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Swill_Merchant — 9 years ago(January 01, 2017 04:07 PM)

#448
R.S. Summary
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"I do my best work when I'm in pain and turmoil," Sting told Rolling Stone. And indeed, the dissolution of his first marriage produced some of his best work yet, including "King of Pain" and the stalker's anthem "Every Breath You Take." There was pain and turmoil in the band, too it would be the Police's last album.
My Vote
: Yea. I think it's their best album by a hair, not that such distinctions really matter with this band. It also marks the very last point at which Sting was endurable. As with the other
Police
inclusions on this list, it leaves me asking "Why the hell is it on here?" and "What's the point in playing the entire thing?". The hooks are still juicy, the production is ace, the singles still hold up, and there are some occasionally interesting lyrics, as in "Miss Gradenko" and "Mother". Find a good compilation, leave the original albums buried in the past.
FINAL TALLY: 15-3-0 = 83.3%

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Nay. Their worst album by far, which is not saying much since they started out pretty awful to begin with.
Normal Is A Myth.

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yay
"Somebody showed me a picture, and I just laughed
Dignity never been photographed."

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Yea
I don't believe in a worst Police album, but it's definitely my least favorite.
Rock Under Fire
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Absolute Yea! I enjoyed hearing the album in its entirety in the eighties, and I think the material still holds up to this day.
Damion Crowley
Who knows but that, on the lower frequencies, I speak for you.R.E.

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Big yeah. Their best album. A pop classic. I really like the guitar work on songs like Miss Gradenko, Mother and Murder By Numbers. Love the bitter lyrics in O My God, Synchronicity II, great ballads with Wrapped Around Your Finger Every Breath You Take and King of Pain
Pretty much their 'Sgt Pepper'.

Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1459601https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1459601Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:16:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #448 on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:16:56 GMT]]>JrnlofEddieDeezenStudies — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 05:09 AM)

Huge MF'in
YAY
for every Police album.
And unlike you, I love a lot of solo Sting, too. (As well as a lot of solo and other-project Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers)

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1459600https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/1459600Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:16:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #448 on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:16:54 GMT]]>HippieDrillSealOfApproval — 9 years ago(January 02, 2017 05:44 AM)

yay
What are words for when no one listens anymore

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Yea
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Yea
Who says violence is not the answer?

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Yea!
"We all have it comin', Kid." Unforgiven (1992)

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YAY

Cheers!

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Yea.
CG gore is the worst thing that has ever happened to the horror genre.

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