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The Police — Invisible Sun
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rbigelo
(Spanish Town)
Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 17:47
 
This playlist has been nothing but made of *awesome* :-)

rbigelo
(Spanish Town)
Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 17:47
 
This playlist has been nothing but made of *awesome* :-)

asilbuch
(NoVA)
Posted: Jan 25, 2013 - 10:27
 
Another reason to love RP! Who knew?

apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 18:03
 
 hcaudill wrote:
I was staring at the album cover just now trying to figure out for the millionth time what those symbols are supposed to MEAN, when I finally saw that they're faces. Three decades slow on the uptake...
 

more to the point, they're portraits of the band: Andy; Sting (with the spiky hair); Stewart (long face).

lunatic
Posted: Nov 16, 2012 - 19:53
 
 bronorb wrote:

I count myself amongst the ignorant on this too. Never looked at it that closely.
Thanks for that tidbit.


 



I always thought that they were figures for the band members. Was I wrong?

bronorb
(Wisconsin)
Posted: Oct 23, 2012 - 09:43
 
 Dave_Mack wrote:


O M F G!!!

I'm right there with you in ignorance. I'd always just assumed they were creepy, possessed LEDs — never looked closer than that. Guess you really do learn something new every day. And thanks for pointing it out!
 
I count myself amongst the ignorant on this too. Never looked at it that closely.
Thanks for that tidbit.



Coventry
(the great flyover country)
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 21:14
 
A heavy song from a heavy album. There're few light=hearted tunes on Ghost, but "Invisible Sun" is brilliant.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Aug 30, 2012 - 10:13
 
 scraig wrote:
I heard last week playing a trivia game that this song was banned by the BBC because of it's content. Seriously. The Police were banned.
 
I'd forgotten that it was banned, but I'm not at all surprised. You really had to be in the UK when the Troubles were at their height to appreciate the highly febrile atmosphere of the time. The early 80s were a time of intense guerilla warfare in Northern Ireland/Six Counties/Ulster (delete according to political/sectarian taste) which also spilled over on to the mainland with the IRA and INLA carrying out bombing campaigns, and even assassinations of UK political figures. To the British State, and by extension the official media, the UK was at war with 'Republican terrorists', and any comment - written, spoken, sung - that deviated from the standard State line was considered to be aiding and abetting the enemy.

Although this song's lyrics about the experience of ordinary folk caught up in the Troubles may seem tame, apolitical and uncontentious by today's standards, at the time they'd have been seen as implicitly Republican because they didn't follow the standard State line. This is a period when the Thatcher regime famously decreed that the words of Republican spokespeople could not be heard on TV and radio so that they wouldn't be afforded "the oxygen of publicity", leading to the ludicrous and comical situation where actors were hired to dub the words of Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness and others on TV. The UK political police - MI5 and Special Branch - openly and covertly monitored and harassed groups such as Troops Out who campaigned, legally, for the withdrawal of the British army from NI. Left politicians in the UK, such as Ken Livingstone (then leader of the Greater London Council), were pilloried in the media and parliament for breaking the consensus on the 'Northern Ireland situation'. Innocent Irish people were framed for terrorist atrocities and imprisoned for decades.

Perhaps the times weren't dissimilar to that in the US and, to a lesser extent, the UK after the 9/11 atrocity, when dissenting voices were few and the Security State gained the upper hand which it's strengthened ever since. Whenever politicians say "if you're not with us you're against us", you know for sure that truth and democracy have well and truly been suspended for the duration, and that was certainly the case in the UK and NI during The Troubles. I wouldn't be surprised if I were told that Sting et al were investigated by the political police.

scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Aug 21, 2012 - 09:33
 
I heard last week playing a trivia game that this song was banned by the BBC because of it's content. Seriously. The Police were banned.

Coventry
Posted: Aug 14, 2012 - 11:20
 
Haunting song about Northern Ireland and England. One of the understated hits from a band that seemed to touch gold on almost anything it did.

JustJeff
(Somewhere in Kansas)
Posted: Jun 28, 2012 - 13:16
 
Flash back to high school.

ziakut
(Albeit In The Meantime)
Posted: Jun 19, 2012 - 11:21
 
FILLER

CoYoT51
(Lima, Perú)
Posted: Jun 12, 2012 - 09:29
 
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Me too.
 
WT...   So DO I!   I'm a little less ignorant, now. Thank you!

CoYoT51
(Lima, Perú)
Posted: Jun 12, 2012 - 09:25
 
Definitely not my favourite tune but it's still great to listen something from this great great band.

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Jun 12, 2012 - 09:14
 
 hcaudill wrote:
I was staring at the album cover just now trying to figure out for the millionth time what those symbols are supposed to MEAN, when I finally saw that they're faces. Three decades slow on the uptake...
 
Me too.

g-rod
(Church of the Acceptance of Mortality)
Posted: May 11, 2012 - 14:07
 
 drsteevo wrote:

"80s music does suck, generally" - that is an idiotic statement
 
This in the same post as "but hip hop sucks anyway, so who really cares".

{#Think}

Dave_Mack
(Ball of Confusion)
Posted: May 11, 2012 - 14:06
 
 hcaudill wrote:
I was staring at the album cover just now trying to figure out for the millionth time what those symbols are supposed to MEAN, when I finally saw that they're faces. Three decades slow on the uptake...
 

O M F G!!!

I'm right there with you in ignorance. I'd always just assumed they were creepy, possessed LEDs — never looked closer than that. Guess you really do learn something new every day. And thanks for pointing it out!


ziakut
(The Windy City)
Posted: May 11, 2012 - 14:04
 
This hasn't aged well at all. Filler from this album.

jpbergjr58
(Fox River Grove)
Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 12:57
 
Just tossed on the vinyl of Novo Combo after hearing this.

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 12:50
 
 hencini wrote:
I've often wondered what would happen if 1978 Sting met 2008 Sting.  Would he punch himself in the face or shake his own hand?  How did the same man who wrote "Dead End Job" also release and album of lute music?  LUTE MUSIC!!!!  

:) 
 
would old sting be punching young sting or t'other way round? And who cares?

hencini
Posted: Feb 13, 2012 - 12:17
 
I've often wondered what would happen if 1978 Sting met 2008 Sting.  Would he punch himself in the face or shake his own hand?  How did the same man who wrote "Dead End Job" also release and album of lute music?  LUTE MUSIC!!!!  

:) 

fiddler
Posted: Feb 13, 2012 - 12:14
 
Great song. So want 'Hungry For You' to kick in next.

BikeCoachDave
(Columbia, Ky.)
Posted: Feb 06, 2012 - 11:18
 
Teen angst years before Nirvana. Good stuff.

MinMan
(Bay Area, CA)
Posted: Jan 05, 2012 - 16:24
 

C'mon y'all & get un-stuck..



drsteevo
(Location Location)
Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 06:22
 
 sronis wrote:

first, some of these bands were formed in the 70s or even before that.
second, some did their finest work before or after the 80s.
third, that's all you can think of? 10 bands of the top off your head? for every other era i have many more than that...
and lastly - electronica was birthed in the 90s, and hip-hop got to its peak only then.

In conclusion - 80s music does suck, generally ;-)

 
You are so wrong.  Electronica started in the 70's (ever hear of Kraftwerk?).  Hip-hop started in the 80's (but hip hop sucks anyway, so who really cares).  I think you have to consider the late 70's through mid-80's (1977-1985) as the last great music era.  Since the mid 90's there just hasn't been the same quantity and quality of music as there was before that.  The early 90's showed a small surge, but nothing compared to the late 70's/early 80's or the second half of the 60's.  The variety, richness, and quality of music has generally been lacking since 1995 or so...

"80s music does suck, generally" - that is an idiotic statement



sronis
Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 06:03
 
 Tippster wrote:

You're High.  I love this masturbatory "The 80's SUCKED" BS but it is just that,  These are just off the top of my head:

Guitar Rock:
Van Halen
Rush
Metallica
Guns n'Roses

Alternative Rock (British New Wave:)
Clash
Smiths
Cure
Joy Division/New Order
Depeche Mode
Psychedelic Furs

So many more.  Maybe you had your head stuck in Led Zeppelin breaking up or Gabriel leaving Genesis, but There was some serious music that came out in the 80's.  Hell, it birthed/solidified two new genres - Hip Hop and Electronica.
 
 
first, some of these bands were formed in the 70s or even before that.
second, some did their finest work before or after the 80s.
third, that's all you can think of? 10 bands of the top off your head? for every other era i have many more than that...
and lastly - electronica was birthed in the 90s, and hip-hop got to its peak only then.

In conclusion - 80s music does suck, generally ;-)


hcaudill
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 05:59
 
I was staring at the album cover just now trying to figure out for the millionth time what those symbols are supposed to MEAN, when I finally saw that they're faces. Three decades slow on the uptake...

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Oct 18, 2011 - 18:35
 
 lemmoth wrote:


You are either too young or don't remember how awful the 80's were for music that received any widespread airplay. The Police and Elvis Costello put out some very good work at the beginning of the decade.  U2 and REM put out good work (IMHO) throughout.  Other than that all the best music - in the US anyway - was heard on college radio and other indie stations - that includes some of the good Brit bands of the decade.  Lots of artists who did good to great work and were popular in the 70s put out lesser works by most account in the 80s.
 
Nicely articulated. There were few good bands that came out of the 80's. Depeche Mode and The Smiths besides the previously mentioned are a few. The 80's was the Micheal Jackson sound, and everybody wanted to capitalize on it, Because the magnet draw to money and the latest sound the music suffered. Thank you to the groups that refused to compromise their sound for the dollar.   

Tippster
(Washington, DC)
Posted: Oct 18, 2011 - 18:30
 
 h8rhater wrote:

80's music had a style about it that seemed to permeate everything that came out.  Especially during the mid part of the decade.  That "style" seemed to water down the greater artists (great examples are Eric Clapton and one of Red Machine's favorites, Neil Young) and allow lesser lights and one-hit-wonders to shine.  Artists like Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Phil Collins COMPLETELY lost their way in that decade and haven't been relevant since. To his credit, Clapton bounced back with the Journeyman album in 89 by getting back to his roots.  Neil did it too in 89 with Freedom.

That being said, the aforementioned Police, U2, and REM are good examples of great bands that thrived in that time. 
 
You're High.  I love this masturbatory "The 80's SUCKED" BS but it is just that,  These are just off the top of my head:

Guitar Rock:
Van Halen
Rush
Metallica
Guns n'Roses

Alternative Rock (British New Wave:)
Clash
Smiths
Cure
Joy Division/New Order
Depeche Mode
Psychedelic Furs

So many more.  Maybe you had your head stuck in Led Zeppelin breaking up or Gabriel leaving Genesis, but There was some serious music that came out in the 80's.  Hell, it birthed/solidified two new genres - Hip Hop and Electronica.
 

Dahlia_Gumbo
(San Francisco)
Posted: Oct 02, 2011 - 17:01
 
Just so overplayed everywhere...

{#Rolleyes}

h8rhater
Posted: Sep 08, 2011 - 07:15
 
 lemmoth wrote:


You are either too young or don't remember how awful the 80's were for music that received any widespread airplay. The Police and Elvis Costello put out some very good work at the beginning of the decade.  U2 and REM put out good work (IMHO) throughout.  Other than that all the best music - in the US anyway - was heard on college radio and other indie stations - that includes some of the good Brit bands of the decade.  Lots of artists who did good to great work and were popular in the 70s put out lesser works by most account in the 80s.
 
80's music had a style about it that seemed to permeate everything that came out.  Especially during the mid part of the decade.  That "style" seemed to water down the greater artists (great examples are Eric Clapton and one of Red Machine's favorites, Neil Young) and allow lesser lights and one-hit-wonders to shine.  Artists like Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Phil Collins COMPLETELY lost their way in that decade and haven't been relevant since. To his credit, Clapton bounced back with the Journeyman album in 89 by getting back to his roots.  Neil did it too in 89 with Freedom.

That being said, the aforementioned Police, U2, and REM are good examples of great bands that thrived in that time. 


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Sep 01, 2011 - 07:47
 
 redmachine wrote:

It's clearly neither.
They are not even close.
 

You are either too young or don't remember how awful the 80's were for music that received any widespread airplay. The Police and Elvis Costello put out some very good work at the beginning of the decade.  U2 and REM put out good work (IMHO) throughout.  Other than that all the best music - in the US anyway - was heard on college radio and other indie stations - that includes some of the good Brit bands of the decade.  Lots of artists who did good to great work and were popular in the 70s put out lesser works by most account in the 80s.

redmachine
Posted: Sep 01, 2011 - 07:37
 
 MiracleDrug wrote:
all through the late 80's I thought the best band in the world was either:

The Police

OR

U2

I still haven't figured this out... {#Lol}

 
It's clearly neither.
They are not even close.



kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Jun 30, 2011 - 18:15
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Wonderful comments gentlemen. I sometimes get the impression that many people think that peace is the normal state of affairs and as such it is an inevitability. That's just not the case. Peace is brought about through the hard work and sacrifice of many people. I tip my hat to all the people who toiled to bring peace to Northern Ireland. There is still more work ahead but if peace can be brought to that troubled region, then there is hope for many others.



Well said! {#Clap}



MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Jun 30, 2011 - 12:29
 
all through the late 80's I thought the best band in the world was either:

The Police

OR

U2

I still haven't figured this out... {#Lol}


Dave_Mack
(Still Hangin' in the Twilight Zone)
Posted: Apr 28, 2011 - 07:58
 
I don't know why I didn't like these guys when they were new. Oh well, as my grandmother used to say, "Too soon oldt, too late schmart". But maybe it's not too late?

Det
(Lower Saxony Germany)
Posted: Apr 12, 2011 - 12:17
 
I see - song still ranking high.. High!{#Skull}

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Apr 03, 2011 - 16:03
 
 Poacher wrote:

In these digital times, I would say uncompressed files are 'best'. Vinyl is so old school ;)

 
Good point !  I'm checking out the ogg feed right now, and so far, outstanding use of technology by RP, as usual.  Good LP, too.



Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Mar 03, 2011 - 04:54
 
 horstman wrote:

Go to a used record store (sorry, used music store) and buy some CDS. Or go to Amazon or ebay and do same.

There is no excuse. And yes, vinyl is still better just not easily transportable.
 
In these digital times, I would say uncompressed files are 'best'. Vinyl is so old school ;)


Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Dec 23, 2010 - 16:31
 
 rosedraws wrote:
For the 2nd time today I will say, I sure as hell wish my Police collection wasn't all vinyl!

 
 

Uh, you DO know that you can now buy CD's right?  Just askin'....  {#Stupid}

horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Dec 23, 2010 - 15:31
 
 rosedraws wrote:
For the 2nd time today I will say, I sure as hell wish my Police collection wasn't all vinyl!

 
 
Go to a used record store (sorry, used music store) and buy some CDS. Or go to Amazon or ebay and do same.

There is no excuse. And yes, vinyl is still better just not easily transportable.


fatcatjb
(Sunny Sacramento)
Posted: Nov 21, 2010 - 22:22
 
my favorite song of a band that I don't think that much of

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Sep 19, 2010 - 13:21
 
 Stingray wrote:
STILL THINK STING IS A GENIUS (despite his long-lasting composer's block),
but never liked POLICE (despite 2,3,4 songs/hits)

Then, recently, I saw their reunion-concert (Japan, I think) and was
EXTREMELY AMAZED how GREAT, how PERFECT (in a good way) they were!

ESPECIALLY ANDY SUMMERS (I seriously did not know
that he is such a great guitarist!)
All of them were terrific!
TRUELY AN AMAZING CONCERT,
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND!

PS
This song is CRAPPY, of course!!!
 
And you still crack me up, Stingray! {#Lol}  I have this album on vinyl, and I love pretty much every song on it. (Note to self:  Get this on CD!)


DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 19, 2010 - 13:13
 
One of my favorite Sting/Police songs {#Music}

Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 10:41
 
STILL THINK STING IS A GENIUS (despite his long-lasting composer's block),
but never liked POLICE (despite 2,3,4 songs/hits)

Then, recently, I saw their reunion-concert (Japan, I think) and was
EXTREMELY AMAZED how GREAT, how PERFECT (in a good way) they were!

ESPECIALLY ANDY SUMMERS (I seriously did not know
that he is such a great guitarist!)
All of them were terrific!
TRUELY AN AMAZING CONCERT,
THAT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND!

PS
This song is CRAPPY, of course!!!



rosedraws
(close to the edge)
Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 10:39
 
For the 2nd time today I will say, I sure as hell wish my Police collection wasn't all vinyl!

 

nicolewe
Posted: Sep 03, 2010 - 10:38
 
 ronniegirl wrote:

me either.  I can tolerate this song.

 
me neither...blech.{#Puke}


ronniegirl
(Middle of New Jersey)
Posted: Aug 18, 2010 - 12:25
 
 FluorideFreeMN wrote:
not a fan of the Police....at all!
 
me either.  I can tolerate this song.


chyk5
(Florida)
Posted: Aug 18, 2010 - 12:24
 
 iTuner wrote:
This song was AWESOME in seventh grade. 25 years on, not so much. Other Police songs I'd much rather hear.
 

I have not heard this since college, and I have to agree. I used to love this song, but it no longer has the same effect.


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