Synchronicity

This one was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Besides "Synchronicity" I and II, I disliked the first side. Some songs are kind of bland, and the other ones like "Mother" and "Miss Gradenko" didn't stick the landing for me. The second half gets much much better. Sting's voice is great and super distinctive, there are some pretty nice basslines, and I like the tone of the guitar with the effects, particularly the atmospheric delay they put in some songs. My favourite songs were "Synchronicity I", "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "Murder By Numbers". I disliked "Mother". I'm all for weird/experimental music, but I felt this one was all over the place and just didn't work, the manic singing and the weird melody are too on the nose and overall I didn't like it. "Miss Gradenko" wasn't good either, kind of bland, the vocals are a bit too thin and I didn't like the bassline either. I feel like this one could've been easily a 4 or a 5 with better sequencing, working some songs better or taking them out. "Murder By Numbers" which is excellent, was just a bonus track, and I felt it was a better closer than "Tea In The Sahara". I've read a lot about this album being great, and while I see where it comes from, I feel it has room for improvement. This is like a 3.5 for me.

It's OK. Not memorable, has good moments. But, overall, its meh. The Police has done better. Sting has done better.

This starts off pretty slow and then has some of the jams we all know (King of Pain!). Overall okay album.

Really does not get good until the back half, some great songs but averages out to a 3 for me

kind of cruised thru -- seemed okay but nothing memorable

Synchronicity is a bit of a grab-bag of a Police album. “Synchronicity II” is a great example of the band at the height of its powers, taut and propulsive and adventurous. “Mother” is a throwaway. The trio of Side 2 hits are world beating, while “Tea in the Sahara” sounds like it belongs on Sting’s first solo record and just kills the momentum. So while it definitely has its merits, I don’t think this is the strongest Police album.

This album is way weirder than I remember. Technically admirable. Musically...pretty good. Bonus star for the ridiculously unneeded number of album color variations. Synchronicity II is also a pretty great song.

They achieved synchronicity for sure, it’s tight as hell. Alas I found it samey and repetitive

it is alright

This would be better if the recording didn't sound like trash.

Good stuff

Really enjoyed the album. The melodies are diverse, you can hear that it's the same artist and the lyrics are about something. edit: changed it to a 3 after listening to it again. Only really liked one song.

Didn’t listen to the whole thing. Was poppy but didn’t hook me in so much

Was doing French homework at the same time so kind of became background music but still obviously a very good album

I liked some of it. But I didn’t care for other songs.

I thought I would really like this one but it wasn’t for me.

What a very strange mix of music. I know the police but only ever heard the same song that any radio station ever puts on and thought that was their sound but these guys evidently try lots of new things.

I found the first 5 songs of the album to be either uninteresting or too out there for me. Mother was a difficult listen. However, I really liked the last 5 songs. Every Breath You Take is such a classic. Some of the others sounds right up there with it. Mixed bag of an album.

Muy básico. Every Step You Take es un clásico, pero el resto de las canciones no me fueron memorables ni muy interesantes musicalmente. Es un buen álbum de los 80, pero no definió ningún género.

Not bad, some familiar stuff, some new to me, some interesting, but not all

7/10 Synchronicity started out promising, but fell a little flat towards the end for me. overall though, a pretty good listen. I love the tribal influence on Walking in Your Footsteps, and wish they fully embraced it for the entire album!! it's a lot more interesting!! this album is categorized as New Wave, but to be honest, I don't hear much of it. top three tracks: • Walking in Your Footsteps • Every Breath You Take • Synchronicity II least favourite track: • King of Pain

C’est la première fois que j’ai le même artiste deux fois de suite. Celui-ci était un peu plus à mon goût — lire ici moins reggae — mais pas vraiment pour moi malgré tout. Ce sont de bons musiciens, mais leur musique n’est pas tellement dans mes cordes.

I love the Police and Stuart Copeland is one of my all time favorite drummers. 3 stars cause there are way better Police Albums than this last recorded album by the band that I pray are on this list and would earn the honorary 4 or 5 stars.

First time listening to a Police album. Don't think it'll happen again. What on earth is Mother? The good vibes, like Murder by Numbers, are negated by things like Synchronicity I. I'll give this a three for it being ground-breaking, I guess...?

Every Breath You Take is a super hit.

A conductor is nothing without his orchestra as is a sandwich is more about the construction and accompaniments than the key filling. Every Breath You Take is probably the primary filling in this album sandwich. But wafer thin ham and mighty wight doth not make a picnic I hear you say. Fortunately the songs surrounding it are those overlooked ingredients that are taken for granted. - Synchronicity II - The top of the warm crusty roll - Every Breath You Take - The alpha filling, understandably taking all the glory - King of Pain - A slice of fresh tomato a perfectly ripe taste of summer - Wrapped Around Your Fingers - Butter, that Normandy stuff that has the rock salt in it - Tea In The Sahara - The bottom of that roll. You can't build a cathedral without a strong foundation, and no one wants a soggy bottom I know what you're thinking, "why would tomato go under the primary filling?" and you're right. But it's just a metaphor ok, replace with your preferred ingredients. Rest of the album was pretty crap especially compared to pretty much every other Police album. Particular shout out to Mother for giving me TMD.

Even though it has a few weak spots (including Jazz-rock influences which I am not fond of) and doesn’t include my favorite songs from the band, this album is, to me, The Police’s best work and one of the most inspiring records of the 80s.

Being in a band is tough enough already, but being in a band with an insufferable narcissist - who is also really, really, really good at what he does - must’ve been incredibly difficult. No wonder Copeland and Sumner came to blows. Anyhow, Synchronicity is an odd duck of a record, famously so. The first side/half is mostly dreck, including the paint by numbers Sting compositions that lead it off. Whereas the second side is possibly the finest hour of any band. Wrapped and Breath are 2 of the songs I most associate with the first things I can remember ever hearing (thanks MTV) back in 1983. I can still see the room where I was, feeling weirdly frightened by both videos, but also kinda into this music thing. Minus Synchronicity II, the first side is abysmal, total 1. Second side? Maybe a 4 or a 5. The book on Synchronicity is that this is when Sting decided it was time to be Sting, solo artist, which is understandable, but he never topped the second side run. His solo career has its moments, but it’s largely background soft rock, playing to an audience perhaps more infatuated with Sting the heartthrob rock star who is also an intellectual or vice versa. What would Copeland and Summers do with the jazz/world music-leanings of solo Sting? They’re both incredibly accomplished, maybe even more so, but probably not as cheap. Would Sting have written material more in line with the Police hits instead of gravitating to adult contemporary? Dude could write a perfect pop song and has several in his Police catalog, but once freed from having to make compromises...

Grüezi Frau Officer, nei ich han nüd illegals debii Frau Officer. Droge? Was isch das Frau Officer? Au nüd zum verzolle Frau Officer. Nur es guets Album debii Frau Officer. Isch aber au biz ah mir verbiigange willi ned so im Mood gsi bin nach Polizei Frau Officer. Darum 3 mal Handschälle Klicke Frau Officer. Danke Frau Officer. Ade Frau Officer.

police in helicopta, in search for marijuana schöns album gsi, aber weiss nöm vill, sicher 1 Banger track, wie immer i de letste albe. Wür sege e fall vo 1, 3, 1, 2, -> 3 puntitos für die die Uniformierten

DÜÜÜÜÜDAAAADÜÜÜÜDAAAADÜÜÜDAAA synchronicity? more like synchronicithree

liked songs: Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, Wrapped Around Your Finger Pretty good overall, not every track is a standout. Mother is not good. 3.5

Can’t deny this group’s talent and impact. But this album fell short of my expectations given how much I’ve heard about it over the years.

A pretty dang good album! I’d go back to it! I didn’t enjoy as much as I thought I would, but still liked it!

Not a bad Police album. Not my favorite record from them, but Stewart Copeland smokes on this record. He’s in nearly everyone’s list of all-time Top Ten Drummers, including mine.

Sychrin

Iconic but not for me

I can’t see why this album was so successful. Three good songs, one which was overplayed on the radio, and the hysterical song Mother!

I like the Police but didn't really love this album.

6/10

I am sick and don’t have the brainpower to write a thoughtful review. First half was decent (some cool synthy stuff) and second half was more meh pop.

A couple good singles from this album. But not great

The second half is way better than the first half. Mother is also a vocal(and instrumental) outlier, as if they ripped it from another album. It has music videos that add nothing to the experience. It seems to be largely about connections, but they managed to make themselves sound like stalkers. Radiohead's creep is self aware, every breath you take isn't.

A side is kinda patchy after the title track, but the album picks up just in time on the second side

Can you believe the drummer of this band made the soundtrack to Spyro?

Not their best work, but it's always a pleasure to listen to the magic between them, especially the unbelievable Stewart Copeland on drums!

Et ret rodet album. Noget lyder som klassisk The Police, andet lyder som noget helt andet. Efter to albums er jeg ved at erkende at The Police nok mest er et Greatest Hits band for mig. Og faktisk er mange af sangene fra det her album, dem jeg skippede på deres Greatest Hits…

Always like hearing the police... well the band, not the law enforcement so much

I really appreciate this album for being as weird as it is. That being said, most of the weird stuff was surprisingly just ok! Didn't feel crazy about this in the end.

Absolute curveball of an album. You go in expecting some 'Roxannes' and 'Message In A Bottle's, but instead they keep hitting you with experimental cuts that don't always succeed in being super interesting. Sting randomly unhinges on 'Mother' which sounds straight out of Disc 2 of The Wall, except that without any narrative buildup, it's just kinda jumpscares you for no reason. When 'Every Breath You Take' finally shows up it's a breath of fresh air, finally a familiar sound out of these guys. idk, this was honestly a fairly enjoyable listen, but I AM disappointed that their deep cuts really don't hold up to the strength of their greatest hits. Standouts: O My God • Every Breath You Take • Wrapped Around Your Finger

I had a strong memory of liking this album before but I definitely didn't enjoy it as much this time. The normal songs on here are great, but their attempts at novelty did not land with me and weakened the album rather than strengthening it, in my opinion.

Synchronicity II is worth the price of the album. I bought it for 8 bucks so … There is a mega hit and sublime pop such as King of Pain. But there is also dumb moments like Mother and a few boring spots as well. Overall an interesting album but I’d be just as happy with half of these songs.

Wow, what a mixed bag this was. Side a of this LP is weak. Mother is a standout weird song and really feels like a record scratch moment that makes you check if you are still listening to the same album. Side b is way stronger. Every breath you take, king of pain and wrapped around your finger is a nice run of enjoyable songs. If i put a lot of emphasis on those good tracks and let them do very heavy lifting 3 stars sounds okay.

I've never listened to this album, despite it being one of the seemingly most recognizable covers for 40 years. It was in every BMG/Columbia House catalog in the 90's, every used CD section in the 2000's, and seems like it's on every important/must listen list, etc. etc. A little underwhelmed by the first 5 tracks. Mother sounds like a direct lift from Pink Floyd's Wall from just a couple years earlier. Listening a couple times helps me gain appreciation for the others, but not really that one. But then Synchronicity II wraps up the A-side on a high note and launches us into a B-side that is CLASS. King of Pain, Every Breath You Take, and Wrapped Around Your Finger all in a row - c'mon. So good. But to be fair, they were also the tracks I already knew because they were hits. I enjoyed Tea in the Sahara as well, but could do without the CD bonus track Murder by Numbers. I feel like 3 is a shade to low, but I feel like 4 is too high for my own personal taste. 3.5 falling to 3 because I'm still mostly just drawn to the hits.

Its a classic, but I was never a huge fan. Its very meh to me

Didn’t like it all at first but it was pretty good actually, need to give a couple songs another listen Also mother is so weird

I remember being at live aid that day when Sting and Phil collins were singing every breath you take… Unfortunately the moment was ruined when Phil messed up the song lyrics :(

wow té cançons molt i molt bones i altres q son fatals jajaj pro en general sting mola ells tb i tenen estil. ns quina nota mb posar-li maybe 3 estrelles es poc pero 4 es molt i ns li e stic donant 4 ja a coses MOLT top pero mha agrdat lalbum, mel tornaria a escoltar.

The Police remind me of The Doors in a way, that is, when they are good they are really good. It's just a shame about all the bits in between.

Fine, but it was annoying to listen to “Mother” as a woman. I don’t really care for your mommy issues.

Some good songs and some crap—I’m less and less interested in the band and its music.

Enjoyed some songs more than others. Sombre and some of the lyrics are sweet. Not the biggest fan of all their music, but some of it is quite good. More like 2 and 1/2 stars, but here’s 3 x

Would not buy.

Heard of the band, heard (bits of) some of their songs before. Not bad, but I think I was mostly only enjoying having familiarity.

I expected better, but it wasn’t awful. I feel like it’s incredibly overrated, but still not the worst. It looks like I’m looking at the definition of three stars again.

Pretty solid - don't know if I'd listen again though? Going with a 3 but it's very close to a 4.

Mother good psych song. Every breath and synchronicity 2 are highlights

Большинство песен как-то не зашло, хотя есть и безусловный хит. 6 из 10.

Solid

Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit. The good outweighs the bad, but there's some genuine shockers in this album. Happy to stick to the classics.

3’5

Imagine releasing your final album and people in 40 years are like "Oh yeah, The Police, they had that super popular song - Mother." Good thing Every Breath You Take was on here too. Overall, fine? Sting's voice is dope and carries some mediocre songs, but looking at the Spotify streaming numbers you can tell that basically the first half of the album is fairly forgettable. Honestly, everything other than Every Breath You Take and Wrapped Around Your Finger falls into that category.

Not a diehard Police fan but this was a solid album. I knew several of the tracks, ‘Every Breath you Take’ is probably their biggest hit. 3.25/5

Aika hyvää kuunneltavaa, vähän suureellista mut ei haittaa. Tuntuu kyllä, että kappaleet on kerätty vähän sieltä sun täältä, mut tuotannolla on sulautettu ihan kivasti yhteen. Sen Motherin ois kyllä voinu skipata.

Solo Sting > The Police

Some absolute 10s, some embarrassingly bad.

I feel like i have a lot to say but also very little to say about this album. I liked it, it was very enjoyable, but i feel like it didn’t really speak to me? I’m not sure how to describe it other than it lacked that spark that takes an album from good to great. Which isn’t to say it’s not a great album, i can recognize that it objectively is, it just wasn’t for me. However, there were still some standouts to me. Synchronicity I, King Of Pain, and Murder By Numbers were some of my favourite tracks off the album, especially Synchronicity I. Synchronicity I felt very unique and worked incredibly well as an introduction to the album, and King Of Pain and Murder By Numbers while tracks that didn’t necessarily surprise me were just nice to listen to. Mother is probably my least favourite as while I wouldn’t skip it nor did I dislike it, I would not listen to it outside of the album. Of course I can’t neglect to mention the classic that is Every Breath You Take. I swear I always forget how creepy that song is, definitely a stalker anthem. 7.6/10, don’t take relationship advice from The Police (search 40% of cops to learn more)

favorite: wrapped around your finger I find this album to be a little bit of a mixed bag. I definitely like the end more than the beginning. *3.5

Overrated thats all i can think about. I heard one other good song on this one, but Every Breath is so much above everything else on the album it’s insane. Some songs just dont belong on it AT ALL. mid 3

First half meh Second half fire

What is up with that Mother track. Goofy!

Really good!

What a strange album... Definitely a good listen, with some interesting songs in the mix

Don't really have time for a review, but I quite like it, especially "mother"

Lots of different elements blended together that make this album decent, but not excel in any way.

It kinda sounds as one would expect 80's new wave to sound. Mother really does not fit on this thing. One thing to appreciate is the occasional use of odd time signatures like 3/4 and 7/8 without it sounding intrusive. We'll use it as a benchmark for other stuff like this to come.

I like the album more in the later half than the first half. Interesting instrumentals but the whole overall sound just didn't "connect" with me.

hate the band name, liking the songs so far Walking in Your Footsteps, Mother

Highly polished but occasionally a bit soulless. Lots of cool musical ideas.

Had het nog een halve ster erbij gegeven als dat kon

It's okay.

Synchronicity must be the strongest Police album. They do a great job incorporating reggae with new wave and rock sounds while making catchy music. The album started off rather unforgettable, but perhaps that is simply because the heavy singles are on the album's second side. Regardless, the "Synchronicity" instrumentals tie the album together, which is a feature I love; an album's flow cannot be overrated or under-emphasized. 3.5 but I'm not motivated to round up because the beginning of the album just wasn't interesting enough.

This album was pretty good, but considering the songs that are high points of this album, I anticipated liking the whole album more than I actually did. But in reality, the biggest songs on the album remained on top and the lesser known songs ended up being a bit forgettable.

Shit until Mother, some bangers after that

On rytmikästä ja sanottaisko eteläamerikkakaisiakin saundeja. Laulajan kiekuminen alkaa ottaa jälleen aivoon hetken päästä niin levyllinen käy aika raskaaksi.

I struggle when albums don’t have consistent themes or tones. This one started with the police vibe I like, then “mother” and “murder by numbers” were very random and true crime adjacent, which I’m all for. Then out of seemingly nowhere is “every breath you take” and wrapped around your finger and we all know what direction they went in after those songs took off. It’s like when sugar ray was a speed metal band but had one random soft CA song on their album and that changed the their sound completely. It was interesting to hear where it happened for the police.

Album kicks off in the second half. It’s nearly like two EPs thrown together to form an album.

Spoko, przyzwoite. Every breath you take jest na tej płycie

Meh

The 80s were well underway, and you can hear it in the production. The Police were huge and Sting's arrogance was reaching it's peak! But I have to say 'Every Breath You Take', 'King Of Pain', and 'Wrapped Around Your Finger' is a great run of songs. Good enough to grab the album an extra star!

Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Not overly memorable besides Every Breath You Take.

Overall quite enjoyed it but didn’t find it particularly exciting. Actually did like Mother but it felt very out of place on the album so was a bit jarring. Other than Mother, it’s the sort of album I wouldn’t mind being on in the background but I wouldn’t seek it out. Fav song: Synchronicity II - also liked Murder by Numbers and Every Breath You Take Least fav: O My God - found this one particularly uninteresting

Feel like Mother should have stayed between Andy Summers and his therapist... Some very enjoyable tracks (plus the iconic Every Breath You Take) but overall just fine. Favourite: Tea In The Sahara Least: Mother

The second half really salvages this album. Songs: Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Fingers, Murder by Numbers

I never expected to listen to this album in its entirety. And I don't think I will actively choose to play it again. But it made nice background music while I did some housework. My favorite song was Wrapped Around Your Finger

Not really my thing. I always want to like The Police and Sting more than I actually do. The hits are definitely the standouts, but Murder by the Numbers is brutal to sit through.

Lots of sounds and influences happening here. I was surprised, and I was ready to give it a full extra point just for “Every Breath You Take” all on its own. By surprised, I don’t mean that in a good way. What the hell were they doing with “Mother” on that poor track?! I much prefer all the songs with big cheesy Sting vocals, like I was expecting.

Weird

Rating: 3 Notable songs: every breath you take Its okay, but pretty flat and unremarkable

I'm sure it was ground breaking for its time. In the context of today it doesn't sound as strong as other options from the era (such as the talking heads).

First half of this album is pretty meh so far. What do you get when you combine creep carnival music and someone with mommy issues? The song Mother. That song is trippy. I wouldn't say I hated that song, but it is certainly disturbing. It took until the second Synchronicity song for this album to turn itself around. That plus the familiar Every Breath You Take bring some juice to the album. The rest of the 2nd half feels closer to the music I'm used to from The Police. I thought this would be a 4 coming into the album, but I'm knocking it down to a High 3 range because of the subpar 1st half of the album.

There's just something about The Police I don't like. They have that creepy sound to them that I don't like, but they also have some really catchy tunes (Wrapped Around Your Finger) that I can't help but singalong to. Better than the last Police album. The ending clap on this album was exactly how I felt.

Wasn't the biggest fan of the last Police album but do enjoy the hits. Enjoying the first few songs. Even though it sounds like they're all recorded in a bathroom which I'm sure is an artistic decision. Mother is absolutely terrifying. Every Breath You Take I've probably heard one too many times in my life and the lyrics creep me out a bit. Feel like I should've liked this more than I did. Going with a 3.

Good

Overall it’s hard for me to like this sound because I don’t think it aged well. Every breath is a classic and it’s very good. Mother is hilarious and actually good I think.

I Every breath you take is a definite banger Not bad, 3/5 time

good album! not doing anything crazy though. cannot listen to king of pain

Overhyped

Like the Police's early stuff far better than this one but you have to give this record it's due as it was a massive commercial success. I enjoyed most of the hits on side 2

Alkupuoli enemmän outoilua, varsinkin Mother joka oli aika psykoosibiisi, mutta loppupuoliskolla parempia kappaleita. Perus rentoa Policea josta tulee vähän reggae fiilis. Ei kuitenkaan mitään erikoista yllätystä tarjonnut. Parhaat: Every Breath You Take, Synchronicity II, King Of Pain

Oh boo. I don’t care about this band at all. The hits have gotten annoying. Roxanne is good for a lark, but it doesn’t even appear on this album. I have no idea what this will sound like, so no need to beef up this into any further. Or should I say “pork?”Is it true that all cops really are bastards? Only one way to find out. Be a minority in a major North American city. Oh. Not that kind of police. The lame 80’s band fronted by the bad (non-wrestling) Sting. Onward and Downward. Synchronicity I - Honestly? Not bad. There is that annoying vocal style, but the robotic persistence of this rhythm isn’t too bad. It has an element of insanity that I kind of enjoy. I didn’t expect this to be subversive in any way, shape or form, so a pleasant start to be sure. Way to go fellas. Walking in Your Footsteps - These guys live for the stalker lifestyle. Hey, Mr. Dinosaur, if you were God’s favourite creature, how come you were decimated by meteors? At least future archeologists made you badass lizard freaks instead of the weird feather behemoths you most likely were. Take that, archeological community. Coming in with my vaguely misremembered and unsourced hot take. This was weird. Not in an entirely awful way. O My God - Bizarre improvisational jazz outro. That’s all I remember from this. I liked that. Mother - More odd horns? Mixed with screeching? I have to be honest, if you told me this was “The Police” I would assume that you were the police and I would start to flush my Flinstone vitamins. There is no way that this is the same band who is writing “Every Step You Take,” or “Roxanne.” Insane in all the best ways. Miss Gradenko - More of a Sandals Resort Commercial type song, but the guitar underneath is extremely interesting. Mixed bag here. Synchronicity II - One of the highest rated songs for the people who use that feature on RYM. The real monsters. The final boss(es) of pseudo-intellectual online discourses. I am but a peon in that world. My infrequent usage of the word “lush” pales in comparison to the verbose kings of internet-based takedowns and praise of music from Tchaikovsky to Cardi B. I don’t get this song, so long may my cocoon of ignorance envelop me and keep me safe from the sounds too esoteric for my banal ear canals. Every Breath You Take - NOOOO. On a quick scan I didn’t see any hits. Bring back “Mother.” Not the RuPaul song, but hell, even that would be an upgrade. Ok. Try to listen to it normally. I can do this. I do like the sinister lyrics and overtones under the guise of a period appropriate love song. It’s been taken and played at face value for so long, that I just can’t see it as anything but radio pap. In that tomb it shall remain. King of Pain - From behind the curtain billows miasmic clouds of black. Growls are heard and the crowd begins to cheer. Worn gladiators tremble. Some begin to run but cannot climb the walls. Finger nails bleed from the jagged stones. Blood starved populace laughs. The opening strains of “King of Pain” plays to signal the arrival of the monarch of misfortune. The gladiators begin to laugh. The curtain drops to reveal an emancipated yoga instructor whose body matches the song. He is poked down and will have to sit out the gladiator battles for 4-6 months with strained rib ligaments. The crowd is confused. Much like myself after sitting through this. Wrapped Around Your Finger - This song sucks. I don’t know if it’s more of the same idea of psychotic lyrics wrapped in a palatable package but the package is far too palatable here. Not enough subversion, and if that is the intended message, maybe tilt the hand just a little bit. Not musical theatre villain levels, but show some level of oddity with the music. Tea in the Sahara - Tea? In the desert? But tea is hot! You guys are NUTS. You know what is ice cold? This song. Colder than an Ice Train hot tag. This thing really fell off a cliff, hey? How they managed that in a desert, I’ll never know. Oh the high dune! Yeah man. This was a real thinker. That’s not my trademark sarcasm. It really was. I expected boiling hatred and disgust to permeate my 1 day late review of Synchronicity but I was pleasantly surprised. The second side wore out its welcome with me, but it never got too painful. One or two really bad songs but overall an album worth listening to. I would say that based on other listening, they hit their artistic peak with this, their final release. “Mother” was a true standout due to it really sounding nothing like anything else here. This is an album worth hearing. Once. But that doesn’t change that I have turned a corner on the police. Maybe Blue Lives Do Matt.. BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG STOP RESISTING. 2.5-3 HIGHLIGHTS: Mother

More weird and interesting and experimental than I anticipated. Still not for me though. Veers too much on the cheesy side of overproduced 80s pomposity. I think mainly due to Sting's vocals. Too smooth and confident.

a good re-visit of this album for me, haven't heard it in a long time, still stands up well.

Mother saved this album from a 2 star I made it through that far It's easy to hate on Sting But it just gets a bit dull No fulfilment in full Not an album that will cling

Some goodies, but some mid songs in between…probably a 3 but a weak 3?

10/1001. confession #1: i'm an 80s fan boy. Confession #2: I've nevee listened to a full Police album. The hits have turned me away, and what a lost it seems, at least I felt that during the first few songs. But more the album went on the more I was ok with initial confession #2. There was a sense of a story - a dramtatic curve in the beginning (almost like a pop proge album) which faded away. Ok, so that's not what an album must need, right? But somehow while many of the non-hits were interesting they are overshadowed by the hits. And at least I have become so comfortably numb (yes i know a pink floyd not a police quote) to the hit(s) that they feel like every breath or daily bread.

Pretty fun, although it honestly I didn't like it as much as their other album on this list, Reggatta De Blanc.

Drums are great. Vocals okay. Loved every breath you take of course.

The two eponymous songs, plus “Every Breath You Take,” alone are enough to earn 3-4 stars. “King of Pain” keeps it close, but most of the other songs are forgettable skips (including “Murder by Numbers”).

Never a big sting fan but some nice sounds

Eh it was fine. Had a few song that I knew but nothing crazy.

If it was less the peculiar ideas of the first half and more of the strong pop craft of the second half, it could just be perfect.

This one is like the Batman villain Two Face: the first half of the album is just okay venturing on ugly, but the second half is transcendent.

Da da da

Favorites: Synchronicity I & II, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger I'm so torn on this album. The highs are very high and the lows are just okay to mediocre to me. What makes it worse is that the biggest song from the album - Every Breath You Take - is probably one of the weakest cuts from the album in my opinion. It's still good, and it is a piece of my collection that I'm happy to own, but as a whole it's not as strong as other new wave bands from that era.

This has some high points but overall a very inconsistent police album.

The only track I recognized right away was Every Breath You take. Walking in your footsteps is alright, and O My God. King of Pain is probably my favourite track on this album. Murder by Numbers is OK. Otherwise I'm not really a huge fan of this. Not sure if it's just that I don't love the Police or that this isn't their best album--I don't mind Roxanne, Message in a Bottle etc. 3/5

This album is a lot like tantric sex. It’s pleasant but it goes on and one without ever coming to a climax. After you’ve experienced it once it’s a bit of a bore.

It was alright. I preferred regetta de blanc quite a bit more but it was still quite a nice album. 3 stars

Not bad, a bit new age jammy in places. Lots of repetition. Don’t think I’ll relisten.

I’m not sure I understand the allure of The Police. I’ve listened to this album 5 times and I still walk away not impressed. The music is good, Sting’s vocals are great, the songwriting is okay. I’m just not a fan I guess. Overall good album but must hear… not so sure. Favorite songs “Wrapped Around Your Finger”, “Walking In Your Footsteps”, and “Every Breath You Take”.

Ikikulunut Every Breath You Take ja sekopäinen Mother samalla levyllä.

5/10

Why are singing about dinosaurs and having an Oedipus complex . This album took time to get into but some good album tracks. Mother was wild, Synchronicity II and Wrapped Around your finger I enjoyed. Every Breathe You Take I worried would carry the album. I enjoyed it enough but not a standout. TIL Stuart Copeland did the Spyro soundtracks, cute.

Never got into Sting’s fake reggae. Wasn't ever as cool as Paul Simon’s or Vampire Weekend’s. There are some classics on here, but there is also Mother. What the fuck was that?

*Making my mom proud* Honestly, pretty good. More varied, and a bit weirder than I expected. There’s a bit too much Sting “weird reggae” cringe, but hey, at least he’s using his handsomeness for the betterment of humankind.

I expected more from this album. It was weird and different but it wasn’t the banger I expected. Every Breath You Take is a great song and its popularity (though often misguided) is warranted but this album was just very underwhelming.

First thing’s first: when I finished this album I turned on the radio and Every Breath You Take was playing. Weird, that, innit? Anyway, I didn’t mind this album, but I can see why only one of the tracks really gets any continued playtime to a modern audience. There wasn’t much that stood out to me here aside from Every Breath. Everything else was the less interesting side of The Police (at least to my ears). That’s not to say it was a bad listen, it was just generally somewhat neutral.

Ok

Easy listening album. Not one I skipped through which is nice.

Oh, yes. The second half of the album is the best. They lost me on Mother.

The Police give off really strong U2 vibes to me. Same general time period and both from the UK. New-wavey, but also not. Pompous lead singers. Both bands that seem to be something I would like, but that I don’t particularly. This album isn’t bad (except for “Mother” - are you kidding me with this?!) but the Police just aren’t my cup of tea in the Sahara with you.

I find it's incredibly difficult to judge albums that came out in the 60s, 70s, 80s... The technology was different, the era of music was different, what was probably "progressively moving music forward" and challenging the status quo for music at the time just doesn't hit the same when it's been 40 years since the album came out. When I judge this now, I have all this forward knowledge of how music has progressed in 40 years! Mainly this line from the wikipedia page The album was widely acclaimed by critics. Praise centred on its cohesive merging of disparate genres and sonic experimentation to me, it's hard to judge that since music nowadays is all about blending different genres into your own unique style. To me, while I understand this take, I don't agree with it. I love it when genres blend, but when every song sounds completely different than the other, it sounds like a mish-mash and each change of song is so jarring. I feel like there's a better way to do this nowadays (again, comes back to 40 years of music that's been doing this now). I'm nit-picking obviously, there's plenty of gems on this album too. I'm just trying to justify my rating to myself.

kinda weird, most tracks are nothing at all like every breath you take, but some cool melodies/beats nonetheless

it’s very odd which is great. just weird songs to me. overall just not as good as an album as i was expecting. maybe it’s my fault for going into it with expectations. of course the banger every breathe you take.

Not a massive fan of The Police, but the songwriting is solid. I can hear the Talking Heads influence. When 'Mother' came on it made me check we were still on the same album, I guess I didn't think of them as that experimental!

tea in the sahara, murder by numbers, sychronicity two. what is mother ?

Once you hear the reggae influences, the Police become an infinitely funnier band. With the exception of a handful of songs, I've always found the Police to be a prime example of a sound that I'm not particularly interested in hearing, at least in the back half. Not really an admonishment of the quality Rating: 6.5/10 Favorite Song: Synchronicity II

I've never really understood The Police or Sting. They have mostly just been the boring soundtrack to 80's movies in my mind. I will say, though, that I liked some of the less overplayed songs on this album. "Mother," in particular, was fun.

Fav song: Every Breath You Take; Murder by Numbers on the extended cut I don't know. I'm not a huge fan of The Police or Sting. Not sure why. They aren't boring, Sting is a great front man. I guess it doesn't speak to me but also I'm totally fine with them too. They don't make me feel much of anything.

Last song are bangers but the beginning is a bit boring

Synchronicity I et Wrapped arround your finger BANGER Sons un peu experimentaux/retro

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Mother Mother is pretty uh, interesting. I wonder what the thought process is to come up with a song like that.

Light 7. First side was incredible, the second side has the wonderful every breath but every other song is ehhh

Boring, synchronicity 2 was alright

I quite enjoyed it, particularly O My God. Mother reminded me a bit of Talking Heads. The songs on the album after Every Breath You Take all had more listens on Spotify - I wondered if that's just because they get auto-played afterwards :P I probably wouldn't listen to it again

Synchronicity I 3.4 Walking in Your Footsteps 2.6 O My God 3.1 Mother 2.8 Miss Gradenko 3.5 Synchronicity II 3.6 Every Breath You Take 4 King of Pain 3.4 Wrapped Around Your Finger 3.4 Tea in the Sahara 3.3 Score: 3.31

Мне понравилась вторая половина альбома.

Synchronicity I is a cool song. Walking In Your Footsteps is repetitive and sucks. O My God isn't good either. Mother is interesting in a manic way but still not very good. Synchronicity II is the only song I knew prior (aside from Every Breath You Take of course) and it's a great one. Good guitar riffs, good voals, good song structure. Every Breath You Take is a good one. Wrapped Around Your Finger is pretty good. Tea In The Sahara is meh. 4/10 good songs, the rest filler.

This album made a huge splash when it was released back in 1983. There were four singles from it which were played frequently on the radio. Synchronicity Ii is my favorite song on the album, although I never was a big fan of the Police. Overall the album is ok, even though it sounds dated to me now.

Wait, The Police is Sting? Why did I think the Police is Phil Collins?? Do I just constantly mix up Genesis and The Police?? [pause for me to look at my previous Police album review] Turns out: Yes. Maybe because Police and Phil both start with 'P'. They should be called Stinglice. I'll try to remember that in case they have a 3rd album on here. This album started unimpressively, but got better in the second half. It's like a... 3.25 (probably good there's only 5 star-options, I'd go nuts with more). Highlights: 'Synchronicity II', 'Every Breath You Take' (definitely overplayed but still pretty good), 'King of Pain' (good emo character song for Me) Lowlights: 'Mother', both musically and lyrically

The second part of the album definately delivers. A hit after hit. There is, however, a slightly creepy vibe of the whole album. Songs like "Mother" and, of course, "Every Breath You Take" just push it further.

synchronicity i- 6 walking in your foot steps- says foot the way you would say food. Isn't it meant to have african influences? 6 o my god- 5 mother- 5 miss gradenko- 5 or 6 synchronicity ii- 5 every breath you take- 8. miss you dahl king of pain- 5 wrapped around your finger- 5 tea in the sahara- 5. i like the bass murder in numbers- 5

This one has a lot of nostalgia for me, since The Police are one of my Dad's favourite bands, but it's not their best. There's a run of great songs starting with Synchronicity II, but up until then it's not great. Walking in Your Footsteps may have been considered profound at the time, but now it just seems trite and childish. Mother is something else altogether!

Mostly good. Good songs and great musicianship. Synchronicity II and Every Breath You Take were the highlights for me. I didn't care for Mother

not bad but idk. slurs into one big mass and i didn't like that too much

Other than the singles from this, I didn't care too much for this. And Mother...........whoooooo boy. That sure was a thing that happened. Yikes.

3/5

I was rather excited when I saw I will listen to this album. After listening, it was both better and worse than I thoguht it would be. It was a good album, had some great songs, also some not as good, goofy ones, but overall it didn't feel like this great full artistic statement, and more like a lump of songs - enjoyable, well-written songs but my point is still there.

What a weird album. Of course this has to be on this everyone had it and there's so many singles. But so weird. And I can't quite figure out why it feels weird. The drummer plays the same driving beat throughout the album and it's turned wayyyy up. The guitarist is stuck in the early 80's which I guess is sort of ahead of its time? And then there's the rest... I can only imagine how much weirder this would be if those parts weren't there? Lyrics are insane and the intros to some of these songs are almost avant garde jazz? I don't know. It's unsettling.

Not bad

There was enough interesting stuff in here to warrant a 3. Some of it is quite unusual, and I enjoyed it. And even though "Every Breath" is played to death, it's still a brilliant track.

Mid

This album is definitely a prog album. It shows that the Police were a bunch of opportunists

Meh, I’ll take it. Won’t be looking for it, time for the Police has gone and went for me.

Not a bad listen. Some songs stood out more than others, and a few were flops (my god and the mother song). Fine album. 3/5

Cooler and weirder than expected. I liked it. Would relisten

Not bad Stings voice is excellent in places

A couple good songs. Otherwise, just so-so.

not sure why this album is on the list, it's not even the the best Police album. sounds dated

I like a couple of the singles but otherwise this is just not my cup of tea

É o disco do The Police. Apesar de não ser tão fã!

The hits are classics, but the album overall is disjointed, and some real, “white guy discovers reggae vibes.”

It was alright

Real nice with some psychedelics bits

Synchronicity 2 is a great song. The rest of this album is pretty mediocre.

It was fine!

was kinda boring, reminded me of fragile by yes

Every Breath You Take is a great tune, though not particularly representative of the album. Some arty spirit in Mother. But they will never be a band for me.

A few good songs.

IS THAT MY MOTHER ON THE PHONE?!

Bra til plankevors

I wanted to like this so much more. It was just okay.

Favorite Track: Wrapped Around Your Finger

I liked this more than I expected to, but I expected to hate it. Mother was very odd song that I never would have guessed was the Police. Synchronicity II and Murder by Numbers were my favorite tracks.

Diverse landscape. Doesn't 'grab' me.

This album is decent, there's some really good songs and a few skips. I don't like "Mother" or "Miss Gradenko" but the rest hits. I really like Sting and this is a good entry from The Police. I thought they had more than five albums, I won't be mad at any of them. 2.65 here.

Take the 4 hits and throw the rest of the album away...particularly "Mother." Would have been great if they had slid "Sychronicity II" onto side B and then flex sealed side A so it could never be played. Maybe Police are only half good, for that this gets 2.5 stars.

Strong finish from The Police. I mean that by saying the last 5 songs on their final album are an example of some of their best work. Unfortunately the first half of the album is mostly skippable, so Synchronicity is a mixed bag. The Police have a wide range in their music. The stuff that works is great, the stuff that doesn't is boring. You get a bit of both here. 2.70 stars

Nochmal anhören, kaum was mitkriegt

Meh

I’ve always loved Sting’s voice, but there’s definitely different vibes to his work in a band versus him as a solo artist. This album was a little all over the place: calm, loving, erratic, screaming? The mother song definitely caught me off guard LOL. I’ve never really been a fan of Ill Be Watching You. This album unfortunately didn’t impress me much.

If there were a perfectly mediocre album of all time award, this one would be nominated

One huge hit "Every Breath You Take", one or two other good songs and the rest just gravitates to the side. Plus, what the fuck is wrong with "Mother"??? Who wrote and sang that song and how does it fit in with the rest of the album, I don't know how to find the smallest common denominator of things. By the way, I read about this album that when it came out, it broke all records for the number of weeks at the top of the charts. In Canada, Adele passed it with 21 almost 30 years later, but in terms of the number of consecutive weeks at the top, Synchronicity still held the record with 24 weeks in a row at number one. In the UK it was at number one for 2 weeks, in the US for 17 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, where Michael Jackson's Thriller was previously. Honestly, either I'm not a big fan of Sting, or this is out of date, but I haven't heard anything that would justify these numbers. Oh, and let's not forget - Tea In the Sahara is definitely a precursor to Desert Rose. Before I read the title of the song, only from the sound I said to myself - here's Sting's inspiration for Desert Rose!

Wasn’t for me, but not a bad album overall.

The lyrics are a bit weird in some songs

A bit up and down in terms of quality song to song, but generally a good time. Couple of classic tunes.

Hmm, it has some standout tracks but overall it's just okay. A tad overrated I feel.

Didn’t like some of the opening songs but definitely grew on me

I like this album more than I remember. Still, I wish more songs sounded less like ‘Every Breath You Take’ and more like ‘Mother.’ Maybe I’m just a freak.

I liked this, first song was great

Some gems, but a curate’s egg.

Not bad but not really interesting either.

Good album, have it on vinyl

Good album, but lacks cohesion. Album has some great songs!

N.W.A. really hated these guys.

Not bad, not monumental

The Police are a mediocre band, and this album is no exception. Their final album is just a typical Police album("Mother" ruined the synchronicity though). Favorite Song: "Every Breath You Take".

Overall pretty enjoyable. Couple of sucky songs but hard to find albums without sometimes.

Synchronicity is just an incredibly bizarre album. The sheer 80sness of this album really shines through in nearly every song and makes every song feel like an incredibly bizarre trip. Despite all the quirkiness (actually due to it kinda) I enjoyed this album quite a fair bit. The weird electronic sounds and the vocals really kept the album interesting throughout it's whole runtime and even the weird lyrics helped as well. It is things like this that make this album better than the last album by The Police that i did. This album is just significantly more interesting and had much more memorable tunes than Reggatta De Blanc did. This album is a pretty solid listen. Best Song: Every Breath You Take Worst Song: Mother

It’s fine - there are a couple of pretty good songs on here, which makes it worthwhile. However there is something about it, that I miss, apparantly

7 Слушал версию 2024 года, куда вошел не только альбом, но ещё и различные демо,акустические и лайв версии композиций. Рекомендую слушать обычную, чтобы не сойти с ума от количества, однако старт не худший

Some solid tracks. Some awful ones (what the fuck song Mother?)

The Police are definitely a dividing band - mostly down to the Sting thing. However this is mostly outweighed by the sheer magnetude of Stewart Copeland's drumming. The early albums I like. Sounds like a band rather than a Sting record. Let's be fair too, he has made some banging solo records but that's not why we are here. We are here for a Police record. I think this sounds more like a band losing their collective way. Was a four at time of listening but fell to a 3.5 by time of writing.

2.80

some rlly good songs

the singles are good, but the rest left me cold

'rock band goes experimental and adds more textures to their music' is a trope that has existed since rubber soul, and its one ill always applaud. mother sucks tho drums sound very 80s, too much reverb

Strange album that I liked more on a second listen. The two Synchronicity tracks were pretty good, and Every Breath You Take is good but overplayed.

Liked some songs. Didn't know that it had such different songs on one album.

Fajne, ambitne popy

Good album, pretty middle of the road as far as my tastes go. The more you listen to the track “Mother” the more you learn to like it.

I have always had mixed feelings about the Police, and listening to this album didn’t clear anything up for me. I liked about half of the songs (for the most part, the hits) and didn’t care much for the others. I don’t know what the song “Mother” was doing on the album. In spite of the creepy lyrics, I have always liked “Every Breath You Take” a whole lot. This album is a 3 for me, I guess.

Really fun pop rock but I've never been a huge fan of the Police. Fun though

There’s a song about a brontosaurus / nuclear war.

murder by numbers is excellent

police init ,theres better albums by them

I now understand why Kevin's band is called Scrantonicity

A few decent songs. Tad weird at times. Didn't hate it. Didn't love it

Too much reverb on the vocals. Or is it echo? But Murder by Numbers is a good one! 3/5 overall I guess. ACAB

The second half was a five

Only liked 2 songs - every breathe you take -murder by numbers, which has been one of my fav songs before even listening to to album Everything else not memorable or sounded jarring

Not the best album in the world, but still ok. Wouldn't listen this by my own. Glad that it sounds good and Sting can sing. Over and out.

Looking back it's hard to hear the melding of styles this album has been lauded for. All I hear is the pop and reggae, on occasion punkish, elements combined in a perfectly tasteful way. It does not tick the "new wave" nor "post-punk" boxes for me, even tho I'm being told by lots of reliable sources that this is, or was, the case. As far as rhythmic and musical gimmicks go, I couldn't say. I know there are such things on this records that are held in high regard, especially on Copelands part, but since I do not recognize where and what they are... It is a pleasant pop album for me, nothing spectacular, but it is also worryingly close to the '80's music video overdose' issue I am suffering from.

Album #11 - 3/5 "Mother" was really shoehorned in there, huh? That one deserves a skip. Everything else was good enough. Really enjoyed the album namesakes, "Synchronicity," & "Synchronicity II," as well as "King of Pain," I could see myself revisiting this album while doing a lyrics read along. Lots of intriguing lyrics! The musicality feels a little repetitive - it all just kind of sounds like... The Police. I would be perfectly happy to never hear "Every Breath You Take," ever again.

synchronicity II is great, every breath you take is pretty good and theres some more music on the album and its pretty alright

is this on here because it’s actually good? or because it’s the police?

Pretty good, for the most part

Not very memorable.

Decent and an easy listen.

Diverse style in first few songs before The Police sound I knew of. All time great song Every Breath You Take but only 'O My God' did I also want to add to my library.

This is a good, musically diverse album that I'm just not into. My best friend growing up loves The Police and I couldn't really get into them growing up, and I can't really get into them now even that I'm grown. I think I just am looking for a different type of emotionality than what they offer.

This was a nice album but I wasn't a big fan of the vocals on a lot of the songs.

It's pretty decent rock. It's no Reggatta De Blanc, but it'll do. As usual, Copeland's drumming is the star, but Sting's way with words is commendable as well.

Pretty big delta between the good songs and bad songs. If the whole album was as good as the second half, thisbqould be an easy 4, but as is, it's only a strong 3.

A few hits, some of which hold up (Synchronicity II, Wrapped Around Your Finger) & some of which are terribly overplayed (Every Breath You Take) - but a surprising amount of mediocre filler. + one crazy, Portnoy's Complaint themed punk song (Mother), which I might have liked best for being so goddamn weird.

Every Breath You Take saves it from being a 2

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3.4 1x some great tracks but overall not amazing

Algo que tiene The Police es que quedó como en el tiempo, es un sonido muy de los 80 y eso hace que haya perdido vigencia a pesar de haber sido una banda súper escuchada. El primero es un temazo, súper rítmico y potente. Hay algo selvático en la segunda canción, con esos tambores y ruidos animalescos. Esto se repite en varias canciones del álbum, la percusión es algo que le gustaba mucho a esta banda. La tercera tiene un saxo muy ricotero y también es súper ochentosa con ese bajo tan marcado y los sintes y la batería es hermosa. La guitarra también es muy de la época, me recuerda a la guitarra de Oktubre (muchas referencias a Los Redo, pero es algo de época supongo) o a la de Virus. Mother es horrible, nunca más la voy a volver a escuchar, aunque sí leería de nuevo la letra porque está buena. Miss Gradenko tiene interesantes arpegios, pero algunos punteos de guitarra no me gustan mucho por las escalas que usan (aunque sí diría que son originales), el estribillo "Is anybody alive in here?" es lindo. Luego un poco de lo mismo, en King of Pain la guitarra es muy creativa, eran músicos muy talentosos aunque por ahí el sonido no me encanta. En esta última canción que menciono, es la sonoridad de guitarra la que no me encanta, aunque la melodía y ejecución es muy bella, lo mismo con los coros. Tea in the Sahara es hermosa.

The first half is a let down, the second half is amazing

This album started strong for me and got a little repetitive towards the end. Stuart Copeland is on fire for Jesus all throughout the album though. He is killing it on Synchronicity II. Sting's voice also sounds amazing throughout the whole album. Some of the songs sound as though he was pushed to the upper limits of his range. This album really displayed the ability of the Police to mix it up with time signatures and different timing feels. I haven't listened to many Police albums,.I am familiar with the hits. After this I'm definitely going to have to go back and check out more albums.

Mysterious

There's a trio of popular songs on here that make this album great. The rest are let downs IMO.

Boah, weiß nich digga, weiß nich..... Ersten Songs grausam, aber die zweite Hälfte deutlich besser mit "Every breath you take"

Ganz ok.

Erste Hälfte nicht gut, zweite war besser. Wzf war "Mother"? Schlechter als das vorherige Police Album Songs der Playlist hinzugefügt: Keine

Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Some weird songs on this one

Enjoyable

persoonlijk vind ik dit hun zwakste album met te veel ballades... zwakste van de Police is nog altijd beter dan eender welk rap album, dus dat valt nog mee... mother blijft mijn favoriet, als vreemdste eend in hun discografie

Amazing at times and also bizarre and unsettling.

Nice, was quite good

carried by the one hit

The stalker song was alright

I think this is a rather disappointing album. Don´t get me wrong, it is a good album, but I think it doesn´t quite live up to its reputation as the definitive Police album (and as a definitive 80s album). It has a great latter half, though.

First half was kind of scattered and the songs never really got going for me. The second half was pretty great with really unique sounding songs.

I have never listened to an entire Police album and the beginning of this album was not what I was expecting at all! Mother...ummm seems like YOU have some issues and need to work through those. Synchronicity II started what I expected from this album. Overall the beginning of the album was a little more synthesizer then I expected. It really felt like two albums (songs 1-5 and songs 6-11). I did not like the first half, but enjoyed the second half for the most part. Tea in the Sahara was a little too slow for me.

Not bad overall. "Mother" and Every Breath You Take" (and maybe also the dinosaur song?) feel kind of incongruous with the rest of the album, for different reasons, although I like those tracks.

4 good songs, the rest was crap.

you just know he suggested calling it "stingchronicity" at least once. andy's always been the star member for me, and he's got some cool guitar parts here. some fun synth across the board. "mother" is great and makes me wish the guys had let themselves had a bit more fun sometimes.

Probably not the best album by The Police, but some solid tunes. Mother is pretty god-awful. Favourite tracks: Synchronicity I, Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, King Of Pain, Murder By Numbers.

The Police are one of those bands you don’t really think about, but definitely should be! I swear the album gets better the more I listen to it, and I’ll be adding it to my regular rotation (this album anyways). Looking forward to discovering more through this challenge. Listen again: yes Purchase for my collection: yes Favourite Song: oh my god

The Police aren't really my cup of tea outside a few songs. On this album the only such song is "Every Breath You Take". The rest isn't bad per se, just doesn't really do it for me

Starting to feel convinced that this group is a psyop to bury a single incredible song in an album where every other song is some stupid bullshit sung by a white dude in a reggae falsetto. Luckily for me, my tolerance for stupid bullshit is strong enough that I was able to enjoy some of this. That being said. I was almost ready to let that stupid 'Mother' song tank my rating for this album holy shit what the fuck happened there? Without it I would be comfortable giving this album a light 4, but its inclusion really has me considering giving this a 2. Regatta De Blanc didn't have anything this bad on it but I did prefer some of the chaff, non-hit songs on this a little more so I think it evens out to the same rating for me, how damning that the biggest Police apologist in my group is only willing to give this a 3. Highlights: Every Breath You Take, Synchronicity II, O My God, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Mother (NOT IN A GOOD WAY)

This album is right up my alley Genre wise but failed to stick the landing on enough songs to thoughly impress me 6/10 Fav tracks - camping next to water, a other Pearl Least fav - none really

A very odd little album for something that apparently was such a big hit. Listening to it I think mainly of Talking Heads, as it has a similar sense of paranoia, but it sounds much lighter and softer than them and I’m not certain that works. There are some boring moments and some bizarre turns (Mother??), but the good songs are really good. So it’s hard for me to get a handle on. Best song: Synchronicity II

Хороший ньювэйв альбом. Как и А-ха вчера, главный хит есть главный хит по причине, но это отнюдь не набитый филером сингл. Лучшая песня - Every Breath You Take.

I don't get why the police is such a massive band

Not the best Police...earlier stuff is slightly more compelling for me. Still solid. 3.5/5