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London, United Kingdom (1977 – 1986, 2007 – 2008 )
The Police were an English new wave band strongly influenced by reggae, jazz and punk rock. Originally formed in 1977 in London by Stewart Copeland (drums), Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting (bass and lead vocals), and Henry Padovani (guitar). Andy Summers later joined the group, and after a very short stint as a quartet, Padovani left the band. The Police became one of the most popular bands in the late 70s/80s.
The Police are notable as one of the first mainstream white pop groups to adopt reggae as a predominant musical form and to score major international hits with reggae-styled material. Although reggae was already very popular in the United Kingdom (due to the large number of Caribbean immigrants) the style was little known in the United States or other countries, and prior to the emergence of the Police only a handful of reggae songs had enjoyed any significant chart success.
Tension grew between the band members, because unlike most other bands, they did not share songwriting credits. They released their last album, Synchronicity, in 1983, selling over 8 million copies. Synchronicity is critically regarded as their best album, with hits such as
Synchronicity II, King Of Pain, and probably their best known song, Every Breath You Take. In 1984, after touring in support of Synchronicity, The Police went on hiatus, while Sting pursued his acting and solo music careers. Two years later, The Police reformed and played a few concerts for Amnesty International.
The Police are notable as one of the first mainstream white pop groups to adopt reggae as a predominant musical form and to score major international hits with reggae-styled material. Although reggae was already very popular in the United Kingdom (due to the large number of Caribbean immigrants) the style was little known in the United States or other countries, and prior to the emergence of the Police only a handful of reggae songs had enjoyed any significant chart success.
Tension grew between the band members, because unlike most other bands, they did not share songwriting credits. They released their last album, Synchronicity, in 1983, selling over 8 million copies. Synchronicity is critically regarded as their best album, with hits such as
Synchronicity II, King Of Pain, and probably their best known song, Every Breath You Take. In 1984, after touring in support of Synchronicity, The Police went on hiatus, while Sting pursued his acting and solo music careers. Two years later, The Police reformed and played a few concerts for Amnesty International.
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Message In A Box
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Synchronicity
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Outlandos D'Amour
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Message In A Bottle
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Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
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Walking On The Moon
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Can't Stand Losing You
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Don't Stand So Close To Me
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So Lonely
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De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
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King Of Pain
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Wrapped Around Your Finger
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Spirits In The Material World
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Invisible Sun
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Synchronicity II
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Next To You
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HunterRule wrote:
Too sad The Police only produced 5 studio albums, 4 of them are absolutely brilliant. With a few more this band might have been as huge as the Beatles. The Police <3
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mcdeece wrote:
One of my favorite bands. A friend of mine put on Can't Stand Losing You, i was hooked ever since.
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yavannaaaa wrote:
Bring on the night!
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kidlukinhas wrote:
Spirits In The Material World <3
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Davincimans wrote:
Walking on the moon!!!
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u2martyman wrote:
How anyone couldn't like this, I do not know.
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ZelenaBanana wrote:
they are...uber?
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Elementree1 wrote:
YO POSITIVE PEOPLE!! If you like The Police and Rock/Reggae/Dancehall/Ska with a concious message please check out our music. We are a fresh new band out of Cincinnati Ohio, genre bending music and a message that must be heard. Our last fm page is: http://www.last.fm/music/theohms Our myspace page is: http://www.myspace.com/ohms. Feel our music
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MattKlomp1 wrote:
Has anyone heard the cover of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" on Glee? I was really surprised the show included that one. Anyway, Glee just put out its 2nd soundtrack and that one's on there with a bunch of other cool stuff. Definitely recommend checking it out!
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HydroSymphony wrote:
... walking on the moon ...
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SLIM-74 wrote:
http://www.lastfm.it/group/HASTA+LA+VICTORIA+SIEMPRE...../
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mozee728 wrote:
Anyone catch the cover of "Don't Stand So Close To Me" on Glee? Love it! Check it out here -http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/glee-the-music-vol-2/id339076571
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mrshopkins73 wrote:
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mixtape71 wrote:
I like british Bands, but not this one!
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T-101 wrote:
Murder by Numbers should be in the top 15.
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infectedmodes wrote:
► We Love British Bands
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gratefulquinn wrote:
I got into what might be their last show ever at MSG last year....wow! I had seen them before but that show was the best. Quinn
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try_believe wrote:
nice band ;]
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schokone wrote:
ELYDI LOL
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ELYDI wrote:
.... just simply awful
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Rock'n'Roll Confidential: Mojo talks to Stewart Copeland...
5 Nov 2009 | from www.thepolice.com/
You'd think Stewart Copeland might have taken a break after the Police reunion tour - 158 gigs, 921,000 paying customers, $297 million gross. But since their final Madison Square Garden show on August 7 last year…
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