“Ghost In The Machine” by The Police - album review

features in: Album Chart of 1981 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1980s

The fourth album for the fourth consecutive Autumn from the consistently decent London trio, now with greater emphasis on synthesizers and horns. It gave the group their third consecutive #1 album in the UK, where three succesful singles were issued: “Invisible Sun” (#2), “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” (#1) and “Spirits In The Material World” (#12). Despite all of this, guitarist Andy Summers wasn't entirely with the way the group was developing: “I have to say I was getting disappointed with the musical direction around the time of Ghost in the Machine. With the horns and synth coming in, the fantastic raw-trio feel—all the really creative and dynamic stuff—was being lost. We were ending up backing a singer doing his pop songs.” Aye aye, trouble at t'mill.

The Jukebox Rebel
26–Feb–2010

Tracklist

A1	[02:59] The Police - Spirits In The Material World (Gordon Sumner) Ska / Rocksteady
A2	[04:22] The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (Gordon Sumner) New Wave
A3	[03:44] The Police - Invisible Sun (Gordon Sumner) New Wave
A4	[02:52] The Police - Hungry For You (J’aurais Toujours Faim De Toi) (Gordon Sumner) New Wave
A5	[05:57] The Police - Demolition Man (Gordon Sumner) New Wave
B1	[03:43] The Police - Too Much Information (Gordon Sumner) New Wave
B2	[03:10] The Police - Rehumanize Yourself (Gordon Sumner, Stewart Copeland) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B3	[04:47] The Police - One World (Not Three) (Gordon Sumner) Reggae
B4	[02:48] The Police - Ωmegaman (Andy Summers) New Wave
B5	[03:34] The Police - Secret Journey (Gordon Sumner) New Wave
B6	[03:14] The Police - Darkness (Stewart Copeland) Dubbeat

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