After the success of their first album (especially the single, Roxanne), the band had found their sound and took it and ran with it on this album. Other than It’s Alright For You (which still has that punk pop flavour), all of the tracks are reggae influenced. They literally struck gold with this record as the sound was somewhat fresh and new. Stewart Copeland is the star of this album as his beats and grooves really define the band’s sound, and Sting had found his niche – his voice was made for this sound.
This is my favourite Police album by a mile – every song is fantastic and the production is stellar. Message In A Bottle, Walking On The Moon, Bring On The Night, and The Beds Too Big Without You are all killer tracks and any band would give up a body part for any one of those tracks. Even the non-single tracks like the instrumental and title track (other than the De Yeh Yo’s), No More This Time, and Does Everyone Stare are all incredible.
It’s a bit of a no brainer giving this the max as (…you guessed it) every home should have one.
10/10 from The Grooveman.
