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The Police
When The Police first
broke into the music scene in the late 1970s, they were
praised as a recusant live band - a group that propelled
an already remarkable studio sound into something
transcendental when performing. Sting, Stewart Copeland
and Andy Summers played a revolutionary mix of different
genres of music, which established them as one of the
definitive rock groups of the'70s and '80s.
 In
March of 1984, after six immensely successful years,
each band member went on to peruse his own solo career.
Although The Police existed for only a short period of
time, their influence on the genre of rock is
unparalleled. In their existence, they introduced a
unique and distinctive sound that was a combination of
jazz and reggae while at the same time incorporating
elements of early punk rock. To this day, the band has
sold over 50 million albums worldwide and accumulated
six Grammy Awards.
This summer, The Police
will be touring for the first time together in nearly 20
years. Some of the major cities include New York,
Boston, Oakland, Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix,
and Dallas. “The Police Live in Concert is one of the
most anticipated musical events of this decade.” said
Gary Arnold, senior vice president of entertainment for
Best Buy.
To celebrate the band’s
30th anniversary, the band’s first double
disc Greatest Hits album was released June 11th
entitled The Police. The album consists of 30
tracks including classic songs like “Roxanne”, “Message
In a Bottle”, “Don’t Stand So Close To Me”, and “Walking
On The Moon”.
The Police will be
performing at Madison Square Garden on August 1st
and 2nd .
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