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I’m a music afficionado. As someone who grew up in the 80’s, I’m also a Police fan. The Police were one of those bands that most everyone liked, since they had the rock edge, the pop tunes, and even (especially on their earlier material) that punk/early new wave sound which they had in common with bands like the Clash and Elvis Costello.

You had to assume that done was done with the Police when they broke up. Sting is talented, but he was and is certainly one of the more egotistical people on the planet, and the rest of the band was holding back his genius. Usually musicians who think that way crash and burn after they leave their band, but it turned out Sting was kind of right. His huge success post-Police kind of proved that.

But, nothing brings former friends back together quite like money! So here we are in 2007, and the Police are back together. They have some US shows, and I’d love to be able to catch one. From a marketing perspective, the tour is going to do wonders for their back catalog. Kids today probably aren’t familiar with the band at all, but it’s a sound which I really think will still resonate.

At this point, my cassette collection is dying off one tape at a time, and my LPs are hard to listen to since I don’t have a record player. So it’s time to start thinking about replacing some of the band’s classic albums. Or, you could go pick up the new greatest hits police cd and get all the best tunes in one shot.

Check out the track listings on the cd:

Disc: 1
1. Fallout
2. Can’t Stand Losing You
3. Next to You
4. Roxanne
5. Truth Hits Everybody
6. Hole in My Life
7. So Lonely
8. Message in a Bottle
9. Reggatta de Blanc
10. Bring on the Night
11. Walking on the Moon
12. Don’t Stand So Close to Me
13. Driven to Tears
14. Canary in a Coalmine

Disc: 2
1. Do Do Do de da da Da
2. Voices Inside My Head
3. Invisible Sun
4. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
5. Spirits in the Material World
6. Demolition Man
7. Every Breath You Take
8. Synchronicity I
9. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Walking in Your Footsteps
11. Synchronicity II
12. King of Pain
13. Murder by Numbers
14. Tea in the Sahara

Another reason to check out the Police website (http://www.thepolice.com/exclusives/) aside from the police cd is that you can see and hear footage of the band rehearsing for the tour. Get with it. The band ‘can’t stand losing you.’

This post sponsored by thePolice.com