How well were The Police, shows this "Greatest Hits" CD from 1992 - and nearly 70 minutes. It contains 16 Abräumer who knows almost everyone who anschaltete in the late 70s and early 80s now and then the radio: Roxanne, Can not Stand Losing You, Message in a Bottle, De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da Don 't Stand So Close to Me, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Tea in the Sahara, Spirits In The Material World, Every Breath You Take ... Here an expert has made the compilation doubt.
The whole tracklist arouses most vivid memories, and the best part: The songs still sound as good as they have been in memory, at least! Although Sting's solo career is not less impressive - in a police escort, he was even better (I think anyway).
The songs are heavily influenced by Wave and Punk, but are quite different from most of their contemporaries: The melodies are strikingly clear that rhythm changes breathtaking. Reggae and ska are here more than just cool style ingredients of the early albums; The same applies to the influences of jazz and African music later. Somehow can be reluctant to stick the popular labels the three policemen; they are just too striking: Sting vocal range includes loose 3 octaves, if you count the head voice; Stewart Copeland's drum inserts are simply unmistakable; Andy Summers' always supercooled guitar riffs bursting with restrained energy. Three eccentric so that harmonize perfectly with each other and have their arrangements with each cycle a new surprise in store - for all this never zerfieseln but the melody. Perfect halt ...
Anyone can easily find insufferable Wave, is also likely to this jewel collection can not abgewinnen too much.
But who also can only a little friends with a cool wave, should at least listen to this time high-flyer compilation ... 70 minutes of playing time without any filler - a flagship for each CD collection!
