If albums were tarot cards, Synchronicity by the Police would be an incredibly complex deck. It started out simply enough on paper. As they had done with 1981's Ghost in the Machine, the English group ...
The Police opened up for their fourth album, 1981's Ghost in the Machine, smoothing down their spiky punk- and reggae-inspired sound while achieving a major commercial breakthrough. But as they proved ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland of the Police, circa 1983. (Illustration: Victoria Ellis for Yahoo / Photo: Getty Images ...
In support of their iconic 1983 album "Synchronicity," the Police finally embraced the bombast of arena rock, expanding their lineup with backing vocalists, hiring a designer to provide their stage… ...
Coming into their fifth and final album, 1983’s Synchronicity, The Police were on the verge of something big. Their previous LP, 1981’s Ghost In the Machine, had peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Police ended their hugely successful career in the mid-’80s ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Police in 1979. The Police's 15-million-selling final album, 1983's Synchronicity, is to be reissued in various formats, ...
In 1983, sometime between the M*A*S*H finale, the shock of seeing Darth Vader’s face, and the Cabbage Patch Riots, the Police issued the year’s music blockbuster. The trio’s fifth and final album, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Synchronicity became the swansong record for the trio of Sting, drummer ...
Online prognosticator Rick Beato recently opined that in 2100, acts like the Beatles, Nirvana, Queen, and, yes, the Police will still be in heavy rotation when it comes to celebrating the rock era.
Forty years ago this summer, the Police released Synchronicity, the blockbuster album that capped their career. Although they had released their debut album Outlandos d’Amour less than five years ...