His voice doesn't have the dynamics or the range it once did, but then who among us does? The songwriting is still the work of a great master of the craft, and gets better on every album. First listen through, I was struck with a profound feeling of "Meh," which I never felt from a Sting album before. But now that I have heard it a few times, I find I like it more and more with each listen. This album is not a gigantic performance in front of a stadium full of people. This is a nice chat across a pot of tea with a light snack. It's a very subtle and personable chat, and you must pay attention if you mean to catch all Sting's nuances. Like always with his writing, it will give you something to ponder.
If you are new to Sting, this might not be the best album to start with. But if you have been following through the decades like I have, you'll find a side here that never existed before. He shares some growth with us, and I find that very appealing indeed.
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Haven't heard the album, but the cover is a direct nod to Fred Neil's "Bleecker and MacDougal." I wish the music was a nod to that album as well.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2018
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Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2016
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Sting, at his best, is soulful, sincere, charismatic, humble, and above all honest. He still speaks his mind here, as always, but he does it in a palatable way, making the listening experience joyful rather than a drudgery. There's still a bit of gloom and doom around, but he does a good job of preventing his darker impulses from engulfing his good nature. One of life's bitter ironies is that being intelligent may give you the ability to see problems, but not necessarily the skill or the resources to solve them. And intelligence may give you the ability to catch a glimpse of perfection, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it's within your reach. So Sting gets the blues, as many of us do. But on THIS record, he seems to have recovered his mojo. This is well-crafted, but not over-wrought. It has the feel of a loose jam record, similar to Regatta De Blanc, but obviously more mature and pop-oriented. Sting has spent many years chasing after esoteric musical ideas, continually testing his own artistic bravery as well as his fan's patience. But this time around, he stops worrying about what a "serious" artist might do, and he just rocks. Many people, and some musicians, are incapable of rocking, so to have a guy like Sting come around and show us all how it's done is great fun. Is he off somewhere flogging himself for "selling out" with this latest record, when he could've broken new artistic ground by fusing disparate instruments such as the tuba, ukulele, kazoo and pennywhistle into some bizarre opus? Perhaps. But you know what? There's nothing wrong with re-discovering melody, harmony, rhythm and so forth. Does tight, rhythmic, melodic-sounding pop music lead you in the direction of the Beatles? Yes-they wrote the book on this style of music, so of course it does. Don't apologize for having a good time. We weren't put here to suffer, you know? And there's nothing wrong with plagiarism if you're plagiarizing your own work, which he sometimes does. To be successful in the pop idiom, one must condense sophisticated lyrical and musical ideas with great force, in such a way that discards the superfluous aspects but retains the essential elements-all the while blending the familiar and the experimental in various proportions to create something that is at once comforting but also vaguely challenging. It's a balancing act. It's a craft. Sting is great at it when he wants to be. And it's not something to be scoffed at or embarrassed about. He has brought a lot of happiness to a lot of people. I, for one, have been listening for over 30 years. I have few regrets. You won't either, should you choose to buy this. Enjoy!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2016
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Listen closely to the opening guitar riff of lead track "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" and you can hear the echoes of The Police's "Synchronicity II." A smile should then cross your face as you realize you're in for a real treat -- a new Sting album that is probably his best traditional one since
Ten Summoner's Tales . Sting seems more at ease with delivering a "pop/rock" album (as its being promoted in light of recent work ranging from an interesting but little-heard Broadway musical soundtrack The Last Ship [Amazon Exclusive Super Deluxe Edition ] to the head-scratching middle-of-the-road offering Symphonicities ) than he did with his last two -- Brand New Day and Sacred Love . These two albums suffered perhaps from Sting trying too much to branch out into current pop trends (new country, r&b, dance, etc.), but here Sting sticks to what has proved to be his bread & butter -- strong songwriting coupled with really catchy melodies. You can't get much better choruses than the title track, "Down, Down, Down" and "Petrol Head." In another decade, these three songs would be Top 40 hits. Those days may be over, but it'd be hard to deny that these songs are just as strong as his best solo work. "Down, Down, Down" is especially great with uncharacteristically vulnerable lyrics and vocals ("Here comes the sound I've never heard before/The sound that tells me when you're walking out my door.") "One Fine Day" reminds listeners that perhaps Neil Finn is not the only legendary songwriter still capable of writing 3 minute clever pop songs just as strong as their classic work and sounding like they didn't even break a sweat in the process. The first 2/3 the album at its heart is Sting and longtime guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta banging through some very good rock songs. The last third slows down a bit and recalls more of Sting's esoteric solo work. The energy clearly shifts beginning with the Dylanesque "Heading South on the Great North Road." The best track on the album may be the haunting "If You Can't Love Me" which recalls "I Burn For You" from The Police days; I can picture this a song that 5 or 10 years from now will be turned into a hit for an artist like Adele. I wish "Inshallah" would pick up a bit at the end to pack perhaps a greater emotional punch, but it and closing track "This Empty Chair" make for a calm, quiet end to a very strong albeit short album. Combined with a lot of strong material from The Last Ship soundtrack as well as the incredible recent tour with Peter Gabriel, it's great for a life long fan to see Sting having a burst of creativity that seems to have been missing throughout the 00s. Happy for him & grateful 40+ years later he's still providing his fans great music.
Ten Summoner's Tales . Sting seems more at ease with delivering a "pop/rock" album (as its being promoted in light of recent work ranging from an interesting but little-heard Broadway musical soundtrack The Last Ship [Amazon Exclusive Super Deluxe Edition ] to the head-scratching middle-of-the-road offering Symphonicities ) than he did with his last two -- Brand New Day and Sacred Love . These two albums suffered perhaps from Sting trying too much to branch out into current pop trends (new country, r&b, dance, etc.), but here Sting sticks to what has proved to be his bread & butter -- strong songwriting coupled with really catchy melodies. You can't get much better choruses than the title track, "Down, Down, Down" and "Petrol Head." In another decade, these three songs would be Top 40 hits. Those days may be over, but it'd be hard to deny that these songs are just as strong as his best solo work. "Down, Down, Down" is especially great with uncharacteristically vulnerable lyrics and vocals ("Here comes the sound I've never heard before/The sound that tells me when you're walking out my door.") "One Fine Day" reminds listeners that perhaps Neil Finn is not the only legendary songwriter still capable of writing 3 minute clever pop songs just as strong as their classic work and sounding like they didn't even break a sweat in the process. The first 2/3 the album at its heart is Sting and longtime guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta banging through some very good rock songs. The last third slows down a bit and recalls more of Sting's esoteric solo work. The energy clearly shifts beginning with the Dylanesque "Heading South on the Great North Road." The best track on the album may be the haunting "If You Can't Love Me" which recalls "I Burn For You" from The Police days; I can picture this a song that 5 or 10 years from now will be turned into a hit for an artist like Adele. I wish "Inshallah" would pick up a bit at the end to pack perhaps a greater emotional punch, but it and closing track "This Empty Chair" make for a calm, quiet end to a very strong albeit short album. Combined with a lot of strong material from The Last Ship soundtrack as well as the incredible recent tour with Peter Gabriel, it's great for a life long fan to see Sting having a burst of creativity that seems to have been missing throughout the 00s. Happy for him & grateful 40+ years later he's still providing his fans great music.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2016
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I really love this CD I will admit it took about 5 or 6 listens, to get in the groove of this CD
but I am glad I gave it a chance, once again Sting has done a great job with lyrics and
music, I can't stop thinking about you, One fine Day, and Petrol Head are good rock
pop songs, while Pretty Young Soldier, and If you Can't love me are beautiful songs
the rest of the songs on the album compliment this CD, if you are a Sting fan you
will enjoy this CD
but I am glad I gave it a chance, once again Sting has done a great job with lyrics and
music, I can't stop thinking about you, One fine Day, and Petrol Head are good rock
pop songs, while Pretty Young Soldier, and If you Can't love me are beautiful songs
the rest of the songs on the album compliment this CD, if you are a Sting fan you
will enjoy this CD
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Heading south on the Great North Road...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2019Verified Purchase
After dabbling in classical music with "Symphonicities" and writing a musical in "The Last Ship", Sting returned to his more recognisable style of laid-back, sometimes slightly jazzy rock/pop with this appealing album. The street intersection of the title refers to the roads he crossed in New York City on his way to the studio he recorded this album in.
TRACK LISTING
1. I Can't Stop Thinking About You
2. 50,000
3. Down, Down, Down
4. One Fine Day
5. Pretty Young Soldier
6. Petrol Head
7. Heading South On The Great North Road
8. If You Can't Love Me
9. Inshallah
10. The Empty Chair
"I Can't Stop Thinking About You" is an upbeat, riffy rocker that wouldn't have sounded out of place on either of The Police's last three albums. "50,000" is even more riffy in its beginning, before it delivers a quiet verse based on Sting's reactions to the passing of Prince and David Bowie. The chorus comes blasting back in, anthemically. It is a most atmospheric, evocative number. "Down, Down, Down" also has a very Police-esque guitar line underpinning it, together with a nostalgic-sounding chorus.
"One Fine Day" is another very typically Sting piece of pop/rock. Solid and muscular. "Pretty Young Soldier" is a strange, homoerotic historically-based song, while the chunky "Petrol Head" has some heavy passages and some echoes of Bruce Springsteen in places. "Heading South On The Great North Road" is an acoustic, folky tale reflecting Sting's North-Eastern roots. "If You Can't Love Me" is slightly messy in its structure, with a paranoid vocal. Maybe it grows on you, but I find its chorus part a bit discordant.
"Inshallah" is a peaceful, seductively rhythmic number and "The Empty Chair" is a Celtic-influenced folk lament to end this short but interesting album. It is a sensitively-constructed work whose sometimes introspective feel demands several listens.
TRACK LISTING
1. I Can't Stop Thinking About You
2. 50,000
3. Down, Down, Down
4. One Fine Day
5. Pretty Young Soldier
6. Petrol Head
7. Heading South On The Great North Road
8. If You Can't Love Me
9. Inshallah
10. The Empty Chair
"I Can't Stop Thinking About You" is an upbeat, riffy rocker that wouldn't have sounded out of place on either of The Police's last three albums. "50,000" is even more riffy in its beginning, before it delivers a quiet verse based on Sting's reactions to the passing of Prince and David Bowie. The chorus comes blasting back in, anthemically. It is a most atmospheric, evocative number. "Down, Down, Down" also has a very Police-esque guitar line underpinning it, together with a nostalgic-sounding chorus.
"One Fine Day" is another very typically Sting piece of pop/rock. Solid and muscular. "Pretty Young Soldier" is a strange, homoerotic historically-based song, while the chunky "Petrol Head" has some heavy passages and some echoes of Bruce Springsteen in places. "Heading South On The Great North Road" is an acoustic, folky tale reflecting Sting's North-Eastern roots. "If You Can't Love Me" is slightly messy in its structure, with a paranoid vocal. Maybe it grows on you, but I find its chorus part a bit discordant.
"Inshallah" is a peaceful, seductively rhythmic number and "The Empty Chair" is a Celtic-influenced folk lament to end this short but interesting album. It is a sensitively-constructed work whose sometimes introspective feel demands several listens.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Could Do Better Gordon
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2017Verified Purchase
Delivered on time and in perfect condition. However, as with all vinyl I buy, the acid test is the sound quality. This is unfortunately in the 5 or 6 out of 10 category. I found this surprising as I had assumed that Sting, a fairly influential artist, would have had the final say in the mixing and mastering. This is flat and devoid of dynamic range. Seems they have gone the way of modern mastering and the one size fits all compressed product. I would have thought the target audience would not be the MP3 generation so why release the music in this form? All part of the hit and miss fun of continuing to buy vinyl these days.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely disappointed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2017Verified Purchase
As a Sting fan I bought this because I have yet to purchase a Sting album and not like it but this one is the exception. It's ok, but only just and after listening to it a few times I feel it's going to be one of those albums that never sees the light of day. I can't put my finger on it but the songs of merit are few and far between and it seems to me that someone has created an album out of various bits and bobs left over because they simply weren't any good before and I can assure people remain so. As for the cardboard case....why? It only takes one spec of hardened dirt to get caught and you have a ruined CD. Not pleased....watch for a bargain on ebay possibly.
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J. Gravestock
4.0 out of 5 stars
From rock to reflection
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2017Verified Purchase
If you are not a fan of Sting then this album is unlikely to sway you to his cause. It reflects many styles from across his career from songs reminiscent of the Police to songs that would fit on his winter album or soul cages.
On first listen I admit to feeling underwhelmed, expectations of a whole album of police style new wave songs were in place having read the music press.
However this album is more that with some rockier tracks but also some gorgeous reflective tracks such as if you can't love me which is just heartrending.
Over a few listens this continues to grow on me and has hardly been off the record deck since it's arrival.
On first listen I admit to feeling underwhelmed, expectations of a whole album of police style new wave songs were in place having read the music press.
However this album is more that with some rockier tracks but also some gorgeous reflective tracks such as if you can't love me which is just heartrending.
Over a few listens this continues to grow on me and has hardly been off the record deck since it's arrival.
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driftingby
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Up To His Normal High Standards
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2017Verified Purchase
I've got every Police & Sting album and unfortunately I'm disappointed with this album. In my humble opinion there's not one "stand out" track. It's almost as though Sting made this album because he "had to" rather than "wanted to". A shame as he's one of my all-time favourite musicians.
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