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View Poll Results: If only one could exist what would be your choice?
The Police
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Sting
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8.06%
Neither
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Old 01-01-04 | 04:16 AM
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The Police or Sting
Simple question.
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Old 01-01-04 | 08:31 AM
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Easy answer.
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Old 01-01-04 | 09:03 AM
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Lemmesee - a fun amalgamation of punk and reggae influences... or endlessly-reheated adult contemporary McMusic. I think I'll go with The Police, please.
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Old 01-01-04 | 10:53 AM
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Two words: Stewart Copland
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Old 01-01-04 | 11:53 AM
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aaah .. Sting, the master of the one-note melody. He was more digestible with the edgy sound of The Police.
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Old 01-01-04 | 07:21 PM
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Two words: Stewart Copland
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Old 01-01-04 | 07:21 PM
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Old 01-01-04 | 08:20 PM
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This was hard...i'll tell ya why:

the Police? no explanation necessary..

Sting? Dream Of the Blue Turtles & Nothing Like the Sun kick MUCH ass. Unfortunately, not much after that does..

sooooo...

I went with Sting [on the basis of those two discs and perhaps half of the Soul Cages..].
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Old 01-01-04 | 08:49 PM
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The Police

No question
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Old 01-01-04 | 10:11 PM
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The Police, hands-down.
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Old 01-02-04 | 12:08 AM
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Old 01-02-04 | 12:37 AM
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damn, this is almost a shut out! Synchronicity is in my top 5 all time albums
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Old 01-02-04 | 08:27 AM
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Yes, I agree totally. Nothing Like the Sun is classic, I've listened to Be Still My Beating Heart alone an ungodly number of times. I'd have to say it's probably one of my top 10 single ever (the rest of the album as well as D of the BT is great, but after that spotty at best.

The Police, c'mon! But, the first two Sting solo albums are close to my um, beating heart.
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Old 01-02-04 | 10:42 AM
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I guess the absentee ballots from aging soccer moms have yet to be counted, eh? This really is a no brainer. Even though I hated Synchronicity, the first two Police albums still hold up well, as far as I'm concerned.
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Old 01-02-04 | 10:50 AM
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Aren't Sting and Elton John the same person now musically?
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Old 01-02-04 | 02:04 PM
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I'd say Police, but I still give Sting props for some great solo stuff. The writing on "Soul Cages" is extraordinary.

The comparison with Dame Elton John is just wrong.
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Old 01-02-04 | 02:06 PM
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I like both, but have to give the edge to the The Police.
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Old 01-02-04 | 02:17 PM
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Aren't Sting and Elton John the same person now musically?
That's an insult to Elton John.
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Old 01-02-04 | 04:53 PM
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Not really a fan of either, but I choose The Police over Sting.
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Old 01-03-04 | 11:17 AM
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The Police. Sting lost his balls after the Police and became to mellow. (His balls being Andy on the right, and the larger nut, Stewart Copeland on the left)
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Old 01-03-04 | 12:32 PM
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OK, how about Beatles or Wings?


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Old 01-03-04 | 03:19 PM
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Sting.
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Old 01-03-04 | 04:56 PM
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Even with just 4 votes for "SOLO", this poll is much, much closer than it has any right to be.
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Old 01-03-04 | 07:21 PM
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The Police!!!


Sting's solo work just bores me to tears.
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Old 01-03-04 | 11:13 PM
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The Police, yeah.

Next poll: The Smiths or Morrissey
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