Awsome Police.

[bubinga5]

I love this. I forgot how good these early albums are. Reggata De Blanc is amazing. . [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anlm0GtGSOQ[/media]

Edited April 2, 2017 by bubinga5

[Twincam]

Good tune. I know some have derided stings lyrics. But I have always enjoyed them and found them very apt. He seems to have a song for every emotion.

[No. 8 Wire]

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Good tune. I know some have derided stings lyrics. But I have always enjoyed them and found them very apt. He seems to have a song for every emotion.
[/quote]

I'll second that. I've never actually heard criticism of his lyrics, but then I've never bothered to read any music magazines etc - and i was too young to notice when I first heard the Police.

You also have to take into account he's singing while playing bass too.

[mikel]

Always thought he was a great lyricist, even De Do Do Do,De Da Da Da had some nice lines. He was an English teacher after all.

[Hobbayne]

"Their logic ties me up and rapes me"
Well you cant argue with that!

[dmccombe7]

I've only ever bought best of album but remember when they started and liked all the early stuff.
And such a cool looking band back then too.

Dave

[mikel]

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1491151760' post='3270833']
"Their logic ties me up and rapes me"
Well you cant argue with that!
[/quote]

Exactly , sir, but it was the bit about Elephants just prior to that line that gets me. I love animals, especially grey ones.

[Japhet]

I remember first hearing their Reggae sounds on the radio and then being totally dumbfounded when I first saw them on TV that they were bleached blond white boys.

[lojo]

Bombs away is my favourite police track

[spectoremg]

Anything from Synchronicity but particularly King of Pain - 'there's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt'. His early solo lyrics are good too.

[essexbasscat]

Playing along with the first two LP's is a nice little warm up

[MrDaveTheBass]

Love this song! I originally learned how play the guitar part, but was seduced by that beautiful bassline, and was dragged into the wonderful world of low-notes.
Much of my early bass education was spent playing along to Outlandos d'Amour and Regatta de Blanc - quality stuff.

[ezbass]

Regatta remains one of my top 10 albums to this day, Andy Summers' guitar work on this and Zenyatta is just sublime.

[Guest]

I always thought Outlandos to be underrated. Take away Be My Girl and Born in the 50s and you've got an incredibly solid album with some great basslines. Peanuts anyone?

[MrDaveTheBass]

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I always thought Outlandos to be underrated. Take away Be My Girl and Born in the 50s and you've got an incredibly solid album with some great basslines. Peanuts anyone?
[/quote]

A friend of mine used to have a lurcher dog called 'Peanuts'. He used to go mental when Sting started shouting 'Peaaaaaanuts!' at the end of that track.

[mikel]

It was The Police gig at the Mayfair in Newcastle back in the day that got me into playing drums. The musicians in that band were a magic mix.

[police squad]

Driven to tears is my favorite Police song. It's a real tough one to sing and play

[tma1971]

My first band that I really followed love them my favorite track has to be beds too big without you...