The Police - Every Breath You Take: The Classics
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Artist: The PoliceEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2005-01-11
Music Label: A&M
Soundtracks:
- Roxanne
- Can't Stand Losing You
- Message In A Bottle
- Walking On The Moon
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Invisible Sun
- Spirits In The Material World
- Every Breath You Take
- King Of Pain
- Wrapped Around Your Finger
- Don't Stand So Close To Me '86
- Message In A Bottle
Free Music Notes for Every Breath You Take: The Classics
Free Music Review: These guys were awesome!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I wasn't even alive when The Police were topping the charts, but their appeal is still strong after all these years. All in all, it was an excellent compilation of their classic songs. Here's what I thought of them, one by one...
1. ROXANNE
This one's hard to describe. The best way I can put it is that The Police fused modern subject matter with more traditional soft-rock music (esp. in the chorus) and the result was a timeless hit. *****
2. CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU
A sincere, easygoing song that's kind of similar to Roxanne, but a little more diverse. Two songs in, and I'm already enjoying this more than most of Sting's solo work. I can see why The Police were red-hot in their time. ****
3. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
This is wonderful. It's all about being alone and crying out for help, but they still make it sound uplifting. I especially liked the part near the end about how billions of other people were just as lost as the singer. ****1/2
4. WALKING ON THE MOON
Excellent lounge-type tune here, and maybe the best song ever made about walking on the moon (though to be fair, they're describing a mood, not the literal action). ***1/2
5. DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
This was one of the songs that really got me into The Police. The story behind it proved that they weren't afraid to explore truly controversial subject matter, like so many other mainstream bands seem to have been. In my view, the song's only flaw (and it's a minor one) is the chorus. It has an abrupt and poppy rhythm behind it that seems at odds with the serious lyrics. Maybe it's just a kind of musical irony. In any case, this is one of my favorites. ****1/2
6. DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA
Probably one of my least favorites on the CD, but still good. I guess I've never been a fan of songs with nonsense words in the choruses. Plus the tones sound weird and kind of sour. But I could listen to it again. ***
7. EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IN MAGIC
Everyone must have heard this one. Needless to say, it's another one of their most enduring classics. ****1/2
8. INVISIBLE SUN
This might be a movie about war; I'm not certain. But it manages to be sad and hopeful at the same time, like Message in a Bottle. I can really appreciate how much The Police had evolved by the early '80s. ****
9. SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
Like Invisible Sun, the lyrics have an existential theme going. I like this one even better because of the energized chorus. ****1/2
10. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
I've heard this described as "the ultimate paranoia song" or "the ultimate stalking song." I have to admit the lyrics always unnerved me, too. Maybe they were just trying to tug at our heartstrings by describing a love gone too far. Whatever your interpretation of it, it's one of the most successful and recognizable Police songs. *****
11. KING OF PAIN
Another great song about pain and loss. It wouldn't really have stood out for me, if not for the lines. The lyrics have to be the best thing about this. ****
12. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER
I like the slow, leisurely tone and the references to Greek mythology in this one. ****
13. DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME '86
This might be my favorite Police song ever. They took a song that was already great and made it even more effective. Plus, they really capitalized on the theme this time with brooding tones and a slower pace. The band had already broken up, and this remake was a product of their short-lived reunion. It's a shame they didn't last longer...but The Police left us more than enough hits to remember them by, that's for sure. *****
14. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (new classic rock mix)
The remix doesn't seem all that different from the first version--which I prefer, in this case. Unlike in the new version of "Don't Stand," not enough real changes were made to make this a new song unto itself. But it's still good listening. ***1/2
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