Ranking the Studio Albums: The Police (w/Martin Popoff)
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- Join Pete Pardo and Martin Popoff as they rank the short but sweet catalog of super-band The Police. #thepolice
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Ghost in the Machine is a masterpiece, in my opinion.
I love that album.
I agree. My favorite police album and the first album I bought on vinyl.
@@luis4434 i agree
I will take Zenyatta Mondatta any day over Ghost.... Copeland at his absolute peak, the band still wants it at this point. MTV still not a player in making this band or the previous albums either. The overall playing on Voices in my Head, Shadows in the Rain, and Driven to tears is great listening as well as great for dancing and more. I like where Pete is coming from in this ranking, Martin wouldn't know a great jam unless it is full of "production". Saw The Police back in 1982 two weeks before the college year was out. 30 minutes of Voices in my Head was a party perfect marvel. Still to this day it is my favorite concert. Almost 40 years ago!
My favorite
The Police never made a bad album. This discussion by two music experts is proof of that. What a band.
Tremendous story from PETE. Two people show up at bar. In Poughkeepsie New York to becoming one of the biggest groups ever in 1983. Unreal story !!!!
I wish we could find the 4 people who showed up and interview them ! All of the band members have mentioned this story in various interviews.
Stewart Copeland - great, hard hitting explosive drummer who still inspires us with his unique distinctive sound and original style.
Ever listen to Oysterhead?
@@profk3742 I was going suggest he do. SO bummed this virus BS caused festivals to be cancelled because they were reuniting after 18 years to play some gigs this year :(
he's one of a kind.
The drum fills at the end of No Time This Time on Reggata de Blanc are EPIC
Yes! "Omega Man" finally gets some love.
One of their finest songs along with ‘Darkness’ which just goes to show Andy and Stewart could come up songs very much better thsh many of those by Sting
5. Synchronicity
4. Ghost in the Machine
3. Outlandos d'Amour
2. Zenyatta Mondatta
1. Reggatta de Blanc
1a. Outlandos d'Amour
1b. Regatta de Blanc
1c. Zenyatta Mondatta
1d. Ghost in the Machine
1e. Synchronicity
Yeah, it's a cop-out on my part but all 5 are great albums. The band's discog was released over a 5 year period that stretched from my 14th birthday to my 19th. To say that they were a big part of my musical development would be an understatement.
B2Tall That's a realistic take...all 5 albums are special in their own way.
@@leafsfan1728 Agreed,i've had the complete box set for years and i sometimes forget which album each song is from.They just flow so well.
I particularly love the drum sound on Zenyatta Mondatta.
1 Regatta de Blanc
2 Synchronicity
3 Outlandos D'Amour
4 Zenyata Mondatta
5 Ghost In The Machine
The Police! One of the best bands ever, with one of the best drummers of all time... Thanks for this video & cheers!
1) Synchronicity
2) Outlandos D'amour
3) Reggatta De Blanc
4) Ghost in the Machine
5) Zenyetta Mondatta
Summers solo on "Driven To Tears" is among his best. #imho
One of my favorites from my favorite Police album...
He's no slouch on the "Bombs Away" solo either.
Yes that solo is perfect. I love when Stewart kicks up the beat towards the end too.
Shadows in the Rain, Driven To Tears, Voices in My Head... the album is tight, edgy and great to dance to as well. Just want to pop and jam all over the place when you hear this album. This is the least produced, or over produced album of theirs, it is Copeland at his very best and he KILLS it on Zen. ruclips.net/video/_SsVY_1jy-o/видео.html
Yea the solo on driven to tears is great...that touch of feedback right at the end👍
One of the greatest bands ever, any of their albums could be their best
For me though:
5. Ghost in the Machine
4. Outlandos D'amour
3. Regatta de Blanc
2. Zenyatta Mondatta
1. Synchronicity
My fave is still ZM, but other than that, you nailed it!
Zen. Mon. is my favorite. The band is at their peak. Albums still have a bit of rawness to them and not over produced. The band is still working together well at this point too. Copeland's best and video's didn't kill the radio star at this point as well.
Agree. Now I don’t have to make my own list
REGGATTA de BLANC 1979. Came out my SR year. Reminds me so much of final year high school. Tremendous album in my opinion. Awesome songs ! My favorite
Brilliant album , all my friends and family had a copy of this album . Not a bum track on the album .
Yet another fantastic presentation my you and Martin Pete. I love the story you told about their third gig at the small bar. What a great side story to the overall presentation. Excellent!
"Secret Journey" and "Omega Man" from GHOST are my favorite POLICE songs.
Same
1. Zenyatta Mondatta (I love the "world music" feel of this album and the songwriting is strong pretty much all the way through, even the "comic relief" songs work well for me)
2. Synchronicity (this album contains Sting's most classic and timeless songwriting- "Sychronicity I" and "Murder by Numbers" are underappreciated)
3. Ghost in the Machine (there's 6 or 7 great songs here, but there's also about 4 or 5 throwaways)
4. Regatta de Blanc (this is the best "sound" the Police ever found, but apart from the Big 4- "Message in a Bottle," "Walking on the Moon," "Bring on the Night," & "The Bed's Too Big''- the songwriting here is not as strong as the top 3 albums)
5. Outlandos d'Amour (the sound of fusion musicians trying to make punk music... there's a handful of good songs but the album as a whole comes across as a bit forced)
Our rankings are almost entirely the same. Holy shit!
Same ranking for me. something to love on them all though.
Same rank for me, too!
"Contact" on "Regatta" is one of their best songs.
Actually. Just got done listening to PETE and MARTIN on the BELMAR beach NJ. Put on my Bose headset in the sizzling sand with 1979s REGGATTA de BLANC. Tremendous. Sun/ sand/ music. Tremendous show guys. Thank u
Synchronicity is my favorite. They went out on a real high note. I saw them in concert Feb of '84. Murder by Numbers is a bonus track on the cd that I really love.
Agreed!
Own 3 Police albums, Synchronicity, a GH collection and a live album. Kind of agree with Pete that I love a lot of the hits but not a lot a B side stuff that I think of alot. Synchronicity great album that I bought primarily for the Synchronicity I and II tracks not on GH collection. I guess I give it the nod for favorite as well but find that even this album is one that I often skip over a track or two, but, never tire of their classic hits.
I agree. Synchronicity is one of my favorite albums of all time
Zenyatta Mondatta is my favorite . The Other Way Of Stopping blew me away when i was a kid
i agree zenyatta is my favorite,i felt this is there there most experimental and Andy stretches out.this is the one album i can listen to every track without skipping any songs.
5th ghost in the machine
4th outlandos d.amour
3rd syncronicity
2nd regatta de blanc
1st zenyatta mondatta
Ghost in the Machine. Darkness is the hidden gem on this one.
Underrated song
5) Outlandos D'Amore
4) Regatta De Blanc
3) Ghost In The Machine
2) Zenyatta Mondatta
1) Synchronicity
The Police is one of my favorite bands of all time, thank you guys for doing this. Here's my ranking:
5-Outlandos D'amour:Absolutely solid debut, definitely more consistent than other albums of this catalogue; sticking on the punk/reggae switching.
4-Sinchronicity
3-Zenyatta Mondatta:Another solidly consistent record, it's filled with extremely memorable *poppy* songs but yet filled with lovely hooks and musicianship
2-Reggaeta De Blanc:Even thought this album is good top to bottom; i think it's very unconsistent, because it's got amazing songs like Message In A Bottle(my favorite Police song, one of my all-time favorites) or It's Alright For You, but also has some strange and experimental stuff like No Time This Time or On Any Other Day; the rest is all great for me.
1-Ghost In The Machine:It's a very polished album, that mixes a bunch of genres in for the killer musicianship to explore.
Martin is great! He's the most intelligent and well-spoken person you share the mic with. And he doesn't need to use foul language to try to sound cool. Please have him on more! Thanks Pete.
He's been on MANY shows here!
@@seaoftranquilityprog Good call Pete!
1. Reggatta de Blanc
2. Zenyatta Mondatta
3. Synchronicity
4. Ghost in the Machine
5. Outlandos d'Amour
All albums are great .. no duds.
Great band with so much talent.
I enjoyed this episode. Before watching, I tried to predict Martin's and Pete's picks. I nailed Martin's #1 and #4, but I didn't think he would like Ghosts. I only got Pete's #5, but I had all the rest within 1 position. Here's my list:
1 Ghosts in the Machine
2 Synchronicity
3 Zenyatta Mondatta
4 Regatta de Blanc
5 Outlandos d'Amour
This is why this is such a great channel!....quality guests and great insight from all who get involved
Totally agree with Pete. The Police are one of those bands where all the albums are equal. All great!
Regatta de Blanc is my #1.Everyone’s list seems to be different which goes to show the quality of all these albums.Great show Pete!
Thank you guys for ranking the studio albums of The Police.🎤🎸🎵🥁
MTV started in 1981 so it began just before mid-career of The Police. They still made videos before MTV, then once MTV started they played their videos that were already made. So the Police didn't miss the MTV Era they definitely benefited from the exposure that it provided. They were all over MTV and their videos were played often. They had a total of 18 videos.
The other one that was played continuously was Wrapped Around your Finger.
"Roxanne" (1978)
"Can't Stand Losing You" (1978)
"Message in a Bottle" (1979)
"Walking on the Moon" (1979)
"The Bed's Too Big Without You" (1979)
"So Lonely" (1980)
"Don't Stand So Close to Me" (1980)
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" (1980)
"Spirits in the Material World" (1981)
"One World (Not Three)" (1981)
"Demolition Man" (1981)
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (1981)
"Invisible Sun" (1982)
"Every Breath You Take" (1983)
"Wrapped Around Your Finger" (1983)
"Synchronicity II" (1983)
"King of Pain" (1983)
"Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (1986)
Very interesting rankings.
Zenyatta is my favorite album. The sequence of the tracking list is perfect. You can listened from the first tracks to he bottom... and start again.
The Next one is Ghost..
Walking in the moon is a PERFECT song. Andy and Stewart works a lot creating ambience arrangements...
Mother... is a King Crimson experiment of Andy... Strange, of course.
... Great job Guys!!!
1. Ghost In The Machine. ..That was the first album I reviewed as a senior on my high school news paper. Just listened to it and it held up greats for me.
2. Synchronicity... I saw this tour at Pittsburgh Civic Arena seated over Stewart Copeland’s shoulder which was an amazing place to be. String played a lot to us too. AWESOME SHOW !! The tunes from Synchronicity take on a lot of energy live. Love the quiet tunes. Sometimes band unrest produces some amazing material.
3. Outlandos D’Amour ...Love the heaviness and energy of all the cuts.
4. Reghatta De Blanc ...WALKING ON THE MOON and all the grooves... not a bad tune.
5. Zenyetta Mondatta ... I was in a punk band and at the time, this album was off my radar. But really love the tunes now.. I don’t find it watered down at all.
Thanks guys !!
Thanks for this guys, The Police are wonderful, missed the chance to see them in 2007. Oh well, mine are
1.Zenyatta Mondatta
2.Outlandos dAmour
3.Regatta de Blanc
4.Synchronicity
5.Ghost in the Machine.
Difficult to do as I love each of these.
Love the T Shirt by the way Pete, don't worry I won't ask where you got it from :-)
always great to have martin around.....peace....
1. Synchronicity (no love for WRAPPED AROUND YOUE FINGER?)
2. Ghost in the Machine (Secret Journey!)
3. Zenyatta Mondatta (MAN IN A SUITCASE!)
4. Regatta DeBlanc
5. Outlandos D'Amour
This is a great combo, Pete and Martin. One of the best discussions yet.
Thanks for The Police show and looking forward to the BOC deep cuts show. Two of my faves.
1) Ghost in the Machine - Their best, in my opinion. Invisible Sun and Secret Journey
are my favorite all-time Police songs.
2) Regatta de Blanc
3) Outlandos d'Amour
4) Synchronicity
5) Zenyatta Mondatta
Zenyatta is my favourite too - love it!
5 - Ghost
4 - Synchronicity
3 - Outlandos
2 - Regatta
1 - Zenyatta
I love this band! They were all born musicians with huge talent and a distinctive sound as a band. Sting was a great front man and a solid Bass Player with The Police, and also in his solo career. I place Sting as the 7th greatest Bass Player of all time:
#1. Paul McCartney - The Beatles
#2. Peter Cetera - Chicago
#3. Greg Lake - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
#4. John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin
#5. John Entwistle - The Who
#6. Gene Simmons - Kiss
#7. Sting - The Police
#8. Chris Squire - Yes
#9. Bill Wyman - The Rolling Stones
#10. Geddy Lee - Rush
Honorable Mention:
John Deacon - Queen
Jaco Pastorious - Weather Report
Mike Rutherford - Genesis
Roger Waters - Pink Floyd
Jack Bruce - Cream
Brian Wilson - The Beach Boys
John Taylor - Duran Duran
Randy Meisner - The Eagles
Michael Anthony - Van Halen
Mike Mills - R.E.M.
John Lodge - The Moody Blues
Ben Orr - The Cars
Mel Schacher - Grand Funk Railroad
John McVie - Fleetwood Mac
Tiran Porter - The Doobie Brothers
John Wetton - Asia
I'd have Squire ahead of Simmons and Sting but agree about McCartney being #1.
Paul Goddard...ARS?
Top choice is obvious, closest we've come to a Beatles album in the 80's
1. Synchronicity
2. Ghost
3. Reggatta
4. Zenyatta
5. Outlandos
Darwin Blinks I think that’s my order right there too. Haven’t heard Regatta in a long time the whole thing - could be 2 on any given day.
Naw, Synchronicity is a good album, but near the bottom for a lot of people. There certainly isn't an obvious pick when it comes to this band.
I was lucky enough to see the Police in 1980, with XTC opening.
Absolutely incredible gig.
Really enjoyed this, thanks to you both. Ghost is my #1 and Reggatta #2 and the rest are kind of tied for third.
I think Martin's ranking is spot on. I would even dare to put Synchronicity 5th
Interesting thing for me - In the 90’s I bought the Message in a Box (Complete Recordings) box set and that was my true introduction into the Police catalog … so I tend to tend to think of the discography as one big chunk not individual albums! But still, I’ll give it a try -
5 - Outlandos D’Amour - The punk-era Police has some charm. But you gotta be in the mood for it and sometimes it misfires.
4 - Reggatta De Blanc - 3 iconic tracks in Message in a Bottle, Walking on the Moon and Bring on the Night. The rest can be hit or miss.
3 - Ghost in the Machine - I like the risks the Police took on this record. Those chances produced some treasures, especially Invisible Sun.
2 - Synchronicity - One of the best Side 2’s in music history. Not that side 1 is bad.
1 - Zenyatta Mondatta - This record seems to be the culmination of what the Police do best. Sting really branched out as a writer and got to his ceiling on this record. The beautiful album cover reflects the music; a stylistic purity.
Awesome band!!! Thank you Pete. Keep up the good work.
Blue album covers in the sophomore slot: King Diamond's Abigail, and I know you're not a fan, Pete, but Nirvana's Nevermind.
I'll add Metallicas Ride the Lightning.
I'm a massive The Police fan and I can't choose the Top 5 albums they did. They are all amazing and there are no bad albums. All have incredible songs and they just got more sophisticated from each album.
Props to Mr. Popoff and his LPs!
...Andy Summers has some every cool jazzy/World Music albums. A tribute to Monk, a tribute to Mingus. Very cool player that doesn't need a 1000 notes to get his point across.
1- Synchronicity
2- Zenyatta Mondatta
3- Ghost in the Machine
4- Outlandos D'amour
5- Regatta de Blanc
GREAT EPISODE! Here is my list
1 Regatta de Blanc
2 Outlandos d'Amour
3 Ghost in the Machine
4 Zenyatta Mondatta
5 Synchronicity
Great album rankings from both, I love all 5 albums and it’s kind of tricky to pick which album is my top favourite!! 😁👍
The Police are one of the only bands that I can think of where each album was better or at least equal too their previous album.
I like the first 4 but I never liked Synchronicity.
Pete: "I also dig a Hole In My Life a lot." Me too Pete, me too. Great insights by both of ya. 1) Ghost 2) Regatta 3) Zenyatta 4) Synchronicity 5) Outlandos. Not much separating 1 and 5. Ghost's lyrics and Regatta's drumming particularly exceptional. Super band indeed!
I've heard the story of the show at the Chance in Po'Town, Oct 23 1978...(was actually their 4th US gig - Philly followed CBGB's) - I think it was in the Andy Summers Book - he said they discussed cancelling the gig but thought they could use the practice and as a band agreed that those four people (or 8) would get the show of their lives. The next night they played in Syracuse.
Whenever Pete has a guest, I almost invariably agree with Pete's takes. Even before Popoff could utter "Zenyatta Mondatta" and I saw the blue triangle against and orange gradient for the number five pick, I thought "there's a hot take right there."
To be fair, the Police's catalog is strong enough that you could put the albums in any order and justify it.
Agreed 💯
@@AbbeyRoadkill1 Except Outlandos d'Amour. I can't rank that one above any of the others for any reason. Just too many throw away tracks that don't work for me. Just my opinion.
@@AbbeyRoadkill1 I agree to a point. All five are strong enough so that you could make a case for any of them to be number one. It's more that I take umbrage over Zenyatta Mondatta in the fifth slot. Really? And you gotta love Popoff looking away from the camera disinterested as Pete is trying to give his justifications for Z.M. being his top pick.
ZM is the first album I got by the Police, but it's still my least favorite. Apart from the hit singles it's a bit dull.
Hard to choose a favorite Police album, because all of them have classic songs. However, I love Ghost in the Machine the most because the production and arrangements are really interesting and unique.
The Police have an amazing run of hits. Great albums but fantastic singles.
I was 12 when I discovered the police. I listened to all 5 cassettes endlessly for many years. I'm 48 now, and the police are still one of my favorite bands. Imo every song is awesome! Those 3 guys together is musical magic.
I hope The Police never feel pressured into changing their name. . . .
1.Regatta 2.Zenyatta 3.Ghost 4.Outlandos 5.Sychronicity
That was super fun thanks fellas.
1. Zenyatta Mondatta - When the World is Running Down... is such an awesome song along with Canary in A Coalmine, Bombs Away, Driven to Tears, etc., etc.
2. Outlandos d'Amour - Truth Hits Everybody is my favorite Police song. One of their more Punkier compositions
3. Regatta de Blanc
4. Ghost in the Machine
5. Synchronicity
I saw these guys in August of 83 at JFK Stadium in Philly on the Synchronicity Tour. I remember it being ungodly hot!!! But even in the heat i was entranced by Stewart Copeland's drumming. Maybe it was the "substances" i was under but he was a joy to watch work!!
This is a very interesting one. I thought The Police were overrated for years. It was only about a decade ago where I finally came around to loving these guys.
My rankings:
#5. Outlandos D'Amour (Their most raw, punk-ish sounding. Favorite songs are So Lonely and Truth Hits Everybody.)
#4. Ghost In The Machine (This would have ranked higher if a few of the tunes didn't come off as aimless and repetitive, which is ironic, considering that I listen to some things that most would deem repetitive. Top favorite song is Invisible Sun, while Rehumanize Yourself and Omegaman are a few others.)
#3. Reggatta De Blanc (A bit more polished than the debut, and with stronger songs. Walking On The Moon and Bring On The Night are my top picks.)
#2. Synchronicity (Indeed, I'm sick to death of Every Breath You Take. But the rest of this album is solid. Atmospheric, haunting and moody. Walking In Your Footsteps is my favorite.)
#1. Zenyatta Mondatta (Is it truly fashionable to rank this one low? If so, I don't see why. Shows you how much I pay attention to popular consensus, and how I don't give a damn, either way. This was *always* my favorite Police album. Not one weak tune, not one weak melody, idea, texture. Rushed as it may have been, it worked. Only my #2 comes close to the sheer consistency of this one.)
And for the first time ever, me and Pete have the EXACT same ranking of a band's entire catalogue. Crazy.
love THE POLICE - really great musicianship great songs and super clever creative music group that was so far beyond other groups at that time
What a pleasant shock / surpise - you guys rating the police - regatta de blanc was the first album i ever bought - even tho they where huge - i still feel they are somewhat underrated
1. Reggatta de Blanc
2. Zenyatta Mondatta
3. Synchronicity
4. Ghost in the Machine
5. Outlandos d'Amour
Fantastic band. Five albums but all of them very good to great. A perfect band for a deep cut dive episode since all of these albums were so strong.
Outlandos d'Amour is my number 1 and actually one of my favorite albums of all time. The idea of Sting making music that is raw, stark at times and almost sloppy seems obscene now but the needle almost bounces across this record with dominating drums, floating guitar and truly distinctive vocals.
Sophisticated ? No. Satisfying ? Absolutely !
I loved this "Ranking". Cool to see that the Martin's 5th was your 1st. My #1 is "Ghost", go figure. #2, Regatta, #3 Zenyatta, #4 Outlandos, #5 Synchronicity. I got to see them touring the Zenyatta Mondatta tour. XTC was the support band. Certainly one of my fave shows of all time.
Police albums ranked:
1. Reggatta de Blanc
2. Ghost in the Machine
3. Zenyatta Mondatta
4. Synchronicity
5. Outlandos d'Amour
I totally agree the first album doesn't have the complexities of the 2nd album on up to Synchronicity. It's more punk influenced by still has a few really good tracks on it.
Yes the first record is a great album. The police didn’t make any bad albums in my opinion.
I've been really getting into the Police over the last few weeks. They have some great albums!
I don't really feel qualified to rank their discography but my favourites so far are Synchronicity and Outlandos D'Amour.
Fun episode! I am also a BIG Police fan, have been since I was very young. Regatta de Blanc and Synchronicity are my big favorites. Very much enjoy shows with Pete and Martin together. I think a Robert Plant solo ranking show would be very fun given Martin's "controversial" views about Plant vs. Zep...
The Police perfect to make a mix-tape/Cd/playlist. Hits & deepcuts in a row.
My fav are 1. Reggatta 2. Zenyatta 3. Sync 4. Outlandos 5. Ghost
Saw them at the reuniontour, magic!
Again great ranking episode Pete 👍🏼
1. Reggatta de Blanc
2. Zenyatta Mondatta
3. Outlandos d'Amour
4. Ghost in the Machine
5. Synchronicity
My 15yr old daughter loves The Police, her favourite band.
Zenyatta Mondatta is their greatest album. It is so loaded with radio cuts. My favorite by them hands down
Regatta De Blanc for me,it was never off my turntable when it was released along with Donald Fagen and Steely Dan,but then,EVERYONE had a copy,it was like the 80's Dark Side of the Moon(up to that point and although recorded in last breath of the 70's it had the archetypal 80's sound for me) in terms of popularity worldwide and sales.
Outlandos is also a favourite,but the debut is bloody superb too.
Regetta de Blanc is amazing , a master class in songwriting , singing and musicality . Love it ❤
Martin gets my pick for the best guest great musical knowledge well done.👍
That brief guitar solo on Driven To Tears is killer.
My personal ranking for today would be:
5. Zenyatta Mondata
4. Ghosts in the Machine
3. Outlandos D'Amour
2. Regatta de Blanc
1. Synchornicity
Great episode! I love the shows with you and Martin. Top notch stuff!!
My ranking...
1. Ghost in the Machine
2. Regatta de Blanc
3. Zenyatta Mondatta
4. Synchronicity
5. Outlandos D'amour
So the take-away from this video, is that there won't be a "Deep Cuts" video on The Police.
Lol, you took the words right out of my mouth!
Pleasantly surprised to find this review. They really were a great band. Adore Walking on the Moon.
Great show. Pete's ranking is the same as mine. I'd heard The Police while growing up in in the 80's, but didn't buy anything till I was 15. I pretty much bought them all within a couple of months and I was surprised by Behind My Camel.
Synchronicity is my #1 album. Mainly in part of its just so unique of an album. Some really great songs on it. And I'm sick of every breath you take also.
There's no other album that sounds like it. It's so unique and original. Verygood video Pete.🙂
Great insight and stories! Synchronicity, Zenyatta and Ghost and are my top three in that order. Synch I & II are among my all time faves with King of Pain. Kissed a girl for the first time listening to Zenyatta - Voices and listened to Ghost a lot while stationed in Germany. Invisible Sun is a great urban foggy morning song. In my opinion all three are underrated musicians, especially Copeland.
Really dig this band, never listened to them much until the last 5 years. Regatta de Blanc is the one that resonates with me the most.
Just stumbled across this clip of my all-time favorite band. My two cents:
1. Ghost In The Machine, my absolute favorite (with Darkness, Spirits, Secret Journey, etc.) although #2 has the most jams on it of all five...
2. Synchronicity (I can't stand Every Breath either, but so many other gems including Tea In The Sahara, Walking In Your Footsteps, etc.)
3. Regatta De Blanc (Bed's Too Big, Walking on the Moon, Bring on the NIght so great!)
4. Zenyatta Mondatta (the first album I heard that got me hooked at 11 years old!)
5. Outlandos D'Amour (Masoko Tanga might be my favorite track)
Just heard this episode. Good one. Pete, one more song that has relevance to the pandemic is When the world is going down, you make the best of what is still around.
I saw The Police live twice on March, 1979 and in 1981. In the 1979 show, The Police was playing the Texas Opry House. The club had introduced concert seating about 6 rows in front of the stage. There was a Roxanne beauty contest. A young woman who grew up in a neighborhood next to mine won the contest. I knew Carla Rodriguez when she was a cute little 13 years old. At 18 years old, she won the Roxanne contest. She was a Babe by 1979.
The 1979 concert started. Sting was encouraging the audience to stand up and dance. The Texas Opry House security would not have that shenanigans.
Sting was angry and for the night The Police played speeded up, punked out versions of their songs from the first two albums. The sound was along the lines of their two singles, “Fall Out” and “Dead End Job”. It was a great show, if you were into punk rock.
1. Ghost in the Machine
2. Zenyatta Mondatta
3. Regatta de Blanc
4. Outlandos d'Amour
5. Synchronicity
Ghost is one of the best and most influential albums to me of any band, it was the one that really got me into the Police, and Stew's work on it is why I started drumming. Also occasionally feel that Zenyatta and Regatta are interchangeable.
Martin gets my vote for best guest you have. Always adds interesting factoids.
Job well done,guys. Martin's least favorite albums are Pete's most favorite. Opposite and well-defended views.
Great tidbit on the cover art for Ghost In The Machine.I always took it to be a dying calculator, missing parts of the digits.
Martin "the wealth of knowledge" Popoff is so informative and passionate about music!
I have a feeling there's a huge percentage of hard rock fans and metalheads that are deep into The Police's discography.
I'm one of them.
Rick Beato's beautiful analysing,& with Police-"why is Sting Uncopyable",& "deep cuts"-sting,& analysing "everything she does is magic"...a MAGIC analysis..."why this song is a masterpiece..."-No. 2(i think?...out of tens others he has analysed!!!the very 2nd!!!???says everything...)...
Would be interesting to see Martin and yourself ranking the Deep purple albums Pete. 🤘🎸
Pete already did it (on his own) if you're interested :D
yes seen that video. Would be interested in martins choices and how they differ with Petes
Martin...for your blue covered second albums, please don't forget Kansas' Song for America. A fabulous prog album!
I can't rank their albums. I like them all, and to me they're all so similar. I agree with your ranking, it's close enough Pete. 🤟