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8.0
91687
8.0 |
All Music
Stands as a testament to Sting's inherent gifts as a songwriter and record-maker
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7.0
91690
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
You'd have to go all the way back to "Born in the 50's," from the very first Police album, to hear him sing over guitars as rough as the ones on the lonely-horn-dog anthem "I Can't Stop Thinking About You"
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6.7
91846
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
It’s a pleasure to hear him singing over cranked guitars instead of pan flutes once again
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6.5
91732
6.5 |
Gig Soup
In its most successful moments, he almost manages to recapture the knack for pop song-writing that made him a superstar at the height of the MTV era
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6.0
91691
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Any po-facedness is largely offset by the nostalgic charm of hearing that iconic tenor back in its rightful setting
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6.0
91692
6.0 |
The Independent
The arpeggiated guitar parts, rolling gait and familiar chord changes of opener “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You” bring echoes of The Police flooding back
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6.0
91689
6.0 |
Mojo
Most of 57th and 9th has a youthful energy suggesting that Sting hasn't faded yet
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5.0
91783
5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Polite has rarely suited Sting well and it doesn’t here. Stalwart fans may find more to praise as they wander through these fields of rust. The rest of us? Don’t look for your Sting here. He’s gone
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5.0
91688
5.0 |
Uncut
Tentative. Print edition only
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4.0
91693
4.0 |
The Guardian
There’s a strong whiff of the 1980s, too, on the Wembley-sized plod of 50,000, a song about the absurdities of being an aged rock star
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