Reggatta De Blanc

better than expected, though still nothing really special. I'm not a fan of police's major hits so it was nice to discover their earlier and punkier stuff like It's Alright For You or On Any Other Day. "one of the post-punk era's defining bands" though? that it is not. also definitely no to the reggae

The song "Reggatta De Blanc" confirmed what I've always suspected — I don't hate The Police, I just hate Sting's voice. And the creepy lyrics of some of their songs (Every Breath You Take and Don't Stand So Close to Me, neither of which are on here). The musicianship on this album is pretty great - there are some great guitar riffs and bass lines. It's right up my post-punk alley. But Sting's voice drives me nuts, especially on "Bring on the Night." I much prefer early U2 if I'm going to listen to poppier post punk or The Clash if I'm going to listen to a bunch of white guys trying to do reggae. The only songs I already knew on this album were"Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon" and neither are my favorites. Highlights: "Reggatta De Blanc" and "Deathwish" Low points: "On Any Other Day" 3/5 and that's being a bit generous.

the second half is much better than the first half. extra point for their influence in the post punk era. 7/10

could i write poetry to this? n

Dont like that jamaican drumbs all over the album. maybe 4/10

This was fine, pretty classic stuff from The Police. Not really what I was feeling today, but obviously great songs from a great band, just somewhat boring.

Super unique blend of pop rock and reggae. Immediately recognizable and wholly creative. The song seemed to drag on and had a weird structure that I couldn't vibe with.

Leuk album met een paar bekende hits. Maar voor mij niet meteen een ontdekking. ***

The Police back when they were just a few crazy kids. Not really that interesting, IMO.

The followup to the Police's brilliant debut album, Regatta De Blanc may have been a commercial success, with a trio of hits, but it never resonated with me as much as Outlandos d'Amour. The debut was a refreshing, upbeat and exciting record that combined punk, new wave and British reggae, which was promising with great songs and passionate playing. Though, Regatta opens with possibly the Police's best songs, Message In The Bottle, the quality and energy gets lost with boring and uninteresting "hits", Walking On The Moon and Bed's Too Big Without You. It's not a bad album, as there are some highlights, Bring On The Night, (the underrated) On Any Other Day and No Time This Time kept it interesting. Something was lost between the first two albums, but still it might still be my second favourite Police record, since I lost interest in the band by the third album.

Some good songs, some pretty bad. I get tired of the vocal style after a few but I can appreciate it for a song or 2. The band is jammin tho, lotta good riffs and drums. Favorite song: walking on the moon

Sometimes I don't love Sting's voice and it seems to be mostly during the fast songs. Sometimes it sounds like reggae and those songs are my favorite. It would be a fun live show, the instrumentation is very good. Favorite Song: The Bed's Too Big Without You 7/10

My dad famously dislikes the police because they are lyrically repetitive. I can appreciate this opinion, and at times I agree. I do however enjoy the singers voice which makes the repetitiveness a bit less grating. It almost acts as an additional instrument, if that makes sense. It sounds like they have dueling guitars but they're only 3 people? I like the subtle reggae style they've got going on. Top songs: Bring on the night Any other day

Loved the reggae vibes those little white boys brought to this album. Good not great. Fav songs: Message In A Bottle Bring On The Night Walking On The Moon

Never listened to an album by Sting and co, actually pleasantly surprised.

I had not heard the full album before and only knew the couple of hits on it. Overall a good album with some funky bassline's

I think the genres included on 1001 are just piped in from Spotify, but I find it ironic that reggae is not one of them. Kinda makes it feel like after the dust settled The Police's experiment didn't really work. I'm sure an Eminem album would comfortably sit in the "rap" genre. All of this is to say, the appropriation is definitely the elephant in the room as I'm listening to The Police. I'm not saying it's a bad thing. The energy is great. The music choices are interesting. But I guess for me at best it just feels like a performance. Authenticity in rock seems like a hard thing to pull off. Lemmy from Motorhead gets closer, haha. Who knows though, like, what if TV On The Radio listed The Police as an influence? Working out my feelings in this little text box, haha. I'll take it over Deep Purple or The Who any day. I do wish there was a 10 star system. This would be a clean 5 stars.

Enjoyable- but cant imagine listening again

I've never really understood the adoration of The Police. They're fine. They're good musicians. They wrote some good tunes. I just don't see how they belong in the pantheon of the all-time greats, is all. This album didn't go any way to changing that opinion.

Literally “White Reggae!?” At least they owned it. I would've assumed “Regatta De Blanc” was a race of white boats. The hooky poppiness of “Message in a Bottle” and “Walking on the Moon” had me thinking this would be a safe 80s pop rock record worthy of entering a yacht in the “Regatta De Blanc.” But in fact it’s from 1979, before Reaganomics saw everything commercialized by hippies-turned-yuppies. “Regatta De Blanc” is a last gasp before everything really did turn to yachts and the soft rock that powered them. This was the first time I ever heard a connection between The Police and Jane’s Addiction (“Deathwish”); elsewhere the album was very reggae-inspired, but somehow walked a fine line of inspiration without overdoing it or feeling too much like appropriation.

Alright. Message in a Bottle is by far the best track

Message in a bottle is a ton of fun in a song. The whole police style is like when a guy comes back from a vacation from Jamaica and wants to try having dreads. They have fun making music but their style is tough to stomach for a whole album. Overall it’s good and they have a classic on this album. 6.6/10

It was ok

I hadn’t listened to this one in a while and just the first track reminded me why I loved it. I just love the police: I think they make really catchy songs. The title track was also then quite fun and a break from the faster stuff. Overall I do love this album but I don’t think I can honestly give it higher than a three, even though I want to.

Didnt hate it but didnt love it either

Decent. It’s the Police.

meh

Yep, this album is definitely white reggae. Not awful, but not fantastic either. Basically this album has "Message in a Bottle" and that's it. Album Score: 6/10

Never thought of The Police as a reggae band, but I certainly do now. At least partially, as many of the songs, perhaps 'Walking On The Moon' mostly have pretty apparent reggae elements and grooves. Overall it was a decent album, but not more. We had one record of them before which was pretty bad to be honesty, and this doesn't exactly improve my perception of them. 'Message In a Bottle' is probably the most famous song on this album, and it's a decent one, but nothing that can carry the album on its own by far.

Such an uneven album. There are some great tracks on here such as "Message In A bottle", "Regatta De Blanc" and "Walking On The Moon". Then there are some absolute stinkers that feel unpolished, more like demo tracks, and sound like a completely different band that happened to find the same guitar tones. The good tracks are good, the others are not.

Posaljite sos jer vam je album meh

Pretty good - 7/10 Little light sounding for my taste

I have avoided the Police all my life. But this album may have opened my eyes to them a bit. Im not a huge fans of Stings vocals but they work here. The rhythm section is the real appeal to me but I will also admit I cannot resist Message in a Bottle, its a jam for sure.

I like Synchronicity better bur can't go wrong with the Police!

I like the extremely tight playing on the album, the musicianship is excellent on it. It's a good and fun album but the songs aren't that memorable and it doesn't feel like a complete album, just a dozen of songs put together. I still enjoyed it quite much but I think it's no more than a 3.5 out of 5 record.

Is there such a thing as band exhaustion? I like the Police. However, in their omnipresent heyday, I think I got my fill. The music is good. I still enjoy listening to it when it comes around, but I haven't put much effort into seeking it out.

Message In A Bottle Walking On The Moon On Any Other Day “On Any Other Day” is a good funny song. Love the vibes behind this album. Very chill and energetic at the same time

If this was just a review of the album highlights, this is 5 stars all the way. But man there are some snoozers on this album. I wish it ended better as well. The last 3 tracks really just feel forced to get the album to length. Personally I'd be happier if it was just shorter and they left those on the cutting room floor.

Very enjoyable album. Didn’t realise I already knew a couple of tracks. I will be returning and listening to more in the future. 3.5

OH MY GOD IT'S STING! STINGERS HERE THE VIGILANTE

Expected better. ROXXXXXXANNNNNEEE

Not a huge police fan but this was solid record.

It's not bad, but the songs aren't the most interesting

he Police’s Reggatta Da Blanc is a cheap shot attempt at Reggae from the boyband. Yes, there opening and closing track , Message In A Bottle and No Time This Time, are absolute fire, but its like everything in between they were like nah, we’ll just do random shit and put it together. All in all, Reggatta Da Blanc is an alright album. Best Song: No Time This Time Worst Song: On Any Other Day

Good

dude its just so gosh damn groovy. Not what i was expecting. Very fun, very nice. Would defs listen again.

2.54

The Police rock

Meh

Some strong songs: Message in a bottle, Walking on the moon, Deathwish, The bed's too big without you. But they go on for too long and they become repetitive. I realized that the lyrics, except for a few exceptions, are not very deep. I guess the post punk idea was to propose a simple idea and have fun with it. Not an album that I would be putting in my playlist.

All pretty good (songs from before Sting crawled up his own jacksy)

good listen, gets a bit stale

3/5

3 - pretty good, and some cool songs but I found it more bland than I thought

What in the name of the sweet baby Jesus was that?! The first half is so good, I thought we were heading for a 5. Then the second half sounds like it was written by a child, offensively bad. I guess we’ll split the difference. Fave tracks: Message in a Bottle, Regatta de Blanc, Walking on the Moon 3/5

Rating: 6.5/10. Good not great. Enjoyed. Would listen again. Genre: Classic Rock. Starts with a banger, Message In A Bottle, which I've heard before. The rest is pretty meh. Not bad, good energy, but not great either.

Starts strong. Walking on the Moon is a great start to a workout. Kinda meanders. One song, I forget which, too lazy to look it up…starts with someone saying it’s bullshit…is just well, bullshit. I like this one for its hits and the title track. Not much else.

Fun. Message in a Bottle is amazing. The rest of the album doesn’t quite live up to it.

Album starts out a bit slow. Sting’s voice just doesn’t do it for me. Luckily Stuart Copeland’s drumming is amazing. Bring on the night is a great pop song. Wonder if it was ever released as a single. The bed is too big without you, classic track with a reggae feel. Another album that has gotten better as you get further.

3.5

Has its moments

Fuck let me give half stars, this is 3.5

Does what it says in the tin.

Good but not great. The hits are great, but there's really only two. There's too much filler to be grouped with a lot of the 4 star albums. (Though to be fair, it's better than a lot of the 3 star albums.) Some of The Police's later material would be 4 stars, but not this particular album.

Message in a Bottle is a classic. As for the other tracks, I wouldn't say they're necessarily bad, but still surprisingly quirky. And It's also a bit too reggae-y for me at times. Overall not bad, but it's just one of those albums where I'm fine with only knowing the singles.

Something about the police really annoys me. The album tracks are more enjoyable than the hits for me. I wonder how this cod reggae would be accepted today?

Not as bad as I thought

It's alright!

Not a huge fan of the style but there's definitely some good tracks here and there.

Good

3.5 but rounded down to 3 for putting on a ridiculous accent.

White guys doing Reggae, Reggae de Blanc. Copeland is a great drummer. Any Marley album is better then any Police album. I wasn't a big fan in 1979, I saw it as thievery, still do. They took something heartfelt and commercialized it, I am not saying they are not talented, but it is so commercial, like some ad exec came up with the idea. Blonde hair and all. I mean, I know Malcolm McLaren created the Sex Pistols as a marketing tool for his clothes, but the Pistols transcended that. I guess commerce and R&R have always been partners, occasionally the art shined through. The album is a great reggae/pop blend, late Boomers rejoice.

Every moms favorite man

Seemed fine, I really loved the drums.

So cool! There’s a lot of interesting ideas, but not their best work.

7/10 Catchy and recognizable

I've heard worse albums. It got more boring as it went along, I think? They need more songs that go somewhere.

This sure do be a reggae fusion pop rock album.

Bara ... gott Police

Good but not much

Good stuff

Standard stuff really

Gran diferencia entre los singles y las demás canciones del album. me gusta más el primer lo de Police.

Apart from the obvious headliner, nothing really stands out. Enjoyable but won't be returning to it. On any other day is a wacky surprise. The reggae pieces are nice.

I went in thinking this was going to suck and I was pleasantly surprised that it didn’t

yeahhhhhh the police snap here. opening w message in a bottle is the way to do it.

Enjoy the Police! Appreciated listening to the album in whole. Added ‘The Bed’s Too Big Without You”

Heard of the police, and the first song from this album (message in a bottle). Quite like them, maybe a high 3.

not bad, not great

- Never listened to a Police album in full before - Thought it was quite good but nothing incredible - Probably still deserves to be on the list so 3* - Fav songs: Message in a Bottle, Walking on the Moon, It's Alright for You

back half was a significant improvement

A couple bangers. A lot of appropriation.

The Police are one of those bands whose good stuff is scattered throughout their career. The album has some good tunes, but it wasn't a core shaker for me.

I really don’t care much for the police. Great musicians though

So weird in the best way.

Not that great. It was mostly boring background music. But I guess it was listenable

Decent. The only song I already knew was "Message in a Bottle", which was by far the standout track on the album. As I said of the Bob Marley album, I just don't care for reggae - and this was close enough to it that it didn't do it for me

Another that I like but not life changing. If I had been there at the time maybe albums like this would hit different.

Much better than Synchronicity, which was borderline unbearable. There's a lot to like about the instrumentation from The Police, although with woke 2024 ears, there's a lot of pastiche that veers close to cultural appropriation of the reggae scene I think. Unfortunately, every song has Sting's vocals on, one of the most irritating sounds on the planet. They should play it outside off-licences to disperse teenage delinquents. Still, not bad.

Message In A Bottle is the only reason I rate this album 3 stars.

This is a pretty good album but it doesn't blow me away or anything. I was excited to get a Police album because I know their hits but have never really listened to a full studio album. So, I was interested to get a feel for their non-single, album tracks. I definitely liked their singles the most of any of the tracks on the album but found the vibe of the other songs kind of boring. It's the same genres but just less interesting/catchy. Overall, this one was very middling for me. Standout Tracks: Message In A Bottle, It's Alright For You, Walking on the Moon, Does Everyone Stare

Several classics on here. Some of the others weren’t my favorites. I love The Police, but I appreciate some of their other offerings more so.

Wooop wooop Das da sound of da poleeeees

It’s interesting that a bunch of British white guys decided to adopt such a Reggae sound, and even weirder that I never really noticed until now.

😐👍🏾

Nice to chill to. I felt the album started stronger and weakened with the last couple of songs. Fun fact - this album was released the day after I was born! Listens: 2 Fave Track: Walking On The Moon Rating: 3

It’s okay

'De klasse van The Police is van Stones-niveau' kopte de Volkskrant in 1979. Achteraf vind ik deze plaat dat niet helemaal waarmaken. Het is meer vulling rondom de hitjes, verder is het geluid nogal dun. Maar goed, de heren waren ook maar net bezig. Voor een recensie van een tijdgenoot (die bang is niet meer met zijn tijd mee te gaan), zie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m1rJV-zZ2Y

Ik had hier eigenlijk wel zin in. Maar de plaat doet mij weinig. Natuurlijk, Message in a Bottle is ijzersterk. Maar bij de rest wordt ik het meest geprikkeld door de toegankelijke ritmes. Net als eerder met U2 merk ik dat je ook teveel van het goede kan hebben. Ik zal vast af en toe met plezier een nummer van The Police opzetten. Maar een album is net teveel.

Had some bangers but most of the songs were mid

- Love the sound of this band - Some light reggae vibes on some songs? - I do prefer the non reggae songs - 3.5

3+

Didn’t love it - didn’t hate it. Some bangers, but I like the first Police album more.

listened 2x

I was already familiar with Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon (which is fantastic). The rest of the album is fine, but these two plus The Bed's Too Big Without You are the standout tracks.

I just can’t really get into The Police. I like them in moderation, but listening to an entire album can get old quickly. The same can be said for Sting’s vocals in specific as well.

started off strong, got quite annoying by the end overall meh Significant 33/100 Liked 16/100 Added 4/100 YNN

Inoffensive. Was hoping for more.

For a trio of white british lads, they were pretty funky, especially whichever one of them is strumming the bass. It's pretty post-punky so right up my alley, but not grabbing me completely. 'Message in a Bottle' is an all time classic though, just nothing else really comes close after that, and it's the first song...

Two or three good songs and a bunch of filler. Another band where the drop off from "great" to "dull" is a cliff edge, even within the same album. I am properly torn between three or four stars - wish there was the option of half-stars! On balance, just too many poor songs for a 4th star, but only just. Their run of 4 massive albums in (about) 5 years probably explains the lack of quality control - more important to just get the record out!

message in a bottle- apparently this is like THE song off this so. i like the bass. 5. its whatever. reggatta de blanc- what. 3. its alright for you- i cant do this anymore bring on the night-

Pretty good album - showing The Police's continued evolution from new wave darlings to arena rock icons 3.5 stars

There are a couple good songs on that album that have become classics. Personally, I don't feel the rest of the album was anything I'd really seek out in the future.

It's ok. Has some good songs and some hits but...meh.

A few great songs, but much felt like filler. On Any Other Day was bizarre, and sounded like it was more likely from early Blink-182 than one of the genre defining rock bands

I enjoy the unique sound and style of The Police and Sting’s vocals, and it’s cool to hear one of their early albums and how it all began. I was only familiar with one song from it. The album as a whole doesn’t necessarily grab me or speak to my soul but I like it nonetheless!

I only knew a couple of songs on this album. "Walking on the Moon" was my favourite track, but I also got a big kick out of "On Any Other Day". Kind of a funny song! Generally I don't listen to this kind of music much, but I think I liked it more than I expected.

Meh Sure, everyone of a certain age group knows The Police and there’s two well known songs on this album that give an instant connect. The only other song that made my ears twitch was ‘Everyone Stares’. I have to admit that I really wasn’t much into listening to albums until this past year. Truthfully, I was expecting more and found it rather disappointingly bla and in parts too annoyingly repetitive. Someone told me recently that Sting isn’t a nice guy in the being a giant arrogant dicktwat kinda person. That soured him for me.

Ich mag The Police eigentlich sehr gerne und "Message in a Bottle" ist einer meiner Lieblingssongs von ihnen (auch hier der beste Song des Albums m.M.n.). Aber ab der Hälfte wurde das Album doch etwas repetititv. Mir ist dadurch auch bewusst geworden, wie der Refrain fast immer nur aus dem mehrfach wiederholten Titel besteht - was zwar gerade live ganz toll ist, um schnell mitsingen zu können (looking at you, Powerwolf), aber über die Dauer eines gesamten Albums doch sehr zäh ist. Daher fühle ich für The Police dasselbe wie bei Powerwolf: immer wieder eingestreut sind es großartige Songs. Aber ab 5 am Stück stellt sich die Übersättigung ein. Ich bin aber gespannt, ob auch "Synchronicity" hier seinen Platz findet - das ist in meinen Augen deutlich besser!

There’s no denying that The Police wrote some great pop tunes. There were a few songs here that I don’t think I’d heard before and they didn’t stand out as much as the singles. I would listen to it again, though.

Super familiar with The Police especially Message in a Bottle. Listening to it on this album though I'm realizing its actually kind of a meh song. I think there are a lot of other better songs on this album so it's interesting to see Message in a Bottle be one of their popular ones. That aside, I think the album is OK. I see the importance it plays mixing Reggae but that's about it. Walking on the Moon is the stand out for me.

The mix of new wave and reggae is interesting, the bass guitar is omnipresent and very melodic; when the lead guitar is not playing dull reggae riffs it's actually interesting even though it sometimes a bit too low in the mix to my taste. The way Sting sings with Carribean-like inflexion is quite annoying, that's probably the worst part of their "white reggae" (with the cultural appropriation issue it draws; the title itself makes me uncomfortable). Whatever its flaws, it's clearly good quality pop music.

Before listening to this album, I only knew Message in a Bottle, Bring on the Night and Walking on the Moon. I consider Message in a Bottle a great song, the other two are good too. Hence, I expected to be more excited while listening to this album. Rock songs with repetition of always the same reggae elements do not do the trick.

3.5 mostly good not great

Decent

3.5/5, it's interesting but not quite doing it for me.

Message in a bottle är magiskt. Göttiga röster och sounds i övriga röster men inte helt fångad

Startade starkt, sämre mot slutet

Pretty decent, I like message in a bottle

Talent and creativity across the board but was best enjoyed during its moment in the sun. This may be one of their best and I really appreciate the original arrangements and individual talents. Just hard to see pulling out the Police to establish or recreate a mood in 2024. All in all though a fine album. Just dated now which happens to the best of them.

Pleasant listen Deathwish was my favourite track I hadn't heard before

not my favorite album

It’s the police. They have a certain brand they deliver

Always enjoy the Police

I like the Police, but the album is just ok.

Classic new-reggae pop memories. Not as amazing as I remember, but still a great album

Did not release Message in a Bottle was a 1970s song (even if just on the cusp).

It was decent

3.5 Not a bad album by any means, but also not every memorable. I don’t really see myself coming back to it because in my opinion, it’s an album mostly dominated by filler songs. It could be worse, though. Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon are great songs.

Reggatta De Blanc, The Police Message in a Bottle -- great song, well remembered Reggatta de Blanc -- title cut, another great one Bring on the Night -- good tune, beat, lyric Deathwish -- great intro, good beat Walking on the Moon -- famous tune Any Other Day -- upbeat amusing lyric The Bed's Too Big Without You -- Contact -- Does Everyone Stare -- cool inventive lyric, nice beat No Time This Time --

I liked this! All I’d heard from the police before this were ‘Every breath you take’ and ‘Roxanne’. My favourite was the opening track ‘Message in a bottle’.

Me gustó

Felt quite same-y with not much at all to differentiate the songs. A handful of nice little catchy tunes but I’m not crazy about it. 6/10

Like the high energy tracks and the bass especially but the more cooky(humorous) tracks don’t immediately click. I figure most of it will grow more on me though.

59/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 As a drummer, I really wanted to give them four stars, just because Stewart Copeland is so good. Message in a Bottle, Reggatta De Blanc and Walking on the Moon are all quite good, but the rest of the album is too unremarkable for me to justify four stars, so they get a a strong three.

Stewart Copeland's drumming is outstanding! While I couldn't connect with all of the songs they were at least all musically interesting and well executed but there are better Police albums. A solid 3/5.

Some good songs but some average and boring material

Might be the first time I've ever listened to a Police song that wasn't a radio hit. Pretty good stuff

The only Police album that I've listened to in its entirety is Synchronicity, which I reviewed exactly a week ago. I was only familiar with "Message In A Bottle" and "Walking On the Moon" from this album. I went in to this album knowing that The Police's earlier work was influenced by reggae, so I was excited to hear something from them that was different from Synchronicity (which I love, by the way). This album had some good moments, but I wasn't that impressed by it. "Message In A Bottle" is fantastic, and has some great guitar playing, the title track had some vocals from Sting that I enjoyed and more good guitar playing from Andy Summers, and "Deathwish" had a groovy bass line and tight drumming from Stewart Copeland. The other songs on the album were just okay. I don't think The Police sound great when they're relying on reggae and punk; those songs were frankly pretty boring, and did nothing to showcase how talented these guys are. This album wasn't bad, and I understand its significance in the history of rock music, but these three are capable of so much more.

pretty crazy that this was the first album recommended. I have been really liking message in a bottle recently and is the vibe. ANyway. AAAAAAAAAAAA

רוק סבבה שיר אחד היה ממש טוב, איפשהו באמצע, אבל סהכ די בינוני

Pretty middle of the road. This was better than Synchronicity though.

Message in a Bottle is good, the rest are alright. I don’t like that many songs by The Police although there are a few bangers (e.g., Every little thing she does is magic) 6/10

To quote my friend Joe, “Good, but I don’t care.” 3.5/5

Think that’s the first time I’ve heard the Police album all the way through

Decent

Have heard the first two police albums and think I like this one slightly more. Still not my favorite but easy listening. Rating: 2.8

3.5

Solid if you like them. I don't. Drummer was good.

Viel me hier en daar helaas eigenlijk wat tegen.

first listen decent album

Message in a Bottle is the highlight. Otherwise kind of average

3/5 - Not a bad album but not great either

Decent album though musically it seemed a bit too uniform. 3/5.

Message in a bottle is a 10/5. Honestly the first half was SO good but the second couldn’t grasp me in the same way… 3.5

I honestly couldn’t give any real reason, but I’ve always disliked Sting a bit. He just seems a bit dodgy. This is honestly based on nothing at all, and I have no idea where this stems from, but it means I’ve never really given him or The Police much of a change. That changes today! Songs I already knew: Message In A Bottle, Walking On The Moon Favourites: Message In A Bottle, Walking On The Moon I enjoyed this more than I expected. It has a bit of a ska/reggae vibe at times, which I always forget to expect. The baselines are admittedly nice, despite Sting remaining dodgy. I’m still undecided on his voice, and doubt I’ll be rushing out to buy more of his music, but this was admittedly a pleasant listen. Side note though, I first heard Walking On The Moon when The Simpson parodied it.

It's alright, high 2

Some great shining moments but I felt the urge to skip a lot of these.

The hits are good, but they did some weird shit in between

Weird. But not weird enough. Didn't grip me.

Starts off strong with the first two songs and then kind of tails off...It was alright.

Solid album, I don't have much to say about it. 3 stars Favourite songs: - It's Alright For You - Does Everyone Stare - No Time This Time

My parents are big Sting fans, so I was ready for an album by The Police. The big hits were ones I already knew and grew up listening to and just for nostalgia’s sake those are still my favorites from the album. I appreciate what they were going for on the album with the combination of new wave and reggae and I think they succeeded in blending the sounds together, but I’m not a huge fan of either genre.

When I was little my cousin had this album and insisted on playing it over and over. He also had a Kool and the Gang album, so his taste was dubious at best. I always enjoyed the two hits and drifted over the rest of the material. Having not heard this in 40 years, it was a pleasant musical journey. The band are tighter than I realised back then. The same two tracks still stand out, but I also enjoyed the laid back vibe of the whole package. It's not a great album, but it's not half bad.

Maybe not as strong as the other 2 in their first 3 albums, but still good. S/o Copeland (3.5/5)

Más allá de las canciones más conocidas, todas sonaban medio parecidas.

Definitely unique for its time. It gets pretty repetitive and old quickly, though. Digging the drums.

It’s ok, heard most of it. Wouldn’t rush back or repeat.

Big highs and low lows - overall I did enjoy this album, but wouldn't consider it MUST LISTEN.

I don't really understand the love for The Police. Message in a Bottle does get stuck in my head though.

Great album. Went by really fast.

Message in a Bottle- 4.1/5 Reggatta de blanc- 3.3/5 It's Alright for You- 3.6/5 Bring On the Night- 3.4/5 Deathwish- 3.3/5 Walking on the Moon- 3.7/5 On Any Other Day- 4/5 The Bed's Too Big Without You- 3.4/5 Contact- 3.5/5 Does Everyone Stare- 3.7/5 No Time This Time- 3.4/5 Total- 3.6/5

Orkar inte motivera.

Svag trea. Lyssnat mycket på deras best of och det finns en anledning till att bara Message in a bottle och Walking on the moon kvalificerar sig där. Ett par bra låtar till, men rätt svajig kvalitet i övrigt. 3-4 bra låtar dras ned av ett par rätt kassa.

I'm not sure I've ever had so much trouble having an opinion about anything. The musicianship is competent and the music isn't bad necessarily, but it just doesn't elicit any feeling in me whatsoever, which I guess is a complaint? Is art bad if it makes you feel like an emotionless robot?

Good solid album! Better on vinyl

The weird caribbean-inspired singing actually grew on me a bit. The 2 hits Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon were amazing of course. I dug the 'punky' tracks Any Other Day and No Time This Time and It's Alright For You but actually the rest of the record kind of felt like a waste of tape. Not bad just not interesting. Maybe I expected more?

Not bad but not my cup of tea.

Solid album. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Wow this is like proper old British rock .. kinda fun but not my vibe

Police er sgu fint. Ikke min favorit men solidt, stor 3er

Ha ha, know this and think it is too evocative of middle school but, ok, here i go......

Ayayayaya

Pretty solid, the guitar in particular is crazy on nearly every song. I think my favorite song was contact, because it also had some fun wordplay 😜

"Message in a bottle" and "walking on the moon" are great tracks but the rest of the album is pretty forgettable. Still alright

The Police has never really been my jam. This album didn't do anything to make me think different.

Ok, not my cup of tea, but message in a bottle is a classic

Assez disparate mais étonnant et cool, les morceaux les plus connus que j'ai pas mal écouté m'ont saoulé à force mais il y a 3 très bonnes découvertes : - Bring on the night ❤ - Deathwish - Does everyone stare ❤ Le reste est moins bien C'est pas vraiment un album concept ou quoi, juste une "compile" Donc l'album en soit est moyen mais certains morceaux excellents

The hits on this are great, regular tracks not so much.

c simple tout ce qui devait sortir de cet album est devenu un hit

Never been my favorite. Sting’s super high vocals aren’t the most pleasant. I liked Sting’s later solo stuff better.

Some great tunes added to beach playlist. Some misses that almost seemed to touch on Zappa at times. Felt musically consistent but not thematically.

Ehh it's fine. Not a huge fan of The Police. Some good songs but most is kinda blah. White boy reggae.

not bad

kinda boring. On Any Other Day was fun tho

solid 7, enjoyed it for the most part

Album had one great song, a couple good ones, and the rest were alright. The best song was "Message in a Bottle" and the worst was "On Another Day" Pretty good rock album.

Wacky stuff

Pretty good, feels like it inspired future rock in a lot of ways. Side note: homophobia :( Fav song- No Time This Time

Some awesome tracks on here

A couple of standout tracks bump this up, otherwise the album sits a comfortable "pretty alright vibe" throughout.

Ez 2 besides Message in a Bottle. They insist upon themselves.

message in a bottle only

A mixed bag but there's some classics. 3.5

Not particularly my cup of tea, but very great musicianship that perfectly fits the genre at the time makes it a worthwhile listen.

Some songs are pretty good some are meh

I had high hopes for this album. There are some good songs but overall every song seems quite similar. Each song sounds like a Police song I've heard before but I definitely haven't heard some of these deeper cuts on this record. I was also hoping for some tastier drum parts from Stewart Copeland after hearing so much about him, but maybe I wasn't paying close enough attention.

Fine. Some good ones some bad ones. Some really really dumb lyrics on the deeper cuts.

Took a few attempts to listen to this. It starts and finishes quite strong but felt a bit boring to listen all the way through. Probably won’t be revisiting

Man, I just don't get The Police. On paper, they seem like they're right up my alley. I love reggae, I love post-punk. The musicality is undeniable. But I can't imagine ever just wanting to put on a Police album. First time listening to this one. Message in a Bottle is a great song I guess, but it's one of those songs that's so completely burned into my brain that it's hard to listen to it objectively. The songs I'd never heard fared a little better. I dug On Any Other Day because it sounds like a Weird Al parody of a Police song.

I (begrudgingly) liked this more than I thought I would!

Outside of message in a bottle, wasn't feeling it.

Meh

Ok - couple of heavy hitters, lots of dogs

Message in a bottle is such a banger it immediately makes the album a 10/10, but every song after is worse On any other Day is either really great or fucking terrible A Fleetwood mac song started playing after the album ended and I was about to rave about this album closing strong until I recognized it, but no it was all downhill after song one.

I’m lukewarm on this band. I liked a few songs on this album, but could take or leave the rest.

Singles are obviously solid hits, but also liked Brin On The Night. Not a huge fan of the album as a whole, some songs on it feel rushed and frankly are not my cup of tea. Very happy I listened to its entirety, though, I feel like I gained something today.

Liked it a lot first listen, liked it a little less on second listen of liked songs. Still good, I’m biased towards white reggae. Fav song deathwish

80s vibes

998

C+ Message in a Bottle 4 Reggatta de Blanc 3 It's Alright for You 2 Bring On the Night 4 Deathwish 2 Walking on the Moon 4 On Any Other Day 2 The Bed's Too Big Without You 3 Contact 2 Does Everyone Stare 3 No Time This Time 3 This guy Nikos Casivant has been chatting up The Police for years. He forget to mention that every non-Sting song is mid af. At least the Sting songs are good.

This for me epitomizes how hard it is to put out a great album. The Police in peak flow... two great songs (Message In A Bottle & Walking On The Moon). And still most of the tracks are just a bit middling.

Weeding the back garden listening to and enjoying The Police really makes a guy realise they are no longer a young man.

This goes harder than I imagined it would. Message In a Bottle is great. Drums sounded brilliant throughout. Not sure about the reggae but at least they owned it with the name of the album

Loved "On any Other Day"

Alright album, enjoyed the hits that I recognized but the rest of the album was okay. Maybe not enough of a police fan yet.

Reggatta de Blanc offers the first true stirrings of the potential The Police had when it comes to their turn at world domination. Straddling the worlds of reggae and new wave (not a new prospect), the trio showcase different approaches to instrumentation and songwriting that would soon flesh out and materialize in eventual outings. While not their best album, it is a sign of bigger things to come. Favorites: Message in a Bottle, Reggatta de Blanc, Bring on the Night, Walking on the Moon, On Any Other Day, This Bed's Too Big Without You, Does Everyone Stare.

pretty cool topics covered in the songs- including mental health. My favorite of the album- message in a bottle, contact, does everyone stare, and no time this time

Ik heb een totaal ongefundeerd vooroordeel tegen deze lui en Sting in het bijzonder, maar ik moet toch toegeven dat dit een prima plaatje was. 3 dun aangezette sterretjes dan maar... bah!

Cool!

Bring on the night is toch een heerlijk nummer.

30th August 2023 Listened during morning mainly with Dusty on the bed. Seb in the evening, steak at the falcon. Sting mixes reggae and world music beats into conventional rock and roll to great effect. 3.5 if I could.

On Any Other Day & Does Everyone Stare best songs, Message in a Bottle you've heard a million times... several others were a big swing and a miss.

Album decente-bom. 3 stars

Starts strong, drags by the end.

Lots of repetition Mid 3/5

-The first song that played was "Message in A Bottle" I was surprise that I have heard this song before. -"Its Alright For You"- fun light rock and roll m catchy sing along hook, up beat. - "Walking on the Moon" got a little more soulful I like it for the evening time right now -"Contact" made me pay attention again and I turned it up a little -Overall a good clean rock pop album to listen to while working on stuff. Probably better in the daytime mood.

Enjoyed the album and will definitely listen to it again

You know "The Police" aren't a real band, right? They were conjured up by A&E records to cash in on the new wave craze but literally no band wanted to sign on, so they had to get three guys from marketing to record whatever they thought new wave was. One of them did a weird Carribean accent for the vocals, it was a whole thing. Anyway turns out they've got some serious chops. Like, they can play. The police have always been a singles band in my eyes, but listening to their instrumental stuff has me impressed. It just gets increasingly less impressive as the album continues. By the time I hit Does Everyone Stare, I am often asking what the hell is going on. What an album. What a group.

Okay, not my favorite. The Policecwere still doing a lot of mock reggae.

3.5

I didn’t give this the attention it deserved, but 1 1/2 rounds in the car as background while I chatted with Leo makes me confident that it’s a solid three. I hope to return to it on some future day and listen more closely.

A little inconsistent, if I'm honest. Does not compare favorably with e.g. Synchronicity. A few tracks are awesome though: Bed's Too Big, Walking on the Moon, and of course Message.

Regatta de blanc and message in a bottle pretty good tunes, I think there's definitely better reggae style albums but it's OK 5/10

The drummer did the music for Spyro The Dragon

first impression: nice vibe, have heard it before, second song is a bit weird overall: simple lyrics, nice vibes

good stuff, reggae vibes, few big hits, a bit uneven

some bangers. some sting. regretta for the most part

Message In A Bottle is obviously a classic, Walking On The Moon also good, but not a huge fan of the Police when they get too reggae. On the plus side, this is mostly less creepy than our previous Police album, but I think the places where it gets full on white reggae are a bit much for me. 3/5, Message In A Bottle elevates it.

Influential. Some harder listening. I liked it.

Some well known songs on this album. Not fantastic but a good listen. Message in a Bottle is the best song on the album

Never was the biggest fan of Sting's voice, but listening to the whole album changed my mind a good amount. The guitar and bass in Deathwish is awesome I really enjoyed the pop/rock/reggae combo of this album. It is really demonstrated on Walking on the Moon. But then On Any Other Day comes on and weirds me out. I normally like songs like these but this one did not work on this album. The album went downhill after this and took it from a 4 to a 3 for me. No Time This Time sounded like it was going to save it with the nice guitar, but then Stings annoying voice came back.

Obviously know Message in a Bottle and love it. Some of these songs sound pretty improvisational, but that may just be me. Love Walking on the Moon Hate On Any Other Day I like Contact but the lyrics just are so silly to me. Sting is strange. Highs and lows throughout. 2.5 but I'll round out because Walking On the Moon rocks.

Gordon's pulsing bass guitar, Andy's jangling guitar and Stuart's throbbing. snapping drums pulse and jangle and throb and snap excellently throughout the record. I've only ever really listened to the singles, so it was nice to sit down and hear the album tracks too for a change. 3 / 5 stars.

Message in a bottle 👌

Aside from message in a bottle this album was pretty bland which surprises me. For how many hits the police have and how big they were, I thought they’d have stronger albums than a one hit wonder, soft cell type band.

Egentligen bara singlarna som sticker ut.

I’m just not a fan of The Police. Entertaining enough, but I could live without it.

"Message In A Bottle" is a certified all time banger. The rest of the album falls a little flat though.

Good album with some big hits but I didn't love every song.

Good

huhuhu it didn't grab me

Started off great but kind of tailed off

3-4. Two outstanding songs, rest is mediocre.

AJ: Sting’s funny. They’re so good. Fuckin a.

Track notes: 1- Classic song, never realized the guitar harmonies were so oddly dissonant at the beginning, really adds a lot of character to the mix. Gets stuck in your head easily. 2- This one is okay, kind of forgettable with the wailing going on. Not all that interesting IMO. 3- Reminiscent of their punkier stuff, with a good hook. Some of the B parts are a little post-punk adjacent, which is a cool touch. 6- Great reggae-style track. Bass groove is steady, ambient synth warble effects make for good psychedelic ear candy, and the drumming is stellar. 7-Lol at the intro sample on this. Actually fits well with the subsequent, kinda deadpan vocal delivery. This one feels new wavey to me.

He’s such a dick but this is pretty solid.

The singles are fantastic, songs for the ages, but the rest of the album is just rhythmic filler. Surprising that one of the greatest rock bands ever could write so many blah songs as well as those masterpieces.

Idk

Really tight and together, but where are they going?? Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon are hits for a reason

Mye kult, mye halvt. 3,5 stjerner

It's got some bangers for sure. But I really struggle to get past his silly singing voice.

Highlights: "Message in a Bottle," "Bring on the Night," "The Bed's Too Big Without You," "Walking on the Moon" The hits are the hits on this one; the album is super uneven, and you can hear a surprising amount of awkward prog influence on here. But that also seems like a secret to this band's success: they weren't just jumping on the ska train fairly early on, but synthesizing some jazz and pop ideas, and doing it well.

Besides message in a bottle it's pretty forgettable

Slightly underwhelming besides the 2 classics in this album.

Message in a Bottle and his forgettable friends.

I prefer their later stuff.

Distinctive vocals from sting, really unique guitar tone from Somers, great drumming from Copeland. I can’t say I loved anything outside of Message in a Bottle, though. Very inventive and influential music, no doubt, but I’ve never gone through a Police kick.

Sind natürlich Klassiker drauf, aber die songs waren mir schon zu ähnlich und nicht kreativ genug

Was okay - I quite liked the vibe of this. Nearly a 4.