The drummer, Stewart Copeland, is considered one of the top and most influential drummers of his generation.

@user-or1ye3iz6d

4 ай бұрын

Incredibly SKILLED at his craft!! 🙌

@lisajohnson521

4 ай бұрын

He totally is!!!!

@stevemisog

4 ай бұрын

Stuart Copeland is my absolute favourite drummer of all time.

@ianrose56

4 ай бұрын

Also wrote expletives on his drum skins to stop overhead videos be shot. He didn't want his technical abilities dissected.!!!

@greynoise1409

4 ай бұрын

For those interested, Rick Beato just released a very good interview with him.

The Police have a lot of hits. I'd recommend; So Lonely, Walking on the Moon, Don't Stand So Close to Me, Synchronicity II, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.

4 ай бұрын

Can't Stand Losing You, and its cover by Steel Pulse

@colinbrannon2051

4 ай бұрын

Don’t Stand So Close To Me is so good

@cas9065

4 ай бұрын

You have to include Roxanne as well. It is in Losing it after all. And it is Roxanne.

@1145ontop

4 ай бұрын

How do you leave Roxanne off this list lol 😂

@FinallyTuned

4 ай бұрын

Song to react to… Brand New Day by Sting

Whenever you listen to the Police, pay attention to the drummer. No one works the cymbals and snare quite like that guy.

"Every breath you take" and "Roxanne" also good.

@itsakittyting

4 ай бұрын

The jazz version of Roxanne by Sting ♥ my favorite version

@Myfairmaiden

3 ай бұрын

Roxanne ❤

Black P. You will recognize “Every Breath You Take,” because Diddy used the sample. Other than that, every single they released is fire!

@korybeavers6528

4 ай бұрын

And diddy is paying sting millions upon millions, This every year because of it

@mattsmith5609

4 ай бұрын

Every song from the 70's and 80's is stolen, sampled, copied in today's music. Is sampling music a talent???

@KozueMegami

4 ай бұрын

"Sample" lol plagiarism more like.

@iancollins65

4 ай бұрын

@@KozueMegami well, yeah! As long as he is paying Sting to use it then it’s okay. Artists do that all the time. Heck, The Verve hardly makes a penny off their biggest song due to using the better part of a Rolling Stones song with their permission.

@iancollins65

4 ай бұрын

@@mattsmith5609 if you get permission from the artist, or if you keep the sample short enough, it would not be considered stealing. There are many artists that are very talented with the use of samples. Ren, himself, uses samples at times and they are so beautifully incorporated into his song that you barely realize they are part of another song.

Punk+reggae=The Police

@GrimrDirge

4 ай бұрын

+jazz

@peterzimmer9549

4 ай бұрын

It’s called “Ska”.

@kayeragdull217

4 ай бұрын

Ska

@georgeglasser8220

4 ай бұрын

Not punk.

@johncondon4081

4 ай бұрын

@@georgeglasser8220 haha

I will die on the hill that GenX still grew up with the most diverse and greatest music ever. My playlist round the time this was dropped and added to it.........Van Halen, Men At Work, ACDC, Afrikka Bambatta, Public Enemy, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Jodie Fosters Army aka JFA, Minor Threat. Yep that was my playlist around this time frame. I've always loved all the music of GenX.

@kennethbartlett4302

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree. I was into late 60s stuff like Iron Butterfly. classic rock 70's, hair metal, 80's pop. I could be listening to Metallica or Culture Club. The music was so diverse.

@Emilie-one

4 ай бұрын

Yes! So true!!

@smilie-pm9gb

4 ай бұрын

Dont worry buddy, pretty much all older people die on the hill that the music of their generation was the greatest ever. its like a natural law, that only few are able to break.

@baconwafers4928

4 ай бұрын

not to mention Genx brought you everything from W.A.S.P. to Keith Sweat. Biggie and Pac, both gone way too soon. Not boomers or Millennials, they are GenX. Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Stone Sour....GenX. Maynard James Keenan from Tool, Puscifer, Perfect Circle...GenX.@@smilie-pm9gb

@tomayres4237

4 ай бұрын

Love me some 80s music I a Big Van Halen Fan !!!! RIP. Eddie!!!!

Sting: One of the greatest front-men of all time. Copeland: One of the greatest drummers of all time. Summers: One of the greatest guitarists of all time. The Police has an unmistakable sound, massive talent, massive charisma, massive integrity, and a massive discography of absolute bangers. I don't care what age you are, their music is timeless, so far.

Let's not forget that the silly drummer, Stewart Copeland, is a real beast at the drums (Top10/100 - Rolling Stone Magazine) and has composed a lot music/soundtracks for well known movies after the unfortunate breakup of The Police ... Nice reaction as well!

@stevenmonte7397

4 ай бұрын

and now composing Operas. Copeland is a beast!

@fayesouthall6604

4 ай бұрын

He’s a top guy. He’s just done an incredible interview with Rick Beato, it’s here on KZread. Rick has interviewed all 3 members of The Police in the last few months.

@vicenteraira

4 ай бұрын

As much as I agree and love Copeland and The Police as a band, let's not use Rolling Stone as a parameter.

@Murderbits

4 ай бұрын

For me, it is easily Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Danny Carey, John Bonham, Ginger Baker... And I could throw in a ton who are probably arguably interchangeable in the next five or ten or fifteen on a list, but are all easily my "favorites" (Grohl, Hawkins, Portnoy, Taylor, etc).

Notice that Sting is the bass player and singer and band leader. Remind you of a certain 33yo of today? Message in a bottle is from their 3d year, or 2nd album. Their first hits were in their second year/first album: "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You". In their first year, "Fall Out" was their first single. Their biggest hit? Hard to tell. Maybe said Roxanne or "Don't Stand So Close to Me" or "Every Breath You Take" or "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic". The last one is a special nut case, it is hard to understand how they did that song when you are a musician yourself. It is out of key, it is somehow too fast, and for all that it sounds perfect. How did they to it?

@evimynx3034

4 ай бұрын

You can definitely hear Sting's influence in his influctions and vibrato in his voice. I noticed it the first time I ever heard him sing.

@baconwafers4928

4 ай бұрын

Hate to do it but if I had to pick one I'd go with Every Breath You Take. Again this whole time frame was jr high school for me and we had MTV which the more ya saw it there, the more it meant it was getting exposure. Everything up to Every Breath You Take was appreciated by those who been there since their first, but for radio and airplay Every Breath You Take I would consider their break out. Again I hate pinning it to just 1 track. Yes they are that good :)

@NotBenCoultry

4 ай бұрын

Without listening back, maybe they sped parts of the song up on tape bc they were recording separately and needed to tempo-match? Hearing it in my head it just sounds like they're using dissonant intervals for guitar and the vocal harmonies, a 2nd or a tritone. - Edit: I was hearing Synchronicity in my head, Every Little etc is in D major, but there's some detuning in there, maybe a wide chorus pedal on something

@sorenm.lairdsorries7547

4 ай бұрын

@@NotBenCoultry KZreadr @RickBeato has a breakdown in his What Makes This Song Great series, I believe where he re-engineers famous pop songs. He gets down to the whole song having been sped up in post production. In his Sting interview, he asks him and gets it confirmed.

@DenUitvreter

4 ай бұрын

It reminds me of Philip Lynott. Not of the Boys Are Back in Town so much but as a 3 piece band it started out as. It kind of ties the rythm to the melody in a special way.

King of pain, hauntingly beautiful.

So many gems to choose from, 'Roxanne', 'Walking on the Moon', 'Wrapped around your finger', 'Every breath you take', Don't stand too close to me" to name a few.

You should check out some Two Tone (UK Ska, fusion of post-punk british music and Jamaican Ska) from the late 70s, a band to checkout is 'The Specials' and song suggestions 'Gangsters', 'A Message to You, Rudy', 'Too Much to Young' and 'Ghost Town'. You can hear the The Special influences in some of Ren's music. The Police and The Clash where around the same time when they started :)

@gogglebox2427

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely. The Specials. RIP Terry.

@user-gw6lf9qi3q

4 ай бұрын

The beat too.

@timothyhester9313

4 ай бұрын

100% I love the Specials! I was born during their heyday, so I didn't 'discover' them until much later in life, but once I caught on, they became one of my all-time favorite groups. I was also fortunate enough to see their reunion tours after I'd already become a huge fan. They didn't disappoint live either. There are so many great tracks to choose from! Ghost Town, Do Nothing, It's Later Than You Think, Blank Expression, A Message To You Rudy, Too Much Too Young, Doesn't Make It Alright, You're Wondering Now... They are not only ska gods but just great musicians regardless. I highly recommend them.

@free1855

4 ай бұрын

The Selecter "Too much pressure ", "On my radio"

@FixedVariable

2 күн бұрын

The drummer flat out says they took from The Specials as they were big fans. I think it was during an interview with Elvis Costello.

By the time the Police released Every Breath You Take they were one of the biggest bands in the world, selling out stadiums globally. This was off their second album when they were still a punk/reggae/new wave fusion. LOVED this period of the band.

@barmalgran4154

2 ай бұрын

They were the biggest band period my man- they were the Beatles of 1980s. They had the biggest tour till that time… Synchroncity was a massive successful album and tour

"Every Breath You Take" their biggest hit or Synchronicity 2 is also an epic track worth listening to.

@barmalgran4154

2 ай бұрын

The most played on song to date with 15 million+ plays… It is one of the biggest streaming legacy song on Spotify and with over 1 billion views on KZread

Fyi, the drummer is Stewart Copeland. He's also an amazing composer for movie soundtracks, including "Wall Street" and "Rumble Fish"

@gvehar

4 ай бұрын

I bought a bunch of 80s soundtracks this week, and he’s got a song on the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 soundtrack. It’s also featured on the blu-ray menu somewhere on the new 4K release.

@airbrushaaron666

4 ай бұрын

@gvehar he also did the soundtrack for the 1990 Charlie Sheen Emilio Estavez action comedy "Men At Work"

@gvehar

4 ай бұрын

I saw that when I was looking at the other soundtracks! I didn’t buy it though as I don’t remember the soundtrack to that one very much. Let’s not forget he also went solo under the alias Klark Kent. I always liked his song Don’t Care.

@rognroll2786

4 ай бұрын

Do you think Cobain got Smells Like Teen Spirit riff from Rumblefish? The music in Dennis Hopper’s first scene….

@airbrushaaron666

4 ай бұрын

@@rognroll2786 I think he got smells like teen spirit from more than a feeling

I feel another rabbit hole forming 😊. I grew up listening to the Police, joy Division, scritty politi to name a few happy days. 🙏❤️

Amazing 3 piece band. Stewart Copeland is the drummer and he is one of the best ever. He's does a lot of composing now. Sting playing bass and singing...that ain't easy. And Andy Summers, great guitarist. All so accomplished. You really should listen to more of their stuff - they were highly influenced by Reggae and you can hear it in a lot of their early songs. Their biggest hit is Every Breath You Take but I would definitely not start there. Don't Stand So Close to Me, Walking on the Moon, Roxanne are just the 1st three I'd suggest for you. Then moving onto to some of their "later" stuff like Synchronicity. IT's a great band to discover and I'm a little jealous that you get to hear all for the first time :) Have fun!

Eddie Murphy "48hrs" "Roxanne" Police Classic

Stewart Copeland ( the drummer who is american ) founded and named the band , probably inspired by his brother Miles III ( who became their manager ) and his father Miles who was a CIA agent."message in a bottle" was their first hit in Europe , back in 1980 and was from their 2nd LP "Reggata de Blanc" released in 1979 ; hits like "Roxanne" , "can't stand losing you" or "so lonely" hit the charts afterward although they were re-issued from their first LP "Outlandos d'Amour" in 1978

@fayesouthall6604

4 ай бұрын

Miles started a record label didn’t he.

@wats2729

4 ай бұрын

@@fayesouthall6604yep "IRS Records"

5 albums from The Police (75 million in sales)...The bassist, Sting, is on of the best song writers. All three members are amazing. Rick Beato interviewed them one at a time. GREAT in depth info to The Police.

YESSS!!!! I love this band. Hit these ones. Walking On the Moon, So Lonely and Bring On the Night.

Can't Go Wrong With The Police, Pure Quality In Abundance .

Great to see you diving into one of Ren's heavier influences - they are great, but Sting is a living legend another classic Police song is "Walking on the moon" definitely worth hearing to see how Reggae creeps into the music and another enriching Ren puzzle-piece :)

Stewart is the wizard His hi hat work is second to none

Their first hit was "Roxanne" in 1978. Eddie Murphy was singing it in 48 Hrs.

Interesting fact about them; Sting was the band’s song writer. Sting is so talented that he would create these songs by himself, play the bass, guitar and drums as well as sing the songs, record them, then hold on to them until the band was ready to drop another album. Stew said he would hear Sting’s recordings and be like, “he didn’t even need us. By the time Andy and I heard the song it was already good enough to release”. Of course Sting didn’t do that and re-recorded his songs with the band until he was ready to leave them and become a solo artist… and history has shown just how successful he became on his own. The guy is like a musical freak of nature. SOOO talented

I'm sure you're familiar with "I'll be missing you" by Puff, Faith Evans, 112; that song samples "Every Breath You Take" by The Police. I've listened to The Police for years but till now didn't realize how much you can hear the inspiration in Ren's style. Keep up the great content BP.

@AC-dn7yq

4 ай бұрын

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@user-um5cp2cs5j

4 ай бұрын

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All 3 artists in The Police, Andy, Stewart and Sting are master class musicians in their own right, combined in this jammin band was extraordinary. They were HUGE in my late teens high-school and college. I even saw Sting's Dream of the Blue Turtles Tour. Awesomeness

They blew up as a pop, radio, MTV band. Such interesting influences: jazz (Sting’s roots), Ska (Copeland’s beat), guitar riffs (Summers’ many adds). They reached across to alternative, rock crowds, too. And, as a three piece, had a huge sound for arenas.

This is from their 2nd album. Their first hit was probably 'Roxanne', but they have a string of hits. You'll probably recognise 'Every Breath You Take' from it being sampled by Puff Daddy. A lot of different sounds in their songs ranging from punk to rock, and love to incorporate reggae in there too throughout their existence.

Walking on the moon is my favourite and Roxanne

@maccagrabme

4 ай бұрын

We might as well be living on another planet now when you compare mainstream music today with the past, we are now a different species.

This music brings back such great memories. In the mid 80's I met a boy from another town while our families were on summer vacation. All year we mailed a cassette tape back and forth thru the snail mail and each one of us would add recordings to it. It was loaded with songs from the Police.

ALL THREE of these guys are JUST MASTERFUL at their craft!! ...and, I think you HAVE to be when you only have three people in your band!! Sting's vocals and bass....Andy' Summers guitar riffs...and, Stewart Copeland's FANTASTIC drumming....this band was FIRE!!! ...and, I still don't know any other band that has their sound, really.....ENJOY, BP!!! :) HUGS!

The name was because they came up in a punk rock scene. Other popular punk band names that look great on a flyer: "Free Beer", TBA, and "Millions of Dead Cops".

@davidzieglmeier1020

Ай бұрын

Yes its a f... to authority, no love for the state, because its absolutely not ok to love a state, especially not nato-states...

The police were one of the biggest bands ever- they ruled the 80s

You MUST know some songs by The Police. You know. LOLOL I LOVE Sting since I was a kid. My mom listened to The Police and Sting and I just fell in love with him. He really is music genius. This whole album, Regatta De Blanc is awesome.

The Police are an amazing band. I grew up listening to them. Every single they released was fire. Sting has a fantastically mellifluous voice, but Stuart Copeland’s drumming is truly genius he writes and composes brilliant music for movies too. Andy Summers is a very original guitar player who has a great deal of emotion in his way of playing, whilst keeping the punkiness in his style. Most people know tracks from the Outlandos D’Amour and Reggatta De Blanc albums, but my favourite album is Ghost In The Machine specifically the track Spirits In The Material World. My favourite single is Roxanne and this track Message In A Bottle.

Im from 83 so i was young but my dad played The police's songs and it one of the bands that have stuck with me and bring back so many memorry's.

45 years old!!!!! 1979. We had good stuff. I think their first big song was "Roxeanne". They were totally unique. No one sounded like them. I know you have to know "Every Breath You Take" it's timeless, from 1983. Video is black and white, Diddy sampled it, but The Police are a classic early 80s rock/post punk band.

'Roxanne' was there first big song after being re-issued in 1979 reached No.12 in the UK charts, but 'Message in a Bottle' was their first UK chart No.1

I had a cassette player in my car way back in the day, and I would blast the Police (and other mix tapes) when I hit the road to see America on my first vacation as an 18 year old adult. One of the (many) best times of my life!

“Roxanne” was their first big song (It wasn't their first single, but it was the song that got them really well known), and in the same year (1978) they released "Can't stand losing you", which was another really popular, big song by them. It's hard to actually say what their biggest song was, they had so many massive ones, but those 2 will def be on anyone's list of big Police tunes. Personally I really love "Walking on the Moon"

Ooh....The Police....you have my attention! 🔥

my only fact about this band, is Stuart Copland (drummer) dad is a founding member of the CIA

@nottheplan4513

4 ай бұрын

To play off that, Stewart’s older brother founded IRS record label, and his other brother (not sure if older or younger) formed FBI talent agency.

@faith.s_mom

4 ай бұрын

😱

@m1k3g3tz

4 ай бұрын

@@nottheplan4513 Miles (3rd) was the oldest, then Ian, Stewart was the youngest. Miles founded I.R.S, Ian was a well known booking agent.

Stewart Copeland is one of the most skilled drummers of all time. 🙌

one of the best drummers of all time Stuart copeland his snare pops like no other.. and his style is unique....

Roxanne, Every breath you take, walking on the moon and so many others. Honestly I love all their songs. I would listen to their albums without ever skipping a song.

Every Breath You Take is an obvious suggestion but I won’t say why, I will leave that for you to experience when you listen to it and another suggestion is Roxanne as it’s the one Ren references in Losing It

@stephanievespie9246

4 ай бұрын

I agree. I was also kicking up my heels in those days and "Roxanne" and "Every Breath you take" are the songs that made an American girl fall in love with an English band. I've followed Sting ever since and never been disappointed.

So glad you did this one, I’m 24, portuguese, and my dad always showed me The Police and Sting while growing up, these are really special ❤️

@scapito

3 ай бұрын

Your dad is passing on his musical interest to you 🥰 very sweet

Saw the Police live in New Zealand in the 70s. Absolutely epic.

This song shows how The Police are the masters of repeating at the end of songs. I can listen to them ending a song for another minute or five. Such skilled musicians. Each repetition is so different! 🎧 💓 🎶

WALKING ON THE MOON is another fantastic one by them.

Was able to see them live on the Synchronicity Tour around 1985. Love their music. I had a cool 10th grade English teacher, Mr. Appleton. He let us study the lyrics to many of their Synchronicity album songs in class. Epic!!

I don't just appreciate your take but I'm 60. Your take on this took me to the next level! I've always loved it but you made me realize why! Thank you.

The reason why when you listen to a lot of these old/classic rock songs you're like "Damn I've heard this bit before! Where?!" is because rap/hip-hop samples A LOT of classic rock songs. There's at least like 20 different rap songs if not more that sampled this track. Puff Daddy sampled "Every Breath You Take" also by The Police for his farewell song to Biggie. On a side note though, while the song "Every Breath You Take" sounds like a love song, and A LOT of people misinterpret it as such, Sting said that it's one of those songs that embarrasses him because the song is actually about a guy stalking someone, not a dude in love.

I love seeing people reacting to music outside of their comfort zones and experiencing more than just what they are used to. I am lucky in that I grew up in different parts of the country with many different friends with different tastes in music. I grew up in Texas and was exposed to country, grew up in Washington at the height of grunge, grew up in a Christian household that (at the house) was only exposed to either Christian music or Oldies (50s-70s), grew up in the 80s listening to timeless songs from that decade. All music should be experienced and celebrated. Keep up the wonderful work.

Was lucky enough to see their reunion tour about 20 years ago. My first ever rock concert. Remember being amazed how three guys could totally enthral a stadium full of people. The drummer played a contraption made of hanging bottles and other stuff (hope I remember this right), for "Caravan" I think - it was magical.

Synchronicity II is probably my favorite song, but then I'm always happy to hear Every Little Thing She Does is Magic. And there's a dozen other songs in between. 😊 Much love from Maine and keep doin what ya do ❤

I delivered milk with the Sumner's back in the day. Newcastle Milkmen RULE!!!

The video is a mix of soundcheck, backstage and live footage shot at the Lyceum on 06-17-1979. "Message in a Bottle' is a good song. That can move me. I like the idea that while it's about loneliness and alienation it's also about finding solace and other people going through the same thing. The guy's on a desert island and throws a bottle out to sea saying he's alone and all these millions of bottles come back saying, So what So am I! I like the fact that the whole deal is clinched by the third verse. It makes a journey." - Sting, Q, November 1993

Most rappers don't like listening to the Police much. BP breaking the mold. 😂 Love your music journey and here for it. Keep rocking and rapping!

I loved these growing up. Quadraphinia was on our video recorders for years. My mum brought me up dancing around the house to ska, rock, reggae, soul, Motown. Our home was built around good tunes 👌🏻

If you listen to Roxanne, you can hear the influence on Ren's vocal technique in Screech's Tale when he sings the line "Screech, dear boy, WHERE DID HE GO?" ❤

I was lucky enough to see The Police 3 times here in Australia. The first two times at a average sized venue. The third and last time was an outdoor arena style venue on their farewell tour in 1983. It was an all day event with 6 other support acts. I love you too react to Roxanne which I would say was their breakout song. Possibly their biggest hit that you may even recognise is Don't Stand So Close To Me. But that's one of many hits the Police had in their fairly short existence as a band.

I had the great honor to see them live in concert at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii on their Synchronicity tour❤❤

sting voice its the "reggae and Dub beat voice"... unique band. Believe me broh

HUGE catalogue Roxanne one of the first big hits Don't Stand So Close to Me Every Little Thing She Does is Magic Synchronicity 1 and 2 Every Breath You Take Wrapped Around Your Finger (this last one is where you can really tell Sting used to be an English teacher... who else would reference the Scylla and Charybdis in a rock and roll song?)

Spirits in the Material World is next level!

Ren used some of the guitar riffs from Message In A Bottle in his new track, Fred Again mashup. I can’t wait to see REN’s retake! The first time I heard REN…I said yeap that’s guy has The Police influence. Thanks for the reaction.

The biggest Police songs Every Breath You Take, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic and Don't Stand So Close To Me among a fantastic discography.

The Police are great. Brings back tons of memories.

This song made such an impact upon its release. Nothing like it had been heard before.

Sting is also an actor, he was in the original 1984 film Dune! Playing the lead character Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. Sting didn't really want to be in Dune. He did not have blockbuster sci-fi acting ambitions, but was coaxed into the role by David Lynch, who had seen him in Brimstone and Treacle. “I'm doing Dune because of David Lynch and for no other reason,” Sting told Rolling Stone in a 1983 interview.

@linnightl9277

4 ай бұрын

Yeah about that acting thing... perhaps he should not have done that movie 🤣

The Police were amazing, a huge part of my younger years.

Bro - The Police “Every Breath you take” is the most played song 🎵 on the radio to date with 15+ million plays. It is one of the biggest selling singles of all time with 10 million units sold- in my book, the ultimate pop song ever written for radio…

Three piece of amazement. So much sound from only three dudes...

Sting really was a teacher and apparently this song is based on his personal experience. The shirt he is wearing is 'The Beat' an English Ska band from the early 80s. You could check out 'Save it for Later' and 'Mirror in the Bathroom'.

Wow this takes me back ❤Thanks B.P

@Ph4n_t0m

4 ай бұрын

isn't it wonderful? Same here. I'm fifteen all over again - Thanks B.P.

There will be a number of Police songs that will be in your subconscious - they were massive. Saw them promote this their 2nd album Feb 1980 in Christchurch New Zealand - what an amazing sound for three people on stage.

Lots of hits from The police and Sting had a bunch of solo hits. Every Breath You Take is probably biggest hit they have had.

Absolutely they were on the come up. By the end to the 80s they were selling out everywhere. Their last album Synchronicity was one of the biggest selling albums of the decade.

To try and answer some of your questions, as I understand it The Police were named by the drummer, Stewart Copeland, who named it as a sort of reference to his father, who was a CIA officer. Message in the Bottle is from their second album and yes they were on their way up at this point in their career. By this time they were doing smaller concert halls. They would ultimately finish off their careers, as The Police, in stadiums. I would say their first major hit was Roxanne, off their first album Outlandos D'Amour. Message in the Bottle was on their second album Reggatta De Blanc. Both albums are a great look into their earlier music which fused Rock, Punk and Reggae. The Police would follow up these prior releases with their third album Zenyatta Mondatta, which is probably my favorite album. The most popular song on this album is probably Don't Stand So Close To Me but I was always partial to Driven To Tears. Sting always incorporated meaningful lyrics into his song writing by using situations that were going on in the world at the time. The message I got from Message In The Bottle was loneliness and coming to the realization that there are millions of other people that are feeling exactly the same. Unfortunately The Police had a short life span, as did many bands in that era. They broke up in 1984 after only seven years together. Synchronicity was their final album that went 8x platinum.

Bring on The Night is an underrated Police classic. Their breakthrough hit song was Roxanne

Loved the police back in the day. Their first big song and my favourite song is Roxanne!

Sting - All This Time dvd is a must watch. He gathered musicians at his home in Italy to remake a bunch of songs. The day before the final concert at his home, 9-11 happened. It captures all of them debating on whether they should even play. It is a fascinating dvd.

Roxanne was the Police's first big hit. Can't Stand Losing YOu was their first single released, both from the previous album Outlandos d'Amour.

Classic! So good! I guess their biggest song would be “Every Breath You Take” or “Roxanne” I also like “King of Pain”. Thanks BP!❤️‍🔥✌🏻🫶🏻

Probably the best pop/rock band of all time imho. They really fill their own niche though because what are they? Pop? Rock? Punk? Reggae? World Beat? Sounds as fresh and unique today as it did when I first heard them. The Doors and Sublime are another two bands that capture that uniqueness, obviously very different bands, but all carved out their own little patch of ground I would say.

My favorite song and favorite band 💜

They came from England, and they were session musicians who used the punk/new wave movement to join with their unique music, inspired with ska, reggae, dub, jazz, rock in to one of a kind bland. There first single was hit already in 1978, it is song "Roxanne" I bet you can recognize that song and all the reference in popular culture of naming a girl Roxanne, what it actually means. And one interesting fact, even they are British band, Stewart Copeland, the drummer is actually American, his life and career as musician, bring him to England in mid 1970's, where he met Sting and join the group when Sting told him that he wants to make band, that would later be known as the police.

All my member friends... We've shown him Police/Sting...Genesis/Collins...Queen, Blondie, Journey, Rod Stewart, Elvis.... I feel like the 70s/80s can't be complete with out the man I told my mom I was going to marry when I was 5.. Daryl Hall... We need. Hall & Oats, "Everything Your Heart Desires" WHO'S WITH ME????? 😂😂😂😂

You HAVE to listen to more of The Police. They were serious musicians, and the drummer is a hugely respected top drummer and composer. Then take a listen to some of Sting’s music as it is superb and so varied. His solo album Dream of the Blue Turtles is seriously different in styles and is fantastic. I have all the music both Police & Sting. He’s a storyteller writer. Some of his songs really go on a journey..

Such a great tune. Drummer is phenomenal!!! Great tune to work out to. Dude they have two dozen hits... Enjoy the journey!

The band got its name because the American drummer Stewart Copeland and the bands manager Miles Copeland( Stewart´s brother), saw the potential of FREE ADVERTISING, because the police is mentioned so often in papers and elsewhere, and the fans and people would associate it with the band ♥ GREAT FREE PR GIMMICK ♥♥♥

This song is about a guy stranded on a remote island. One day he finds a bottle, puts a message in it and throws it out to sea in hopes that someone will find it and come save him. He's thrilled to wake up one morning and find a whole bunch (a hundred billion, by his count) of bottles on the shore, proving there are many other castaways just like him. The lyrics can be seen as a metaphor for being lonely and realizing there are lots of people just like you.

The Police made many albums, all great. When you can, take the time to listen to some of them as actual albums not just individual songs. That really goes for ALL the music of the 60’s / 70’s / 80’s. It was the age of ALBUMS, and the collection of songs together on each album was special. I saw a lot of bands live in those days, including The Police. They made more sound that was musically complex and tight beyond belief than I thought was possible for just 3 guys live. Really a show like no other.

This was always one of my favorites thanks for reacting 🕊💙🕊💙

Sting...Free Free Set Them Free a monster hit in the 80s.

Another to check out is Paulo Nutini - Iron Sky Amazing song with a real message.