| The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta
(1980)
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| Album |
| Artist/Composer |
The Police |
| Length |
38:15 |
| Format |
CD |
| Genre |
Brit Pop; General Alternative; General Rock |
| Label |
A&M |
| Index |
23 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
|
| Track List |
|
| 01 |
Don't Stand So Close To Me |
04:02 |
| 02 |
Driven To Tears |
03:21 |
| 03 |
When The World Is Running Down |
03:38 |
| 04 |
Canary In A Coalmine |
02:27 |
| 05 |
Voices Inside My Head |
03:53 |
| 06 |
Bombs Away |
03:06 |
| 07 |
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da |
04:10 |
| 08 |
Behind My Camel |
02:55 |
| 09 |
Man In A Suitcase |
02:19 |
| 10 |
Shadows In The Rain |
05:03 |
| 11 |
The Other Way Of Stopping |
03:21 |
| Personal |
| Price |
€ 0,00 |
| Rating |
70% |
|
| Details |
| Spars |
DDD |
| Rare |
No |
| Sound |
Stereo |
|
| Notes |
Released October 1980
The stage was set for The Police to become one of the 80's biggest acts,
and the band delivered with their classic 1980 release 'Zenyatta Mondatta.'
The album proved to be the trio's 2nd straight #1 album in the U.K., while
peaking at #3 in the U.S. Arguably the best Police album (perhaps second
only to 'Synchronicity'), 'Zenyatta' contains perhaps the quintessential
new wave anthem, the haunting "Don't Stand So Close To Me, " the story
of an older teacher lusting after one of his students. While other tracks
follow in the same spooky path (their 2nd Grammy-winning instrumental -
"Behind My Camel, " "Shadows in the Rain"), most of the material is upbeat,
such as the carefree U.S./U.K. top-10 "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da, " "Canary
In A Coalmine, " and "Man In A Suitcase." Sting includes his first set
of politically charged lyrics in "Driven To Tears, " "When the World Is
Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around, " and "Bombs Away,
" which all observe the declining state of the world. While Sting would
later criticize the album as being not what it could have been (the band
was rushed to complete the album to begin another tour), 'Zenyatta Mondatta'
remains one of the finest rock albums of all-time. -- Greg Prato, All Music
Guide
CD Connection Review
For their third album, the Police, now official megastars, began to move
away from the new wave-reggae hybrid they introduced on their first two
releases. There's a bit more funk in the rhythm section on tunes like "Driven
To Tears" (a tune that also represents a heightened socio-political bent
in the lyrics). Andy Summers' avant-garde roots are also more apparent
here, as on the eastern-flavored "Behind My Camel," and the quirky, abstract
tone of "Shadows in the Rain." On the ominous-but-catchy "Don't Stand So
Close To Me" Sting plays Cole Porter, rhyming "shake and cough" with "Nabokov."
The album is best known for the monster hit "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da,"
ostensibly a nonsense song, but under the surface the lyrics bear a serious
message about global alienation and postmodern disaffection. |
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