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Live Albums By The Police
Sting (singer and bass player), Andy Summers (guitarist) and Stewart Copeland (drummer) formed The Police in 1977 and from initially being a reggae influenced punk and new wave band, they became, in the early 1980s, possibly the biggest band in the world.
Before looking at the live albums in detail, it’s useful to see the timing of the studio albums and big hit singles.
Studio Albums By The Police
1978 Outlandos d’Amour
1979 Reggatta de Blanc
1980 Zenyatta Mondatta
1981 Ghost in the Machine
1983 Synchronicity
The top 20 singles in the UK were:
1979 Roxanne #12
1979 Can’t Stand Losing You #2
1979 Message In A Bottle #1
1979 Walking On The Moon #1
1980 So Lonely #6
1980 Don’t Stand So Close To Me #1
1980 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da #5
1981 Invisible Sun #2
1981 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic #1
1981 Spirits In The Material World #12
1983 Every Breath You Take #1
1983 Wrapped Around Your Finger #7
1983 Synchronicity II #17
1984 King Of Pain #17
1997 Roxanne #17
The band were also successful in America and here and the top 5 hit singles:
1981 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic #3
1983 Every Breath You Take #1
1984 King Of Pain #3
Live Albums By The Police
1979 & 1983 The Police Live! (made up of 1979 Live In Boston and 1983 Live In Atlanta)
2007 Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires
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The Police started as a new wave band but finished as a classic rock band. Below are the polls for both genres.
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The Police Live In Atlanta 1983 is the second CD in the two CD, two concert album The Police Live!. It is pulled together from two concerts on November 2nd and 3rd.
Because the two concert recordins are so different, I have decided to review them separately to help create a clearer review. The other CD is here – The Police Live In Boston 1979
The Police Live In Boston 1979
Live At Boston in November 1979 is the first CD in the two CD, two concert album The Police Live!
Because the two concerts are so different, I have decided to review them separately to help create a clearer review. The other CD is here – The Police Live In Atlanta 1983
The Police Live! 1979 and 1983
The first live album by The Police called Live! featured two concerts, one from 1979 and the other from 1983.
These two concert recordings are so different that I have done separate reviews which show the different track lists and album sources as well as my views.
The Police Live in Boston 1979 – rating 27/30
The Police Live In Atlanta 1983 – rating 20/30