preference, but I think this album is bordering on being bad. It's barely saved by the couple songs that are good enough to bring it up slightly. I'm not going to listen to it again, though. Overall: 1.9/5

Classic

an album that starts out very mid, randomly offers a 5/5 banger and then turns good

Albums I didn't see coming, yeah, this is on the list

Some bangers, some wild song. Mother was something else 😂

Like it has Every Breath You Take, but that's really it. Otherwise mid.

Synchronicity feels like the moment The Police finally stretched their sound as far as it could go. It is sharp, tense, colourful, and constantly shifting, but somehow it all holds together. The band lean harder into atmosphere and texture here, mixing their usual tight rhythmic precision with something more restless and psychological. Even when the songs sound clean on the surface, there is a nervous energy underneath that keeps everything moving. The big tracks still hit with full force. “Every Breath You Take” may be overplayed to death, but within the album it lands differently, colder and more obsessive. “King of Pain” and “Wrapped Around Your Finger” add to that moody, elegant tone, while “Synchronicity II” explodes with anxiety and frustration in a way that still feels electrifying. What makes the album interesting is how these polished pop songs sit alongside stranger, edgier pieces that hint at the band’s experimental instincts without losing accessibility. If there is a flaw, it is that the album can feel slightly uneven, with a few tracks that clearly sit more on the eccentric end of the spectrum, but even those detours have personality. Overall, Synchronicity works because it captures a band at their creative peak, right before everything collapsed. It is clever, catchy, and full of tension, and that combination gives it a timelessness that still holds strong.

I love the police, maybe not their best album but still great. Never listened it in one sitting before, definitely makes it more fun! Favourite songs are Every Breath You Take, Synchronicity I and II. I really dig the overall vibes, but some songs, especially Mother feel a bit out of place.

I’ve never understood the appeal of The Police, this was my first full album listen and I can confidently state that they’re not for me. The music is weird at times but not the good kinda weird because this is also absolutely boring. The music is dull, I find the lyrics confusing, there really isn’t anything happening that I find enjoyable about this album. Defund The Police. 2 stars

This is a great album. Love it

Classic. Always a good listen

= the Beatles

Wer Police nicht kennt, lernt Sie nun hier kennen. Die Musik, die Stimme, all das ist Police.

Theee stars for overexposure.

Helt fruktansvärt. Låter som ett new waveband som gått helt vilse och försöker spela symfonirock med världsmusikinfluenser eller om det är tvärtom. ...och ge mig Puffys version av "Every breath you take" illa kvickt tack

Påminnelse till mig själv: Håll mig borta från allt som har med Sting och The Police att göra.

Får bli kortfattad. Det här var inget vidare. Möjligen lite bättre sista låtarna, men det räcker inte för tvåan.

Den som hört every breath you take och köpt albumet därefter blev nog besviken. Det här är musik som jag verkligen ogillar. En typ av proggrock som jag inte klarar av att uthärda.

This whole album was fun and interesting. Jazz pop fusion is the move.

Every Breath You Take is a legendary song. Good album. 7.1/10

There was one song I knew, and there was a few songs I really didn’t like. I need to see where this was in the Police discography.

Can't believe Sting put out bangers in the music industry before he became a wrestler.

Not my favorite Police album but their biggest commecial success.

Copeland can bang some frickin drums, dawg

Meh. Oddly paced album. Breath you take is bang out of place.

Okay but not really my thing.

Experimental. Variety of instruments and sounds, more so than Regatta De Blanc

This is just about perfect for what it is, and it's also one of the only albums that captures what I love about Talking Heads, outside of the genuine article. That being said, I don't think The Police are just "a band like Talking Heads", they very much do have their own identity that I've learned to appreciate. And this is one of their creative peaks. There really isn't a mis-step here. Sure, Mother is weird, but I've always loved that song. I actually thought the weakest point was Tea In The Sahara for a while. And while it hasn't aged the best, I do now think it's a good song. With these two out of the way, everything else is the peak of The Police. Super tight playing, eccentric, but pop-friendly writing, daring and interesting aesthetic, it's all here. And there are a bunch of cool lyrical moments here too. Walking In Your Footsteps is a really interesting reflection on the dinosaurs, their wisdom, and their end, and how it all connects to us. A less talented lyricist could have turned this song into a real mess too. Another stand-out is ultra-hit (and deeply ironic wedding favorite) Every Breath You Take. You know the trick by now: a love song grows slowly darker, until revealing itself to be about a stalker. It feels obvious, but it's very effective. In addition to these, some of my other personal favorites are King Of Pain, Synchronicity (I and II), and Murder By Numbers. But the consistency here is ultimately a strong suite here: it's not like there's a bad song. I didn't see this coming, but I honestly am feeling the 5 on this one.

Synchronicity is an absolute masterpiece and every song has its charm, even the ever controversial Mother. The Police may be more known for their singles, but if you’re going to listen to a Police album, you could do far worse.

i love this album so much. In general, i'm more of a fan of sting's solo stuff than the general police things however this album still slaps hard. my mom is a hardcore sting fan as has been since she was a kid, so i was pretty much raised on his music. however i do also think this album holds up on its own as well.

Pretty good but not a masterpiece. Gets stronger in 2nd half

Quite a good album, although not usually the style I listen to. Very unique sounds, and very disparate sounds across the album (Mother, for example). "Miss Gradenko," "Synchronicity II," and "Every Breath You Take" are my favourites from this one.

Her er dem inne på no. Hva i all verden som skjer med mother veit jeg ikke. Ikke veldig hørbar akkurat den, men det er ganske undeholdende hvor voldsomt han drar på.

Some phenomenal songs on this album. But also some 80s experimental synthesizer nonsense that hasn’t aged well and kept it from being 5 star album for me.

Classic, 4/5

Mother was unironically my highlight.

It’s considered their best album and it definitely has some of their best songs on it. But as with all Police albums, there’s a fair bit of filler. When it’s good it’s great, but some of it is just awful as well 3

Enjoyed this album, good variety

Good songs but I can never get into the whole album. Will have to listen again sometime.

So many amazing songs. SO MANY. "Synchrinicity II" is my personal favorite from The Police, so that was a total treat. Other favorites of mine include "Every Breath You Take"(one of the most iconic 80s songs, period) and "King of Pain", so hearing them all in a row on the same album was perfection. Where this album messes up is the rest of the stuff. Don't get me wrong, most of the songs are either just fine or decent. I enjoyed a couple of the deepest cuts. But there is one huge, glaring problem. And it's called "Mother". Never play that one for me ever again.

As a preamble, I bought Outlandos ‘ on pre-order, then the next 2, but Ghost’ was a bargain bin £0.99, and this was a 4-for-£1.00 CD buy. Original impression was that it was an album too far - they split after this - although it was allegedly down to Sting hubris rather than them being idealess. ….. Not idealess - Some great tracks but too much filler, which was always evident - since Peanuts. Side 1 is so poor they put the only good track on it twice. Sting allowing Spitting Image to stab Thatcher’s election victory with Every Breath’, will ensure he remains exalted, and it remains a firm favourite track (on numerous personal slow playlists). King of Pain is great, Murder By Numbers is very good, but then…. Not a great album.

I really do not know what I think about this one. Synchronicity 1 I really disliked- almost no lyrics and really repetitive. Walking in Your Footsteps was weird with the dinosaur stuff. Didn’t like Mother. King of Pain and Synchronicity II are good. Idk we can average this out to a 2.

Fantastic album and probably the best Police album. Forgot about Mother until I relistened to this again after a long time - I always found it odd but not bad. Also Every Breath You Take always surprises me that people found it upbeat considering it's very dark song.

Not my cup of tea at all

I don't get it. "Every breath you take" is such a wonderful song, then you listen to the album at once, and its just so awful. The first half alone is so painful, it feels so dated, which is disappointing. So many albums from this decade can be listened to over and over again, and then you have this thing. I feel like "every breath you take" is the only reason this thing sold at all. Again, I just don't get it.

Never been a big fan of The Police, but they do have a few great songs. Goes without saying that "Every Breath You Take" is the standout on this album.

Last half of the album much better than the first. First half caused anxiety.

Everything has already been said about "Mother", by just about everyone. You have to actively work through the first half of the album to get to more familiar ground. Weird mix, can't get myself to give it a 4.

more like stupidity

Another nostalgia album that I have listened to regularly since the '80s. Surprisingly, the triple-threat hit list of Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, and Wrapped Around Your Finger is probably my least favorite part of this album, mainly because this songs were played to DEATH on pop radio when this album was new. Sychrnoicity II is easily my favorite Police song and the inspiration for me to start looking at faster and heavier music. I have ALWAYS loved how Summers' Mother takes you completely out of the album (in the best way) and Copeland's Miss Gradenko pulls you right back in (before returning us to the Sting show). It’s not a perfect album, but one I'll always find pretty great.

Previously rated: #588 - Reggatta De Blanc (5/5) ************************************ Album #973 Maybe not quite as strong as Reggatta, but still very solid. Mother is quite wild isn't it? Still, I kinda liked it. I'm tired of Every Breath You Take by now. I think my favorite track is King of Pain. I'm nearly done with the list, but I wouldn't be surprised to see another Police album pop up before it's over. (I don't know the full list.)

Great album, just short of a 5-star rating. I really appreciated Sting's songwriting in this record, re-listening to it was really pleasant. And Stewart Copeland might as well be one of the grooviest drummers of all time. "Mother", though... WTF?

Only listen to EBYT before, and now I’m doubting why EBYT belongs to this album??

every breath you take is a masterpiece, the rest is good enough

I want to like this album a lot. It's got some absolute bangers on it and the signature Police high quality lyrics. The problem for me is that I struggle to be objective because the hits here have just been played into the ground. I would like to come back to this album later. I have a feeling it will be worth a relisten then.

Hade inte självmant satt på albumet men inte protesterat om de sattes på i bakgrunden tror jag?? Mother åker rakt in i biblioteket - kul text å lite mer punkigt, najs!

Är det Sting som gjort den här hemsidan? Aja, jag missade ju precis förra Snuten-plattan så får väl ta denna. Inte så kul, men det var väl nytt och fräscht 1983. Håller det? Ytterst tveksamt. Every breath har ju nåt men det räcker inte.

2:a gången på tre dagar och nu har poliserna slickat till sig. Ska’n möter lejonkungen redan i andra låten. Gillar jag det lite grann? Ja, jag gör väl det. ”Miss gradenko”, riktigt köttigt fusion-gitarrsolo. Generellt lite prog-rockstämning rakt igenom som jag uppskattar. Och låter inte Sting jävligt mycket som en ung Donald fagan i Steely dan i ”murder by numbers”? Underbart ju! Svag för välspelad, vit-svängig och duktig musikermusik, stäm mig! Och kalla mig gärna platt, men ”every breath you take” kommer man helt enkelt inte runt. Fortfarande otrolig trots att detta är 1000nde gången man hör den. Riffet är bland det mest geniala som någonsin skrivits. Skivan växer så det knakar med andralyssning!

Meh

Poliserna chockade mig. Trodde inte det skulle vara så här bra? Kändes som jag blev utsatt för långsam lobotomering efter dom senaste typ 5 skivorna så känns kanske extra skönt med ett album där saker händer. Bonus för text om Dinos.

Nej nu. Vad i helvete. Igen!? Det här var farao inte bra. Dom får ta bort det där nu. Eller åtminstone byta in Shaggy. Och vissa låtar är så dåliga att de som är okej låter bra? Som 6:30-tempot i slutet av maran som får en att känna sig som en oljad blixt. UT UR MIN KYRKA!

fuck the police am I right :P det fanns ingenting för mig att hämta här. jag hatade allt. det var pinsamt att lyssna på.

Asså fram till I'll be watching you är jag beredd att stämpla perioden 82-88 som mänsklighetens sämsta. Liksom vad är grejen med huvudlösa gitarrer... och Sting!? Sen tar det sig. Trodde jag. Under andra genomlyssningen blir jag bara trött. I'll be watching you låter så apart från allt annat att det känns som den producerades i en annan galax. Så det kanske inte är så konstigt att 80-talet har färst (färs) bidrag till listan.

The second half is great pop - the first half much less so

Enjoyed the hit tracks but album tracks just okay. Not sure about Mother. Sounds a bit like Sting compromising and letting someone else “have a go”! Not really for me.

Nice album, needs repeated listening to enjoy fully ánd probably requires skipping track mother

Classic Police, love it. The fillers are also listenable, for once.

Excellent. Rich and a lot going on in the soundscapes, off-beat and inventive but super well produced and clear musical skill. Mix of amazing melody, voice, trippy rhythm section, shifting through interchanging beautiful and creepy scenes this brings to mind

3.5 maybe

Good variety. Creative

Obv there's a reason 'Every Breath You Take' has endured, that bass and guitar riff is perfect. V cool bassline on 'Oh My God'. 'Mother' is some weird Man Man shit, but I actually kind of like it. Personally I prefer the Underoath version of 'Wrapped Around Your Finger' but it's still good. Like the vibes of 'Miss Gradenko' and 'Murder by Numbers'.

I dont really get this list, what do you base the "must listen" part, this isn't outstanding, it's just an average album, maybe with the exception of "every breath you take" bu the police is not remarkable at all...

I tried to like it but couldn’t get through. “Mother” didn’t help. I liked Reggatta much more, this one felt a bit soulless and masturbatory.

It was okay. Every breath you take was good but everything else was either not memorable or just felt kinda off. Like they were forcing a vibe. But I'm not the biggest Police fan

My least favourite Police album, enjoyable but not that great.

Honestly liked it better than I thought I would. Edgier than some of their later stuff. A bit all over the place.

Booooorrrriiiiiiinnnngggggggggg 🥱

I like several The Police songs and yet this album has zero of them?! Kinda all over the place with styles and just not pleasant to listen to.

A few good bites and a lot of sawdust

Idk, man, I went into this album with a pretty positive impression of the police, but the hits held up less well than I thought they would and the rest of the songs *really* didn't do it for me.

I really didn't like this, much more than I expected. The hits are okay, but some of the lesser known stuff on this album was hard to get through. The sounds is mostly pretty flat and the vocals always sound like they're coming from down the hall. Just not for me. I kind of hate the cover too, both are 1/5.

“Every breath you take” is great but the rest just don’t hit for me.

Lost a star because of “Mother”

The three singles are good, but I did not like the rest. 3 stars or C.

great album

Dissonant. Upsetting. 2/5

aside from the 1 song this was a painful listen

130 Lo escuché de corrido en un viaje en auto hace una chorrera de años, en un ipod classic. Me gustó la mezcla de canciones más experimentales con las típicas de siempre. Me llamó mucho la atención la letra de Mother y de Murder by numbers.

The opening track was great but the second half was definitely stronger than the first. Favorite song: Murder by Numbers Least favorite: Mother

Good, but not as good as the earlier Police albums. Sure, Every breath you take is a massive hit, but other than that the flow is a little bit dull.

Love it.

It's funny how the Spotify streaming numbers almost always reflect how good a song is. How 3 million people listened to "Mother" is beyond me. Just awful. The Synchronicity songs are good. Every Breath You Take is obviously incredible, but doesn't fit with the flow of the album. After that song the album gets into a pretty good groove, but then the last song isn't very good again. Happy I listened. Won't listen again.

I love Every Breath You Take. Without that song, this album is probably a 2 for me. 3/5

2.5 Wasn’t really into it. Other than the into track, mother (did not like), and every breath, they all kinda blended together for me

Kinda boring and uninspiring ngl 2.4/5

Not for me.

I’ve never been a big fan of The Police or Sting. His voice gets to be a little grating after awhile. I, of course, knew Every Breath You Take. I did enjoy this much more than a lot of the albums I’ve had to listen to recently.

I haven't listened to this for some time so it is interesting to re-visit it. A very inconsistent album. There is some complete dross 'Mother'/'Walking in Your Footsteps' and some gems 'King of Pain'/'Every Breath You Take'/'Wrapped Around Your Finger'. The highs are very high, and the lows are very low. I think that garners it a 3/5.

Love The Police, and I do like this album, but I can't say it's my favourite.

Mother is peak y’all don’t get it

303/1089 - Probably my favorite first 10 seconds to any album ever. I think this was the album that got me into "normal people" music from listening to pretty much only classical for several years before and I'm very thankful for that. Synchronicity is my second favorite Police album and my fourth favorite album of all time. So many of Sting's signature songs are on this one along with Stewart Copeland's quirky and fun "Miss Gradenko" and Andy Summer's great and off-kilter song "Mother" (which isn't THAT out there imo... I see it as a 12 bar blues in 7/8 with shouting but still a compelling and energetic song). All three members contribute something great to this trio and it's cool that they stopped on this one and "never saw the other end of the parabola" as Stewart puts it. All three members also did some great stuff after The Police too with Sting's solo career, Andy's prog and instrumental guitar stuff and Stewart's film/game scores and orchestral music. On a slightly different note... AAARGH!! I GOT MY FAVORITE BAND TOO EARLY IN THIS PROJECT!!! I WISH IT WAS NEXT YEAR OR EVEN THE LAST ALBUM!!!!

Gets a 4, despite 'mother.' The hits are just too good. 4/5

Good 80s sound

Somehow both interesting & boring.

Not sure about this, I'd been a huge fan of Outlandos D'Amour but been disappointed by the 2nd album. I'm very familiar with all the hits on this album and several of the other tracks. In general I dovthink it is a very good album

The first boxset I ever owned was from the Police. So many amazing hits--hell, this album has so many amazing hits. And then there's MOTHER. Honestly, the A-side is so much more miss than hit. Would I listen to again? Only the B-side.

A bold conceptual album that harbors some of the Police's best individual music like Every Breath You Take and Walking In Your Footsteps makes this a masterpiece slightly tamed by a horrible song such as Mother.

This was fine. It was probably in the top 100 albums of the 80s because the 80s was a fucking drought of creativity and originality.

Nope

nothing better in the world

really good, classic

I was about to chalk this up as more well-crafted 80s pop that I just don't have a taste for, but then "Mother" started. I had to check that I was still listening to the same album. It sounds like it would be more at home on a Birthday Party record than here. It at least made me think I should listen to this album a little more closely to see if there are any other interesting surprises. There were not.

Well this one’s gonna be easy as its another absolute classic! The album starts with a hypnotic (guitar?) synthesizer riff in 6 and off we go! Every single song on this album is great, most of them written by Sting which shows you where the songwriting talent really was. Even the twisted piece in 7 by Andy Summers and the sing along one by Stewart Copeland are fun to listen to and make a great contrast against Sting’s songs. For a 3-piece band it’s harmonically rich, the vocal melodies and lyrics are great, and the drumming is subtly complex. It’s no wonder they broke up after this album as they definitely hit their peak here in their career and they surely would not have been able to top this one. I hadn’t heard this album in a while but managed to listen to it around this time last year so it was nice to pull it out again today for this project. What fun it was to sing along from the beginning of the album to the end!

So interesting to me that one of their most popular, catchy songs came from their most experimental album. Very cool but pretty out there at times

‘Let’s put all the weird jams on Side A and make the kids flip the record for the hits’-the only thing the police agreed on. Solid 5 for the record that has king of pain!!!

Oh man, this is gonna be hard. I've avoided The Police for so long because I really don't care for reggae. But this opening track reminds me of Genesis and I'm not complaining. The song Mother is wild and very unexpected. Overall, I went into this album with a bad attitude and came out liking it anyway

The haters try to dunk on this record by citing the lyrics to Walking In Your Footsteps and to me, that's a weak sauce critique! The run from King of Pain to Tea In The Sahara is an all-timer.

Pretty cool Standout Tracks: Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take

This was slightly disappointing. Maybe I dont like this artist as much as I thought i would. The song mother is maybe one of the worst songs ive had to sit through. The rest has good moments and okay moments, but that song is one id take away from the record Im going 3.

Si es muy 80tera

2/3

Love how recognisably 'them' Synchronicity I is. Really good song. Love the spooky keyboard and playing with timings. Walking In Your Footsteps is okay. O My God is fun. Bit of a Dire Straits sound. Miss Gradenko is also really fun - love the sudden key change on 'Nobody but us in here' and the way the guitar matches the tune exactly. Mother is so INCREDIBLY disturbing so like...not one I want to revisit but it is very well done haha. Synchronicity II - love the menacing guitar in parts - really good song in general. Every Breath You Take is just great like K I C K those lyrics to the side and have a great time pretending to yourself that it's romantic. King of Pain is SO. GOOD. Second best to EBYT on the album. What a find. Walking In Your Footsteps is SO good - real Phil Collins sound to both his voice and the tune too. Tea In The Sahara is realllllly dull. Murder of Numbers is a real interesting divergence in genre but just isn't bangin' enough as an album-ender. It's a pity they didn't swap it out with King of Pain.

A hearty and flavorful meal, definetly an essential of any music fans diet. A strong 3/5

3/5 stars (6.5/10) Favourite song: Every Breath You Take Least favourite: Mother

I’m a huge fan of the Police and Stewart Copeland in particular. I get the point behind the song Mother, and I like weird shit, but that song is just not good. One of my favorite live performances ever is the Police playing Wrapped Around Your Finger on their reunion tour. If you haven’t seen it you should definitely check it out.

For me, this is the worst album The Police ever made.

Pretty cool. Nice bass licks

7/10

Classic New Wave 80's LP from one of my favorites!

You had me at post-rock

Ikke min kopp te. Noe bra, men for mye ræl.

super iconic songs and incredible vibes throughout

Couldn't wait for it to be over

I thought I didn't like The Police, mostly because they end their songs with way too much repetition. This album is really cool, it has some very interesting beats, grooves, and some weird and creative arrangements overall. It surprised me and is making me reconsider my position about the band. Will definitely listen to this one again, and will try to listen to their non "mainstream" stuff more since they are very interesting.

Every Breath You Take is probably the reason this album is in here in the first place. This is a fine album, but I wouldn't put it in my top 100 I don't think. I don't hate it as background music, but I don't think I'll ever actively listen to it ever again.

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Listen 1: 2 stars Listen 2: 3 stars Listen 3: 4 stars. I think after more listens I'd start dropping it again...

multidimensional in the sense that some songs are awful and hard to get through (Walking in Your Footsteps [why are we seeking community with the dinosaurs, stupid], Mother [loser male behavior, EVERY girl you date turns into your mother??? seems like you are the common denominator here buddy], Miss Gradenko [am I missing something about this one? what’s going on], while some are just solid classics (Every Breath You Take, King Of Pain) and the rest of them being just fine. had higher hopes for The Police and Sting but maybe the hype doesn’t live up to the actual music. fine, but i probably won’t be listening to it again

I had this on cassette when I was in 7th grade. I listened to it a lot but I don’t really remember most of these songs. I feel like I only listened so much because I had so few other choices. This album represents the beginning of the end for The Police. Frankly, it’s kind of stupid.

This is definitely a classic. 'Nuff said.

Kinda mid tbh…king of pain is good, every breath you take is a classic ofc. Other than that…eh. That Mother song was pretty weird too ngl.

It exists

Went into this album extremely apprehensive of what I was about to listen to, since I genuinely get a full body cringe every time 'Roxanne' plays somewhere. Guess I was right to be this afraid. This was one of the worst experiences this generator made me go through. It's impossible to believe in music after listening to 'Mother' because if THAT is what's considered good I fear for the human race. I think I'll take a break from this project.

What I love about this album is that it front-loads all the strange and experimental stuff, so just as you’re thinking, well this is VERY INTERESTING, it pops out the hits like bullets, one after another. Oh, this song? Oh yeah, this song! And this one, yeah! If it were reversed I might have a lower opinion of the record. But I appreciate and miss that old version of Sting who was much closer to the leather-Speedo madman than the soporific tunesmith we have now. Well, Trudy has no complaints.

Were they on drugs making this? I enjoyed Reggatta De Blanc, so imagine my shock when I heard Mother! This album was weird. You had terrible songs, mediocre songs and then an absolute banger (Every Breath You Take) all mixed in together Choices were made here... and not good ones 3 ⭐️