The Dream of the Blue Turtles

The Dream of the Blue Turtles Artist: Sting
Label: Mobile Fidelity
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Gold CD
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 015775152823
EAN: 0015775152823
ASIN: B000000IRH


Release Date: 1990-01-04

The Dream of the Blue Turtles


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Tracks:

  1. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
  2. Love Is The Seventh Wave
  3. Russians
  4. Children's Crusade
  5. Shadows In The Rain
  6. We Work The Black Seam
  7. Consider Me Gone
  8. The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
  9. Moon Over Bourbon Street
  10. Fortress Around Your Heart

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From one spin of <I>The Dream of the Blue Turtles</I>, Sting's first solo release, it's obvious that for him there would be life beyond the Police. Teamed with a band of top jazz players, he presents his musical visions that had gone unrealized while he was still constrained by his former ensemble. In style and subject matter, it's a decidedly diverse collection of songs and the playing is excellent throughout. The love songs are mostly focused on endings or escapes, and it's quite possible to interpret much of the imagery in reference to the bitter breakup of the Police. Sting's concern with history and politics is in evidence: he makes a father's plea for sanity and restraint in the nuclear age, takes up for the U.K.'s much-abused coal miners, and relates the savage stupidity of World War I to the destructive effects of adolescent heroin addiction. Songs that seem elaborately constructed and recorded contrast with others that are presented as one-take jams. Seen as a whole, <I>The Dream of the Blue Turtles</I> is eclectic, ambitious--sometimes pretentious--but altogether worth owning. <I>--Al Massa</I>

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars first solo album of Gordon Matthew Sumner (STING).......2007-05-13

As His first solo work is just remarkably well done!!!!

5 out of 5 stars First solo effort Awesome!.......2007-05-10

I liked him with The Police, but Sting got me forever with this music.

4 out of 5 stars All star Band.......2007-03-14

This is a musician's Sting album. Actually, they all are, as Sting is quite a musician himself. This time, he surrounds himself with some world class jazz musicians, like Branford and Omar, and the results are occassionally stunning. Yes, there are some real classics on here, like set them free. However, the musical highlights come on tracks like Russians and shadows in the rain. Branford and Co. really cook on these tracks in a very modern, jazzy style. There is a bit of reverb on this album, which I think can take away from the live feel they were going for. As I say, all Sting albums are for musicians, but this one takes the cake over the rest. Adieu.

5 out of 5 stars Good Music!.......2007-01-06

This was a re-purchase for me and this recording is just as good as I remembered it. Thanks.

5 out of 5 stars Life Without the Police.......2006-12-28

I got this in LP form in 1985 for Christmas. In fact, five people gave me this album! That's okay, one for each personality, I guess. But y'know what, I kept them all. Four of the five are still in the original shrink wrap it was packaged in. People are telling me that I need to sell them on e-bay, but I can't...I just can't seem to do it. I know, intellectually, that nobody needs five copies of the same album...but emotionally, I feel like if I part with them to the "wrong" people, I'll be disgracing the Sting legacy.

Y'see, I love Sting. I loved him when he was with the Police and I loved him when he embarked on his solo career. This particular album, the Dream of the Blue Turtles is a masterpiece. Every time I hear it, I am just amazed at the depth and the power it has and it's quite minimalist. Maybe less really is more. Something I haven't learned yet, obviously, but that's okay, I'll get there one of these days.

My favorite song on the album used to be, "Love is the Seventh Wave". I don't particularly know why, it is a little "poppy" but it kind of reminds me of "Canary in a Coal Mine". That was a fantastic Police tune that hardly got any air play.

So yeah, this album is now almost 22 years old. My, how time flies...maybe one day I'll replace my vinyl version with the CD...or maybe I won't.

Peace and Blessings.

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