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The Police - Zenyattà Mondatta

Tuesday, 27 November 2007

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8.9

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Track Listing:
01. Don't Stand So Close to Me
02. Driven to Tears
03. When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still ...
04. Canary in a Coalmine
05. Voices Inside My Head
06. Bombs Away
07. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
08. Behind My Camel
09. Man in a Suitcase
10. Shadows in the Rain
11. The Other Way of Stopping

Artist: The Police
Title: Zenyattà Mondatta
Genre: Alternative
Release Date: 03 October 1980
Record Label: A&M Records
Format: Full-length
Country: United Kingdom
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March 4, 2003 digipak re-release

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Overall rating (weighted)		8.9
Musicianship		9.0
Composition		9.0
Experimentation		9.0
Production		8.0
Value		9.0

Disputed as The Police's masterpiece. Zenyatta Mondatta stretches The Police's sound to new territories. This album flows perfectly and has no weak songs. This album also dives deeper into The Police by showing more character of the individual musicians than the whole of the band. Most notably Sting's ability to right amazing pop songs.

I think after the first 2 albums they started having a better and funnier time at making music. By this time they had traveled the world over and seemed to get a insightful perspective on life. Ironic because listening to the whole album is sort of hypnotic like flying on a plane or sailing the ocean. They have this progressive atmosphere, a ton of attitude, and a groovy jazz flow that is just so refreshing yet comforting on the ear. This album can truly be played in any mood, situation or environment.

Though the music is more produced and very up-beat, the lyrics are The Police's most pessimistic and politically infused yet. Which in a sense goes against some of the reggae ideology but brings out more of The Police's witty sense of humor.

Yet another Grammy winning instrumental 'Behind My Camel' ...a weird, progressive, guitar effect ridden song that is eerie and mysterious. Its one of the strangest The Police song yet proves their huge musical diversity.

The drumming is tighter than ever. The drums are so tight yet they play over really laid back music. 'The Other Way of Shopping' is surprising to be as technical, original and legendary as other Tech Metal instrumentals (Textures, Imogen's Puzzle pt 2, Samba Briza, Weekend Sex Change, etc) More proof of Copeland influence on Pennie is this song. Feels to me as a sort of prelude to the idea for 'Weekend Sex Change'.

While The Police explore into a more produced, worldly flavor, they still have most of the essence of early Police which makes this album so great. In other words this is the most 'Police' sounding Police album.

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