Reggatta De Blanc

Message in a bottle - 5 Reggatta de blanc - 3 It's alright for you - 3 Bring on the night - 3 Deathwish - 3 Walking on the moon - 4 On any other day - 3 The bed's too big without you - 3 Contact - 3 Does everyone stare - 3 No time this time - 3

Not for me! I suppose Message in a Bottle is alright.

Real shit!

Worse than I expected

great

It’s another album where the two singles, which were huge, were the obvious choices. The rest is… ok? Not bad, but certainly not the greatest. And as much as I like the compositions, Sting voice tends to get on my nerves.

The two big singles take me back to being a five year old when they come out, they were constantly on the radio it seemed. I was unfamiliar with the rest of the album however, but enjoyed it. Will probably give it another listen someday soon.

New wave, reggae rock, post-punk.

good, fun, didn’t realize they started making music in the 70s

Fine

might be a 5, need more time with the album

I mean, coming off that ridiculous Coldplay album, I don't hate this man. Is this there best? probably not. They start with message in a bottle, and I think arguably that's the best song on the record. It's the most well put together song on here. There's a lot of really nice grooves and a lot of really nice vocalizations on it. Some great instrumental passages. Something tells me t that the record would've started with the title track being an instrumental intro, but it's nice. I appreciate the variations in tempo and grooves on here. I think it's better than a 3, somewhere around 3.6, I'm going to round up.

New Wave/Pop Rock/Reggae Rock Favorite Songs: Message in a Bottle, Bring on the Night Least Favorite Song: On Any Other Day While there’s a few good select few songs on the album (and two honestly questionable songs), there’s honestly quite a few others that seemed more filler if anything. 6/10.

Niiiice

"You Know, I Actually Used to Be Kind of Cool Once"

Really liked this - torn between a 3 and a 4! Message In A Bottle is a longtime favorite, and I was surprised to find myself liking several other songs on the album. This would be a 7/10, so I guess I'll stick with 3.5/5. Am I overthinking this?? Sending out an SOS!

Meh. Boring

Stewart Copeland!!

Velmi dober

I could argue do we need white reggae? But here it is all the way from the 70s. The album is relentless, the drums, the bass and the guitar seamless and fitting of one another. However there is just something about the vocal that I do not understand. I have never understood the fascination with Sting and I still don’t after listening to this album twice over. Also no matter how tight the music is its variation as with black reggae too is that it blended into almost one track over and over. Look pleasant enough but nothing that is making me want to go back for a third listen so 5.5/10 Best track- ‘walking on the moon’ Worst track- ‘death wish’

The Police - Regatta de Blanc First thing off my chest. The title is a fuck you to lazy journalism and, more to the point, the accusations of 'white reggae' are wide of the mark as "white dub" would be more appropriate. And why the fuck shouldn't any band on earth adopt influences from other production techniques? So a banger of bangers to open. That swirling, repeating guitar arpegio pulls you into the perfect pop single from a time when genuinely inventive and innovative pop good to the charts. The instrumental title track demonstrates perfectly the dub influence the undeniable fact that Copeland is one of the all time great drummers. Bring on the Night is the first of several 'punk' tracks. See also Contact and No Time This Time. All of them alright but...they never really sound 100% convincing. Walking on the Moon is peak in its weirdness. Especially the rarely heard run out. Love that this is what the kids bought before the machine took over the algorithm. And there are some other tracks too. Of which I can live without The Bed's too big Without You and Does Everyone Stare. Best Track - Message in a Bottle just beats the title track for me. Worst Track - Does Everyone Stare 7.5/10

A band that to me, is lesser than the sum of its parts. Stewart Copeland is one of the most singular drummers around, and has made some of the best video game soundtracks of all time. Andy Summers is an underappreciated great, with a distinctive tone, who's also done some great work with Robert Fripp. Sting is, well Sting. I don't care for his solo stuff, but his rhythmic basslines really fill out the sound well here. But a lot of the time, the songs just aren't interesting here! Besides Walking on the Moon, the B-side is just completely filler, some outright bad. But the album can't be bad if it's got Message in a Bottle, the title track, and Walking on the Moon. The Police are certainly a band I care more for the singles of.

4.3

La obra que definió la identidad sónica del trío británico y un hito indiscutible de la transición del punk hacia la new wave que ha envejecido bien como una lección magistral de espacio, virtuosismo rítmico e ingenio melódico. En el plano de diseño formal, la producción de Nigel Gray junto a la banda alcanza una claridad acústica sobresaliente: al prescindir del relleno sonoro, la mezcla otorga un protagonismo diáfano al rebote sincopado de Stewart Copeland en el hi-hat, a los acordes suspendidos en delay y modulación de Andy Summers, y a las líneas de bajo pulsantes y espaciadas de Sting, haciendo que el silencio mismo funcione como un instrumento articulador. La interacción del ensamble irradia una fuerza y calidez que transmiten autenticidad absoluta, dotando a la banda de una autoridad superior al amalgamar las síncopas del reggae-dub con la urgencia del rock contemporáneo sin caer en la imitación vacía. Obras esenciales como la icónica propulsión de "Message in a Bottle", la ingravidez casi metafísica de "Walking on the Moon", la maestría instrumental del tema homónimo "Reggatta de Blanc" y la intimidad melancólica de "The Bed's Too Big Without You" dan forma a un documento conmovedor, crudo y real que opera como un sutil llamado a la conciencia sobre el aislamiento del individuo moderno, la desconexión urbana y la búsqueda compartida de sentido. Por su compás elástico y su cadencia bailable, el disco mantiene una constante sensación de paz y fluidez apta para múltiples usos, brillando como un combustible rítmico inmejorable para el ejercicio, la conducción despierta o para desatar el foco en el trabajo creativo.

Loved this album. New police fan

An 80s staple!

Message in a bottle is an alltimer, not feeling the rest of the album though.

The most fucking hit and miss thing I´ve ever heard

meh

7/10 The Police make some great songs, but my only real experience with their albums was reviewing Synchronicity, which I found patchy at best and largely uninspiring. Working back from that, their final record, to their second, let’s see if it brings me any more joy. Kicking off with a stone cold classic like Message In A Bottle is certainly setting the bar high. It’s great to hear it again, and on a close listen it’s a very atmospheric, varied and interesting track, as well as having some outstanding hooks. As I say, it’s a high bar to set, but they set about the task pretty well for the most part. The absolute standout element of this record is the rhythmical composition and performances. Stuart Copeland obviously provides the core for the grooves, and his drumming performances are exceptional throughout. He has a deftness of touch to his playing and an ability to play exactly the right level of complexity and pace for a particular track without ever going overboard. Yes, he throws in flourishes here and there, but they pretty much always serve the song, rather than just being flashy for the sake of it. Sting and Andy Summers also play their part too, and the blend of staccato hooks and punchy bass lines tie up brilliantly with Copelands drumming to create a range of exceptionally engaging grooves. At its best, this album hits remarkable highs. After the opener, things get a bit weak for a while, but from Deathwish onward, I think every track is very good, peaking with the remarkable The Bed's Too Big Without You. It’s a stunning piece of work and worth the price of entry for this album all on its own. Unfortunately I did feel that tracks two to four really let the album down, most notably Reggatta De Blanc, which doubles down on the slightly iffy cod Jamaican accent that Sting slips into here and there with some bizarre cliched Mexican nonsense. It’s incredibly odd and, frankly, a bit shit. Once they recover from that three track dalliance with disaster and mediocrity, they deliver some really good stuff. It’s certainly done the trick to get me more interested in digging in to some of their other stuff in hope of unearthing another The Bed's Too Big Without You. Message In A Bottle - I mean, it’s a classic, isn’t it? The rhythms and grooves are great, but it’s got a brilliant atmosphere to it too. The hook of the guitar and bass line combo through the verses is so, so good and then we get a hook of a very different flavour during the chorus. There’s so much snap and drive in all of the right places, but they leave excellent space in the songwriting too, so it’s very well balanced. Probably the only complaint could be old Gordon drifting a bit too far into the cod Jamaican accent here and there, but it’s not too distracting. What an opener. Reggatta De Blanc - The intro to this is great. Excellent drumming, nice atmospheric guitar work and a cool bass line. But what on earth is the “arriba” stuff about? Not satisfied with culturally appropriating reggae, they had to throw in some Speedy Gonzales level Mexican cliches? After that, we get some decent grooves with a bit of drive and some reasonably atmospheric production, but it all just goes nowhere. This sounds like an idea for a song that they never finished, which is weird enough, but to then name the whole album after it? Yeesh. It's Alright For You - This is an improvement on the last track, but it’s still a pretty basic piece of song writing that centres around some pretty cliched riffs and classic rock vocal styling that feels unoriginal and uninspired. They do create some decent grooves here and there and it’s not overwhelmingly bad, just quite beige. Bring On The Night - Now we’re starting to get back into the swing of things. The rhythms start to shine again, and the arpeggiated guitar lines over the shuffling beat are very cool. I think the rhythmic switch into the chorus is delicious and the starkness to the production in places makes for an interesting atmospheric vibe. It’s not up to their best standard, but it’s pretty good stuff. Deathwish - This is another step forward. The drumming is so deft and groovy, the bass and guitar lines are excellent and again, there’s a great atmosphere generated by the effects and production. They write some solid hooks, but it’s the vibe and grooves that are ultimately the most compelling part of this, and I’m here for it. Great work. Walking On The Moon - Another classic now. It has a similar vibe to sections of Message In A Bottle, but with a slightly more laid-back and chilled edge to it. Stuart Copeland flexes his drumming muscles here and there, but never does too much, which is impressive. The bass line is really hooky and takes the lead on the songs journey, but everything else around it is incredibly well balanced and there’s so much to enjoy from each of the parts that this very much deserves repeat listens just to focus on what each instrument is doing. Quality. On Any Other Day - Why does Stuart Copeland sing like he’s from an Orange County ska band from the 90s? Weird. Anyway, this is pretty decent. There’s some great rhythms and grooves (as usual), and while it’s stylistically a bit different, at least in part due to Copeland’s aforementioned vocal stylings. It definitely has a 90s pop/ska-punk band vibe, but as I like that stuff it works for me. It’s fun, rhythmically delightful, hooky and a bit silly. The Bed's Too Big Without You - This might be the albums crowning achievement. It has a simple but powerful bass line that throws in some brilliant flourishes, more of that stark and reverb-soaked atmospheric production, and a brilliant drumming performance from Copeland. The guitar work is incredibly solid too, so Andy Summers should get his flowers as well. I can’t quite get over how infectiously groovy this track is. There’s enough hook in the melodic work to give it power in that area too, but rhythmically, this is exceptional. Contact - This is great too. Pacy, harmonically interesting and just a little bit weird, it ticks a lot of boxes. The interwoven guitar lines are great fun and the switch in vibe and atmosphere between the different sections is handled really well. It’s not quite up to the highest of the bands standards, but it’s still pretty good. Does Everyone Stare - This one’s delightfully weird too. There’s more of the characteristically high quality rhythms and, while the piano is a bit too dynamically flat and persistently punchy, it kind of works thematically. There’s some good melodic work, and the vocal harmonies are solid. No Time This Time - Stuart Copeland goes for it here. The pace is impressive, but the amount of dexterity and groove that he imparts while playing at this speed is exceptional. I’m not in love with the layered vocals on this one, because they end up sounding a bit shrill, but the rest of the track is really very good. There are cool riffs, great drive and some solid hooks, as well as some fun soloing. It’s not the most compositionally complex track, or the most vibey production, but it’s great fun, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Kicking off with the banger Message In A Bottle is a heck of a choice. It's an incredibly strong start. Sadly it front loads the album and the next several songs, while still good, don't match the energy (until Walking On The Moon). Also, one quirk of the band seems that they have at least one song that's weird as heck per album, a song that makes me go "Why is this here?" On Synchronicity there was Mother, and here there's On Any Other Day. But the album is still an incredibly enjoyable listen, as Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers bounce perfectly with Sting's voice. I like that they have entire songs where it's just Andy and Stewart shining.

Some solid reggae blend here. While there’s not a lot of their hits on this, it’s a pretty consistent and enjoyable album Likes: Message in a Bottle; Bring on the Night; Walking on the Moon; The Beds Too Big Without You; No Time This Time

I really like this album. At the time it was something totally new. I suppose it doesn't hurt that it came out in my formative years and I can remember litening to it with my girlfriend of the time. Message in a Bottle is of course the one everyone remembers. A good catchy song, but there is so much more here. I quite like "Walking on the Moon", "The beds too big without you". So somewhat biased here. This is a solid 4/5. The only reason it's not 5/5 is Outlandos d'Amour

Fav: The two big hits L: It's Alright For You 3 I used to listen to The Police a bit and it kind of wore off me. They've got some good songs, but overall just alright. Cover: 2.5 Name: 1 I guess if playing off beats makes something Reggae then this is Reggae? It's a descriptive title where the description doesn't seem accurate, also for some reason in French. Minecraft Parody: Zombie on a Chicken (Message in a Bottle)

The Gay Police be like: Massage in a Butthole 2.5/5

Repeat listen

Oh, screw Sting and his miserable whiny voice. Why do we need to listen to these morons before we die? Is this supposed to be what kills me? Insufferable. Please, someone kick them off this list. 3/10

Goid

fine

The album was fine, started out strong with a song I knew, I definitely like some of the stuff they do, but not everything they do. Probably 3.25-3.5 range.

Walking On The Moon is one of my go to chill out songs. These guys are all ridiculously talented musicians

It was a really good album! Probably my favorite album by The Police! It incorporated some reggae with new wave to get this sound that's unique to them! It's amazing!

Better than expected, still carried by the first track

"Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon" are undeniably great songs, and Reggatta De Blanc is a solid album overall.

Love the drums and the reggae feel in the bass. Great band sound.

Cool

The two great singles are indeed great; the rest of the album is just kinda there. I'd accept a song like On Any Other Day if it was done by the Kinks, but here it's very annoying. Still, it's all basically good.

Message in a Bottle is great. There are a couple good tracks. Everything else ranges from ok to bad.

Other than the starting track, nothing really stood out to me for this album. It wasn't bad, however, it just didn't really hook me in.

Catchy Pop Rock/Reggae fare, with some solid introspection and humour. I quite enjoyed it!

I enjoyed Message in a Bottle and It’s Alright for You, but other than that no songs stood out to me. I liked No Time This Time but wasn’t a fan of the vocals. High 3/5

This album is great fun

Fun

The Police are fantastic, but they’re still a work in progress in 1979. A few flashes of brilliance here, but that is all.

6/10 – Decent

Despite boasting two of the band's best songs, The Police's second album is a bit weak overall. "Message in a Bottle" is certainly a stunner, with a great riff and multiple hooks. "Walking on the Moon" is the other highlight; for a band not known for great lyrics (see the casual homophobia of "On Any Other Day") it has subtly evocative lyrics about being hopelessly in love. It also demonstrates the big sound of this album, which is the reggae influence. Musically that reggae sound is pretty good, even if it doesn't have the depth of the real thing. But the vocal affectation Sting uses, and the ad-libs, feel inauthentic and insensitive. The two hits aren't the only good songs, as "Bring on the Night" and "The Bed's Too Big" are fine, but there's a lot of anonymous new wave here that doesn't stand out despite the drumming being quite good. A spotty album, but not a bad one.

Ну кстати неплохо. Хорошая бритиш музыка. Без странных египетских свистулек как в последнем альбоме police. И вокал Стинга тут не раздражает.

Слишком много регги вайбов

норм, но ребята могут лучше, что-то между 3 и 3.5

Costumam chamar de "white reggae" pela presença mais marcante do reggae aqui. Mas acho mais "fusion" do que outra coisa. Há tanto de reggae quanto de jazz e rock, numa mistura que por vezes se aproxima do pós-punk, na linha que brotaria a "surf music" australiana, por exemplo. Disco irregular, porém, intercalando ótimos momentos com chatices sem fim.

Message in a bottle! The rest are slow

Sting became such a self-important doofus that one doesn't care to admit how good this combination of his incredible knack for melody and Copeland's and Summers' technique and artistry really was. Like all GREAT acts, their sound was built from the same components and styles that others were playing with, but no one ever sounded like they did. And how many artists have produced songs that are immediately accessible but never grow old?

Not something I'll necessarily be back to often but there's some solid songs on this album

Tried hard to come to this with a fresh ear but unfortunately I only heard more reasons not to like The Police. There's a bad version of a reggae type of sound for many of the tracks. Stings vocals are not good. I thought his sound was distinctive but actually his delivery is often faux reggae which is very annoying. Some tracks are really poor including the last two with a dreadful guitar solo that eliminates any slightly positive memory of the distinctive production sound of The Police from the hits that feature on the album.

I really struggled to rate this one. These guys can certainly play, are competent songwriters, and have written some great tracks but, other than Message In A Bottle, nothing here was particularly memorable. I suppose the reason I struggled to rate this is simply because The Police is a band whose name carries a lot of weight. They have some great singles, are incredibly popular, but this album didn’t quite live up to my expectations.

I’ll be generous and give this album a 4. I doubt I’ll ever intentionally seek out this album, but something about it hit just right for whatever headspace I was in.

Eh. A little better than other Police albums but still just so-so.

I almost gave this a 2. But it’s not THAT bad.

7/10 - perfect length of an album, not much filler here, I didn't expect much from The Police apart from their known songs so this was nice

The Police's combination of New Wave and Reggae is not a sound that particularly interests me, even after listening to "Synchronicity" and quite liking it. My feelings towards this album are actually very similar, which surprised me because I expected to not really dig it, but I guess starting with "Message in a Bottle" quickly broke that illusion of being a mediocre record, being a super catchy track with incredibly playful instruments and super clean production, with the last two aspects being very common throughout the whole project. Unfortunately, the fact that the highest point of the album is the very beginning I think is a big inconvenience, as from there, nothing is as interesting nor as hard hitting, as there is a lot of tracks that a very "loose", meaning that they lack of anything to hold on to, like a melody, hook or groove, making these pieces to easily pass by like almost nothing happened, if it wasn't because the very soft production creates a decent vibe. The best examples I can think of are "Reggatta de Blanc" and "Deathwish". Another two aspects I dislike about the album are the sometimes very forced voice and the occasional repetitive parts, and when they are combined together they can create some really tedious parts, like the ending of "Does Everyone Stare". Before finishing, I want to reiterate how great the instruments are. The playing is surprisingly technical for the genre, particularly the drums which can adapt incredibly well to the most relaxing and energetic parts. The bass also has a spectacular sound that enhances the grooves. Overall, I think it is a decent album that starts very strong, has some very playful performances and nice vibes, yet gets a bit derivative in the end.

It was good

Love this album, not their best but I still pull this one out every so often.

2.5

Don’t have much to say. I enjoy it but not loving it. Think this album is a grower and could see me loving it more in future. Definitely makes me want to listen to more of The Police Highlights were “Bring On The Night” and “Walking On The Moon” Think 3 but will round up to 3.5 as I feel as stated above this is a grower which usually means higher rating in future

Es ou es

I thought this was going to be the first album I hadn't heard to earn 5 stars, but then it dragged toward the end. Still a solid 4 star album though, and I might listen again!

It’s a shame the Police broke up so soon into their time together, cause man are they excellent musicians. Like Rush, it’s crazy how just three people can make such full, intricate songs. A great album. 5/5

After synchronicity I was full of dread. Less brontosaurus on this album but still.. A few are decent but the rest is absolute shit. The song reggatta de blanc is like a bad joke. The songs vary between some sort of "white reggae" mixed with something I cant even describe. Feel violated.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should, Gordon.

The strength of the first half of this album is formidable. Unfortunately gets undone through the back half a little bit, including a song that would surely not be well received in modern times (On Any Other Day). Fortunately it closes strong with No Time This Time. I’m happy to carry some of this album’s water.

The big takeaways from this one are Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon. The rest was honestly a bit forgettable for me. Seems like I might be into the hits from The Police but the rest is only ok.

Redder seg så vidt inn til 2 stjerner på grunn av enkeltlåter/enkeltdeler av låter

S'alright. Not sure what Copeland did to get so many songs on the album, as there is a massive quality drop off with his

I thought I would've liked this more, solely given the popularity of the group and my familiarity with their hits. After realizing how this album falls into the new wave/post-punk category, my unenjoyment made some more sense. I kind of like Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon, but not enough to bump up the overall album to a 3.

What a fun album to revisit. The drumming and rhythms are incredible. I need to add this higher in my rotation of things to listen to. You need to listen to the albums for The Police because if you just relegate yourself to the singles, you miss so much.

I was not expecting to like this album as much as I did and be as impressed as I was. I obviously know a lot of songs by The Police, but this album really had some amazing songs I don't remember hearing before and felt much more like a solid progressive album. I am in love with "Contact," but I also felt that even the singles fit in and felt more substantial than on a greatest hits.

One of their best.

White reggae indeed

Härlig energi på denna. Lite poppunkig baktaktsmusik. Två hits med Message in a bottle och Walking on the moon. Men samtidigt fler andra riktigt bra låtar.

I just can’t get on with Sting, or his voice. Never have, never will. Some decent enough musicianship but nothing that has me feeling blown away.

very nice one

4/5

'White Reggae' is a hilarious title in retrospect, but at least having a lead bassist singer/songwriter takes some of the sting out of it (and puts the Sting back in presumably). There's definitely a level of rhythm focus with taking the bass/drums out of the pocket and into the front that's marred by the album being an otherwise very safe New Wave album. Very impressive playing here from the whole team though, especially Sting, whose voice does a decent UB40-esque white-Brit vocal delivery with some serious style. 'Message In A Bottle' is an obvious standout but the whole tracklist is pretty consistent. They're clearly playing to their strengths, which is worth some credit, and 1979 must have been pretty early considering the sound, but it's also just standard-issue New Wave. You get the impression that it would sound much better live, with a trio of long-haired lanky white men swinging their heads around and attacking their guitars with pizzazz. But I'd rather listen to, say, a band like XTC that has more of a punk sensibility and more to say. Fav tracks: Message In A Bottle, Bring On The Night, Contact

SCRAM!!! IT'S THE PO-PO!!! This is a low 4

You know a Police song is about to end when they start saying the same line over and over again

Sting yet again bringing my average score down a decimal...

cazzo spacca, che groove

This did not hit. I have a friend that hates the Police. And now I’m wondering if it’s because this is the only album he listened to. Two tracks took off in the US and I’ll stand behind them as great songs. But the rest of the album feels like it’s held together with gum and tape. A little “white reggae,” a touch of jazz, hints of new wave, and some punk sensibilities; the album never coalesces into something more than the whole. And some of the actual sounds created are less than musical. Those that do blend together are a bit boring. Message In A Bottle Walking On The Moon

Rhythm section is definitely the highlight across this record. Personally feel like Sting's vocal performance is quite distracting and feels a little appropriative.

Sting's voice, melodies, and musical style is something that pretty much just annoys me.

groovy and funky and fun!

One hit and the rest is an attempt to replicate it

Average album lifted by the two hit songs.

Other than the opening track, I found this whole album rather weird and disjointed at times bordering on what felt like a reggae hint in some of the lyrics, but I may have been mistaken. Won’t find it as I doubt I’ll listen again.

I really like the singles that the Police are known for, but the rest of the album is just okay.

It's such a dumb album title. Inoffensive post-punk that is mostly bland particularly the reggae numbers. White reggae indeed. The filler tracks are bad. 2.5 rounded up. Heard before? Some Owned: No, 105/400 (26%) Will I get: No

Love this era of the police, polished enough to produce a song like walking on the moon, but still has that local ska/reggae/punk sound. Doesn’t get a 5 as there are not enough iconic songs and there is a skip or 2.

mr sting

This is one of the first albums that I sort of got into on my own and listen to a lot there’s a lot. There’s an adult kind of annoys me about the police like the fake Reggae the fake punk of it all but I like these songs and I really do think that Andy Summers is an underrated guitarist. He’s very good. This is maybe their strongest one until synchronicity. I really like this record.

Just here for the Copeland ad libs 🥁

Way better than Synchronisity Best Song: Walking on the Moon Rating: 7.5/10 Stars: 4

Putting aside the stinker of a song in "On Any Other Day", it's easily their 2nd best album for me. I'll never get tired of the Stewart Copeland's drumming on songs like "Deathwish" and "Walking On The Moon", and the chorus steeped guitar and bass tie everything together nicely. I can take or leave Sting's voice but can see why alot of people might hate it; his often cheesy lyricism doesn't help lol. 8.5/10.

I guess it’s harmless, but I was just unimpressed by this. I get that it’s “white reggae”, but does it have to be so repetitive and dull to the point of being grating? I can appreciate the band’s confidence in their musical ability and some unconventional, yet decent musical ideas, but I’m not really into the hazy, droning vibe this tries to set.

“Message in a Bottle” is probably their best song, and the instrumentation on this record is often beautiful but I still can’t tolerate Sting.

Love it

Again needs to be taken in the context of when it came out and the excellent musicianship along with sting’s writing ability a very good album. These were the notes for the previous day’s suggestion, the ABBA Arrival that somehow were not posted there but posted here: This album was huge in the 70s, maybe it was the comprehensive studio production sound that made it sound so accomplished in the 70s - and became so ingrained in the collective musical experience - but now? A good 70s pop album but maybe more of an historical landmark than a great record

It was very popular but I never saw why. Cheesy pastiche of styles

This album reminded me why greatest hits compilations exist. There are many songs on the real albums I really enjoy, they got released as singles. There are also many that are trying too hard to be clever or funny and don’t hold my interest. It’s good. I prefer the greatest hits.

Tirando a clássica Message in a Bottle, não achei nada muito diferente do padrão.. Tem seu valor de acordo com a época, mas pelo menos pra mim não é algo marcante.

Message In A Bottle is a legitimate bop, but the rest of the songs on the album are a bit lackluster for me. Not sure how I feel about white reggae.

I love how on Police albums you can easily tell if Sting DIDN’T write one of the songs as it’s so totally different. Anyway, I like the Police more when they are faster and punkier rather than reggae, and this album has a lot of the former so it’s pretty good in my book. 3.5 but will round up

Jedinica iz principa. // Ne treba dati bijelcima koji imaju veze s obavještajnim službama da sviraju reggae. Isto tako, treba biti barem neko da nije bijelac u bendu da bi ličilo na muziku. Ovo je 2-4 minute identične melodije i onda 20-30 sekundi fade outa u apsolutno svakoj pjesmi. Ima smisla, cia nikad nije bila kreativna. Ali dala bih albumu nešto između 2 i 3. Da ne mrzim cia-u.

Favourite Tracks: N/A

I really like message in a bottle. Title track Regetta de Blanc is not good. They tried to be creative but failed. This sounds like The police in maybe two songs. Overall they lose it at times, and I dont really need to listen to it again.

As a musical genre “British Reggae” is very difficult to pull off and The Police mostly fail here, producing an album that is mostly just weird and dull but the formula does somehow magically work on Message in a Bottle.

Not the Police album I would have picked, they have better. Message in a Bottle doesn't hold a candle to Roxanne. But these guys are kind of a band that you listen to the greatest hits of instead of whole albums. Message in a Bottle is kind of a wild song to open an album on, has no intro at all. Just BAM straight in to the melody. And aside from that classic, this album is milquetoast.

7/10

Pretty good as always

Coincidentally, about two hours before this album showed up, I just finished listening to Ghost in the Machine. Five stars on that one, btw. If you've ever heard a Police song before, they're instantly recognizable for the rest of your life, and they manage to stay fresh; never boring. For me, these guys are about as perfect a band as it gets. Stewart Copeland is a wizard, Sting is a great bassist and lyricist, and there is some other guy with a guitar fills the space between between those two giants with ease I thought I'd be rating this five stars before I even listened this morning, but there were a couple weaker tracks that brought it down to a bit below 4.5. Still great to have listened this morning, and this album already is and will certainly stay in my library ⭐⭐⭐⭐.49

A few great songs and a lot of filler. However, the musicianship even makes the filler sound good.

Good album but The Police have better.

I heard Sting live when I was still a kid, without really knowing much about him at the time. I think this album is super, super cool - you can really feel how great they must have been back then. 7/10

Dad rock

There are some real jams on here and I thought this was going to be an unexpected 4 or 5 But then there was some crap that knocked it back down

Nicht schlecht aber nicht so mein Stil. “Bring On the Night” ist aber gut.

Mushy fusion of reggae, power pop and punk. The hits are alright, but radio has played them to death. No thanks.

I never really got the Police. They have some absolute classics but the rest seems like filler or weird art school guff

Trots att message in a bottle är en superhit så hamnar den i skuggan av stewart copelands high-hats när man ska summera detta annars rätt trötta album. Han är ett unikum till high-hat-trummis och tack vare hans handleder blir varje låt 4 gånger så bra. Bortsett ett fåtal riktigt bra låtar skriva av sting (antar jag?) är the police framgång copelands high-hats förtjänst.

Bra! Men inte fem stjärnor

Sjukt bra, speciellt låtarna med reggae-inslag. Skivan hade gärna fått vara lite råare, då hade den varit 5/5.

BANGER första låt såklart!! Aldrig lyssnat på resterande men det var över lag bra, 4/5

I’m sendenesoestoyou

Musically, unbelievable. Focusing on each instrument separately while listening to this band is so rewarding. The songs may not always mesh perfectly, but the pieces are so strong that it results in plenty of awesome moments. It's Alright for You and Walking on the Moon are the highlights for me.

One of the (many) bands where, for me, the hits don't really show their true quality. On this release Message In A Bottle is not the standout track, although being one of The Police biggest hits. Tracks like Bring On The Night, Deathwish (and after that Walking On The Moon) shows how great this musicians can be. 4/5

God, all three of these guys are absolutely cooking on their instruments, which makes it doubly frustrating that half the album is underwritten. When you hear Stuart Copeland’s compositions, it’s completely understandable why Sting went solo. It's a shame because the musical chemistry of the band is insane and their sound, despite being derivative ('white reggae'), feels extremely fresh. It's clean, tight and propulsive, technically masterful (Copeland in particular) yet emotionally potent. Sting's compositions bring out the best in the band, creating textures and ridiculously complicated rhythmic counterpoints to what otherwise might be straightforward pop songs. But I guess that's the problem with capturing lightning in a bottle- it comes together too quickly to actually craft something timeless.

Cuantos albumes existen q tengan 2 hitazos como este?

I’ve never listened to anything beyond the hits, and now I understand why. It’s perfectly average.

Can't go wrong with some Police (band). 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. It’s just a fun album, really. Yeah, I wish some of these tracks had a bit more lyrical depth to them (especially in the back half of the album where they practically wrote half a track & then just doubled the runtime), but I can mostly forgive it due to the musicianship at hand here. Sting’s vocals are good, and his delivery manages to carry some relatively basic lyrics to a slightly elevated point. His bass work is really good too, and it occasionally steals the show on a few tracks. Andy Summers nails it on guitar, with a lot of his solos & lead melodies being easy to rock out to. Stewart Copeland’s drumming is fantastic throughout & it’s probably the special sauce to the entire album; every time he sets a tempo or does a quick fill, there’s just a natural lifting energy to it. It’s an album where musical style wins out a bit over lyrical substance, and while mileage will vary on just how strongly executed that musical style is (especially with Sting occasionally breaking out a rather awkward faux-Jamaican voice), I think it’s executed pretty well. I have some minor complaints towards the album. “Deathwish” doesn’t lean enough into the sinister vibe of the lyrics, “Walking on the Moon” gets really repetitive in its back half, “The Bed’s Too Big Without You” loops its instrumental a bit much (somewhat befitting for an insomnia-based track), & “Contact” just doesn’t feel super satisfying once it hits its own point of repetition. Overall, they could’ve all done a little bit more to sell those tracks, but they’re still good, & enjoyable to listen to if you don’t mind it. I don't have anything for the rest of the album, with “Bring on the Night” & “It’s Alright for You” probably tied as my favorite ones here. The former just has a good pleading tone to it & the latter is goofy in a fun way & reminds me a little bit of Spyro at the end. As a whole, I’d say it’s good. If you can let go & just take this album as the well-produced fun it’s trying to be, you’ll probably enjoy a good chunk of this. Is it better than “Synchronicity”? Honestly, probably. “Synchronicity” has the biggest hit in “Every Breath You Take”, but the rest of that album doesn’t carry the same consistency outside of its other big singles. This album, for whatever reason, just does (at least to my ears). Its minor complaints are enough to pull it down to a 4.5 for me, but I just had enough fun with this that I feel good bumping it up to a 5. I’m glad it’s on the list. P.S.: Whenever we finish up, I’m considering adding Sting’s solo album, “Ten Summoner's Tales” to the user list. It’s got two of my favorite tracks in “Fields of Gold” & “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You”, it has a well-known track in “Shape of My Heart” (which Juice WRLD sampled years later), and to appeal directly to Mr. Dimery & his love for the Mercury Prize, it was nominated for the award in 1993. I genuinely think it’s a good album, and one of the best of Sting’s solo career, which isn’t represented at all here. It feels like one that could've made the original list. I’m vacillating between it & several other picks ("Face Value" by Phil Collins, "Yourself or Someone Like You" by Matchbox 20, the Jet Set Radio OST, "Songs About Jane" by Maroon 5, "Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded" by Rihanna, "Yours Truly" by Ariana Grande, "Horizons" by Surfaces, "An Evening with Silk Sonic", etc), but it's one of the frontrunners in my mind.

I enjoyed this more than the later Police album (Synchronicity) the generator has served to me. I can see the more elemental appeal of the band’s sound here even if as an album it doesn’t feel like it contains any real progression. The sonic landscape is enjoyable.

I hate the police! The band is sort of ok though. Message in a bottle is one of my least favorite individual tracks ever put to sound, but the deeper cuts here are ok. Overall not a huge fan of the Reggae-rock thing.

For such a popular group I think this album is just ok.

I've always loved The Police. Having said that, Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon are amazing, and Bring On The Night is ok. The rest is filler in my opinion. 3.5 just for the 2 singles.

I did not like white people doing Reggae Favorite Song: Message in a Bottle

Sickk definitely will listen again

Fantastic. So much talent on display. I think Zenyatta Mondatta, or Ghost in the Machine are better. Are they on the list, too?🤞

Not a fan

Fabulous album. A must listen.

I've never heard this whole album before somehow. It has some really strong tracks for sure, but others that should have never made the album.

I just wanted to thank whoever had the brilliant idea of ​​putting Message In a Bottle on the stereo at that boring party. You introduced me to a great band. This album might surprise people. If you're expecting 41 minutes of Message In A Bottle, turn around. The Police don't follow any rules, despite the name. 5 stars.

I’d be embarrassed by this record if I were a member of this band. After the obvious hit single starts the album, it quickly devolves into what I can only generously call buffoonery. From the cocaine anthem title track, to the super self-conscious, dub inflected, white boy reggae that borders on the fringe of ska, to the preposterously silly punky bits toward the end, it’s all just kinda dumb. And isn’t Sting supposed to be Mr Enlightened Modern Man?! There’s a song here where they put finding out your usually okay son is gay on par with being bitten by a dog. Not a great look and not so far in our pasts. I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that the assholes who would get in fist fights with each other during interviews are actually assholes.

White Reggae music, Or is it New Wave music? Either way: not great.

I love this album. Brilliant musicians.

Synchronicity viel me wat tegen, dit album bevalt me gelukkig wat beter. Om maar gewoon helemaal open en eerlijk te zijn moet ik wel zeggen dat het openingsnummer veruit m'n favoriete nummer van dit album is, maar ook de rest van het album luistert lekker weg. Een compilatie-album zou een hele dikke 5 krijgen. Dit album krijgt 4 sterren, een puntje hoger dan Synchronicity. Als 'So Lonely' bijvoorbeeld ook nog hierop had gestaan was ik denk ik al voor de 5 sterren gegaan.

Classic and great. More reggae influences than I would have expected, which was fun!

not my style the first song was the only goodish one

Yea, it’s white guy reggae. And very repetitive.

Didn't expect to enjoy, enjoyed! Hooray!

cool music. the lyrics on "On any other day" had me laughing lol. gets repetitive very soon imo. "Message In A Bottle" is soooo good.

Stuart Copeland is amazing, he's always pushing, ahead of the beat. I hadn't really listened before but he is legit. Enjoy far more than I thought I would, just listen for the drums.

This is another album that takes me back to my college days. The Police were huge then. I got the chance to see them, and it was an excellent show. Great energy. I love Stewart Copeland's drumming and style. Sting, in my opinion, is one of the musical geniuses of our time. This album illustrates all of those points. It's creative, dynamic, makes you want to move, and also makes you think. Absolutely excellent.

The Police were never a great albums band. The singles are superb however and the band just gel so tightly. Should be 3 stars but Message In A Bottle is one of the greatest singles ever so an extra star given

I think the Police are not entirely my vibe, a little too ska-adjacent

Classic album, steward Copeland's drumming is the highlight, super innovative and tasteful. Walking on the moon, that guitar tone and drumming is iconic!

Pretty solid. Surprised of all the reggae and ska influences.

I went into this album bias, Sting irritates me. This was my first time listening to a full album by The Police. I like a couple of tracks, especially “Reggatta de Blanc” and “Bring on the Night,” and I can appreciate the musicianship. But Sting still irritates me. I’d enjoy this album more if it were instrumental.

(Light 7/10) A band of white dudes named after an oppressive force of systemic racism and class control, made a career of combining Reggae and Pop Rock together... lmao So once we get past the irony of that, this album is okay! lol. I prefer Outlandos D'Amour to this one truth be told, this record has a couple very standout songs. "Message in a bottle" for one is of course an incredible track. That guitar chord progression is iconic, the subtle bluesy guitar embellishments, the loud verses and quiet choruses, and of course Copeland's incredible drumming skills on full display. This track is pop perfection. I wouldn't even be upset if this was the only song by The Police you ever listened to, it's that good. The other great track on this record is the song "walking on the moon". An atmospheric and nocturnal song with a light and airy feel to it, thanks to the effects heavy guitar chords and Sting's smooth bass line. Copeland's drums are absolutely brilliant on this track, especially his expert use of staccato cymbal runs during the bridge add a ton to the song's overall effect. It's a great albeit low-key number. This album though is pretty inconsistent in quality tuneage for me though. The title track is a mostly-instrumental jam with some interesting stuff going on, but it lacks a kind of substance. "It's alright for you", "Bring on the night" and "Deathwish" are all fine as well, but don't really rise to the same level as "Message on a bottle" for me. Side B is also a bit lacking, aside from "Walking on the moon" the songs don't feel like they were taken very seriously and suffer as a result. I found myself utterly detached from "The Bed's Too Big" and "On any other day" was just really bonkers to a point where it felt like it shouldn't have been included in the track list. "Does Everyone Stare" felt like it was missing something, and even though instrumentally I really like what was happening with "No Time This Time", Sting's singing sort of ruins it for me a little. I think what this album does very well is provide interesting backdrops to otherwise inane musical ideas. Copeland and Summers alone are fantastic musicians that add a lot of flair and flavor to these songs. Stewart's inventive use of rhythm and Summers' fantastic guitar tone and phrasing are well worth paying attention to, but I think this record could've done better with stronger songs at the core. Sting has never really been my favorite Frontman in any rock band, I find his voice to be an acquired taste I do find it distractingly formulaic how every song repeats the final hook over and over ad nauseam. It's cute for a few songs but you realize this is The Police's writing formula when it comes to hooks. So yeah idk, I know I sound very negative about a lot of the aspects of this record, but I think it's just that I felt like as a follow-up to a great debut, this could have been a lot better than the final result. The Reggae crossover is also kind of weird for me, just knowing that this musical trend has a lot of colonialism and appropriation behind it, I can't help but feel that the historical context of that does mar my overall appreciation for this as well. Still, despite my reservations it's a pretty decent listen. The two singles are the best of the bunch, but aside from a couple songs on the second side nothing here is actually bad or unlistenable even. Worth checking out or spinning a few times. Synchronicity blows this out of the water though, just sayin'.

This is just a really funny line from the wikipedia: "In 2014, Spin cited it as one of the major moments in the history of white reggae" The wikipedia also specifies how songwriting was a struggle at times during this album and honestly, listening to On Any Other Day? I get it. The album started out fairly strong but the last half is dragging badly. Message in a Bottle is a banger but as an album I just didn't dig this. The last half feels really phoned in to me.

New Wave music sucks...I can't say it enough times. Message In A Bottle is a terrible song, it highlights everything that is awful about the Police. Bring On The Night, is super ska influenced which normally pisses me off, but as far as Police songs go, it's pretty alright. Walking On The Moon sucks too...the hits are the worst songs on the album. You aren't Jamaican, quit singing like that! I spoke too soon, On Any Other Day is far worse, one of the worst songs I've ever heard.

I was already familiar with Regatta de Blanc. I've listened to all of The Police's albums before, with Synchronicity always being "my" Police album. What made this experience different was listening with complete intention. "Message in a Bottle" has long been my favorite Police song, so the album already had a head start. Beyond that, I came away with a much deeper appreciation for how naturally The Police blended punk, new wave, reggae, and rock into a sound that was unmistakably their own. The reggae influence ebbs and flows throughout the album without ever taking over. It's an ingredient, not the whole recipe. I also appreciated how cohesive the band sounded at this stage of their career. Every member contributes something essential, and it was fun hearing Stewart Copeland step out from behind the drums to sing lead on a couple of tracks. The chemistry between the three musicians was undeniable. I found myself enjoying several deep cuts just as much as the singles, especially "Deathwish," "It's Alright for You," "On Any Other Day," and "No Time This Time." There were a couple of songs that didn't stand out as much, but they didn't take away from the overall experience. This project is already teaching me that there's a big difference between hearing an album and truly listening to one. I'd played Regatta de Blanc before. This was the first time I really listened.

The more I listen to The Police, the more confused I get about how they got so popular. Like, this music gets kinda weird; it's great but at times leans a little too much into the reggae sound

Decent - the 3 hits are really good and I thought the rest was very listenable - enough to get a 4 for me

I thought the police was for angsty teens, but this is a lot more hippie and alternative and funky and fun than I thought it was going to be. I would actually play a lot of these songs on repeat and I wish I had listened to the sooner! Great album.

Enjoyed this one!

"Message In A Bottle" is really good. The rest of the songs are just so-so, and I don't even remember any of them.

Pop rock. A few good tracks and riffs looped a billion times. One extra star because message in a bottle is such an earworm

I don't know what to say.... I feel neutral about this album, but I don't think I'll listen to it ever again.

Tämä on löytynyt omasta hyllystä jo vuodesta -88 saakka. Hyvä levy, hyviä biisejä, vaikka tämä ei mielestäni oli edes bändin paras levy.

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Bring On The Night Do people actually like The Police? This album was extra boring, and extra repetitive to boot. No less than 20 "Sendin' out an SOS" at the end of Message In A Bottle. Between that and the constant track fade-outs... This album is meh. If you take away the singles, what are you left with? Not much.

Plenty here I like. Message in a bottle is a great start. All the songs on here have great bass and drums throughout. The Bed’s Too Big Without You has a sick baseline which just engraves itself instantly in your brain. Deathwish and Walking on the Moon are another couple of songs that I really enjoyed back to back. I will be back to this for certain

Starts off strong, ends a little weaker. Still an enjoyable album though! Best: Message In A Bottle Worst: The Bed's Too Big Without You

Nostalgie en veel hits

I liked Sting’s basslines back then; they were pretty cool. The music itself wasn't exactly the style I primarily listened to, of course, but "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon" were played constantly at the time—you simply couldn't avoid them. In fact, I listened to the album in its entirety today. The sound has a bit of a reggae-meets-New Wave vibe. I hadn't really noticed that before, as I only knew the hit singles—the ones that got played in every club. There are a few instrumental passages that sound very experimental. That is precisely why I came to love Sting's albums later on, as well as his commitment to humanitarian and political causes. He began advocating for human rights early on, supported Amnesty International, and was eventually part of the "Human Rights Now!" tour. All in all, it’s a good album with hints of jazz; when you view it within the timeline of his career—it is the second Police album—it becomes clear how and why Sting evolved into such a deeply humane musician.

The Police in their punk/new wave/reggae period were awesome, and this and its follow-up were the cream of the crop before Sting took them, and then his solo career, down pretentious, self-indulgent jazz pop. But man when he puts his mind to it he can write a pop tune, and this band could really deliver them.

The other of the two Police albums on this list. Synchronicity is more pop and this record sounds a bit more like their trying to figure out what they are doing. There are a few well played hits on the album, but I was more interested in hearing the other stuff. It’s quite good most of it. They show their instrumentship a little more than necessary, though it is enjoyable all through the record. Favourites: Bring On The Night, Walking On The Moon

Album 272. Reggatta De Blanc — The Police (1979) Really good. Despite a couple of hits, it's pretty flat for me. 3/5 Liked: — Message In A Bottle — Reggatta De Blanc

I wanted to really like this -- when it's good, it's great. But there's a lot I wish I didn't have to endure

Excited to listen to this. Message In A Bottle is one of the greatest songs ever written. Did not know the title track (track 2) but Copeland's drums rule. Onto track 5. This album rules. I enjoy the songs I knew from The Police but this is groovy. A little punky, a little new-wavey, definitely some reggae in it (track 6 especially) my favorite of the three albums so far. One I would legitimately listen to on some regularity, and I'm just starting side two. Side two wasn't quite as strong and I thought No Time This Time was a weird song to end with. The Bed's Too Big Without You was a single for a reason. Still a really great album.

Strange and tight songs that draw you in without an understanding. Catchy with a mysterious twist

pretty good and even fun

i mean, Sting is Sting... nothing really stood out to me except a few songs in this album but some of them also made it clear the Sting&Shaggy collaborations I've listened to. the man has range

Damn just giving me another one of my all time favorite records, hell yeah. I did forget how good bring on the night is I love that song

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Found myself enjoying a good majority of the songs. Not a big reggae fan, though, so that took away from it a bit. Feel like there were parts in each song that I really enjoyed and pieces that brought each one down just a little for me. Whatcha gonna do. Rating: 7.6 Faves: Reggatta De Blanc, Contact

Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Great - Message In A Bottle sums up everything The Police were about. Wonderful songwriting with an urgency akin to punk and yet a groove and sleek sheen that made it incredibly accessible. Walking On The Moon, The Bed's Too Big Without You and the title track are other highlights on an album full of highlights.

3/5. The two big singles off this album “Message in a Bottle” and “Walking on the Moon” are both very good as well as a few of the deep cuts like “No Time This Time” but there were also a number of tracks on this one that didn’t do a whole lot for me. Maybe it’s just that I had Synchronicity before this one, but I preferred the weird, adventurousness of that album over this one which plays it mostly straight with its reggae-ish rock.

I was wary going in given how much I don't like white guy Reggae, or even regular Reggae. But I liked this fine. Some of the more straight Reggae songs bring it down, like that moon song, but throughout the playing is stellar. I think this had an outside chance of getting a 4 from me, if only the songs had accentuated the parts I liked rather than leaving those as fleeting moments. There are moments of brilliance, but they remain moments and as a whole the songs were not memorable to me.

I’ve always found the Police to be a bit corny. Listening to this today, that opinion still checks out.

The way the album started I was thinking how is this reggae. Was an easy listen. Some good, some meh.

For about the first 6 tracks, I was ready to give this a 4/5. I was skeptical about the prospect of a white band making a reggae-rock album, but I found they did a good job at taking the skeletal rhythms of reggae and fleshing them out with more diverse instrumentation and eclectic song structures. Songs like Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon are obviously classics, but I was also impressed by deep cuts like It's Alright For You and Bring on the Night. However, by the second half, the cracks were starting to show. Some of the tracks felt like they were bringing diminishing returns with the reggae-rock concept, and Sting's bizarre quasi-Jamaican accent was starting to lose any charm in previously had. There are a lot of strong moments here, but the quality varies too much for me to fully get behind.

pretty good on the flow

0.5 stars for message in a bottle

The policee amor Tiene canciones tipo reggae?

Good

I don’t like Sting’s singing if I’m being honest, but I do give a ton of credit to this album for the excellent bass and drumming on every track here.

I was surprised at how much I liked the first part half, but it really lost me in the second half of the album

everything that helped me get through packing my entire apartment is getting minimum 4 stars from me

The only Police I like. Sad that Sting lost the sauce.

it’s fine

I liked playing message in a bottle on guitar hero ngl

Don’t like

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Finally! Some white guys who actually know how to do reggae! I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Going in, I’d known a decent chunk about The Police and had listened to another one of their albums, Ghost In The Machine, but never this one. After listening to it, I can definitely say that it holds up to the rest of the band’s catalog. All three members of the group share in creating the album’s unique sound. Sting’s vocal performances really sell a lot of these songs, including Deathwish and Message In A Bottle, two of my standouts, and the latter really feeling like a collaborative effort between the whole band, with Andy Summers iconic riff and Stewart Copeland’s unique drum groove helping to drive the song. Speaking of, Andy Summers’ guitar playing is one of my favorite things about this record. He utilizes effects and a very angular playing style to great effect. However, he can also play more warm and melodic, such as on Bring On The Night, another standout track. Finally, Stewart Copeland’s drumming is also enjoyable, it feels like it really locks in with the guitar parts on songs like Walking On The Moon, my final standout track. Overall, I think this is a very solid new wave album, and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to get into The Police or people who are just interested in their sound.

Surprised by this one. I don't love it but this a real, uh, oxtail soup? of different sounds, some of which work better than others. The playing is tight, it's not bombastic like Synchronicity is, and there are some interesting things happening here. Unfortunately, as with a lot of reggae, a lot of it overstays its welcome and that's really the worst part of it. I would like a little less reggae and a little more new wave.

reggae jazz rock with some mix ups thrown in there + a classic GOATed opening track.

There's two good songs here: Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon. This is a good introduction to the Police, but they have stronger albums.

Can’t believe the guy who made the end credits song for Emperor’s New Groove had a whole ass band making music and the like. This music has a real Sting to it.

I like the Police’s sound for like a song or two, but this was just too much for me. The first couple tracks were great. Message in a bottle is a classic and the second track got really good. After a while though it turns into more of the same for me. Caterwauling singing with syncopated guitar riffs all day long.

Listened on repeat while vacuuming out my cobweb-filled, asbestos-lined basement (fucking mask ON). Not sure I'd choose this to soundtrack taking years off my life, but hey, it's poppy, it's punky, it's dance-y, and the band has great interplay. Call me a fan.

I wasn't a huge fan and it didn't stock out to me

More upbeat and sometimes nice. But can't objectively listen to this.. I'm just hearing the same songs over and over at this point Review - 6/10

Great album, high energy start to finish, plus two greatest hits in their original context.

I've listened only around 150 albums, and this is already the second The Police album so I was rightfully prepared for "Fuck The Police" -type of a review. But to be fair, this wasn't that bad.

I’m putting this into temporary rotation. I’ve had it for decades but I don’t think I’ve paid it enough attention. I want to further absorb the great stuff outside of the huge singles which open each side the album. “Message in a Bottle” and “Walking on the Moon” are of course sublime, but unlike a few albums I’ve had generated lately, they don’t leave the rest of the material in their shadows. The band don’t to seem have been too precious about recording it, returning to the same studio and producer of their first album and bashed it out even though they were short of material. The devil-may-care attitude is far from apparent because the album sounds amazing. Not only am I going to spend some more quality time with this album, I think I need a Police marathon in case there is more gold I’ve forgotten about.

Classic rock album Fave track: Message in a Bottle

Man these guys grate after a while. Stings vocals genuinely get annoying. 2.5/5

Love the police. But didn't care too much for this album.

Two big hits with other strong songs. Surprised me how good some of it was.

Listening session: july 16th, while going grocery shopping Listened to before: heard one song before Thoughts: Message In A Bottle is a great classic and I like that this album has reggae/ska influences, but after a few songs You’ve heard enough Favourite tracks: Message In A Bottle & Reggatta De Blanc

Love the police and love sting. Amazing album!

Kind of reggae laid back summer

cool album, great band.

White reggae is more fun than it has any right to be

Normalito, un par de buenos temas. Pero muy normalito. No es lo mejor de The Police sin dudas, pero es agradable al oído. 7/10

I’ve never sat down with the Police, aside from hearing the hits on the radio. I already had Synchronicity and enjoyed it more than expected. Did not enjoy this one nearly as much.

Ain't half bad, just not my cup of tea.

20/1001 Talvez o trabalho mais fraco deles, conseguindo ter uma das melhores músicas da carreira e outros sons bem esquecíveis Message in a Bottle - 100 Reggatta de Blanc - 70 It's Alright for You - 70 Bring On the Night - 80 Deathwish - 75 Walking on the Moon - 80 On Any Other Day - 70 The Bed's Too Big Without You - 80 Contact - 70 Does Everyone Stare - 70 No Time This Time - 65 Media: 75.4

Pretty good, although the fake Jamaican accent is distracting in a few songs. And there's only one really great song ("Message in a bottle").

I would say there was only a couple songs that were ok. And message in a bottle is a banger.

The Police are great....Stuart Copeland is a tomekeeper.

Pretty decent.

I liked the music it was cool to listening to but it wasn't really my type so i git it a 3/5

Hmmm, I don't wish to bee too waspish, but I'm going to have to find the insect repellent, Mr Sting! Anyway, all together now, lads..."Massage in a brothel!" (14-year-old boy humour...).

Not sure I know too much about The Police, Message In a Bottle is a banger but beyond that interested to listen to this album. Not bad, not sure I would ever put this album on but it's pretty catchy.

Warning: don't let the title narrow your listening experience. This music is beyond "white reggae appropriation." Energetic and quirky, their punk roots help push the unique styling that can only be described as The Police.

Dunno if this is what I would call reggae, exactly, but it's good. 4/5

My previous experience here with The Police was of confusion and disappointment that Every Breath You Take turned out to be almost the only redeeming feature of Synchronicity. So I was concerned when this kicked off with Message In A Bottle, which was a personal favourite from a very young age. Thankfully Reggatta De Blanc was a much more coherent and accessible listen to me. The bass is the star once again, along with Sting's performances. It also has a darkness and swagger that pull you along with it and I enjoyed it enough to listen through a few times this week.

8 - GOOD

The Bed’s Too Big Without You is an awesome deep cut, but the other deep cuts are mostly just alright

I once said that The Police were overrated. I take that back. A joyous album.

The Police's interpretation of white reggae never achieved the critical accalim of The Clash. Perhaps that's because the latter was better at it, or that Joe Strummer was deemed more cool than Sting. I liked both interpretations. This is a great collection of pop songs and probably The Police at their peak.

Definitely one of their better ones but still not my thing

Great to hear this stuff again. The early Police work (often) had a punk-ish edge that kept it the right side of boring. The singles are stellar. But this list is about the overall body of work, not the singles. And the album tracks just aren't up to the same standard. 3*

It's fine - couple of great classic rock tracks but mostly very similar.

I’m not sure if I’ve ever listened to a studio album by The Police before. Compilation albums, sure, certainly had a greatest hits album in the collection at some point. Never listened to them much though. This was ok, but the two hits on it are definitely the best tracks. Doesn’t make me want to go and listen to more of their extended catalog though.

I only knew the singles but I quite liked this. Might try their other albums on the strength of this.

Didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did - it almost got a 5 but not quite

Not my jam at all Viele songs sind fast gut aber gefallen mir schlussendlich doch nicht. Manche fühlen sich unfertig an und manchmal ist die Identität des Albums schwer zu erkennen. Bsp: „on any other day“ Fav: message in the bottle

Solide, classique et toujours reconnaissable ! La Police quoi!

#994. Even though I'm intentionally listening for it, I can't hear what this has to do with reggae. 3/5: pretty mid

I've never cared for Sting or The Police. This album does nothing to change my opinion. "Message In A Bottle" is solid but everything was kind of forgettable.

Very nostalgic for this album. One of the first I bought and probably the most listened to vinyl in my collection. Copeland is a great drummer. Love the diversity of the songs. They can be so serious and then so wacky. A band doing their own thing and doing it well.

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The singles are so strong the rest of the album could be amplified fart sounds and it would still be a stone cold classic. And to be clear, some of them are.

Faves: Message in a Bottle Walking on the Moon

Impecable sin mas, completamente disfrutable, bailable, cantable, divertido y emocionante por donde lo veas. Message in a bottle, es solo una pieza más en este gran disco en el cual terminé descubriendo nuevas canciones que desde el lado más mainstream de la música pop/rock de los 70/80 no iba a encontrar, pero ahí están, en este gran álbum. Las guitarras toman la batuta y se llevan el álbum, que si, las demás partes de la banda hacen una labor igualmente de increíble pero las guitarras tienen un algo que las hacen destacar por sobre los demás instrumentos, te ambientaliza todo el álbum de pe a pa, me fascinaron. Lo escucharé una y otra vez.

XTC’s “Black Sea” but with less imagination and clever lyrics.

Couple of iconic The Police songs on here, mixed with some fairly weird ones.

Pretty good album, but yeah it is white guys experimenting with reggae. Sometimes the blend worked perfectly such as Message In A Bottle, but other times it could be kinda cringe. Favorite Track - Message In A Bottle Least Favorite Track - Walking On The Moon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tässä oli ihan kivaa kamaa ja sitten oli ei niin kivaa kamaa. Lauleskelu, monotonista tai semmoista ei niin vetoavaa poikamaista ja yhdistettynä vielä reggaeen. Ei jatkoon siltä saralta. Tai sitten pitäis keskittyä enemmän, jotain huumorikulmaa nuista voisi löytää. Miellyttävintä oli jostain syystä bassoraidat, juutuin kuuntelemaan niitä. Päräyttävää basson peukuttelua.

Klassinen ROCKS. Hämärä sekotus reggaeta ja rokkia, mutta jollain tavalla toimii. Hittibiisit alussa ja lopussa niin jää hyvä viba

I like Sting but I'm not extensively familiar with his work solo or with The Police. I had only heard message in a bottle before. It's obvious why this was popular and the band had some staying power, however after some of these other albums I can't give this a 5

Quite alright, a chill album. Shows its age a bit. The final two songs were surprisingly bouncy, very different vibe from the rest of the album.

Not bad, especially the guitar work from Andy Summers is on top, love his usage of effects.

The only good Police song is So Lonely, which is not on this record. Booooooooo.

The Police are a band that have realyl grown on me over the years. I think this is actually their weakest album--they only had five!--but this is still soldi listening, showing their penchant for fun pop beats and chiller material. Top tracks: "Message in a Bottle," "Walking on the Moon," "Bring On the Night"

--Message in a Bottle...classic groove --Reggatta de Blanc...instrumental that builds nicely --It's Alright for You...fun but generic rocker --Bring On the Night...Summers is providing great texture here --Deathwish...very tight band. they lock it in. not really sure what that means but they're doing it --Walking on the Moon...love that guitar tone --On Any Other Day...dafuq is this? --The Bed's Too Big Without You...Sting's bass shines here --Contact...funky and weird. my kind of weird --Does Everyone Stare...it's certainly different. not in a particularly entertaining way --No Time This Time...some speed punk! not sure Sting's voice is right for this type of song

Why did I need to listen to this? 3/10

Yeah not bad.

Chill and groovy

A solid sophomore effort. 3 great songs and some nice musical numbers.

Fun and energetic ska and reggae. Interesting guitar riffs and beefy bass lines. Sting's punchy vocals compliment the crisp, plucky guitar sounds. 5/5

sting's pretty solid and there's some good ideas but the instrumental writing is more of a danceable repetitive than a listenable interesting.

Reggatta de Blanc translates literally as "white reggae," which is either an act of disarming self-awareness or considerable audacity depending on your generosity toward three very talented British musicians appropriating a Jamaican genre and making it their own. The honest answer is probably both, and the record is good enough that the argument becomes academic fairly quickly. The singles are the reason this earns its four. "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon" are two of the strongest things the Police ever made — propulsive, melodically generous, built on Copeland's genuinely inventive drumming in a way that gives both tracks more rhythmic interest than their radio ubiquity might suggest. "Beds Too Big Without You" is the hidden gem, warmer and more vulnerable than the band's usual cool precision, the kind of track that elevates a record by showing a different register entirely. The honest limitation is that the material between those peaks is middling in a way that a stronger record wouldn't tolerate. The filler is competent without being compelling, and there's enough of it to keep this from the conversation that Synchronicity earned on the strength of its more consistent songwriting. What tips it to four rather than three is a specific quality that's hard to quantify and easy to feel — a kitsch charm particular to the Police's reggae-punk hybrid that operates somewhere between nostalgia and genuine affection. The record is fun in a way that the respect-don't-love threes simply aren't, and fun earns its place in the rating when it's this consistent at its peaks.

🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 (rounded up because I can see several of these songs growing on me) Obviously I'd heard Message in a Bottle, but was surprised at how consistent the rest of the album was. Really uptempo, really distinct voice, really enthusiastic and complex instrumentation. There were some reggae parts I was like, huh, I don't know if I can get into this, but Emily so kindly pointed out the title is "White Reggae" and then that cleared it up. Will definitely relisten—if this is this good, I'm so excited to see what Synchronicity's got. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing

I LOVE Sting's voice and was just okay with the reggae vibe of this album. I'd listen to several songs again, so it's almost a 4, but I'm rounding down.

Interesting early work. The non-Sting vocals were weak as was some of the song writing. The good songs were great. Fun to contrast this with Sting’s later solo efforts.

Some rock, some reggae, and some songs that combine elements from both. As you guys probably know, I love music that blends or "fuses" styles together. Also, like I've said before, it's nice to be able to contextualize some of these really famous songs that everyone knows, like Rock Lobster. I could not have told you it was by the police. I'm finding that I like them quite a bit. There are some weaker tracks, but some very catchy ones as well. Feeling a light 4

This one, for me, is VERY close between a 4 and a 5. (Technical question: would we agree that everything between 3.50 and 4.49 is a 4, and everything 4.5 to 5 is a 5? Or, on a 100 scale, 5 = 90 to 100, 4 = 70 to 89, 3 = 50 to 69, 2 = 30 to 49 . . . but then 1 is everything from 0 to 29? I guess an alternative -- somewhat neater, but maybe problematic - is 1 = 0 to 20, and 5 = 81 to 100; or 1 = 1 to 19, and adjust accordingly. I say problematic, because I don't think of an 81 - for example - as a '5'.) ANYWAY . . . the Police were very big when I was in college (late 80 to early 83), and a bit before and after, too, and/but were one of the few really popular acts of the time that I liked quite a lot, *despite* hearing them on the radio a lot. And I think their music has held up pretty well. All 3 musicians are topnotch, as are most of the songs (though there are, IMO, a few lesser songs -- maybe 3 out of 11, say tracks 5, 9, and 11 -- most of the songs are very good to excellent), and the album as a whole. The Police took elements of reggae and combined those with new wave/pop/rock, and made something new, and distinctive, and I think it worked, and still holds up. So, 4 or 5? If 5 is 81 to 100, it's clearly a 5, for me; if 5 is 90 to 100, it's a closer call. I think I'll give it a VERY high 4, thinking of 5 as a 90 to 100.