Police

Synchronicity

Evolved Police

Review Score:

(8/10)
"Synchronicity" was The Police's last studio album and their most commercially successful. As with most critically-acclaimed acts, The Police continued to evolve throughout their recording career and "Synchronicity" is the culmination of that evolution.

"Synchronicity" does not contain the pop love ballads of previous Police recordings. Instead, "Synchronicity" is a brooding ensemble of near-pretenious songs. On "Synchronicity" The Police run right up to the edge of the overblown rock star cliff with such songs as "Walking in Your Footsteps", a song about dinosaurs, and "Mother", an ear-piercing rant about ringing phones, only to pull back in the nick of time with such classic Police hits as "Every Breath You Take" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger".

"Synchronicity" contains one of the greatest four song stretches in rock history. Starting with track six, The Police recorded "Synchronicity II", "Every Breath You Take", "King of Pain", and "Wrapped Around Your Finger". Many other albums contain four songs that are just as good; but, it is difficult to find one where they are placed in order on the record. With the advent of compact discs this may not be as important as it once was; but, for someone who originally owned this album on cassette tape, it was significant.

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