Martin Cooper checks out the classy sound of a post-punk trio who brought new wave to the mainstream with their super-fine musicianship.
While Sting has always been the most well-known member of The Police, and the one who has had the most commercial success outside of the band, the combination of the trio that also featured Stewart Copeland on drums and guitarist Andy Summers is one of the most unique sounding acts that the British rock world has ever known. They were hailed as one of the first new wave bands when they formed in 1977, but also drew strongly from reggae and rock influences during their relatively short career.
Copeland and Sting had met in 1976 when their paths crossed while the former was part of a progressive band called Curved Air, and Sting had been playing with jazz-rock fusion band Last Exit. The two of them formed a new band with Henry Padovani on guitar, but when Sting saw Andy Summers play with Strontium 90, he asked Summers to step in and the classic Police line-up was formed.
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