The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta

Album Title: Zenyatta Mondatta
Album Artist: The Police

Track Listing:
1. Don't Stand So Close To Me (4:02)
2. Driven To Tears (3:21)
3. When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around
4. Canary In A Coalmine (2:26)
5. Voices Inside My Head
6. Bombs Away (3:08)
7. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (4:07)
8. Behind My Camel (2:54)
9. Man In A Suitcase (2:18)
10. Shadows In The Rain (5:03)
11. The Other Way Of Stopping (3:22)

A Quick Review:

Sure, most everyone remembers The Police (mostly due to Sting, of course...). Remember Roxanne? Sure! She don't have to put on the red light. Right?

How about De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da? Yep. Speaks for itself. Or the well-known Don't Stand So Close To Me, a song about a paranoid teacher whose student is romantically interested in him. (Even if you didn't know that's what Don't Stand... was about,) You know the songs, the oh-so-catchy songs.

But have you heard the fast-paced near-punk reggae tune Canary In A Coalmine? What about the utterly infectious Man In A Suitcase? No? Well then, "Zenyatta Mondatta" is definitely an album you should hear!

Some regard "Zenyatta Mondatta" (Released in October 1980 on A&M Records) as the best album by The Police, and even though I'm not totally convinced, it's definitely close to their best. Every song is catchy and has a memorable melody. There's almost no filler on this album, with the exception of the somewhat tiresome When The World Is Running Down... and the utterly bizzare instrumental track, Behind My Camel.

"Zenyatta Mondatta" is surely one of the most accessible albums The Police ever recorded, and with two of their biggest singles on this album, I highly recommend it.

Final Verdict:
4 out of 5.
Highly Recommended.