The Police: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2003

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/the-police/bio/

Official Site: http://www.thepolice.com/

Sting’s Official Site: http://www.sting.com/

Stewart Copeland’s Site: http://www.stewartcopeland.net/

Andy Summer’s Site: http://andysummers.com/

The Police formed in 1977 out of the ashes of Stewart Copeland’s Prog rock band Curved Air. Copeland hooked up with teacher and ditch digger Sting, and guitarist Henry Padovani. Copeland and Sting dispatched Padovani in favor of Andy Summers that summer. The Police originated in the punk scene, but evolved into something much more. Copeland’s brother, Miles, took their single, “Roxanne”, to A&M and got the band signed.

Outlandos d’Amour

Roxanne (1978): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T1c7GkzRQQ

Can’t Stand Losing You (1978): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH0vjLwMyc4

So Lonely (1978): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaNt9-QkiHI

Reggata de Blanc

Message in a Bottle (1979): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbXWrmQW-OE

Walking on the Moon (1979): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk4WRhPQuyo

Zenyatta Mondatta

Don’t Stand So Close to Me (1980): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNIZofPB8ZM

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (1980): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v2GDbEmjGE

The band branched out with their fourth album for a multi-textured sound and darker lyrics.

Ghost in the Machine

Invisible Sun (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIylUcGDi-Y

Every Little Thing She Does is Magic (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aENX1Sf3fgQ

Spirits in a Material World (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4KtVSCzw7c

Synchronicity

By the summer of 1983, The Police were the biggest band in the known universe.

Every Breath You Take (1983): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOGaugKpzs

Wrapped Around Your Finger (1983): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svWINSRhQU0

Synchronicity II (1983): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TUK0glcRz4

King of Pain (1984): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3l0kpl5tA4

Internal frictions led to a hiatus. The band released a greatest hits album in 1986.

Don’t Stand So Close to Me ’86 (1986): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1hVOz_NwXI

Sting’s solo career exploded and the band broke up for 20 years. They reunited in 2007 for a spectacular reunion tour. Rumors swirled about another album, but it never happened. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TasAjuT-A6k