Genre: New Wave
Label Number: CDA64831
© 1980-1985 A&M Records
AllMusic Review by Greg Prato
© 1980-1985 A&M Records
AllMusic Review by Greg Prato
The stage was set for the Police to become one of the biggest acts of the '80s, and the band delivered with the 1980 classic Zenyatta Mondatta.
The album proved to be the trio's second straight number one album in
the U.K., while peaking at number three in the U.S. Arguably the best Police album, Zenyatta
contains perhaps the quintessential new wave anthem, the haunting
"Don't Stand So Close to Me," the story of an older teacher lusting
after one of his students. While other tracks follow in the same spooky
path (their second Grammy-winning instrumental "Behind My Camel" and
"Shadows in the Rain"), most of the material is upbeat, such as the
carefree U.S./U.K. Top Ten "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," "Canary in a
Coalmine," and "Man in a Suitcase." Sting
includes his first set of politically charged lyrics in "Driven to
Tears," "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's
Still Around," and "Bombs Away," which all observe the declining state
of the world. While Sting
would later criticize the album as not all it could have been (the band
was rushed to complete the album in order to begin another tour), Zenyatta Mondatta remains one of the finest rock albums of all time.
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