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[edit] Article Maintenance

I think this article looks a bit dated. There's no section listing or a picture. More external links would be nice. There's lots of information in it but... with a little more effort it would look a lot better. -thealexfish 6/3/05

[edit] Break up

It is inaccurate to say they broke up in 1983 because there never was an official breakup, just a hiatus that has gone on and on... user:Daniel C. Boyer It was allegedly reported in the 1983/84 time range that the "break up" began on the eve of the last North American Syncronicity tour show in Atlanta Georgia. I recall a report that Sting indicated to the other members that "this" was the end of the Police. The EBYT Singles sessions also may have fueled the break up - apparently Stewart and Andy expected Sting to bring new material for a new album, only to learn that he had no new material, and the sessions where DSSCTM'86 and De Do Do Do'86 were recorded were acromonious at best.Soar2hi 02:42, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] reunion

Recent reunion: who knows more about this? --Daniel C. Boyer

Hm... just found this: http://www.tickets4u.com/boston-concerts.asp, look for Concerts at Fenway Park at the end of July... no details, though --HorstHorst

[edit] Wedding reunion

Should also be mentioned. --65.174.35.65 20:00, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

What are you talking about? It is in the article already:

In 1992, Sting wed Trudie Styler. Summers and Copeland were invited to the ceremony and reception. Aware that all band members were present, the wedding guests pressured the trio into playing, ultimately performing "Roxanne" and "Message In A Bottle". Copeland said later that "after about three minutes, it became 'the thing' again."

Maartenvdbent 17:31, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, thought it was february 2007, oops Maartenvdbent 17:33, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Amnesty International - Conspiracy of Hope Tour -86

the band reunited for a number of the shows. Soar2hi 02:57, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Strontium90

What about Strontium90 (see Mike Howlett)? Andy Mabbett 00:23, 19 Jun 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Reggae

This article describes reggae as an "African-American" music form, which isn't really correct, it's an Afro-Caribbean music form. But I can't think of a better phrasing at the moment for the section comparing The Police to Cream. Maybe someone else can improve this bit...? JW 12:17, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cream

Why is Cream mentioned multiple times in this article? I don't think there is any strong link between the two groups. They are completely different stylistically. And how is 'Message in a Bottle' like 'Sunshine of Your Love'?

And since when are the blues "non-western"? This parallel seems like a poorly thought out and expressed theory of a lone contributor. - Ncsaint 14:07, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copeland nationality

I think that Stewart Copeland was born in Egypt, not America —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.151.146.33 (talk • contribs).

That's incorrect; see Stewart Copeland. He grew up in various Middle Eastern cities where his father, CIA officer Miles Copeland, Jr., was stationed. --Dhartung | Talk 16:02, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Movie mix up

Sting's debut was not Brimstone and Treacle as stated, Quadrophenia came before it.

[edit] Original Record Label

I believe they were signed to A&M Records, Ltd., the UK division of A&M Records.

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da, Is all I want to say to you. --69.67.231.77 03:31, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] U.S. Modern Rock Chart

I don't understand why this column is in the table of the singles -- the chart was not established at all until 1988, long after the Police broke up according to the article, Modern Rock Tracks. Thoughts on removing the column? Spebudmak 20:47, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

I decided to 'Be Bold' and I removed it. Spebudmak 01:59, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of the name

I don't see any information about that, and it's something I've always wondered about. If anyone knows . . . Rostov 03:25, 21 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Australia

There is way too much information regarding Australia in this article for an encyclopedic entry.

Shut the fuck up, Australia is #1

^You're biased.^

[edit] The Police are getting back

According to the Daily Mail :

"Sting is in talks to re-form The Police and tour with the group - 30 years after they were formed."

The article can be found here : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=425595&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490

[edit] Anglo

The description is very odd: "The Police are a three-piece Anglo-American rock band" The term "Anglo" is not commonly used in the U.S. and the term "Ango-American" sounds totally made up. What is wrong with saying "The Police are a three-piece rock band" or "The Police are a three member rock band"? 68.161.140.229 16:32, 17 February 2007 (UTC)AR


(edit : oops ! haven't seen it was already in the wikipedia article ...)

Neitsa 12:33, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Modified date of first release of "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" from "1997" to "1977". 70.181.150.156 03:20, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] King of Pain / Wrapped Around Your Finger Release Dates

The charts lists Wrapped Around Your Finger as the second Synchronicity single. I'm fairly certain it was King of Pain.Kevdo 18:36, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

King of Pain was the second single in the US (and the biggest Synchronicity hit after Every Breath You Take). It was however the fourth single in the UK and the rest of Europe (and the world). Wrapped Around Your Finger was the second single in the UK and the biggest Synchronicity hit there. The table lists the single on the basis of release date in the UK (as stated above the table) because the Police based their succes in the UK and had the most singles released in the UK. Maartenvdbent 17:54, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
I added this information to the King of Pain article. Maartenvdbent 18:04, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

the police reunion is attracting many people this days, as i .searching for cheap tickets foud web name doctorticket.com now i can say that i will finnaly see the police live....

[edit] "The Police" is plural

Some (anonymous) people keep editing this article, changing "The Police were founded" to "The Police was founded". Well, apart from the fact that they only edit that sentence and do not consistently change sentences like "The Police are a three-piece..." to "The Police is a three-piece...", it also isn't proper English...

Let me quote something:

“ Aggregate nouns are similar to collective nouns in that they refer to single collections that are made up of similar individual parts. For example, email and radio are both individual components of communications. However, unlike collective nouns, aggregate nouns usually use plural verb forms and have no singular forms. They cannot be used with a or an.

Example: With the development of the Internet, communications are being revolutionized at a dizzying speed.
Many aggregate nouns have plural forms, but many also are not plural in form, though they use plural verb forms.
Example: The police are still looking for the Olympic Park bomber.
Some aggregate nouns can use either singular or plural verb forms:
Example: The data [is/are] inconclusive on that point.

 ”

I hope that makes things clear. Maartenvdbent 22:49, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

The issue here is that different standards of collective nouns are used between the United Kingdom and North America. See American and British English differences#Singular and plural for nouns for a treatise on this. When it comes to Wikipedia articles, we choose the form that suits the country of origin: Led Zeppelin were an English rock band; Sly & the Family Stone was an American rock band. A lot of back and forth happens on a variety of Wikipedia articles due to peoples' lack of understanding of this difference. -/- Warren 04:26, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
But there is no difference regarding the word "police". Try search google on "the police is", you'll get no significant results. Probably all results come with a plural form of the verb: "The pregnancy police are watching you", "The Vitamin Police Are Suiting Up", etc. I don't believe an American would say "The police is investigating the body" (do you really?).
If you only see The Police as a name of a band (and not as a law enforcement body) and therefore advocate the use of the American way of putting it, it still doesn't make sense in this article I think, because The Police based their succes in the UK and the article is written in British English. Furthermore, as said, the anonymous edits only changed one sentence, despite the fact that the whole text should be revised if you would use a singular form. Maartenvdbent 05:31, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Correct, as American and British English differences#Singular and plural for nouns notes, "Proper nouns which are plural in form take a plural verb in both AmE and BrE." --Mrwojo 02:54, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
*shrug* I found this after 30 seconds: "The Police is commemorating its 30th anniversary this year." ... and that's the Examiner, a fairly major news agency in the United States. -/- Warren 19:33, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

So then...."The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra" is plural?? Or should I say "are" plural??? Please explain. That's the name of a big band, just like The Police is the name of a band. A band is one unit, just like an orchestra is one unit. And one unit of anything is singular, regardless of the language.

That's how you Americans look at it. A British person (and me too, since I was taught BrE at school) would say "The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra ARE playing" (not is playing). Maartenvdbent 15:15, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] policia

a compliation of songs made by the police that were rerecorded by modern bands is "!policia!: a tribute to the police". Somebody might want to add something about that. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.219.11.114 (talk) 21:33, 28 February 2007 (UTC).

See Policia! - A Tribute to the Police Maartenvdbent 12:02, 1 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] NEW material

Anyone know if a new album is posible? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.79.36.91 (talk) 10:08, 15 March 2007 (UTC).

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