Synchronicity

knew about it already. liked it

Some great catchy tracks but I think they are a few too many stinkers to rate this album higher. Pretty solid overall though.

Second half of the album is so much better than the first half. It is almost like two different bands- asynchronous!! Rated a 3. If 3.5 was an option I would do that but not quite 4 status even though so great songs on the album. The first songs negated their stars.

The Police - Synchronicity - 3/5 Pretty chill album but just not my bag. Wrapped Around My Finger and Every Breathe You Take are really good though.

Didn't mind this, interesting drums

Best Track - "Wrapped Around Your Finger"

As someone who (until this project) solely knew The Police through singles, it appears they were far, far, far weirder than I ever previously appreciated. The start of the opening track sounds like a mobile ringtone from before the time we had mobiles, and later has a lyric I misheard as "spirits that will spoon me" (he's actually singing "spiritus mundi" aka world spirit in latin and that's equally odd just for very different reasons). Sting's pronunciation of footsteps, in Walking in Your Foodsteps... I mean Footsteps... was fascinating. And, you know, unexpected songs about dinosaurs always get a tick from me. Wrapped Around Your Finger resulted in another excellent misheard lyric: "vegetable well, a bastard" aka "[I will turn your] face to alabaster". I'm not sure if it was Sting's pronunciation or my ears, but there was ample opportunity for misunderstandings during this listen. I thought Murder by Numbers was a good way to round out an absolutely bizarre album. Now, to address the elephant in the room, which I have so far skipped... Mother. I started off thinking "What is this shit?" but something happened before the end.... I think I started enjoying it? Given that I enjoyed the rest, and (I'm sure to the horror of the other listeners in my group) I actually liked Mother too, I think this gets a: 3/5 (but I was very close to a 4)

the song were very good, not quite my taste though. I think i maybe added like 3 to my main playlist.

Good

This the first full Police album I've listened to, and I'd say it was about what I was expecting, given familiarity with their radio hits. The songs aren't bad, and the playing is good throughout, especially Stewart Copland's drumming, which has some interesting tempo changes and time signatures. For the most part, though, the album is a collection of glossy radio ballads with varying amounts of "world music" pastiche draped over top. I don't mean that as a bad thing necessarily, it's just not the most engaging listen to my ear. There are a couple twists I wan't expecting, including "Mother" which feels like a fever dreaming Tom Waits doing some kind of proto-punk. I don't know anything about the band's history, but that track feels like a different band entirely, and I'm interested if there are more pockets of it on other Police albums. Overall, it's a nice sounding record with ultimately forgettable songs. 3 from me.

по факту every breath вывозит весь альбом но есть прикольные miss gradenko synchronicity ll murdered by numbers

A couple amazing songs surrounded by meh

This thing was everywhere when I was in college, it was nigh near inescapable. I never liked it all that much but that didn't seem to matter.

Really only liked synchronicity I and Every Breat You Take, however i think with a few more listens id like a lot more

i knew some of these and holy shit SOME ARE SHITTTTT 3/5

Not my style but has a lot of good beats in the album.

Coming into this album the only song I knew was Every Breath you Take. After listening, I think its a decent album. There were a handful of songs I really like and stood out to me and then there were some that I was like can we move on to the next one. I think the strengths of this album are Sting's voice (its so unique with like a rasp quality that I would describe as like ashy, but in the best way possible it just works) and the instrumentation on this album (they weren't scared to make songs that sound weird, or use instruments you wouldn't expect if you aren't a big fan and it works). I would go back to some of the songs on this album and this album definitely makes me want to check out some of the other music by The Police. Last thing, I never realized how creepy the lyrics of Every Breath You Take are. It was so unsettling realizing what he was actually saying in the verses. They did a great job making the song capture the actual intended message of an over possessive lover

After listening to this album I have decided that The Police are a good singles band and an average albums band. I did listen to this a couple of times and it’s OK, but that’s it for me. I don’t feel like I have any need to revisit it again. Looking through my own collection I was shocked to see that I had a CD box set with all of the Police’s Studio albums and. B-sides. I must have bought it in some kind of bargain sale as the fact I didn’t know I had it probably says it all.

EVERY GIRL I GO OUT WITH BECOMES MY MOTHER IN THE END!! lmao ok apart from that one insane interlude this was exactly how i expected a police album to sound and i had a generally good time.

Lwk I’d listen to a few songs again

Ah 1983, l'année où le monde entier a décidé collectivement de se faire lobotomiser par un blondinet péroxydé qui se prenait pour un intellectuel jungien. On s'attaque aujourd'hui à "Synchronicity", l'album de la consécration, ou plutôt, l'album du divorce le plus lucratif de l'histoire du rock. Une note de 3/5 s'impose ici avec une lucidité qui trahit une usure certaine, celle de l'ancien disquaire qui a trop souvent dû feindre l'enthousiasme quand il fallait vendre ce disque pour la centième fois de la journée. Je pense qu'il faut, dès le début, mettre le doigt sur la plaie béante de ce disque : c'est du "faux punk" devenu de la "vraie soupe FM". The Police a toujours été une arnaque géniale – trois virtuoses déguisés en voyous pour surfer sur la vague punk de 77. Mais arrivé en 1983, les masques tombent avec fracas. Fini le reggae blanc nerveux, place aux synthétiseurs froids et à la production clinique. C'est propre, c'est net, c'est aussi aseptisé qu'une salle d'attente de dentiste. Sting ne joue plus dans un groupe, il joue avec des musiciens de session qu'il déteste (et qui le détestent en retour). L'ego du bonhomme a tellement enflé qu'il faut désormais un grand angle pour le faire rentrer sur la pochette. On ne peut pas nier l'efficacité redoutable de la machine. "Every Breath You Take" reste l'hymne de stalker ultime, un chef-d'œuvre de malaise déguisé en chanson d'amour que les beaufs continuent de passer à leurs mariages sans écouter les paroles. "King of Pain" ? Une complainte de riche malheureux, calibrée au millimètre pour les radios américaines. C'est techniquement irréprochable, et c'est bien là le problème : ça manque cruellement de sang et de tripes. Mais là où l'analyse devient vraiment savoureuse, c'est quand on se penche sur les sauveurs inattendus de l'album : "Murder by Numbers" et surtout... "Mother". Ah, "Mother" ! Ce morceau que 99% de la planète considère comme une verrue auditive, une erreur de parcours, la chose à skipper d'urgence. Et pourtant, pour mes oreilles c'est une bénédiction, c'est le seul moment de l'album où le vernis craque. C'est Andy Summers qui pète un câble, hurlant en 7/8 sur une mère abusive, dans un style qui lorgne plus vers Captain Beefheart ou une version sous acide de King Crimson que vers le Top 50. C'est désagréable, strident, complètement hystérique et, par conséquent, c'est probablement le seul morceau "honnête" du disque. C'est le cri de désespoir d'un guitariste coincé dans un groupe de pop mondiale, étouffé par l'omniprésence de son bassiste. Quant à "Murder by Numbers", c'est une petite leçon de cynisme jazz-pop qui rappelle opportunément que ces types savaient jouer avant de devenir des produits marketing. C'est vicieux, c'est fluide, ça groove. Bref, "Synchronicity" est un monument, certes, mais un monument funéraire. C'est le son d'un groupe qui meurt sous les applaudissements. Un 3/5 mérité : un point pour la technique, un point pour les singles historiques (qu'on le veuille ou non), et un point bonus pour la folie furieuse d'Andy Summers qui hurle après sa maman. Le reste ? De la nourriture pour bande FM.

Another band I kind of missed due to being just slightly too young to catch them in real time. I know the hits, side two is pretty flawless. Side one patchy as. Suffers from the whole being less than the sum of it's (admittedly excellent) parts for me. Might have to listen to the others, even if it's just with a musician's ear on.

I could see how this album would appeal to some people but unfortunately it did not speak to me.

I was vibing along until “Mother” started playing. What the FUCK was that song

Good

Some absolute HITS, and some... that did not hit. Sting's dynamic voice is always a win for me, though. Maybe it's an acquired taste, but if so, I've certainly acquired it.

My dad loves the police Spiritual? Interesting. Repetitive, groovy.

I’m in the strange position of loving everything about this band with the exception of the sound of Sting’s voice. So like, 5/5 for instrumentals and 3/5 when you include vocals. This feels like an extremely niche problem to have.

Between 3 and 4 for this. Some great songs, but a lot of what felt like filler. But, Sting did sing a song to dinosaurs.

I just sure do hate the Police.

I think I has a best of Sting/The Police album as a kid so some of these were very familiar

I like Sting and the Police. However, Synchronicity features my all time least favorite song by the Police (Every Breath You Take), so it gets docked a bit. Otherwise, it’s got some solid songs and some that are… certainly a choice that I would not make.

idk really average, he's not doing as much obvious fake Jamaican accent, but its still just feels totally nothing, every breath you take is not really that good. Obviously the playing is fine, the drummer and guitarist especially are great. Favourite songs: not many but maybe that one where he's talking about his Mother on the phone, because its interesting and reminds me a bit of 80s King Crimson. Overall around 5/10

Some highlights mixed with some forgettable and boring filler tracks. Plus Mother, which does not belong on this album but I definitely could not describe as boring. Highlights: Synchronicity I, Mother?? (can't really decide if I love or hate it), Synchronicity II, king of pain. I also quite like every breath you take but it's so overplayed that I don't know if it's a genuine like or just familiarity.

3.5

So many great tunes on this album and an absolute all-time classic in ‘Every Breath You Take’. The song-writing & production is fantastic for the most part, but what let’s the album down slightly is the moments of pure inconsistency that leave you feeling confused and jarred. ‘Mother’ is the most bizzare track, breaking the flow of the album completely. Albeit less bizzare, there are a couple of other tracks that feel out of place. It’s a 7/10 for me - 9/10 for the killer tracks, just let down by some odd moments.

The Police are a band I ignored because when I was growing up, I didn’t care for Stings solo musical output. I’m aware of how highly regarded they are and listening to this now, I can hear why even if it’s not been immediate for me. I think l I probably need to spend some time with this which I may do. I certainly wasn’t expecting a truck like _Mother_ which felt closer to something like **The Pixies**. Although it was very untypical of the album, it was interesting to hear them venturing into that territory.

Reminded me of when i worked at zellers

So this is a band on the verge of breaking up and by the end it shows Tea in The Sahara is a bad point, so if you bought the vinyl you had a whimper, but Murder by Numbers is not that good either for those with CDs or streaming the album. The two title tracks are great and I can't stand Every Breath You Take. 3/5 pd. Mother worries me

I just picture only murders in the building when I hear this album

Way funkier than I thought it would be. The song about dating his mom was crazy

Mother was an absurdly tough listen

Not sure why I never really clicked with the Police. Maybe because I find Sting to be a very pretentious person and musician? Anyway, this album has a song about the Loch Ness Monster, so that’s cool.

Some artists have a moment in time where they spit out a deluge of hits all on the one album. Sometimes that's Michael Jackson's Thriller or Taylor Swift's 1989 - a standout success in a body of work that is already impressive enough as it is, and sometimes it's Jeff Buckley's "Grace", Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" or The Sex Pistols' "Never Mind the Bollocks" - one defining release that stands alone as their great achievement. The Police are not like that. I realised today as I looked through their discography that I know exactly one song from every Police album. Literally exactly one song per album. That's not to say The Police didn't make a lot of good music; they just have more slow-burn consistency - and I have to say, I like the Police songs I know! They're all great. Listening to Synchronicity I felt this quite strongly - that there was one hit song, (I'll give you one guess...) and the rest of the album was quite good but nothing really stuck out. I'd happily listen to this again, but honestly I'm probably more likely to just seek out the hits. (Side note: Stewart Copeland is completely brilliant, what a drummer...)

-finally listening to more of The Police. i had only heard Every Breath You Take before this and it’s definitely the stand out on the album, presumably their entire discography -was maybe expecting a little bit more from them but i didn’t hate it, there were some great songs on here like Walking In Your Footsteps. would probably wanna check out more -Favorites: Walking In Your Footsteps, Every Breath You Take

Some of this is great and some of it is a little goofy

A couple of good songs, but mostly just ok. Synchronicity I ★★☆☆☆ Walking in Your Footsteps ★★★☆☆ O My God ★★☆☆☆ Mother ★☆☆☆☆ Miss Gradenko ★★☆☆☆ Synchronicity II ★★★☆☆ Every Breath You Take ★★★★☆ King of Pain ★★★☆☆ Wrapped Around Your Finger ★★★☆☆ Tea in the Sahara ★★★☆☆ Murder by Numbers ★★☆☆☆

Didn’t really like this one. Hate strings vocals and his songwriting is pretty poor. Stuart Copeland saved it a little bit but not enough

Bunch of mid songs with one awful song (Mother) and one great song (Every Breath you Take)

Not so much my thing but it was fine!

mõned laulud meeldisid mõned ei meeldinud eriti

Some really good songs and others that I simply did not enjoy. Overall I like The Police but I won’t scale my score up just because of their name.

Some all time classic songs but I didn’t feel like the albums sound aged well.

Synchronicity I is very fun - I really liked it Walking in your footsteps feels like trekking through sand, at points it goes on too long?? And becomes boring I DID NOT LIKE “MOTHER” IN FACT I WOULD SAY IT RUINS THE ALBUM WHAT IS THIS SONG. Gradeko is ok, feels like they just strung some words together tho Synchronicity II - also good and enjoyable King of Pin is kind of like Gradeko just mid. Some good songs amongst some absolute schlop. The best by far Is Every breath you take its so unique in it’s sound across the album, I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to most of these songs but If someone played them I’d be okay with ut…not mother though. Mother can suck it.

The 2nd half of the album was good and sounded more like The Police. First half was certainly different but not great. I applaud the experimentation with sound but it didn’t pan out for me. Synchronicity II is a winner.

Alright album

I never much cared for this album. I saw the tour for it in a cavernous arena and any subtlety to the material was lost in the rafters.

an album that starts out very mid, randomly offers a 5/5 banger and then turns good

Some bangers, some wild song. Mother was something else 😂

= the Beatles

Theee stars for overexposure.

This whole album was fun and interesting. Jazz pop fusion is the move.

Not my favorite Police album but their biggest commecial success.

Okay but not really my thing.

Experimental. Variety of instruments and sounds, more so than Regatta De Blanc

It’s considered their best album and it definitely has some of their best songs on it. But as with all Police albums, there’s a fair bit of filler. When it’s good it’s great, but some of it is just awful as well 3

Enjoyed this album, good variety

Good songs but I can never get into the whole album. Will have to listen again sometime.

As a preamble, I bought Outlandos ‘ on pre-order, then the next 2, but Ghost’ was a bargain bin £0.99, and this was a 4-for-£1.00 CD buy. Original impression was that it was an album too far - they split after this - although it was allegedly down to Sting hubris rather than them being idealess. ….. Not idealess - Some great tracks but too much filler, which was always evident - since Peanuts. Side 1 is so poor they put the only good track on it twice. Sting allowing Spitting Image to stab Thatcher’s election victory with Every Breath’, will ensure he remains exalted, and it remains a firm favourite track (on numerous personal slow playlists). King of Pain is great, Murder By Numbers is very good, but then…. Not a great album.

Never been a big fan of The Police, but they do have a few great songs. Goes without saying that "Every Breath You Take" is the standout on this album.

Last half of the album much better than the first. First half caused anxiety.

Everything has already been said about "Mother", by just about everyone. You have to actively work through the first half of the album to get to more familiar ground. Weird mix, can't get myself to give it a 4.

every breath you take is a masterpiece, the rest is good enough

Hade inte självmant satt på albumet men inte protesterat om de sattes på i bakgrunden tror jag?? Mother åker rakt in i biblioteket - kul text å lite mer punkigt, najs!

The second half is great pop - the first half much less so

I dont really get this list, what do you base the "must listen" part, this isn't outstanding, it's just an average album, maybe with the exception of "every breath you take" bu the police is not remarkable at all...

My least favourite Police album, enjoyable but not that great.

The three singles are good, but I did not like the rest. 3 stars or C.

great album

The opening track was great but the second half was definitely stronger than the first. Favorite song: Murder by Numbers Least favorite: Mother

Good, but not as good as the earlier Police albums. Sure, Every breath you take is a massive hit, but other than that the flow is a little bit dull.

It's funny how the Spotify streaming numbers almost always reflect how good a song is. How 3 million people listened to "Mother" is beyond me. Just awful. The Synchronicity songs are good. Every Breath You Take is obviously incredible, but doesn't fit with the flow of the album. After that song the album gets into a pretty good groove, but then the last song isn't very good again. Happy I listened. Won't listen again.

I love Every Breath You Take. Without that song, this album is probably a 2 for me. 3/5

I’ve never been a big fan of The Police or Sting. His voice gets to be a little grating after awhile. I, of course, knew Every Breath You Take. I did enjoy this much more than a lot of the albums I’ve had to listen to recently.

I haven't listened to this for some time so it is interesting to re-visit it. A very inconsistent album. There is some complete dross 'Mother'/'Walking in Your Footsteps' and some gems 'King of Pain'/'Every Breath You Take'/'Wrapped Around Your Finger'. The highs are very high, and the lows are very low. I think that garners it a 3/5.

Somehow both interesting & boring.

The first boxset I ever owned was from the Police. So many amazing hits--hell, this album has so many amazing hits. And then there's MOTHER. Honestly, the A-side is so much more miss than hit. Would I listen to again? Only the B-side.

This was fine. It was probably in the top 100 albums of the 80s because the 80s was a fucking drought of creativity and originality.

I was about to chalk this up as more well-crafted 80s pop that I just don't have a taste for, but then "Mother" started. I had to check that I was still listening to the same album. It sounds like it would be more at home on a Birthday Party record than here. It at least made me think I should listen to this album a little more closely to see if there are any other interesting surprises. There were not.

So interesting to me that one of their most popular, catchy songs came from their most experimental album. Very cool but pretty out there at times

This was slightly disappointing. Maybe I dont like this artist as much as I thought i would. The song mother is maybe one of the worst songs ive had to sit through. The rest has good moments and okay moments, but that song is one id take away from the record Im going 3.

Si es muy 80tera

A hearty and flavorful meal, definetly an essential of any music fans diet. A strong 3/5

Pretty cool. Nice bass licks

Every Breath You Take is probably the reason this album is in here in the first place. This is a fine album, but I wouldn't put it in my top 100 I don't think. I don't hate it as background music, but I don't think I'll ever actively listen to it ever again.

Kinda mid tbh…king of pain is good, every breath you take is a classic ofc. Other than that…eh. That Mother song was pretty weird too ngl.

Were they on drugs making this? I enjoyed Reggatta De Blanc, so imagine my shock when I heard Mother! This album was weird. You had terrible songs, mediocre songs and then an absolute banger (Every Breath You Take) all mixed in together Choices were made here... and not good ones 3 ⭐️

This was weird at points, but in a fun way! The unique instrumentation and reggae influences contributed to the quirky feel. A few tracks fell short or were forgettable, namely Mother and Murder by Numbers.

Solid 80s classic with several great songs. ‘Mother’ is one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard, and is completely jarring with the rest of the album.

The police have so many more songs than I thought they did

Pulsing w Copland’s insistent beats and accompanied by complicated yet throbbing bass lines - yet there are a few clunkers that fall flat

This was my first album from The Police that I have listened to. I think my exposure to them was postponed since Sting's solo career was taking off when I was growing up and I find that not to be my style. Hearing this album feels like it is kind of a segue into that career. There are a few songs I know which are hits. I will note the first half flows really well. That said I think there are other albums of theirs that I still have yet to hear completely, that I feel I might like a little more.

Alright. One song called "Mother" stood out from the rest of the album, but not necessarily in a good way. "Every Breath You Take" is the standout song. Might be a four but I am writing a few days later and realising it did not make a big impression.

Sting is at his self-indulgent best yet again

Pretty good.

Very easy listening, engaging and well produced. It just doesn't have a lot of highs, seems a little mid album, but enjoyable.

+King of Pain +Miss Gradenko

Listened to it on my drive to New Jersey from Pittsburgh. Not bad driving music or music in general

First album (cassette) I got as a kid. Brings back memories but I definitely like their other albums more today.

Second half is held up massively by ‘Every Breath You Take’. Rest is pretty good! Also ‘Mother’ defender here, I won’t hear a word said against it.

After the aural turd that is Reggatta de Blanc I really wasn't looking forward to this album. However, Synchronicity, while still not being something I'd choose to listen too, is miles better than that heap of shit.

Parts of this album are fantastic. I really enjoy “Synchronicity II”. Other parts of the album kinda fall flat. Makes sense that this was the band’s final effort. Seems like they were running out of steam. 3.5/5 Might listen again

Some good, some ok

Strictly a Best Of band for me up until now, but this was pretty good

I have to be honest that I only knew the creepy stalking/voyeurism song "Every Breath You Take" from the greatest hits albums and radio play. But was surprised very much by the very new wave songs it's a nice album and not offensive to the ears. But like most of The Police, good songs from a good band, not terrible, not great just middle of the road.

Classic showcase of sting’s style, some nice riffs and background in the tracks with his voice standing out. Murder by numbers is a good representation of this album. 3.5

Das fünfte und letzte Studioalbum der britischen Band The Police wurde 1983 in Montserrat und Kanada aufgenommen. Es zeigt die Gruppe auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer Popularität und zugleich kurz vor dem Zerfall. Die Aufnahmen entstanden unter starkem kreativen Druck, der sich in der intensiven, oft düsteren Atmosphäre des Albums widerspiegelt. Musikalisch bewegt sich Synchronicity zwischen New Wave, Pop Rock und experimentellen Einflüssen. Bekannteste Titel sind „Every Breath You Take“, „King of Pain“, „Wrapped Around Your Finger“ und „Synchronicity II“. Der Sound ist glatter und stärker synthetisch geprägt als auf früheren Alben, wobei Stings Songwriting zunehmend dominiert. Trotz der internen Spannungen gelang der Band ein präzise produziertes, vielschichtiges Werk, das Texttiefe mit Radiotauglichkeit verbindet. Ein klanglich und thematisch geschlossenes Album, das The Police mit Würde verabschiedet – brillant komponiert, kühl inszeniert und nachhaltig prägend.

classic

I don't like having a Police record

Pełno fajnych numerów, ale mam wrażenie, że ten album nie bardzo wiedział, czym chciał być. Otwiera się niemal jazzowym "Synchronicity", potem jest dziwny utwór o dinozaurach, gdzieś po drodze drugie podejście do "Synchronicity", stalker anthem w postaci "Every Breath You Take" (to też player manager anthem na eventach). Żeby nie wspomnieć o totalnie odklejonym "Mother". Każdy z tych utworów miałby swoje miejsce na jakiejś mojej playliście, ale razem to się po prostu nie klei w żadną spójną całość dla mnie. Trochę nie wiem, co temu postawić przez to. Bo nie wiem, czy będę miał kiedyś nastrój, żeby słuchać całego tego albumu, a nie pojedynczych piosenek. Każdy pojedynczy utwór to solidna czwórka, ale jednak jako album tylko trzy.

Pretty cool actually

Second album après « Reggatta de blanc » que j’avais bien apprécié (noté 4/5). Ce second album est moins bon que le précédent : moins dynamique, plus convenu, et avec des morceaux vraiment mauvais (Mother). Globalement j’ai apprécié l’écoute, mais il ne rejoindra pas ma collection. =>3/5

Half singles half filler but the singles are fire.

Cool

Some of it very bad, some of it surprisingly good. But just painfully average overall as I’ve come to expect with this lot now.

goodish album, a bit creepy today

Hard to divorce this from its lute-strumming tantric master of a lead singer, but these songs are catchy. Also it's only now I'm hearing the similarities between the Police and U2.

Weirder than I expected it to be! Like Mother is verrry out there - kinda loved it though. Synchronicity II and Wrapped Around Your Finger were other highlights. The rest of it was nice but didn't necessarily stand out. Maybe 3.5 stars.

carino, ma non credo siano molto il mio genere, nonostante due o tre classici

This was weirder than I expected. The second half was what I expected, that’s the Police sound I’ve heard in passing. But the first half has some different stuff on it. I wish this ranking system was 1-10 because I gave Bowie’s Low a 3 yesterday and this I’m also giving a 3 but it’s closer to a two and a half, and Low is closer to 4 than 3 but wasn’t quite a 4 for me.

Slightly experimental experimental album from rock legends The Police. I would have rated this album higher if not for [Mother] existing. It's a fun time for sure.

Fyrri parturinn fannst mér ekkert frábær en náði sér svo à strik seinni partinn

Kann að meta þetta sem plötu. Samt slatti þarna sem mér fannst aðeins of langur eða ekki grípandi. Opnunarlagið frábært 🙏

When I think about 80's pop, I think about very loud and artificially inflated music, and I had the impression that The Police music would be the same and that is the reason why I had very low expectations about it. Surprisingly for me, this record turned out to be more quite than expected and very organic, and I ended up liking it a lot more than I thought I would. This album feels sophisticated. In part it may be thanks to have a very controled sound volume, but the composition and ideas are also very ambitious. It is catchy and filled with complex melodies and rhythms. With that being said, I didn't like the album as much as it might seem. It certainly did not blew my mind and neither I emotionally resonanted with it. I believe it is a nice listen and I'll leave it at that.

First half sounds like a bunch of Police outtakes that would have been fine if they'd been left on the editing room floor. Then there's MOTHER. A monster of a song. The there are a hunch of songs we've all heard way too many times. Which stands as a testament to how well they did what they did. But it's also okay they stopped after this.

Synchronicity II is a great song. EBYT is overplayed to death of course but a good song. Wrapped Around Your Finger is pretty solid. Much of the rest of the album bores me or annoys me, honestly. Never been a huge Police fan though, just listen to a select few songs.

Interesting one with a few classics. Wasn’t aware of how varied the police’s sound was back in the day. Almost had a modest mousy sound to them at times.

Getting poppy here, not their best work

fine

Not bad but not really my thing. Synchronicity II is pretty cool. Every Breath You Take seems out of place in the album.

I‘m synchronized now

Certainly impressed by the drumming on some tracks and it's interesting to hear the melting pot of influence. The occasional cool bass line too. However some tracks are real misses ("Mother" especially). Overall it's good but I don't think I would listen to it routinely.

It wasn’t awful! Can’t imagine ever listening to it again but that is really high praise for a Sting record

I liked it more than I expected to, specially considering how much I disliked the first track. The rest of the album was mostly a nice surprise

Прекрасная группа и прекрасный альбом, но мне как-то не по сердцу. Есть некоторые чудесные моменты и ходы.

meget forskellige genre blandet. Det er new wave med en smule af the police reggae rødder som resulterer i at det vel også har en subgenre af art rock og pop fordi det kombinerer sådan et sært felt af genre. Man kan virkelig godt høre reggae inspirationen, jeg tror det ligger meget i rytmerne og tempoet. trommerne er meget dikterende her. Det blev åbenbart lavet som deres sidste album og blev også der mest succesrige. Jeg kan rigtig godt lide det og de er meget mere end hvad every breath you take er. Det er nok næsten det mest poppede på den album. Resten af det lyder næsten eksperimenterende og interessant, synes jeg. Så det var en glædelig overaskelse, men ikke noget som jeg synes skubber den mere end 3 - 3,5 hvor jeg tænker mest at give det 3.

Son intéressant, voix de Sting toujours aussi excellente, un bon petit groove qui s'en dégage, mais pas mal de chansons qui sont moins ma came

The Police's final album is a tale of two sides: eclectic, rhythmic post punk on the first side and sleek, 80's pop on the second. Despite the musical prowess of their members, the second side is much better. On the first side, "Walking in Your Footsteps" has really satisfying percussion but awful lyrics, from asking a brontosaurus if we'd be dumb for using the atom bomb to the creature/future rhyme. Tracks 3 through 5 aim to push the band past their usual sound, but they either don't work or don't fit into the album. The second side however is beautifully written, with four essential Police songs. Yes it has their Big Hit, but "Wrapped Around Your Finger" is been better. Altogether it's an album that's more interesting than their previous work but which still confirms they're a singles band.

Not a huge fan of Sting's voice, but some of the music was pretty cool. 6/10

Favourite Track: King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger Least Favourite Track: Mother

This is probably the worst Police album (imo), but it needs to be talked about more these days what an incredible run they had in such a short amount of time. (A strong 3.5)

This album was very surprising to me. I only knew the one hit off it. I imagine people buying it on the strength of Every Breath You Take back in the day being just as surprised by the boudless experimentation, unusual chord progressions and sometimes borderline dissonance of the rest of the songs. The musical adventurousness is admirable, but I don't think I'll often return to this album. I might check out their other stuff, though.

The gap between the great songs and the not so great songs is pretty vast. I’m not a huge Police fan but some tracks here are just undeniably good.

An album I remember my parents and their friends playing in my youth. Not an every week listen, but some songs that are nostalgic and still hold up.

***An ok album

No surprise that the singles were great. Little surprise that the rest was mostly forgettable, if pleasant, filler.

Monster singles surrounded by some of the worst filler I've ever heard... Mother is perhaps one of the worst songs ever recorded. 3.5 on the strength of the string of singles, rounded down because everything else was mid to awful.

in music school, one of my piano skills benchmark exams required me to learn to play + sing this song and that choice of rep still fascinates me years later

Album was ok. I think there are better songs from the Police. Murder by Numbers was extremely good, glad I was introduced

Can't say I'm a huge fan after one listen, and that listen being while I was working. May need to re-listen, but first impressions aren't great.

It's good, has some classics here and the worst songs aren't bad at all

This album has always been hit or miss for me. It has some absolute classics (synchronicity, every breath you take, king of pain) and some that just don't work for me. But it's still overall a jam

Think Sting absolutely lost it on this album - refer to 'Mother'. But I do like a bit of the Police

I like The Police, but in the 20 or so years since I bought this particular album, I think I've come to accept that I mostly just like the hits. I remember picking this up in like 2001 or something because they kept playing Synchronicity II in the store I worked at, and I was always excited to hear it. I still love that song. But then I got it home and just... it's fine. Every Breath You Take is clearly the biggest song here, and I'm pretty well over that one. King of Pain is good, Murder by Numbers is fun, but the rest of the album cuts don't do much for me.

A mediocre album overall. It’s fine to listen to but it’s obvious that the hunger and energy The Police had shown in their earlier albums had largely dissipated by ‘83. There are some standout tracks on here such as the two Synchronicity tracks and, of course, Every Breath You Take. Murder by Numbers makes for a decent album closer. By far the worst (and most baffling) track has to be Mother, a song horrible at first listen and I imagine will continue to be horrible in any subsequent re-listens. Honourable mention goes to Walking in your Footsteps, a song about dinosaurs (Why???). 5/10

Some good tunes and some very weird decisions (Sting singing every song in a key too high for his voice, using fake patois, whatever the hell "Mother" is)

Liked the album, some good, some forgettable.

Not their best

Growing up my sister and I would always call "Every Breath You Take" the 'Creepy Stalker Song', I still stand by that title. Still a pretty good song though. Kind of a mediocre album overall though. Gets lifted by the 3 billion stream song for sure.

Pretty classic Police, covers a lot of the big hits but also a cohesive album

Sting is classic

This is an interesting one- the A side is wildly inconsistent. The “synchronicities” are both pretty great, but the songs in between them are either forgettable or bizarre. Then you have the B side which is wall to wall bangers. So weird. Was it a power move by Sting? Idk these guys are suing each other right now which makes me sad. THREE STARS

not bad

3,5

It was okay. Miss Gradenko and King of pain are awesome. The rest are just okay.

First time listening to a full Police album and I enjoyed it for the most part. Its another album I wish I could rate 3.5 stars because its good but not good enough to warrant a full 4/5 to me

the Police are definitely one of the bands that i know i like, but i don't ever listen to their full albums. so got to hear a lot of songs i've never listened to!

I get strong beach vibes from the Police. Maybe it's the vocals? Standout track: King of Pain

No message in a bottle? Boooo

Good

Some good hits. Overall fine. Not going to rush to listen to the album again, but some sones already have imon playlists

Cool and enjoyable but doesn’t stand out a whole lot to me.

Immediately not enjoying this mix. That snare drum bribed the engineer to put it center stage. Sting is way back in the mix, and they use a lot of indistinct pads that make a few elements (snare, bass guitar sometimes) stick out. Not enjoying Sting here, either. His voice sounds really thin, and he's way back in the mix, making him sound even more strained than normal. This one is saved by the singles, but it's not an album I enjoyed otherwise. So a 3.

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

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

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

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

kind of cruised thru -- seemed okay but nothing memorable

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

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

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

it is alright

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

Good stuff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every Breath You Take is a super hit.

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

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

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

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

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

DÜÜÜÜÜDAAAADÜÜÜÜDAAAADÜÜÜDAAA synchronicity? more like synchronicithree

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

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

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

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

Sychrin

Iconic but not for me

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

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

6/10

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

A couple good singles from this album. But not great

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Would not buy.

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

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

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

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

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

Solid

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

3’5

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

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

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

Solo Sting > The Police

Some absolute 10s, some embarrassingly bad.

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

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

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

First half meh Second half fire

What is up with that Mother track. Goofy!

Really good!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Had het nog een halve ster erbij gegeven als dat kon

It's okay.

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

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

Shit until Mother, some bangers after that

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

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

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

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

Meh

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Weird

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

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

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

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

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

Good

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

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

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