Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles
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Free Music Review: His first solo effort was his best...
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this on LP in 1985 and finally updated to CD and it has never gotten old. True, this sounds a lot more like the later songs of the Police than the Sting releases of late, but if you, like me, ever say, "Gee, I like Sting's music, but I sure like the older stuff and what he did with the Police the best," then this is the CD you want.Free Music Review: Sting's first album is passable, with naive lyrics
Hit: 3 Stars
Sting's first album after leaving The Police was a reasonable commercial success, assuring himself a solo career, at least for some time. I listen to the album when it came out, in 1985, when I was 18, and I was impressed by it, but it hasn't aged that well. The music is pleasant though hardly memorable, and the lyrics are literate (perhaps too literate) but also naive. What sounded brave and intelligent 20 years ago, sounds pretty naive now. Like the pre - End of the cold war "Russians" (with a good coda from Prokofiev) or "The Children's Crusade" (about the youth killed in World War I, an odd topic for a rock song). "If you love somebody, set them free" sounds like a response to Police's megahit "Every breath you take" (can't one take a position in the middle, without going to the extremes?). Then there is the luddite "We Work the Black Seam together" (about the then topical miner's strike in the north of England) and the homage to New Orleans "Moon over Bourbon Street" inspired by the book Interview with a Vampire (this was before the Brad Pitt movie). The best song of the album to me is the calypso-inspired "Love is the Seventh Wave" (great video as well).Free Music Review: After today... Consider Me Gone
Hit: 5 Stars
This has always been my favorite Sting solo album, partly because it doesn't really feel like a solo album. As Sting says in the liner notes, "people keep referring to this album as a solo effort, which of course is ridicilous" well Mr. Sting I agree with you. This Blue Turtles band was absolutely fantastic and kudos to you for hiring these amazing musicians and assembling this great band. Branford Marsalis is absolutely mind blowing on a few of the tracks, such as "Children's Crusade" and "Shadows in the Rain". "Consider Me Gone" is wonderful, just put that on with a nice glass of wine and enjoy.. ahhh! Even dated songs like "Russians" and "We Work the Black Seam" are still very enjoyable. I could go on and on... but this is the finest collection of songs Sting has composed without the Police. I still listen to this one quite often 20+ years later.Free Music Review: first solo album of Gordon Matthew Sumner (STING)
Hit: 4 Stars
As His first solo work is just remarkably well done!!!!Free Music Review: First solo effort Awesome!
Hit: 5 Stars
I liked him with The Police, but Sting got me forever with this music.