Synchronicity

En oo koskaan ollut kummonen police fani vaikka stingillä kova ääni onkin. Ihan ok levy parilla megahitillä

Poliisi painaa menemään kurkku suorana, ja kyllähän se ihan toimii. Vähän kolmosen ja nelosen väliltä mennään, ehkä saattaisi neloseen nousta jos muutaman kerran kuuntelisi lisää.

definitely interesting??? some more experimental sounds mixed in (mother was kinda crazy and not in a way i particularly enjoy…) with more typical songs… i haven’t really listened to the lyrics of every breath you take before and uhhhh lol…. overall more enjoyable for me than jazz but not a huge fan

I tried with this but just could not vibe. Obviously the singles are good to great and the production is really crisp. Has all the hallmarks of something I’d like so maybe just have to keep engaging with other albums from The Police to appreciate where this (their last) ended up.

Synchronicity indeed. At least 3 really strong songs

Underwhelming record. Some very good songs but a lot of fillers with very different sounds that make the album sound incohesive.

The A-Side is quite rough unfortunately Last 4 tracks are great Never really been interested in The Police, not a fan of some of the production 6.4/10

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The opening track is one of the most interesting opening track of any it's pop/rock albums know of. From there I think it's a mixed ride. Some tracks feel somewhat over-spiritual, not knowing if it's truly genuine or pretentious. Those are the lows for me, and the high is ofc Message in a Bottle.

War schon nett

Ist das ein Glocken Beat?! Jungle vibe Groovy Beats & Melodien Vorher schon gekannt: Every Breath Favoriten: O my god, murder by numbers

Ok. 3.4

Good except that one weird Mother song.

I mean it's alright, definitely overrated though.

Love Every Breath You Take king of Pain is good as well

so i like the songs, and they have really interesting compositions. but i don't think i like the audio mixing. too many of their songs sound underwater or at the far end of a hall

this is a unique album. you ask why? because it is a post-punk new-wave shit that doesnt lack all the soul and rhythm as some do. everybody knows “every breath you take” but it isnt just centered on that and it offers a much broader perspective. the last song has become my favourite and it is “murder by numbers”. songwriting is good, rhythmic structure (whatever thats called) keeps you in the game. a solid 3.3

Always fun, and I love that the deep cuts are always weirder than the MTV/radio hits.

No love, no hate. Some good song, kind of forgettable for the rest.

Surprising in some of its depths. Not what I expected to find when finally listening to the Police, in a good way. Not quite a 4 for me, but still really good

not a whole lot to talk about here - every breath you take is the only thing hauling this album up to a 3

Every breath you take actually not the best song on the album

I really tried on this one but just couldn't get into it. Some of the songs I really liked the beat and the melody and lyrics but Sting just doesn't do it for me.

7/10. Fav Track - Every Breath You Take / King Of Pain there's a little black spot on the sun todayyyyy

Not my favorite from the police, but a very solid effort

Such white regge

got bored

Typiskt 80-tal, skön bakgrundsmusik

walking in your footsteps--HAHAHA i didn't realize this was a police song i only first heard it via cover like two weeks ago. dinosaurs. mother--is this song self aware or not? is sting singing about how his girlfriends always turn into his mother with a solution oriented mindset or is he oblivious to the systemic issues at hand? synchronicity ii--here's some commentary on the emptiness of modern suburban live and the patriarchy? every breath you take--this is the only song on the album i know from the police. sweet love song but actually a bit creepy if you listen to the lyrics too closely king of pain--another dinosaur reference?? incredible being able to compare radiohead amnesiac (yesterday) and this. both 45 min, 11 tracks, one is a relatively pleasant enough listening experience, the other lasts for an eternity. i don't think either actually deserve to be on this list, but this album is SO much less grating and abrasive. this album is palatable, but not great. easy listening. amnesiac was none of the above. not to make this review about a different album, that comparison is just fresh in my mind. 3/5, pleasant enough but probably will not listen again.

Hmmm. HMMMM. I do have a soft spot for The Police. I love when they combine jazzy riffs and tight grooves and punkishness. This has some moments - King of Pain is great, as are some others, but you also start to see examples of their worst tendencies. Poorly presented ideas open to misinterpretation as per Every Breath You Take, god awful 'knowledge/college" rhymes, the cheesy swing of Murder By Numbers. This just about scrapes a 3 from some nice moments, but itcame very close to a 2.

starts very frantic, like being chased. from the middle the chase is over. mommy issues

Good album by the British band. Much less energetic than the debut, it remains a good album but far from being their best.

After slogging through the dinosaur song and the paranoia drenched Mother song, two of the most baffling early tracks I’ve encountered on this project. It unfolds into a decent album of poppy songs.

Such a range of sounds and styles. I recalled the hits but enjoyed discovering the rest of this one.

This song has there most popular song ever probably but I honestly think it is mid. Synchronicity I and II are working overtime on this oh my goodness they are amazing. But the other song were just umm yeah. Mother was wtf. Put my hopes too high oh well

Decent songs, every breath is a classic, liked both synchronicities too, other songs were meh to me

It's a good but flawed album. Some place drag, some are bearly listenable, but overall it's sharp and as a vision. Some of the hooks are great, and Every breath you take is high on the list of most misunderstood song ever.

Yea its alr. Every breath you take is a good track tho.

Obviously "Every Breath You Take" is iconic. I didn't hate listening to this album by any means and would be happy to listen to it if someone else put it on, but it didn't hit me as an iconic album I'll be coming back to personally.

I appreciate and respect the Police, but have never been a big fan. The singles make this record for me.

It was chill, didn’t really grab my attention, would probably need to listen again

I listened to this album a very long time ago. I remember not liking it, there are some good tunes on here. Synchronicity 1: 7/10 Pretty catchy. Walking in your footsteps: 3/10 O My God: 6.5 Mother: 2/10 Miss Gradenko: 5/10 Synchronicity 2: 7.5/10 Every breath you take: 9/10 King of pain: 10/10 Wrapped around your finger: 6/10 Tea in the Sahara: 4.5 Murder by numbers: 5.5/10

Not my favorite from one of my favorite bands, but gotta listen again

Really unsure Probably a 3.5

Primer mitad del álbum no tan buena, increíble como cambia el enfoque a partir de Synchonicity II. Every Breath you Take de las mejores canciones de toda la historia. Sin más que decir, un buen álbum pero tampoco la gran cosa.

Mother sounds like the Pixies wrote it. The production on the big singles is amazing.

The police should arrest The Police for making this album.

Honestly not a huge fan of the police, but there's some great songs here. There's also some pretty bad ones (looking at you Mother) so it's a bit of a wash. Honestly I think this is a 3.5.

Great tunes by The Police with some pretty experimental themes. They don't always land, and sometimes the tracks fracture the flow of the album (Mother and Miss Gradenko being the most obvious), but the hits are very strong and illustrate why The Police are such a great band.

al principio se nota que estaban experimentando con sonidos, similares a king crimson, buenas canciones a partir de every breath you take, obviamente, destacadas tea in the sahara y murder by numbers, resumen 7/10

Yeah thought I was likeing it, but half way through i realised i dont know what hes on about in any of these songs. Every breath you take is great and a few other songs were good but its just a hit and miss album. Open to hear it again and some point but for now a solid 3.

Prefer earlier Police. Think at this point theyre a bit fulla themselves. Sting was going solo Songs about nowt. Or stuff i dont care about. Synchronicity 2 is good, and Every Breath You Take, but heard em before. Eggs are past their sell-by date

I'm a pretty big Police fan. I enjoy their spacey minimalist sound. But this album didn't really have that, and overall it felt aimless and chaotic. The four singles I do enjoy, but the album cuts were weak. Even the singles I don't like as much as some of their other stuff. And I cannot STAND the whole 80s obsession with African sounding music, as if somehow that makes them cultured. Not their best work.

Very good album but Zenyatta Mendatta is better in my opinion. When it comes to the Police, I think their songs are either very good or pretty bad… not too much in/between.

It’s pretty good, but it’s not outstanding. Mother is just weird.

I can’t say Synchronicity was my favourite Police album, though its release, and the singles that came with it, made them the biggest band on the planet. For all that, their last album is hardly a non-stop cavalcade of shiny new wave pop hits. Indeed, the first half features a couple of real dogs, one by Andy Summers which is plain rotten, and another by Stewart Copeland that’s instantly forgettable – it’s the better of the two. The second half is straightaway better; “Synchronicity II”, “Every Breath You Take”, “King Of Pain” and “Wrapped Around Your Finger” follow in order - and the second of that bunch became the world’s best-selling single that year. So, an album of two very different halves, but get past the missteps at the beginning and its place on the list becomes more logical. I still think I prefer all four of their albums that preceded it. 6/10

6/10 Not terrible, but there's something so public school about the band that really puts me off. And Mother is a travesty of a song. Every Breath You Take still a great tune though

Not great, not terrible. For the first time in my life I couldn't wait to hear Every Breath You Take, after that I couldn't wait for the album to be over.

Good

Some dodgy songs on this, some ubiquitous ones. Overall good, seem like a singles band really.

omg its the every breath you take album!

Thought it was going to be better because of the known hits but was a bit underwhelmed

3/5

Honestly surprised at how overrated this album has always been. Other than Synchronicity, I’ve only heard Outlandos and Reggatta in full. The final entry feels lazy and slopped together. To me, this feels just like Mardi Gras from Creedance Clearwater Revival. One hit song here, and another good song there; carrying an otherwise flat record to close the book on yet another powerhouse band. I don’t feel the same creativity here as I did from the bands first two entries. The synth textures and production on this one feel overdone for me personally. The song writing isn’t there for me either. The band at is conception felt more ahead of its time, while on this record they feel like they’re being forcefully dragged into the 80’s. Overall, I’m just a hater who misses the bounce and vibes from Regatta. So take my opinion with a grain of salt. There’s still plenty of enjoyable tunes. Favorite Tracks: King of pain, Wrapped around your finger, synchronicity II

Pretty good

Good album. Not the most memorable but I really liked Mother and Every Breath You Take is suchhhhh a classic!

Mostly was nice.

it was really nice sounds exactly like i imagined and supposed the police sounds it was okey liked one song now i know the origin definitely it should be on this list not gonna come back 3 out of 5

I love the bass playing and drumming. The one song that Sting doesn't sing makes you appreciate him all the more. The hits carry the album but they are good enough to do so.

Much weirder than I expected, which for Sting was a high bar

Solide plaat 3 sterren

Classic Police - can't argue that their sound was hypnotic!

I saw this album and was excited. It was a little bit of a letdown. Several solid songs were on the album, but the album as a whole just felt lacking.

The first and second halves of this album are completely different. Both pretty good in their own ways, but neither blow me away. Mother is a wild song and I kind of liked it but will only listen again if I decide to listen to the whole album and not alone. This album definitely does make me want to come back. I bet I would like it more after a few listens, but for right now, it's middle of the pack.

Love Stewart Copeland a drumming, it’s so refreshing. This album was carried by every breath you take and not much else stuck with me. Great band in terms of talent but a bit wierd for me to like it more

2 star overall, +1 star for Every Breath You Take for the nostalgia.

Fun one, not a vibe I'd match with what I thought the Police was like? Couple in there I need to listen to again for sure. Gave me Rush vibes?

Not sure I've listened to the Police before that weren't now the "classic rock" hits. But this side a is pretty good bordering on really great. But side b does drop it down some since the hits are overplayed

just a bit average

Definisjonen av mid. Lunkent vann.

От Mother прям IDLES повеяло, не ожидала даже такого. В этом и странность альбома для меня - нет какого-то стилистического единения, хотя по отдельности треки слушать прикольно. Пока все, что поняла - не зря не хожу на квизы по музыке XX века. Всего 2 брильянтика для себя пока нарыла

Better than I expected. 3*

I don't know why I've never heard this album before. It's from a prime time when I was listening to music but it somehow passed me by. It's unmistakably the Police with Sting's distintive voice. The album is OK, but I didn't find it exceptional. Musically reasonable although the percussion seems boring and repetitive at times. The standout weird track is Mother. It doesn't fit with the rest of the album but at least it's not a 17 minute epic that some bands at the time would have made.

impressionantemente, a voz do sting aqui não me incomodou tanto quanto no regatta de blue. um álbum da sua época. talvez um 3,5

The Police past their best, but still a good album

I know I should be law abiding but I’ve never quite synchronised with the police

When rock gets self-consciously clever the result is rarely great. But it can be OK. Which, singles aside, pretty much summarises this album for me. Not Coldplay level OK. But OK nevertheless. So it's a 3* then.

why did this feel like a kind of niche cut from the police

Favorite songs: Sybchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger Strong middle: Tracks 6-9 Clunkers; Mother

3 out of 5. As much as I love 80's new wave The Police have better albums.

Well, one amazing song per album is better than average

Some great songs, some not so great. Average overall

Ups...and downs on this one

Ok. Some bangers and more obscure tracks. Overall a fun listen but don’t feel it’s an album I’d need to own, personally.

#837. I was almost ready to give this album 4 stars, but that song Mother is a war crime. 3/5: acceptable

Radio play album, nothing truly special.

Not bad, the lead song is the best song

Diddy must have took this album very seriously.

Noe var ganske kult, noe var forjævlig, mye interessant intrumentering.

Positivt overraska. Åpningssporet og Mother e jo 👌 6.8/10

Hørt på morgenen. Kvintessensen av 80-tallets sexy thrillermusikk. Kanskje ikke helt bestått tidens tann.

Særere enn jeg forventet. En del ræl, men også mye bra.

I respect the Police, I like that they take unique swings, but I just don't like them. But I don't think they're bad. 2.5 stars

No single standouts but good overall

Not my favourite Police album, by a long way. Some say it’s their best don’t subscribe to that. This really leans into Stings somewhat know it all personally and that for me is off putting. Like their earlier stuff more and the yeah the singles range from ok to good, the playing also, but there’s a lot hear I don’t want to hear. for me this is more in keeping with what sting did in his solo work and I don’t think it’s a good album, a being very generous 3 Star, for the few good songs.

Different but kinda boring. Like don't get me wrong it's fun, but nothing is really striking me. It's an album with some (overplayed) big hits, and weak deep cuts that just fill the album. - Rhythmic! But idk... - Different! Tentatively interested - Never really went anywhere that made me feel anything - Album ends more pleasant, but just not enough to get this out of 3 star territory

Странное. every breath выбивается из общего

I’m the right age to love this album, but it never clicked for me. I’ve never particularly enjoyed The Police sound, and I find every song to be relatively monotonous. Even there’s breakthrough songs get irritating quickly. I’m generously giving it a 3 for nostalgia, but my enjoyment is probably closer to a 2.

Review - Bit of a weird album. Songs like Synchronicty II are great, and there's a few other good songs on there but honestly I prefer their earlier work. And it's crazy to know that this album was #1 both US and UK, it feels a bit too weird for the level of mainstream acceptance it got. The world music influenced are less popped up than on an album like Graceland, and songs like Mother are so off-putting and abrasive, it's funny to think of a mainstream audience buying and enjoying an album with these songs on it. Rating - 6/10 Need to hear? - YES

People who dislike Mother are weak in both mind and character

Was never my thing, but ya gotta respect the dark tinged pop.

It’s not as good as I remember people thinking it was. Still you know it’s them right away.

Yeah it was pretty good, a little weird tbh. I like the more ska / pop stuff they make

i’ve listened to this before

Some really good tracks and some weird and not very good ones, haha.

vibed

knew about it already. liked it

Some great catchy tracks but I think they are a few too many stinkers to rate this album higher. Pretty solid overall though.

Second half of the album is so much better than the first half. It is almost like two different bands- asynchronous!! Rated a 3. If 3.5 was an option I would do that but not quite 4 status even though so great songs on the album. The first songs negated their stars.

The Police - Synchronicity - 3/5 Pretty chill album but just not my bag. Wrapped Around My Finger and Every Breathe You Take are really good though.

Didn't mind this, interesting drums

Best Track - "Wrapped Around Your Finger"

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

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.

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

A couple amazing songs surrounded by meh

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Lwk I’d listen to a few songs again

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.

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 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

Good

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.

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

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.

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.

I just sure do hate the Police.

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

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.

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.

3.5

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.

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.

Reminded me of when i worked at zellers

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

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

Mother was an absurdly tough listen

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

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 ★★☆☆☆

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 so much my thing but it was fine!

mõned laulud meeldisid mõned ei meeldinud eriti

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

= the Beatles

Theee stars for overexposure.

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

Not my favorite Police album but their biggest commecial success.

Okay but not really my thing.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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...

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

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

great album

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.

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

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.

Somehow both interesting & boring.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Pretty cool. Nice bass licks

7/10

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.

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.

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 ⭐️

This was weird at points, but in a fun way! The unique instrumentation and reggae influences contributed to the quirky feel. A few tracks fell short or were forgettable, namely Mother and Murder by Numbers.

Solid 80s classic with several great songs. ‘Mother’ is one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard, and is completely jarring with the rest of the album.

The police have so many more songs than I thought they did

Pulsing w Copland’s insistent beats and accompanied by complicated yet throbbing bass lines - yet there are a few clunkers that fall flat

This was my first album from The Police that I have listened to. I think my exposure to them was postponed since Sting's solo career was taking off when I was growing up and I find that not to be my style. Hearing this album feels like it is kind of a segue into that career. There are a few songs I know which are hits. I will note the first half flows really well. That said I think there are other albums of theirs that I still have yet to hear completely, that I feel I might like a little more.

Alright. One song called "Mother" stood out from the rest of the album, but not necessarily in a good way. "Every Breath You Take" is the standout song. Might be a four but I am writing a few days later and realising it did not make a big impression.

Sting is at his self-indulgent best yet again

Pretty good.

Very easy listening, engaging and well produced. It just doesn't have a lot of highs, seems a little mid album, but enjoyable.

+King of Pain +Miss Gradenko

Listened to it on my drive to New Jersey from Pittsburgh. Not bad driving music or music in general

First album (cassette) I got as a kid. Brings back memories but I definitely like their other albums more today.

Second half is held up massively by ‘Every Breath You Take’. Rest is pretty good! Also ‘Mother’ defender here, I won’t hear a word said against it.

After the aural turd that is Reggatta de Blanc I really wasn't looking forward to this album. However, Synchronicity, while still not being something I'd choose to listen too, is miles better than that heap of shit.

Parts of this album are fantastic. I really enjoy “Synchronicity II”. Other parts of the album kinda fall flat. Makes sense that this was the band’s final effort. Seems like they were running out of steam. 3.5/5 Might listen again

Some good, some ok

Strictly a Best Of band for me up until now, but this was pretty good

I have to be honest that I only knew the creepy stalking/voyeurism song "Every Breath You Take" from the greatest hits albums and radio play. But was surprised very much by the very new wave songs it's a nice album and not offensive to the ears. But like most of The Police, good songs from a good band, not terrible, not great just middle of the road.

Classic showcase of sting’s style, some nice riffs and background in the tracks with his voice standing out. Murder by numbers is a good representation of this album. 3.5

Das fünfte und letzte Studioalbum der britischen Band The Police wurde 1983 in Montserrat und Kanada aufgenommen. Es zeigt die Gruppe auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer Popularität und zugleich kurz vor dem Zerfall. Die Aufnahmen entstanden unter starkem kreativen Druck, der sich in der intensiven, oft düsteren Atmosphäre des Albums widerspiegelt. Musikalisch bewegt sich Synchronicity zwischen New Wave, Pop Rock und experimentellen Einflüssen. Bekannteste Titel sind „Every Breath You Take“, „King of Pain“, „Wrapped Around Your Finger“ und „Synchronicity II“. Der Sound ist glatter und stärker synthetisch geprägt als auf früheren Alben, wobei Stings Songwriting zunehmend dominiert. Trotz der internen Spannungen gelang der Band ein präzise produziertes, vielschichtiges Werk, das Texttiefe mit Radiotauglichkeit verbindet. Ein klanglich und thematisch geschlossenes Album, das The Police mit Würde verabschiedet – brillant komponiert, kühl inszeniert und nachhaltig prägend.

classic

I don't like having a Police record

Pełno fajnych numerów, ale mam wrażenie, że ten album nie bardzo wiedział, czym chciał być. Otwiera się niemal jazzowym "Synchronicity", potem jest dziwny utwór o dinozaurach, gdzieś po drodze drugie podejście do "Synchronicity", stalker anthem w postaci "Every Breath You Take" (to też player manager anthem na eventach). Żeby nie wspomnieć o totalnie odklejonym "Mother". Każdy z tych utworów miałby swoje miejsce na jakiejś mojej playliście, ale razem to się po prostu nie klei w żadną spójną całość dla mnie. Trochę nie wiem, co temu postawić przez to. Bo nie wiem, czy będę miał kiedyś nastrój, żeby słuchać całego tego albumu, a nie pojedynczych piosenek. Każdy pojedynczy utwór to solidna czwórka, ale jednak jako album tylko trzy.

Pretty cool actually

Second album après « Reggatta de blanc » que j’avais bien apprécié (noté 4/5). Ce second album est moins bon que le précédent : moins dynamique, plus convenu, et avec des morceaux vraiment mauvais (Mother). Globalement j’ai apprécié l’écoute, mais il ne rejoindra pas ma collection. =>3/5

Half singles half filler but the singles are fire.

Cool

Some of it very bad, some of it surprisingly good. But just painfully average overall as I’ve come to expect with this lot now.

goodish album, a bit creepy today

Hard to divorce this from its lute-strumming tantric master of a lead singer, but these songs are catchy. Also it's only now I'm hearing the similarities between the Police and U2.

Weirder than I expected it to be! Like Mother is verrry out there - kinda loved it though. Synchronicity II and Wrapped Around Your Finger were other highlights. The rest of it was nice but didn't necessarily stand out. Maybe 3.5 stars.

carino, ma non credo siano molto il mio genere, nonostante due o tre classici

This was weirder than I expected. The second half was what I expected, that’s the Police sound I’ve heard in passing. But the first half has some different stuff on it. I wish this ranking system was 1-10 because I gave Bowie’s Low a 3 yesterday and this I’m also giving a 3 but it’s closer to a two and a half, and Low is closer to 4 than 3 but wasn’t quite a 4 for me.

Slightly experimental experimental album from rock legends The Police. I would have rated this album higher if not for [Mother] existing. It's a fun time for sure.

Fyrri parturinn fannst mér ekkert frábær en náði sér svo à strik seinni partinn

Kann að meta þetta sem plötu. Samt slatti þarna sem mér fannst aðeins of langur eða ekki grípandi. Opnunarlagið frábært 🙏

When I think about 80's pop, I think about very loud and artificially inflated music, and I had the impression that The Police music would be the same and that is the reason why I had very low expectations about it. Surprisingly for me, this record turned out to be more quite than expected and very organic, and I ended up liking it a lot more than I thought I would. This album feels sophisticated. In part it may be thanks to have a very controled sound volume, but the composition and ideas are also very ambitious. It is catchy and filled with complex melodies and rhythms. With that being said, I didn't like the album as much as it might seem. It certainly did not blew my mind and neither I emotionally resonanted with it. I believe it is a nice listen and I'll leave it at that.

First half sounds like a bunch of Police outtakes that would have been fine if they'd been left on the editing room floor. Then there's MOTHER. A monster of a song. The there are a hunch of songs we've all heard way too many times. Which stands as a testament to how well they did what they did. But it's also okay they stopped after this.

Synchronicity II is a great song. EBYT is overplayed to death of course but a good song. Wrapped Around Your Finger is pretty solid. Much of the rest of the album bores me or annoys me, honestly. Never been a huge Police fan though, just listen to a select few songs.

Interesting one with a few classics. Wasn’t aware of how varied the police’s sound was back in the day. Almost had a modest mousy sound to them at times.

Getting poppy here, not their best work

fine

Not bad but not really my thing. Synchronicity II is pretty cool. Every Breath You Take seems out of place in the album.

I‘m synchronized now

Certainly impressed by the drumming on some tracks and it's interesting to hear the melting pot of influence. The occasional cool bass line too. However some tracks are real misses ("Mother" especially). Overall it's good but I don't think I would listen to it routinely.

It wasn’t awful! Can’t imagine ever listening to it again but that is really high praise for a Sting record

I liked it more than I expected to, specially considering how much I disliked the first track. The rest of the album was mostly a nice surprise

Прекрасная группа и прекрасный альбом, но мне как-то не по сердцу. Есть некоторые чудесные моменты и ходы.

meget forskellige genre blandet. Det er new wave med en smule af the police reggae rødder som resulterer i at det vel også har en subgenre af art rock og pop fordi det kombinerer sådan et sært felt af genre. Man kan virkelig godt høre reggae inspirationen, jeg tror det ligger meget i rytmerne og tempoet. trommerne er meget dikterende her. Det blev åbenbart lavet som deres sidste album og blev også der mest succesrige. Jeg kan rigtig godt lide det og de er meget mere end hvad every breath you take er. Det er nok næsten det mest poppede på den album. Resten af det lyder næsten eksperimenterende og interessant, synes jeg. Så det var en glædelig overaskelse, men ikke noget som jeg synes skubber den mere end 3 - 3,5 hvor jeg tænker mest at give det 3.

Son intéressant, voix de Sting toujours aussi excellente, un bon petit groove qui s'en dégage, mais pas mal de chansons qui sont moins ma came

The Police's final album is a tale of two sides: eclectic, rhythmic post punk on the first side and sleek, 80's pop on the second. Despite the musical prowess of their members, the second side is much better. On the first side, "Walking in Your Footsteps" has really satisfying percussion but awful lyrics, from asking a brontosaurus if we'd be dumb for using the atom bomb to the creature/future rhyme. Tracks 3 through 5 aim to push the band past their usual sound, but they either don't work or don't fit into the album. The second side however is beautifully written, with four essential Police songs. Yes it has their Big Hit, but "Wrapped Around Your Finger" is been better. Altogether it's an album that's more interesting than their previous work but which still confirms they're a singles band.

Not a huge fan of Sting's voice, but some of the music was pretty cool. 6/10

Favourite Track: King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger Least Favourite Track: Mother

This is probably the worst Police album (imo), but it needs to be talked about more these days what an incredible run they had in such a short amount of time. (A strong 3.5)

This album was very surprising to me. I only knew the one hit off it. I imagine people buying it on the strength of Every Breath You Take back in the day being just as surprised by the boudless experimentation, unusual chord progressions and sometimes borderline dissonance of the rest of the songs. The musical adventurousness is admirable, but I don't think I'll often return to this album. I might check out their other stuff, though.

The gap between the great songs and the not so great songs is pretty vast. I’m not a huge Police fan but some tracks here are just undeniably good.

An album I remember my parents and their friends playing in my youth. Not an every week listen, but some songs that are nostalgic and still hold up.

***An ok album

No surprise that the singles were great. Little surprise that the rest was mostly forgettable, if pleasant, filler.

Monster singles surrounded by some of the worst filler I've ever heard... Mother is perhaps one of the worst songs ever recorded. 3.5 on the strength of the string of singles, rounded down because everything else was mid to awful.

in music school, one of my piano skills benchmark exams required me to learn to play + sing this song and that choice of rep still fascinates me years later

Album was ok. I think there are better songs from the Police. Murder by Numbers was extremely good, glad I was introduced

Can't say I'm a huge fan after one listen, and that listen being while I was working. May need to re-listen, but first impressions aren't great.

It's good, has some classics here and the worst songs aren't bad at all

This album has always been hit or miss for me. It has some absolute classics (synchronicity, every breath you take, king of pain) and some that just don't work for me. But it's still overall a jam

Think Sting absolutely lost it on this album - refer to 'Mother'. But I do like a bit of the Police

I like The Police, but in the 20 or so years since I bought this particular album, I think I've come to accept that I mostly just like the hits. I remember picking this up in like 2001 or something because they kept playing Synchronicity II in the store I worked at, and I was always excited to hear it. I still love that song. But then I got it home and just... it's fine. Every Breath You Take is clearly the biggest song here, and I'm pretty well over that one. King of Pain is good, Murder by Numbers is fun, but the rest of the album cuts don't do much for me.

A mediocre album overall. It’s fine to listen to but it’s obvious that the hunger and energy The Police had shown in their earlier albums had largely dissipated by ‘83. There are some standout tracks on here such as the two Synchronicity tracks and, of course, Every Breath You Take. Murder by Numbers makes for a decent album closer. By far the worst (and most baffling) track has to be Mother, a song horrible at first listen and I imagine will continue to be horrible in any subsequent re-listens. Honourable mention goes to Walking in your Footsteps, a song about dinosaurs (Why???). 5/10

Some good tunes and some very weird decisions (Sting singing every song in a key too high for his voice, using fake patois, whatever the hell "Mother" is)

Liked the album, some good, some forgettable.

Not their best

Growing up my sister and I would always call "Every Breath You Take" the 'Creepy Stalker Song', I still stand by that title. Still a pretty good song though. Kind of a mediocre album overall though. Gets lifted by the 3 billion stream song for sure.

Pretty classic Police, covers a lot of the big hits but also a cohesive album

Sting is classic

This is an interesting one- the A side is wildly inconsistent. The “synchronicities” are both pretty great, but the songs in between them are either forgettable or bizarre. Then you have the B side which is wall to wall bangers. So weird. Was it a power move by Sting? Idk these guys are suing each other right now which makes me sad. THREE STARS

not bad

3,5

It was okay. Miss Gradenko and King of pain are awesome. The rest are just okay.

First time listening to a full Police album and I enjoyed it for the most part. Its another album I wish I could rate 3.5 stars because its good but not good enough to warrant a full 4/5 to me

the Police are definitely one of the bands that i know i like, but i don't ever listen to their full albums. so got to hear a lot of songs i've never listened to!

I get strong beach vibes from the Police. Maybe it's the vocals? Standout track: King of Pain

No message in a bottle? Boooo

Good

Some good hits. Overall fine. Not going to rush to listen to the album again, but some sones already have imon playlists

Cool and enjoyable but doesn’t stand out a whole lot to me.

Immediately not enjoying this mix. That snare drum bribed the engineer to put it center stage. Sting is way back in the mix, and they use a lot of indistinct pads that make a few elements (snare, bass guitar sometimes) stick out. Not enjoying Sting here, either. His voice sounds really thin, and he's way back in the mix, making him sound even more strained than normal. This one is saved by the singles, but it's not an album I enjoyed otherwise. So a 3.