Every Breath You Take-the Classics: Police: Amazon.ca: Music

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1. Roxanne

2. Can't Stand Losing You

3. Message in a Bottle

4. Walking on the Moon

5. Don't Stand So Close to Me

6. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

7. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

8. Invisible Sun

9. Spirits in the Material World

10. Every Breath You Take

11. King of Pain

12. Wrapped Around Your Finger

13. Don't Stand So Close to Me '86

14. Message in a Bottle [New Classic Rock Mix]

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Love 'em or hate 'em, there was no denying that Sting and the boys released some great singles. The title track practically distils the essence of perfect pop, while "Roxanne", "Don't Stand So Close to Me", "De do do do, de da da da" and "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" helped define a generation. --Chris Nickson

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5.0 out of 5 stars All of the classic Police hits I remember from my youth, Oct 26 2008

By	Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Every Breath You Take Classic (Audio CD)

Back in the 1980s, I sort of took The Police for granted. They had some good songs, and I never changed the station when one of those songs started playing, but I never had any desire to actually purchase any of their music. After all, there was more good music than a guy could possibly afford back in that most glorious of decades. Later on, when Sting went solo (and soft), a lot of his music really didn't appeal to me. I hadn't really thought about any of The Police's classic songs since then, not until I came across this album at a decidedly reasonable price (sort of a blue light special, you might say - even though it makes for a pretty bad joke). What is not pretty bad, though, are the classic songs in this collection.

In an industry where virtually ever singer/group sounds like someone else, The Police have always been distinct. The staccato beats driving the music, often with a uniquely reggae-influenced electronic sound, and Sting's uniquely plaintive voice make any of the group's songs instantly recognizable. At times, there's a downright ethereal quality to their music, especially in slower numbers such as Walking on the Moon and Invisible Sun, but they are at their best when delivering the more rhythmic, up-tempo, pop-oriented songs that made them so successful. I mean - you've got at least five downright iconic hits included in this collection: Roxanne, Don't Stand So Close to Me, Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, Every Breath You Take, and Wrapped Around Your Finger (those are my five, anyway; no doubt, some would add Message in a Bottle, King of Pain, Spirits in the Material World, and others to that list). These songs made an indelible mark on the 1980s, culturally as well as musically.

Is this the best collection of songs from The Police? Heck if I know. What I do know is that no collection of their hits could ever be considered a bad collection, and this one definitely includes all of the hits I remember listening to back in the 1980s. I can't say I care too much for the strangely-named De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da or the 1986 remix of Don't Stand so Close to Me (nor can I tell any difference between the original and mixed versions of Message in a Bottle), but everything else in this collection is timeless music that will always be a small part of me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this comp!, April 29 2004

By	Jason Voigt "Jason Voigt" (Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Every Breath You Take Classic (Audio CD)

The Police may not be a band that will ever reunite, so this is a CD that you should enjoy!!! It's very awesome, and it's got every Top 40 hit by the Police, except for "Sychronicity II". Other songs that were left off the CD were "Canary in a Coalmine" and "Hungry For You". I do like the remix to "Message in a Bottle". And the best thing I like about most greatest-hits albums is that this one is in chronological order. All the way to their worst hit, "DSSCTM '86". Get it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classics..., Feb 19 2004

By	Matt Poole (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Every Breath You Take Classic (Audio CD)

There are a couple of great tracks missing, like So Lonely and Synchronicity II, but apart from that Every Breath You Take is quite a good compilaton.

The Police arrived in the midst of punk, hiding their more advanced musical skills under a sound that was like punk, but with more difficult chords and varied drumming. This all got them a record contract. On later albums, they expanded their sound, adding phase to their guitar, syths started to appear, singer Sting started talking politics. This all got them world famous!

You get a taste of their faux-punk beginnings with "Roxanne" and "Can't Stand Losing You". You get the new wave anthems "Message in a Bottle", "Walking on the Moon", "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (a song about a student-teacher affair). You get the big American hits "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da ", "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" and "Spirits In The Material World". You get the droning politics of "Invisible Sun", you get the Synchronicty tracks "King of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger", whose sound point more toward to Sting's solo career. You get the only song to come out of their 1986 reunion "Dont Stand So Close To Me 1986", and of course you get the title track, the well known and well loved "Every Breath You Take".

You get a lot here! Not everything, but a lot.

If you're the casual listener, this album is a good one to go for. The Police were more of a singles band, and the best singles are here. Get to know Sting, Andy and Stuart. Get Every Breath You Take: The Classics.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Every little thing they did was magic.
Before they passed the torch to "U2" in the mid-80's, "The Police" were the biggest band in the world, and what's on this collection is a good reason why. Read more

Published on Feb 18 2004 by H3@+h

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential Police - Minus One
This is all the best commercial hits that The Police wrote with the exception of 'Synchronicity.' I am not sure why that song was left of the mix, but it was and that is why I... Read more

Published on Feb 12 2004 by T. B. Vick

5.0 out of 5 stars The Police will take you away
I owned this one when I was younger, but failed to comprehend a thing Sting was saying... but I re-bought it for one song which has special meaning. Read more

Published on Dec 30 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Another greatest hits?
It seems every other year, Sting or the label who owns these songs keeps releasing the same songs over and over and over. Read more

Published on Nov 13 2003 by W. Erskine

5.0 out of 5 stars All The Police You'll Ever Need!
I picked up "Every Breath You Take: The Classics" because I love the eighties new wave pop groups, The Police being my absolute favorite. Read more

Published on Nov 4 2003 by TerriS

5.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of a Rock/New Wave band.
This is the best introduction to the Police. They're the perfect choice for a greatest hits collection, because many of their studio albums are packed with filler. Read more

Published on Oct 16 2003 by oldschooler1981

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the casual U.S. fan, though a better comp exists
Around 1984 The Police took a sabbatical to work on individual products. They got back together in 1986, initially with the hopes of recording an album of remakes from their own... Read more

Published on Aug 29 2003 by Bill M.

3.0 out of 5 stars The import Greatest Hits is best, forget this one!!!
There's nothing wrong with the music ofcourse (5 stars!), but it's the track listing. Why did they include 2 new versions of songs (both pointless) which are on the cd already... Read more

Published on Aug 22 2003 by kaztor

3.0 out of 5 stars The import Greatest Hits is best, forget this one!!!
There's nothing wrong with the music ofcourse (5 stars!), but it's the track listing. Why did they include 2 new versions of songs (both pointless) which are on the cd already... Read more

Published on Aug 22 2003 by kaztor

3.0 out of 5 stars The import Greatest Hits is best, forget this one!!!
There's nothing wrong with the music ofcourse (5 stars!), but it's the track listing. Why did they include 2 new versions of songs (both pointless) which are on the cd already... Read more

Published on Aug 22 2003 by kaztor

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