I'm under arrest!

I was quite excited to hear that the Police are going to be touring soon. Sure, there are lots of eighties acts reuniting and touring these days, many with dismal results, but when you consider the fact that Sting has kept up with his career since leaving the Police, and is arguably still at the top of his game, this tour should prove to be phenomenal.

The Police are one of those acts that never released a crappy album - one of the true gems of the post-punk new wave movement. The only problem I ever had with the Police was when they redid "Don't Stand So Close to Me" in 1986, it just didn't work for me. I love the quirky and quick original, but the slow and soundtrack-ish approach to the remake soured my stomach. Aside from this small misgiving, the Police can do no wrong, and are back with a vengeance! Imagine hearing the crafty hihats from "Walking on the Moon" played live, or Sting's caterwauling "Roxxxxannne!" belted out live right there in front of you. What an experience!

To coincide with the tour, they have produced a new double Best of Police cd of all of their hit tunes:

Everything, and I do mean everything, that most fans would want to hear is included.









Here is the tracklisting:
Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Fallout
2. Can't Stand Losing You
3. Next to You
4. Roxanne
5. Truth Hits Everybody
6. Hole in My Life
7. So Lonely
8. Message in a Bottle
9. Reggatta de Blanc
10. Bring on the Night
11. Walking on the Moon
12. Don't Stand So Close to Me
13. Driven to Tears
14. Canary in a Coalmine

Disc: 2
1. Do Do Do de da da Da
2. Voices Inside My Head
3. Invisible Sun
4. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
5. Spirits in the Material World
6. Demolition Man
7. Every Breath You Take
8. Synchronicity I
9. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Walking in Your Footsteps
11. Synchronicity II
12. King of Pain
13. Murder by Numbers
14. Tea in the Sahara

This should usher in a whole new era of fans who already recognize these songs and will have to own them. Including the Message in a Box collection, this makes the third Best Of disc I have run across for the Police, and nicely packs select tracks from the Box collection with The Singles collection, leaving out some of the less popular (but still notable) rarities from the Box collection. In a nutshell, this new collection should truly be the "Best of" the Best Of's, and would make a great addition to anyone's collection. Best of all, it includes the original awesome version of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" that wasn't included on the earlier The Singles collection.