Synchronicity

Mother is a terrible song. The Police love to repeat themselves This album: it’s fine The little clap at the end of Murder By Numbers, that’s about right.

It’s tight and controlled, but still feels alive. The energy is a little like Talking Heads, but with more polish. It keeps surprising you without feeling forced. Everything about it works together, even when it feels unexpected. Except Mother. What the fuck is that?

The end of this great band where they could only separately bring their parts down - but what an amazing album it is! Stewart Copeland does so many fizzly great things with his drums and percussion that it's no wonder he followed up on that in his later studio career. Andy Summers is imho underrated - his guitar is a great counterpoint to Sting's later partners on guitar. And yeah, of course Sting, who did much great solo work with nothing really reaching the great heights of what he did with the Police (Sting is an amazing artist whose solo work can be great or pretty bad - one of those artists who I'd wished they had certain things differently). Enough has been said about the great music on the albums most of them written by Sting so I want to say that I absolutely love Mother, written and sung by Andy Summers. It sounds like a song by The Birthday Party and is a fresh different take compared to the other material. It sits perfectly as track number 4 to positively irritate the listener.

Solid album. Murder by Numbers favorite. Not sure where or how Mother made it on here.

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

The song “walking in your footsteps” is like the eyewitness nature doucumentary theme song core. king of pain, synchronicity I and II and every breath your take (yes creepy but such a good instrumental/melody) make this a good record to check out. A little annoying with the world influences but still nice

Shite

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

Equal parts classic, inventive and a lot of fun

Was good the highs are high lows are low

The second half was a five

The hits make it a 5 but also a lot of filler

The police kept getting better and better with each album

This almost lost a star just for the song "Mother", but I couldn't bring myself to do it. It's an all-time favorite.

The mediocre songs are ok, and the good songs are really good. I still want to yell along with Sting on every chorus. I've never heard Mother before, and it cracked me up. Every girl that you go out with thinks you're a man-baby, buddy.

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

Getting weird with new wave. It’s not a pleasant listen. Synchronicity II is good but the bridge is a bit droney. I thought I would be bored by Every Breath You Take because of how many times I’ve heard it, but I’m really liking it. Not sure if it’s because it’s that great or if it’s like an oasis amongst the rest of the tracks.

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.

I'm really really surprised how much I liked this album, I've never really liked Sting but maybe I just didn't give him a chance, the songs on this album fucking rule, they're pretty proggy but still kinda poppy, I'm super impressed. Mother is a super obvious reference to Elephant Talk by King Crimson, but I kinda like it. Overall an honestly great album and I'm very surprised by how much I like it.

Love, love, love this record. I've heard it many times and already knew it'd be a 5. I think the tracklist is perfect and has such a satisfying flow, and it features the best song about dinosaurs I know. My favorite songs are Synchronicty I and II, but they're all excellent, even the unsettling Mother.

Best leuk album, maar de oudere albums vind ik leuker. 7/10

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?

Pre-listening thoughts: I’ve only heard a few songs from this album but I’m kind of excited for it based on what I’ve heard. I personally enjoy The Police 🙏 Post/during listening thoughts: that opening track was so strong and now we’re like cavemaning it up???? Wait gasped at the Every Little Thing She Does is Magic mention in O My God. Side One is so bizarre😭 and then you get banger after banger on Side Two. Redemption but not enough to be a five star album. 7/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Synchronicity I, Miss Gradenko, Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Murder By Numbers Least fav tracks: Walking in Your Footsteps, Mother

A fantastic album with one terrible must skip track, Andy Summer's "Mother". "Every Breath You Take" and "King of Pain" are too absolutely timeless masterpieces and the production and diversity is superb throughout the album.

Am I the only one who looks forward to "Mother" and "Miss Gradenko"? Just the right counterpoint to Sting's crystalline pop splendor, if you ask me. Also "Synchronicity II" hits maybe a little too close to home sometimes.

The first few songs were total shit. I skipped through them. Then... BANG! From Synchronicity II on it was hit after hit. Every Step You Take doesn't even feel like it's meant to be from this album it's so different (in a good way). Hard to rate this one given the shitty first few songs but I loved plenty of it.

Pretty good, for the most part

This was a mostly enjoyable album for me. The Police’s signature sound—a blend of rock with a quasi-reggae twist—makes it easy to listen to, and Sting’s vocals have a smooth, engaging quality that complements the music. The keyboard work particularly stood out, adding a lush texture to the arrangements. If I have one critique, it’s the inclusion of Mother. The song feels out of place amidst the rest of the album. It’s chaotic and jarring in a way that doesn’t quite fit the otherwise cohesive mood. Placing it at the end of the tracklist might have allowed it to feel more like an experimental closer rather than a disruptive interlude. That said, Synchronicity has a lot to offer, and Wrapped Around Your Finger was a standout for me with its hypnotic atmosphere and poetic lyrics. Standout Song: Wrapped Around Your Finger Score: 4/5

Every Breath is a classic. Rest of the album is good too 4/5

I like it but i stg sting can write the worst lyrics sometimes

Not very memorable.

Easy listening and a handful of songs stood out.

Decent and an easy listen.

I know The Police and some of their songs, but I've never listened to any of their albums. Synchronicity is an interesting, and with perfect length to experiment a bit without tiring the listener. I've enjoyed it, but almost nothing stood out to me. Plus, Every Breath You Take, at first feels like it doesn't fit - then you notice that, hey, it kinda does, but it's just that with it popularity it overshadows everything around it. 4/5, but I see myself giving it a 5 if I could get hooked on it. But still, there remains the problem of one song overshadowing everything else.

Yeah it was much better than I thought it would be. Very very decent.

I've always loved Sting's music, and his time in a named band is also very good.

Jadis, je me posai la question si je donnerais à cet album un 5 étoile, évoquant quelques défauts mineurs et impression floue comme arguments soutenant sa révocation à un 4. Mais bro, j’ai physiquement pogué quand il m’a été généré. On retrouve le son reggae/pop/new wave/rock de The Police, avec une force sinistre en action en dessous des couvertes, à la manière du White Album ou de Fear of Music. C’est pas mon pref des policiers, Ghost in the Machine reste mon petit bijou, suivi de près par Reggata de Blanc. Je pourrais continuer encore, mais sti, c’est Noël là, faut que j’monte à Québec!

Classic. Brilliant

Nearly a perfect album… so close! Mother lets it down so it has to be a 4 from me.

Great album, but not my favourite Police albums. Pretty solid tho

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.

A couple of good tracks like Tea in the Sahara and Every Breath You Take. A few experimental tracks that have weird hums, not a fan of those. In general, it is a good album. The vibe is a bit more funky which is not my cup of tea. I like some tracks but would not want to listen to the whole album again.

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

Excellent album minus Mother

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.

Love this. 4/5

“Mother” makes so much more sense to me now that I know Andy Summers palled around with Robert Fripp.

I can understand the appeal, but not for me. Standout song was probably King of Pain

There's like 3 good songs on this album.

The back half of this album is so strong: Synchronicity II => Every Breath You Take => King Of Pain => Wrapped Around Your Finger. The rest of the album is OK. I started getting into Synchronicity I and Murder By Numbers (the bookends).

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.

Sounds super good! Stewart sounds super focused, especially on the lovely "Wrapped Around Your Finger". Yeah, the first half is pretty odd but I kinda respect it. The big songs are really great. "Every Breath You Take" is a perfect song. Highlights: "Synchonicity I" & "Every Breath You Take", "King of Pain", "Wrapped Around Your Finger". 4 stars.

This is one I've loved since early High School. If there was a weak spot in the album it would be the Lp closer "Tea of Sahara" which is kinda a look forward to Stings solo career, which I like, but never near enough as The Police together. But man other than that even the "weird" tracks (Mother, and Miss Gradenko) I think really work in context. 10 ★★★★★

I don't need to hear "Every Breath You Take" ever again, but I liked this more than I thought I would. Low 4 stars

First half isn't very good, second half is amazing. 4 stars.

The Police’s massively best-selling final album which also happens to be one of the most lop-sided in history. The A-side generally tends to be B-Tier Police or worse (much,much worse). The title track opener and O My God are fine but Walking In Your Footsteps and Steward Copeland aka Ringo song Miss Gradenko are pointless filler and Mother by guitarist Andy Summers is part primal scream therapy, part Norman Bates monologue and part Discipline by King Crimson gone wrong and is ear-shredding in its awfulness. In terms of being a jarring inclusion it’s like chucking a bouncing ball of machetes into a sea of pillows or a scene of Cannibal Holocaust in a cut of An Officer And A Gentleman before a large unsuspecting movie theatre audience. The last 5 songs starting with Synchronicity II are all solid gold and appear on The Police’s Greatest Hits anyway but I would give 4 stars here simply for the stacked brilliance of the second half. Even though the atrocity of Mother is hard to overlook, albums with King Of Pain, Every Breath You Take and Wrapped Around Your Finger can’t be 3 stars.

IMO, "GITM" and "ZM", were better albums, but this was a fine final album, by a band that was becoming more dysfunctional by the day. A great place to call it quits.

Upon second listening I think I finally get this album, though 'Mother' is not a song I think I'll be coming back to.

I quite enjoyed my Police greatest hit back in the day. Found this a bit of a struggle. Every Breath You Take feels quite an anomaly as its close to pop perfection - whereas everything else is quite pompous and jarry and and annoying (esp Mother!). Only listened once. Did not enjoy.

Every Breath You Take saves it from being a 2

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Some fun vibes, but also some songs that should've never made the cut.

Side B is a top 10 contender for best side B ever recorded. My brother listened to this albums side B daily for years and I hear it from his room. Didnt even remember side A. Not the best side but cool yet side B makes this a top 100 album ever

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

Probably the best new wave album I'll ever hear, though that's not saying much.

Decent rhythm section here. I had to check to see if it switched over to King Crimson on track 4. I had no idea Police got down like that. This album was alright, but I don't really like Sting's voice. For that, I'll give this a 3.

I feel like the second half is stronger than the first, but all in all a solid offering.

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.

Released in 1983. Genre of rock with influences heavily from reggae, punk and jazz. 11 songs. 44 mins. 1. Synchronicity I. I’m not sold. I doubt this is very many few people’s favourite song and is a lacklustre into. 2. Walking in Your Footsteps. There’s the sound of the police. I don’t hate the voice, but the arrangement reminds me of a bunch of school children trying to play along with the local artist. Messy. 3. O My God. I hate the songs less. But the arrangements still aren’t selling me. Don’t tell me I just don’t like jazz/reggae. It’s them. (It should be noted I also think the Beatles are overrated, you might not want to listen to me). 4. Mother. Australia, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, the UK, and the US all had this album as the #1 on their billboard. It went platinum. I’m confused, but this song redeems the album a tiny bit. It’s just so obscure. 5. Miss Gradenko. Aw, we lost the obscurity. 6. Synchronicity II. Here’s hoping sequels come out stronger. 7. Every Breath You Take. As a child of the 90s, I’ve heard the chorus. I’ve also heard the story that it’s a bit random to use it as a song to the dead when the original is about a stalker. Ah possessive love, truly romantic. It does have a catchier beat. Or maybe the slower version is just stuck with me. 8. King of Pain. I’ve gone on a google deep dive. This was their last album and no one could stand each other. Sort of ironic given the album name, but also maybe why the instrumental feels not…. Synchronized that is. 9. Wrapped Around Your Finger. Everyone thinks they’re a music critic. Except here, the whole intention is for me to listen and see what I think. So there. 10. Tea in the Sahara. I’m not sure I can even add anything else. It’s a bust. End album. 11. Murder By Numbers. This is the downside of the album listening. You know you’re not into it, but you must finish it for completion sake. Ah well, it’s at an end. Did I add anything to my playlists? Ha. No. I was happy it was over. 2 out of 5. Because I’ve heard worse.

Mysterious

How I never listened to this before it’s so good?

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

I do in fact love this album, and own several copies (did you know that there were at least 36 different versions of the cover?). The Police were at the height of their fame when they released this album, sold out their world tour, and then broke up. The album included radio-ready singles, deep cuts, and even a "Revolution #9"-like song, "Mother" that sounds like something Robert Fripp would have composed (of course, Andy Summers and Fripp had recorded "I Advance Masked" and "Bewitched" together, too). There's enough meat on this record for many, many listens.

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.

With the first song ... such a fast tempo, I thought I wasn't going to like this album. Thankfully they settled down, and it became quite nice. I enjoyed the album after getting through the first song.

Some weird songs on this one

Enjoyable

Actually very enjoyable. Somehow surprised.

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

For some reason I have never enjoyed stings singing style, his affectation. However, this album had some surprising elements like “mother” which was cool. Ultimately, not my things but I appreciate the bass, and the undeniable hits that came out of it.

Amazing at times and also bizarre and unsettling.

Nice, was quite good

This was not great.

5 estrelas

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.

Fuck me Sting’s voice is annoying isn’t it? Dreadful

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 believe that an album can truly change in one's listening by having some of the songs be overplayed on the radio. The first half of this album is so good, fresh innovative. The second half is mostly made up of songs that were overplayed in the 80s, and I am still not ready to listen to some of them (Specifically "Every Breath"). I wish I had got this album in the 80s because I would have loved it without a previous listen. 3.5/5

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.

Synchronicity I and II are a couple of my favorite Police songs. This album has several hits.. Every Breath, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger. Some hits get overplayed and get worn out but no matter how many times I hear these songs, they still really get me. The Mother song is a bit odd. The Police sometimes dip into a bit of a reggae groove (Miss Gradenko). Dig it. Great album!

This album is pretty flawless, aside from the unfortunate Mother song. What the hell is that? Feels very out of place, but the rest makes up for it. King of Pain is one of my favorite songs ever. So many other great hits (including the stalker song!) and non-hits on here too. Love love love.

Classic album with great synth sounds and amazing guitar work.

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.

Almost front to back tasty

4 good songs, the rest was crap.

When I was a kid, I absolutely hated olives. They were so gross they’d make me gag. But everyone else seemed to love them and I wanted to share in their joy, so I’d try olives once a year or so to see if my palate had changed and I could hop on that train. It felt like a futile and a little masochistic for years, but I kept trying and finally had a delicious green olive when I was 25, and now I can’t get enough. I’ve always felt similarly about the Police - they don’t quite make me gag, but I keep trying to like them just like I did with olives, because how could so many people be wrong? I’ve never turned the corner in my musical palate and at this point don’t hold out much hope, but I respect the joy they bring to others.

Sting was an artist that I kind of grew up with. My mom would sometimes put on his CDs when cleaning the house on Saturday mornings. When I hear him I’m immediately transported to the mundane and have strong urges to vacuum the floor. I don’t know how to feel about Sting, honestly, and I know this is a Police album. Sometimes his songs are so incredibly annoying. I’m looking at you “Walking in Your Footsteps.” And what the eff was that “Mother” song? And whenever I think about what he does with his mouth when he sings 🤔….But then I have a soft spot in my heart for songs like “King of Pain” and “Wrapped Around Your Finger.” I can’t help myself. It’s like Sting tries to be an intellectual and it just comes off as pretentious, or maybe I’m too simple to grasp his genius 🤷‍♀️ Anyway, this album didn’t resolve any of my complicated feelings about Sting. It just muddied the waters even more.

This album is really solid. The weirdest song is Mother and that doesn't mean its bad. The run of songs from Miss Gradenko to Wrapped Around Your Finger is amazing.

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.

Awfull

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.

It's not my favorite album by them but it's still a solid Police album. Side two has the hits.

Interessant zu hören, hatte ich so nicht erwartet. Die typische Stimme von Sting ist manchmal nicht mein Fall, die Texte sind spannend. 4/5

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

Kinda boring and all over the place 3/10

Really enjoyed this. It has a bunch of bangers at the end but I was ready to give this a 4 before I even got to those. Probably close to a 4.5. This is a really solid album.

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

I do not like Sting; no not one bit, I think his music is really shit. I will not listen to it in the car, I will not listen near or far. His voice is whiny; his lyrics dull, It makes me want to slam my skull. No Synchronicity; no magic here, Just painful singing that hurts my ear. It had it's moments; I will admit, But I still can’t say I’m a fan of it.

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)

Synchronicity 1 - pretty sweet instrumentals. Vocals weren't as bad from Sting, better than on most other tracks of his Walking in Your Footsteps - Horribly grading vocals. Instrumentals were unique, interesting but not really my thing O My God - This song should be called, 'O My God, All The Reveb Dials Are Stuck On The Max, O Well It Can't Be Helped, Play On'. Just a nutty song overall. Mother - Christ this was more diabolical trash from Sting, maybe me feel really in uneasy, was that the point? At least the bass guitar work was decent. Miss Gradenko - once again, fucked up white boy reggae nonsense from Sting what I hated. Maybe the catchiest guitar hooks so far and solid instrumentals. I'm going insane. Synchronicity 2 - I really liked this one, more of a straight up and down rock song. Really nice tune. Fabulous and catchy instrumentals. Bipolar ass album. Every Breath You Take - The album very noticeably changes gears at this point, this track is way more polished and produced. Seems like they knew at this time this would be the hit. This might be one of the most lopsided albums for plays in Spotify that I've ever seen. Probably a side effect of the popular 80s playlist including it consistently. Definitely the best vocals and lyrics on the album. Production value of the instrumentals are top notch. King of Pain - this track really sucked. Bass and guitar work were good in parts but no where near good enough to save this. The fade out and restart towards the end was utter trash, why put that in the song, somehow made this song worse. Wrapped around your finger - the first minute and a bit of this song is torture, gets better for a moment when the instrumentals pick up before it's goes back to being rubbish again. I'm glad white boy reggae, at least in this form was short lived. The biggest slog on the album is this track I reckon. Tea in the Sahara - boring snoozer, album filler. This goes nowhere, how did it make it onto the album. Murder By Numbers - guitar and basswork is catchy, lyrics are fucking goofy, no thanks. Cut the clapping at the end, Christ. A few of decent tracks in this album, but its littered with forgettable stinkers. Sting's vocals and lyrics don't deserve these instrumentals.

The Police are an overrated hits band fronted by a prominent example of why you shouldn’t let the bassist sing. I do not like the white bot reggae vibe on show in this album. The obligatory single hit from this album is probably their worst. Iron Maiden does songs about stalking women so much better. Overall the only nice thing I have to say about this album is at least it’s not Regatta de Blanc.

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

Lead-based paint was federally banned for residential use in 1978 in the United States. While some states banned it earlier than that, the health effects would linger for years to come. In the 1983 Rolling Stone readers' poll, Synchronicity was voted "Album of the Year". There are two songs on this album that are not written by Sting, and they are far and away the worst songs on this album. In fact, the best way to enjoy this album is to completely skip everything until Synchronicity II. I have never had Spotify recommend me Synchronicity I, probably because its algorithm recognises that not a single person on God's grey earth would ever listen to this album from back to back more than once. Reading on wikipedia, the insane amount of cope around Mother is unreal. Stephen Holden from Rolling Stone noted that "corrosively funny 'Mother' inverts John Lennon's romantic maternal attachment into a grim dadaist joke." Yeah, get fucked mate it's just a shitty song that was shoved onto here so this would have enough material for an LP instead of an EP. Calling something Dadaist is the wanker's equivalent of pissing yourself on a night out and then saying you did it on purpose to protest poor bathroom quality/laws that criminalise public urination. Seriously, this song is so fucking ass and the justification is that Andy Summers had an overbearing mum. The duality of Br*tish people on full force here, Roger Waters' mummy issues gave us The Wall and Andy Summers' ones gave me a cluster headache. This album well and truly deserves a 1. How the fuck was this band considered the biggest in the world? I am convinced that Sting has dirt on music journos, this goes far beyond favouritism and nepotism. There must be something sinister going on here. This album got rave reviews and consistently appears in lists for best album of the year but Feline by The Stranglers gets nothing more than lukewarm reviews because Jet Black didn't have photos of the editor of Rolling Stone sucking off boys at Bohemian Grove. Also True by Spandau Ballet came out this same year and if you think that this is a better album than the one that has GOLD on it I will be more than willing to die to defend my opinion. I'm giving this shit a 2 for the three good songs on here. We may never again see such an album again but there is always hope. As of 2018, there are an estimated 37 million homes and apartments with lead paint in the United States. Highlights: Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger

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

Never listened all the way through. Solid album, very 80s, atmospheric and some classic tracks from The Police on this. Killer (vs filler) score: 4/5

Everything here is practically perfect. I’d happily even go for a full album like Mother and feel the same. Never not astonishing, this band.

Vakn yhdessä biisisi lyrocs...Uskomattoman unpopulra muut biisit!!! paskaa unpopulear paskaa unpoopulae kukaan ei pidä

ja du. Vilket album. Väldigt 80-taligt då man känner hur jävla mycket kokain som ingick i den kreativa processen. Den om hans mommy issues och den om dinosaurier va nog favoriter.

It is incredibly strange that Synchronicity by The Police broke Thriller’s chart dominance by toping the charts in the late summer/early fall of 1983. (Although the Flashdance soundtrack did initially end Thriller’s streak earlier that summer. Semantics!) It’s even stranger to learn this fact after listening to Synchronicity, which is….a really strange album. Like, the art pop album with reggae undertones and literary lyrical references had as much/more mass appeal as universally-approved pop perfection? Strange! I still really like it, though, but that might be because I’m into weird art pop. It starts off pretty slow and a bit obtuse, but “O My God” brings some much needed energy that helps win me over. Also, “Mother” is maybe the craziest song The Police ever recorded, and I adore it. After that, I’m 100% invested. Because of the rough beginning, Synchronicity is backloaded – even though I am bored by “Every Breath You Take,” only because it’s been overplayed to death – but it’s consistent commitment to strangeness and pushing the boundaries of the band’s signature sound are evident and appealing. Though I preferred Regatta De Blanc, Synchronicity is proof that The Police were never a singles band. If you like amazing musicianship, lyrics you could unpack for years, and unique aesthetic choices, this record will work for you. If it worked for everyone in 1983 and dethroned Thriller, it should work for you, too.

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.

By this point The Police had clearly moved pretty far from their reggae/post punk roots and this has a lot of different influences from around the world Not a huge fan of every track, including the two non-Sting ones (especially Mother which is just annoying) Mostly enjoyed though, Synchronicity I/II and most of the second side are good. 4* due to a few fillers

Walking in Your Footsteps is almost a joke or children's song, so slight and insubstantial it's hard to imagine why they bothered recording it. Otherwise plenty of soft synths and very crisp drumming. Super sharp, clear sound, but apart from that appreciation of the technical side, I don't actually like any of the songs on this album.

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

I don't really know The Police as well outside of their hits and thought it was solid but it did leave me with wanting more. First half was really questionable, ("Mother" wtf??) but after that it really picked up. 8/10.

OK. I cannot be unbiased but in some sense I can try to be objective in my write up at least. For those of you who may not be super fans like I am, you might find the first half of this album a bit gritty, hard, or even somewhat unhinged at times. Nevertheless, even here it is hard to resist the feeling that this band is "pretty darn interesting" and variable. Then the second half... I think every one of these songs was a massive hit and fairly so. Deep, melodic, fantastic. I don't know of many albums that can claim this... (there are a couple but...) I really do feel that The Police was one of the greatest bands of all time...

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

Está bien, supongo. Algunas canciones muy padres pero las que no son tan buenas me dan mucha flojera.

The Police were ubiquitous and this is a good one.

I remember when this came out. It was huge. Then they broke up and I was bummed. I think The Police were brilliant. They had a strong 5 album run and went out on top.

8/10. Really good

Painful, I just can't believe people like this, I do not get it or why in fact Sting is as famous as he is, great PR maybe? 2*

Love this album!

The album has a few bangers on it and feels pretty tight length wise! Definitely will come back to various parts of it.

3 - Basically had one good song

I was a teenager when this came out. I like it. A lot. Although the Police were popular, I don't ever recall them being "the biggest band in the world". I wonder if maybe "band" is a key word, since other big(ger) artists were solo acts (Madonna, Michael, Prince, Bruce). Very good, maybe even a 4.5, but I'm rounding down.

A great album that had The Police riding off into the sunset. Aside from the Andy Summers track "Mother" that kinda kills the flow and vibe of the album, this is as solid an album as you could ever expect from a band at the top of their game.

first listen i don't love it, but i guess it's a solid record

I came around to this one. The run of Synchronicity II, Every Breath You Take, and King of Pain is excellent and the heart of this eclectic and dynamic album. The combination of world music, electronic, new age, punk, reggae, etc. is exciting and reveals something new every time. The only song that wasn’t so great for repeat listens was Mother, but it’s still shocking and memorable. This one is classic.

There are some classics on here. Every Breath You Take is such a creepy song but darn if it doesn’t feel like summer 1983 from the very first chords.

It's good but Lord I've heard it to many times as a beardless youth

Obviously I've heard "Every Breath You Take" before (who hasn't?), but I hadn't listened to this album in its entirety. I was excited... It started off strong. Then "Mother" happened. That kinda took me out of it a bit, but "Every Breath You Take" and everything that came after was pretty good. 4/5

I enjoyed! 3.5/5 Standout tracks (good): - Synchronicity 4/5 - Synchronicity II (3.5/5) - Tea in the Sahara (3.5/5) - Every breath you take (absolute banger of course) 4/5 Standout tracks (bad): - Mother 1/5 IT'S SO SCARY

Three great songs one after the other and the rest average

A great album by one of Rocks best trios.

I guess I just find The Police quite bland-sounding, to the point where I had a hard time getting through this album. Not for me. Rating: 2

An album of two halves. 1 good, 1 not so much.

It was nice but wasn't in the mood for it :(

Another I want to like more than I do. It's good but not my jam. I typically like everything that it's doing quite a bit but The Police just never quite land for me. No complaints, just not getting me too excited. 3/5

The reggae influence is pretty cool and there is a lot to enjoy here. Both self titles are good and there were some Suprise great tracks. Every breath you take is obviously the most polished and it's impossible to hear it with fresh ears. As a whole I think that this was quite good and at least interesting.

I don't know enough of the Police discography to know what songs are on what albums but there is no way this is their best one. There are a lot of good songs on here (both Synchronicity tracks, and basically the back half of the album) but the first half kinda lets it down, culminating with "Mother" which is just hard to listen to. Sting's "desperation" voice is like a shit version of David Byrne with none of the charm. Reading the wiki reveals that the song, along with "Miss Gradenko" which is also kinda bad, weren't written by Sting, and it shows. The back half though, wow. Everyone's heard "Every Breath You Take" a trillion times, but it is a fundamentally good song, so I'll gloss over that. Synchronicity II is the kind of song that makes you realize how talented the Police are at playing their instruments. While it's not quite the basslines that Sting came up with earlier, it's still great, the drumming is mega crisp and the guitars and keys are present without being overpowering in the way the classic reggae inspired Police songs have always been. King of Pain is the same way. Murder By Numbers is a bit of a letdown after the interesting arrangements in "Tea In The Sahara" as it's a bit bland, but still a good song and very much in that Police style. I guess this is supposed to be their best album but I think I like the older style a bit more now that I've researched what songs are on what. A couple of absolute bangers doesn’t save the whole thing though.

I could skip everything on this other than the singles. I don't like the "world music" inspired stuff.

Stuart Copeland remains one of my favorite drummers. The middle of the album contains all the A-sides that were massive hits but the first four tracks are so different. Has some African beats mixed in. Definitely takes me back.

The opening to this album. Makes me feel like I can punch through a wall. Minus two duds (Mother + Every Breath You Take... strangely) this is a perfect album to me and I'm gonna give it a five because I adored it so much. YES!

Interesting experience! There were parts I felt like I just had to get through, other parts I liked (the classics, namely) but none that I loved - hence the 3.

Good album with some great songs, some weird songs, and one creepy stalker song.

I forgot how great this album is.

80s music your parents would listen to in the 90s. neat

3 - What an odd album. The hits are strong and I still like them, and there's some interesting variety on here. Some tracks miss, but it at least makes it more interesting to listen to.

I feel a bit bad that this album happened to me. I've always kind of felt Sting sucked but this album has some really great moments. Some songs like Mother are clearly a mistake for anyone to do but some of the instrumental work is pretty damn stunning. Lots of interesting flourishes and choices all over the place. I don't know what it is. The instrumentals and composition and editing are great. His voice is actually solid. It can't just be lyrics (and they aren't all awful). I listened to this one three times trying to figure out how I was giving The Police four stars. Still a mystery but if I had never heard of this band I'd think they needed to get rid of half of the songs on this album but the other half was tight.

This is a 4 on production and instrumentation. Let's ignore Mother. Lyrically at times not so good. Murder by Numbers, come on do better. Sting's voice isn't offensive sonically but some of his choices using his instrument don't quite work The ingredients are all here. The album as a package could be tightened up. I wan't to give this a 3 point 6.

Fucking police one of the fucking worst bands ever. Fuck gave it a listen again. Don't know why I knew I hated this record but you know fuck

Title tracks banged. Too much pop influence for my taste but there's some good stuff here.

It's well made and interesting music but I can't help but think that Sting and the gang take themselves way too seriously.

I know most of these songs and I do really enjoy The Police but haven't listened to them in a long time. I think this is overall a 4 for me for sure. Favorites: Murder By Numbers Synchronicity King of Pain Wrapped Around Your Finger (I remember that MTV video with the candles) Least favorite track is absolutely Mother!

This was the first cassette tape I bought with my own money. I don't think I'd heard anything on it. I was only 10 years old and I think I picked it because of the display at Musicland and the cool cover. It's an album I have practically memorized. As I got older and more accomplished as a musician, I found more and more to love about this album and found new ways in for the songs that I wasn't really drawn to as a kid. This is one of my all-time favorite albums.

Chaotic as hell. It feels like this is being pulled in 4 directions creatively and is barely holding on by the seams. There's plenty of interesting pieces within, but no cohesiveness to lift up any common idea above the creative chaos.

Not for me. I understand why it’s included in the list. A lot of talent here, but I’ll never play this for fun.

There’s no denying that The Police pushed boundaries here, but some songs just don’t land for me. ‘Mother’ for example, feels chaotic and throws off the vibe. It’s like the album can’t quite decide what it wants to be, and there are three different versions of the band playing. However, I appreciate the experimentation, and there are definitely moments worth revisiting.

Ordentliches Album (mit Ausnahme von „Mother“) das leider nur von Track 7-9 überdurchschnittlich ist („Every Take You Breath“, „King of Pain“ und „Wrapped Around Your Finger“). Es gelingt hier eine sinnvolle Verbindung von Rock und Reggae, die zum erneuten Hören einlädt.

2. One big track, the rest fillers

Torn between a 3 and a 4 here, I wasn't massively wowed by anything but the general overall quality is better than many of the 3s I've handed out.

This will probably be against prevailing opinion but this is my least favorite Police album. Except for the tracks "King of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger" this should not have been a best selling album. Plus the one song that should creep everyone, "Every Breath You Take", which is hilariously as a romantic song for weddings. The rest are a miss mash of different styles that gives Gordon Sumner (aka Sting) a pretentious and arrogant vibe.

I can't do multiple days in a row of the Police. Please make it stop. It's a fine album, I'm just not on-board.

Say 'synchronicity' again. Say 'synchronicity' again, I dare you, I double dare you motherfucker, say ‘synchronicity’ one more Goddamn time! Not gonna lie: I like Every Breath You Take. It’s like Sting decided he could actually sing for one song, or at least it’s a song that leans into his vocal abilities. Hopefully this is the last album on this list from The Police.

Loved it!

Excellent

80’s new wave isn’t my favorite genre but this is pretty good

Listened to this one many times. It's not my favorite Police record, but its quality, has some massive hits on it.

Gave it 2 before and here it lies.

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I can believe those who say this is their favorite album, but outside of a couple tracks on this record I'm not as convinced. Just not my thing I guess.

This was unique and enjoyable, 3 stars

This album has a handful of great tracks, its definitely worth a listen. Of course, there's the hit songs that everyone knows once you hear them. I enjoyed King of Pain and Wrapped Around Your Finger. I wasn’t a fan of songs like Mother, but overall, it’s a solid album that I enjoyed more than I expected.

ok i thought i was listening to sting not freud!! wtf was that on track 4?? synchronicity I and II + second half are p great tho. would rate 3.5 if i could do half stars

I thought it was pretty aight. I wasn't jiving as much with the last quarter of the album when it started to slow down but the rest was a bop. Mother was also a bit of a disconnect from the rest of the album for me.

The first half of the album is better than the second. There was some good, weird, experimental stuff I wasn't expecting having only ever really heard Message in a Bottle before.

Everyone has heard Every Breath You Take fifty billion times, so that one part of the album is kind of annoying, but I won't hold it against the album that it had a successful single. The rest of the album is GREAT. The last couple songs drop off, but not offensively, just kind of boring. Mother is a jarring addition in the middle of the album, but I think it could've played out really well if they just moved the order around. Every Breath You Take (the stalker song) into Mother (the oh my god why won't my girlfriends leave me alone song) would've been a good back to back. King of Pain and Synchronicity II really stand out on this album. I'd probably honestly give it a 4.25-4.5 if I could break the stars down further, which is surprising. Usually I hate Sting on the singles.

Synchronicity? More like mediocrity!

Worse than I had expected. Sting’s voice, which I usually enjoy, was shrill and irritating. The songs felt like they were half done.

This is an odd CD, because the back half is way, way stronger than the front half. I actually don't care for "Every Breath You Take" that much, I think it's kind of slow and dull, but there's no denying it was a hit. And a number of the other songs on side 2, especially the title track II, "King of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger", are just great pop music. And "Murder By Numbers" is extremely clever with it's complex rhythms, it's songs like these that give Copeland his reputation. The first side is really a slog though. Personally, I like a strong finish better than a hot start, but ideally you have both.

It’s hard to comprehend that a single track could propel an album to a *5 rating nearly by itself, but in this case it does. The impact that “Every breath” ( and the album) had on the 80’s cannot be understated. The are plenty of others on here that are heavy, heavy hitters as well. The drumming is in another stratosphere, especially on “Oh my God”, and the rest of the musicianship and song writing is top notch as well. The way the recording was done in separate rooms was an interesting fact I didn’t know.

An excellent last album from a short-lived group of master class players. As an up and coming drummer at the time who was obsessed with Stewart Copeland, I of course owned this cassette. With the majority of the songs all playing a part in helping to define the 80s, it would be hard to rate down here. A few tracks for sure are not needed (the excruciating Mother), but Synchronicity I and II, Every Breath, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Murder By Numbers all are bangers. Definitely some world music seeds being planted here too of what would become Sting’s new solo life.

Never listened to much of the Police except for the hits so was unsure going into this. Every Breath is certainly a mega hit and timeless. What struck me about the rest of the album is how well every part fits together. The bass driven rhythms, stings one of a kind voice, Summers perfect guitar that can almost go unnoticeable at times Copeland holding it all together with sophisticated drumming that he makes sound so simple. Even a song like Mother I hated on the first listen but found myself wanting to go back again. Strong 4 that I’ll be revisiting again and will maybe feel guilty not going higher.

Just didn’t click with me. Liked the big hits but the album felt too scatterbrained… Mother is awful. The song about dinosaurs is corny AF. I enjoyed it overall but not more than a high 3* for me. 3.5/5

I found this to be more rock and less on the new-wave side, which I liked. I'd never heard Synchronicity in full before and I quite enjoyed the newly-discovered album tracks, of which Synchronicity II was my favourite. I appreciated this album more than I did Reggatta De Blanc. I'll still score it a 3 but it's on the higher side.

I like

Matig

A very mixed bag, going from really quite good (Synchronicity II) to really quite lacklustre (Walking In Your Footsteps) to whatever Mother is. In the end, what keeps irking me is the fact that this album sounds like a compilation where the songs were never really intended to be played back-to-back.

Der Großteil überzeugt mich nicht. Da bin ich wohl zu Mainstream.

I wish I liked Sting's voice more. If I did, I'd be a much bigger fan of the Police. That said, this is a pretty good album. Quirky, eclectic, silly at times, and downright awful for one track ("Mother" seems like it was recorded by Primus before they figured themselves out). I want to give it four stars but it didn't quite reach that level for me.

I don't love it and i don't hate it, its there. And maybe some day I'll pick it back up and like it a lot more and judge present self. Obviously every breathe you take is a masterpiece, but its overplayed.

I'm not so convinced by this album. It's The Police, ok. But in my opinion not one of their best.

One whacko track, a couple dead spots, and the rest is top shelf stuff.

Was ok

Some classics on here for sure, but not a great album

Loved the second half!

A few stinkers mixed in with a bunch of bangers. Sometimes, “The Police” sound dated to me, but they’re undeniably great

More hits than I thought.

I don't understand why people are always yelling out "Run, it's the police!" or "F*ck the police!" These guys are great musicians. I wouldn't want to run from them, I'd instead sit down and enjoy their music. And as to the other, well, I don't have that particular bent. I'm sure they're nice enough guys, but I'm certain that carnal knowledge of them does not suit my tastes. I wonder if one of them said something derogatory about hip hop at one point, because those folks seem to be awfully prejudiced against these guys, calling them all kinds of ugly names and deriding their talents at every turn. In the end, all of them are musicians. Why can't they all just get along?

Actually pretty solid besides the hits. The deeper cuts were way different than I expected from only knowing the hits

Second half was great.

My first exposure to a Police album. It's ok but I'll be sticking with the hits.

Beyond the obvious songs, I don’t particularly enjoy this. Maybe I wasn’t in the mood.

Ok. Not my vibe but something for the 1983 release

Wish I liked it more than I did. The dissonance doesn’t sound good to me. Lyrics didn’t capture me. A couple catchy riffs.

It was ok nothing amazing. Liked the sounds but not the lyrics, they were often uninteligable. I rate it a 2 out of 5 stars.

Walk in your foot steps?? It was like a track from cbbies!

Oh yeah, The Police, I like them. I have that greatest hits collection, it's great. Wait, what's that? It's a load of weird noise. But why? They made such great singles... OK, phew, here we go. Every Breath You Take. But no, that's it. Really the only memorable moment on this album. Earns it a second star on its own but I can't find any reason to go higher than two. Miss Gradenko has a cracking bassline, to be fair.

Musically such a cool album. Some of the most unique sounds I’ve heard from this decade, blew me away on a couple different tracks….then there’s Sting. I even thought to myself, I’ve heard Sting fuck up an album waaay worse than this- then mother came on. I understand the Sting is the creative drive of this group so you have to take the good with the bad, but wow is the bad real bad.

Jag gillar att jag fick lyssna på denna. Men det är högt och lågt. Jag gillar mellanregistret, det som är mest melodiöst och minst punkigt. Jag gillar också Sting och hans sång/röst. Men det lite skräpigare (typ Mother) drar ner betyget. Och det låga registret, bangern Every Breath You Take, vacker som den är, är tyvärr sönderspelad för mig. Message in a bottle är min favorit med bandet, då jag får väl gå och lyssna på den plattan härnäst. Och Sting solo.

Förvånansvärt mörka texter. En om en stalker, en om en mördare. Oh mother var inte min favorit men den bröt av mot den normala formeln av deras musik

More surprise songs on here than expected (I knew the tunes but never the names). A solid listen through.

I was too dismissive at first: 'just another album my parents had 40 years ago.' but I was surprised how well produced the album is, how much attention was put into generating two distinct sounds separated by album sides. Side A more like classic 70s Police: loud high hat, counterculture tin punk. Side B something more progressive and foundational for 80s music, like synth drums and clear plain voice singing. Collectively, the album seems designed to spell the death of disco and I don't know, I think I'll listen again.

Really did not enjoy the first half of this one, then it picked up ok for the end. Still not a ton for me personally.

3/5 My two favorite songs were both synchronicity songs, O my god was also good.

Oh yeah this is defining 80s pop rock

ITS MY MOTHER ON THE PHONE

Every Breath You Take //

Отличный альбом, великолепный Стинг, есть свой стиль.

Mostly a pretty fun album. "Mother" sucksssss.

I only knew the Police from their overplayed radio hits and had judged them as an over hyped white boy reggae act from that. There's a lot less reggae style in this album than I was expecting, which is a good thing. Some tracks were decent, most were forgettable, and then there was mother which sounded like a completely different band. After listening through a couple of times my opinion remains that this is an over rated band.

Every Breath You Take kinda sticks out like a sore thumb as the least shrouded in the world beat/80s grocery store music sound. And also prob the best song on the album. Sting is annoying as well, not my favorite :/

some punkier surprises in an album that features pop hit every breath you take, like a worse take on the violent femmes's style. i'm not sure if this album was included just because of every breath you take or?

Love Every Breath You Take, written for Sting’s first wife.

A fractured but wonderful album. This is a band that have mastered the clash between form and content; able to package familial resentment, working class angst, and obsession within the bright wrapper of synths, flowing guitars, and shining vocals. The references to nature and decay add a feeling of permanence to the work, and there is an almost Lovecraftian tilt to some tracks. A feeling of oppression looms over many of the tracks. The dark omniscience of the party in Miss Gradenko, the creature in the Scottish lake, and the voice of Every Breath You Take lend a deep unease to the record. Highlights: Miss Gradenko Synchronicity II Wrapped Around Your Finger

Was für ein Start. Eine meiner ersten Lieblingsbands… Aber dieses Album, hm. Es ist interessant. Geht schon in Richtung Avantgarde. Die Harmonien karg, was dann häufig einer Erlösung gleichkommt, wenn doch etwas neues passiert. Die Gitarrenarbeit ist verschroben, die Drums nicht mehr ganz so wild wie in den Anfangsjahren, aber immer noch spannend, exzentrisch. Und Sting singt immer noch so hoch… einzigartig. Hits gibt es auch, klar. Every Breath fällt ganz schön aus dem Rahmen als perfekter Popsong. Mittlerweile habe ich ihn wahrscheinlich genauso oft gespielt wie gehört, aber es lohnt sich, nach all den Jahren auch mal wieder hinzuhören. King of Pain ist groß. Tea in the Sahara ein Crooner. Einzig Mother habe ich geskippt - sorry, Andy. Zu schräg.

Better than I remembered!

Surprisingly, I did not like this as much as I thought... Experimental and weird at times, a bit much for me. Maybe multiple listenings will help but for now it is ok.

obviously teh hit singles are great, but the rest of the album is pretty good too.

Muy bueno

Some songs were good. But the album overall was not for me. The song Mothers was definitely a bit too out there for my taste!

Liked it more then I thought I would

What a delightful treat. I knew so much off of this, but there were still some hidden gems. Good stuff!

It’s all subjective, right? Personally, I love The Police and Sting’s 80’s stuff but I’ve never been a fan of Morrissey or The Smiths. I’m going to waste my time counting the Morrissey albums on this list, but it’s a lot. This list is very biased and I don’t agree with a lot of the subjective choices Dimery makes. Synchronicity is a weird album, it’s really back heavy and 3 of the big tracks on the second side feel very samey to me. It’s probably a 4 star album but I just can’t stand to give 4 stars to 50% of the inclusions of one of my favourite artists out there. So 5 stars, and also more Sting please.

I hope this has the Puff Daddy version of the song and not that STING PIECE OF SHIT. FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

Definitely not as good as the first 2 albums but few good songs on this still go hard. Like Mother is some of the worst shit and is somehow trying to rip off The Wall.

Yeah pretty good, I like the police, Stewart Copeland is cool, good drummer, made the spyro music I like the cover of the p Diddy song

Stewart Copeland speaks to me in ways no one else can or should, was so sick of all this shit we’ve gotten over the past 2 weeks. EVERY GIRL I GO OUT WITH BECOMES MY MOTHER IN THE END EVERY GIRL I GO OUT WITH BECOMES MY MOTHER IN THE END THE PHONE IS RINGING IS THAT MY MOTHER ON THE PHONE

Some of the best works that the Police are known for, a few okay tracks, and one awful song (Mother). Overall, the good far outweighs the bad. You can hear the changes from earlier albums where they were a true three piece group. On this album, with Sting being the focal point, they lose that cohesion and it’s clearly the swan song of the Police. Favorite songs: Synchronicity I and II, Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Murder By Numbers 4⭐️

Carried hard by one particular song but overall a pretty fine record.

Weird album

primeira parte do album: lixo radioativo queria bloquear musicas segunda parte: pop anos 80 radio antena 1 alegria um abraço quentinho 2,5 pq as ruins sao MUITO ruins.

A fantastic opening 1-2 punch. Probably the best songs on the album. 'Mother' I did enjoy, but I had a moment where it clicked that I was actually listening to something so bizarre and out of place with the rest of the album. Feel as though they gave the guitarist one shot at writing a song and he came up with this and Sting had to include it on the album as it's his only sing writing credit. Must have felt sorry for him or something. Every Breath You Take is obviously a classic, although not my favourite song by The Police. A little too overplayed in my opinion. Still a great tune though. 'Murder By Numbers' has a good groove in the chorus. Almost a bit bluesy. Sting has a great voice and The Police know how to mix pop/rock and a bit of ska/punk/reggae effortlessly.

The Police are amazing and Synchronicity proves it

This album is everything that is good and bad (looking at you Mother) about 80’s music. But I love it nonetheless!

I mean, what a banger. Mother is a weird song, but everything else I can really jam out to. Synchronicity I, Every Breath You Take, King of Pain, Tea in the Sahara, Murder by Numbers all slap. I love the interesting blended sound of reggae and rock that they have on other songs as well, but really shines on this album.

Very interesting vibe here. “Mother” is wtf. I liked “Synchronicity II” and “Every Breath You Take”. The album got better after “Synchronicity II”, but still not that great overall.

I liked it. Sting has a very unique voice and some decent variety. But what the f was up with that mother song? That was terrible.

I liked this album more than I thought I would. Every breath you take was a nice surprise. I did like some of the melodies throughout as well. Solid 3.

With Every Breath You Take, King Of Pain, and Wrapped Around Your Finger this album might have the best three track run of soft rock/synth pop in the 80s. The only thing is getting to it felt like a slog at times and Mother is incredibly strange and out of place.

Ugh... I want to give this a 3.5. I don't think this album is deserving of a 4. I wasn't crazy about its sound, and most of the songs I wanted to skip. There were a couple that I did enjoy. "King of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger". The big standout though is obviously "Every Breath You Take". It's a standout both in its popularity and its sound. It almost feels out of place. Is it enough to bump it to a 4? I guess we'll see tomorrow morning.

could i write poetry to this? n

One of my favorite albums ever. Even the two "oddball" tracks not written by Sting are catchy and fit with the themes of the album. It's best that The Police never recorded new material after this. It would have been impossible to improve upon it.

From Synchronicity II through Wrapped Around is a great run of songs. The rest I can do without.

Sting van de zomer nog live gezien! Toen alle police hitjes weer ff gehoord Die staan helaas niet bepaald op dit album, ook every breath you take blijft meh (en creepy) Maarja police verder altijd wel ok

goed album hoor every breath you take blijft een stalker nummer, maar wel een goed stalker nummer

creepy, freaky, anxious satirical skewering of 80s domesticity genuinely sounds like easy listening from hell at points "mother" is one of the most deranged songs of its era, genuinely reminiscent of tom waits and the residents super dissonant "synchronicity ii" my favorite police song and one of my all-time favorite songs massive, sprawling, eerie as hell sting is an incredible lyricist and we need to start acknowledging him as such such gorgeous progressions masterful, unforgettable melodies so committed to its dated sound palette it actually still sounds really good so tense in spite of how quiet and mellow it is fucking Dark

two new songs added to playlist :3

Some songs different than expected

Rock, Pop, 1983 -> 3

Not my favorite Police album (Reggatta de blanc would be that), but everything good about The Police is here. The B side in particular is pretty great. Every Breath You Take and King of Pain is a crazy one-two punch. I do think Mother is a bit underrated/overhated. One of the more eccentric cuts. Also, The bonus track Murder by Numbers straight up sounds like a Jamiroquai song before Jamiroquai was a thing. It's uncanny.

Not their best album. The hits are brilliant but there's a lot of padding on that doesn't do it for me.

A couple standout tracks. It picks up in the second half, but not enough to draw you back in

I absolutely hate Sting as a vocalist. I absolutely hate lyrics that Sting is involved with. "Reggatta de Blanc" had enough interesting choices to somehow overcome this and be a good album, but this is just actively annoying from start to finish - except "Every Breath You Take", but that track has so many other problems that including it is not a plus for the album. On the other hand it's +1 for "Murder by numbers"

My favorite Police album. Great stuff

Good enough, but it mostly ain't my vibe. 100% I first heard "Walking in Your Footsteps" as "Walking in Your Food Stamps." "Every Breath You Take" is, of course, a fun creepy classic.

2 billion streams on a song about a stalker kinda crazy weirdly enjoyed this though

There are a couple of misfires but otherwise classic

My main problem with the police is the repetitive song structure, it gets boring very quickly. It's not a terrible album though, middling 2.

Not bad but lots of whiny songs

Wtf was mother. Loved the second half of this album.

Was surprised by how much I enjoyed Police! So much funkier and more experimental than just I will be watching you

Album 522 of 1001 The Police - Synchronicity (1983) Rating : 5 / 5 Great album. Full of awesome tracks. Their 5th and final album. Wrapping it up with an instant classic.

Better than I expected, but not my cup of tea

Nice little surprise. Not generally the biggest Police fan, although Outlandos D’Amour is also a great listen. Very eclectic, almost proggy art pop record with a couple of their biggest hits on it. Still definitely has a bit of that ska vibe on some tracks but a ton of growth and variety to the sound. Syncronicity I and II are probably the standouts for me, very good all around. Interesting that all the singles are on the back half, I like it when a record does this.

01) Synchronicity I - 8,0 02) Walking in Your Footsteps - 8,0 03) O My God - 8,0 04) Mother - 7,0 05) Miss Gradenko - 7,5 06) Synchronicity II - 7,5 07) Every Breath You Take - 10,0 08) King of Pain - 9,0 09) Wrapped Around Your Finger - 10,0 10) Tea in the Sahara - 8,5 11) Murder by Numbers - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,32 (83/100) Current ranking: 78/294

While there are some great songs on this album, I feel the album as a whole isn't the best.