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[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE POLICE "outlandos d'amour", 1978, vinyl. #7 UK, #15 AU, #23 US

the brilliant debut album by Sting & company.
after this album they were pretty well lodged in the top 10 albums and singles charts in UK,AU,US until their demise in 1983.
the band knew how to write great rock songs throughout their five studio albums and i cant recall hearing a bad track by them.
this album is more rock sounding than the others they recorded and certainly more raw in their approach to production.
the songs as a whole while maintaining their reggae roots are laden with explosive guitars and powerful vocals...yes Sting is capable of belting out a tune and this album proves it.
Roxanne is the only real quiet song on this musically, but lyrically its very strong. Be My Girl/Sally is about sexual perversion and blow-up dolls, and Masoko Tanga has at times a somewhat world music quality to it....the rest:great rock 'n' roll!!
it is a f##king rock masterpiece from the punk explosion of the era and one of the best debut albums of all time IMHO.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

tracks:

1. next to you***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts4reL4xhEg live
2. so lonely***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2HYohNWlD4 live
3. roxanne*** #12 UK, #34 AU, #23 US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wpX6drarrs live
4. hole in my life**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XahPfuzmdyE live
5. peanuts**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cy1FqY3dKk live
6. cant stand losing you*** #2 UK, #98 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxMa2WW4jHY live
7. truth hits everybody**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWMdwXCuFQw live
8. born in the 50s***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkKt6zz6mws live
9. be my girl/sally**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeecRrhnCZk audio
10.masoko tanga**

3s=5
2s=5
1s=0

rating: 2.5