Random Record: The Police ‘Synchronicity’

‘Synchronicity’ is 70s/80s English rock band The Police‘s fifth studio album released in 1983. It also became their last album when their sixth album was aborted. The definition of synchronicity is “the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.” Does that definition set the expectations of what the album holds? A jumble of songs only connected by being on the same record? Let’s hope not.

I only know The Police for the simple fact that they’re fronted by Sting. The other members, unfortunately I would not be able to name. Sting is clearly the driving force behind the coppers, with 8 out of 10 tracks written by him. Continue reading