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Ghost In The Machine [Digipak]
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0606949359829
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Interscope Records
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
MPN: 493598
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Interscope Records
Release Date: March 04, 2003
Studio: Interscope Records
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Editorial Review:
Dark, somber, and thematically unified as no previous album by the Police, Ghost in the Machine deals almost exclusively with the negative effects of modern political and technological culture. The only departure from this focus is "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," a perfect pop song and radio hit. Elsewhere, the album treats such issues as the hope underlying resistance to oppression, the dismissal of most of the nonindustrialized world, the daily bombardment of words and images that overload the senses, and the frequent recourse to violence for personal or political expression. The songs are presented in what are, for the Police, unusually dense, layered arrangements. Andy Summers's guitar lines are even more ethereal than usual, with Sting's bass parts bobbing in a mix seasoned with keyboards and sax and propelled by Stewart Copeland's unmistakable, idiosyncratic drumming. While Synchronicity gave the Police their greatest success with hits and videos, Ghost in the Machine is the band's best recording. --Albert Massa
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A masterpiece
With the Police's 4th album, they completely redefined their sound ... and the result is arguably their greatest record.
Sounding unlike anything produced before or since, this song melds superb pop craftsmanship with a surprisingly sophisticated political and spiritual outlook. And while it's perhaps not as accessible as "Synchronicity," it's musically even more complex and sophisticated.
Rating: - Awesome Album
This one really is one of my ultimate favorites. In general, The Police are a great band & this is one their best. Very creative.
Rating:  - another great nostalgia trip
Another of the vinyls I have been intending to replace in CD for ever so long, a great trip back. Received in perfect condition and a delight to be reunited with some great material.
Rating: - The Police - More Political With Keyboards Added
This album saw The Police move in a distinctly different direction from their earlier stuff. The reggae influence was pretty much gone here and the overall sound is slicker in general. Many fans sight this as the band's weakest effort and at the least it is definitely a transitional album. It is one of the bands most somber efforts with politics taking the lead over relationships in the lyrics. Keyboards are also introduced on this album to varying degrees of success. More huge hits came from ... Read More
Rating: - The Police becomes techno and political
After their (cheekily) punk debut Outlandos D'amour, after the reggae-ish Regatta de Blanc, after the fine but somewhat aimless Zenyatta Mondatta, came one of the strongest albums of The Police, Ghost in the Machine, before their swan song "Synchronicity". The title derives from a derogatory description by Gilbert Ryle of the Cartesian belief in the mind-body dualism (we think that Sting and the boys just like the phrase, as we don't think they are experts or even knowledgeable on the subject of philosophy ... Read More
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