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The Boney 500: Album #106

Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:02 am
by T_Bone0806
Last one for the week:

106. REGATTA dE BLANC-THE POLICE (1979)

The band's second album, on which they perfected their reggae/rock hybrid sound. Hey, anything with "Message
In A Bottle" on it can't be that bad, can it?


Re: The Boney 500: Album #106

Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:31 am
by Vandal
It sounded like a lot of the Police songs from this era were two minutes of song in a three minute package. I lost count how many times Sting sings "I'll send an SOS" over the course of Message in a Bottle.

Catchy tunes, nonetheless.

Re: The Boney 500: Album #106

Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:39 am
by Ritterskoop
I never could get into this group - I like their sound OK, and had a phase where I bought a LOT of ska (which they're mostly not quite there), but so many of their lyrics are negative to me (that one #1 hit when I was 16 was about stalking, the red light one was about a hooker ...).

I do acknowledge that they are a major contributor., and am glad they're here for those who like them.