Album info

• Title Outlandos D'Amour
• Artist The Police
• Year 1978
• Genre Rock

Tracklist

1. Next to You
2. So Lonely
3. Roxanne
4. Hole In My Life
5. Peanuts
6. Can’t Stand Losing You
7. Truth Hits Everybody
8. Born In the 50’s
9. Be My Girl-Sally
10. Masoko Tanga

Thoughts

I knew more of these songs than I was expecting which is always a nice bonus, and it was really interesting to hear The Police trying to figure out their sound. It did raise questions in my head when the tracks dipped into reggae - is there an element of cultural appropriation here or should people be allowed to experiment with inspiration wherever it comes from? I wasn’t expecting a wider philosophical discussion to come out of listening to this album but it did! Good songs, though, that stand the test of time.

Rating: 4 / 5