The Police - Synchronicity

Artist:

Police (The)

UPC:

4988005678157

See Also:

Sting/The Police - The Very Best Of Sting & The Police [Remaster]

Description:

Simultaneously more pop-oriented and experimental than either Ghost in the Machine or Zenyatta Mondatta, Synchronicity made the Police superstars, generating no less than five hit singles. With the exception of "Synchronicity II," which sounds disarmingly like a crappy Billy Idol song, every one of those singles is a classic. "Every Breath You Take" has a seductive, rolling beat masking its maliciousness, "King of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger" are devilishly infectious new wave singles, and "Tea in the Sahara" is hypnotic in its measured, melancholy choruses. But, like so many other Police albums, these songs are surrounded by utterly inconsequential filler. This time, the group relies heavily on jazzy textures for Sting`s songs, which only works on the jumping, marimba-driven "Synchronicity I." Then, as if to prove that the Police were still a band, there`s one song apiece from Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, both of which are awful, as if they`re trying to sabotage the album. Since they arrive on the first side, which is devoid of singles, they do, making the album sound like two EPs: one filled with first-rate pop, and one an exercise in self-indulgence. While the hits are among Sting`s best, they also illustrate that he was ready to leave the Police behind for a solo career, which is exactly what he did. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Album Information

Release Date:

11/15/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

New Wave

Label:

Universal Japan

Catalog Number:

0567815

Original Release Year:

1983

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

DDD

Studio/Live:

Studio

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