Since his first solo effort, The Dream of the Blue Turtles , released in 1985, Sting has been pumping out polished pop for 15 years. Many listeners miss the unpretentious, fun spunk of The Police, the trio he headed before embarking on his solo career; ...more
thenightowl.com
Sting seems to have a major case of musical schizophrenia these days. Over the course of his new CD, you'll hear bits of pop-jazz, world music, country-western, rap (in French), gospel, and his recent trademark, monotone tunes that never seem to go ...more
Yahoo! Music
It's easy to forget that Sting once was the bloke who fronted the happy-go-lucky, reggae-fied punk band, the Police . His solo albums and their jazz-fusion-pop complexities long ago redefined the New Wave boy as an Adult Contemporary star. Brand New Day ...more
Yahoo! Music
By the late '90s, Sting had reached a point where he didn't have to prove his worth every time out; he had so ingrained himself in pop culture, he really had the freedom to do whatever he wanted. He had that attitude on Mercury Falling, but it was too ...more
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