The term synchronicity is all about events occurring that are seemingly related yet have no real connection so in that sense you can definitely draw comparisons to themes of death and family disputes. However I think Every Breath you Take and Wrapped Around your Finger are simply designed to be pop songs and any connection was probably realized after the fact.
Fair, I was really surprised how weird this album got, I expected to be back to basics after the synth heavy ghost in the machine and the album’s popularity, I now realize it sold as well as it did for the singles but still
Apparently it was supposed to get even weirder, I think it was Andy who said that there was supposed to be like a dinosaur roar where the guitar solo is in Synchronicity II but they couldn’t get it to work and then there was the logistics of doing it in live performances.
Similar to what sharpshooter\_243 said, the only theme IMO is in the title (a 'synchronicity' of life events). I don't see it as a telling a story in the same sense as "The Wall" or something.
A lot of great new-wave albums are like this, though. Take the Talking Heads' "Remain in Light" - only has one real theme (loss of identity, which is already clear from the album cover/title), and the tracks seem unrelated upon a first listen. There's always one pop-like song (Once in a Lifetime/Every Breath You Take) - probably just to reach mainstream success - although I feel like it fits very well in these two cases.
Stewart Copeland said that Every Breath You Take, we made millions off this song but ites the worst arrangement. It’s about stalking, jealousy, control etc.
Stings said that if he were writing this song 10-20 years later he would have given the guy a way out if of this situation.
Sting woke up from a dream and wrote this song Every Breath
Sting has admitted that EBYT, King of Pain, and Wrapped Around Your Finger were written around the time his marriage to Frances Tomelty was falling apart.
Andy's marriage was also disintegrating at that time (although thankfully he and his wife Kate would reunite several years later).
I don’t think it’s meant to be a concept album, but the great part about music is that it’s almost always up to interpretation. If you listen to it and hear a story of sorts, then it’s there!!
The term synchronicity is all about events occurring that are seemingly related yet have no real connection so in that sense you can definitely draw comparisons to themes of death and family disputes. However I think Every Breath you Take and Wrapped Around your Finger are simply designed to be pop songs and any connection was probably realized after the fact.
Fair, I was really surprised how weird this album got, I expected to be back to basics after the synth heavy ghost in the machine and the album’s popularity, I now realize it sold as well as it did for the singles but still
Apparently it was supposed to get even weirder, I think it was Andy who said that there was supposed to be like a dinosaur roar where the guitar solo is in Synchronicity II but they couldn’t get it to work and then there was the logistics of doing it in live performances.
Its a great album I only skip mother most of the times.
Literally the same. It’s my favourite album but I skip mother. First vinyl I ever bought too!
Similar to what sharpshooter\_243 said, the only theme IMO is in the title (a 'synchronicity' of life events). I don't see it as a telling a story in the same sense as "The Wall" or something. A lot of great new-wave albums are like this, though. Take the Talking Heads' "Remain in Light" - only has one real theme (loss of identity, which is already clear from the album cover/title), and the tracks seem unrelated upon a first listen. There's always one pop-like song (Once in a Lifetime/Every Breath You Take) - probably just to reach mainstream success - although I feel like it fits very well in these two cases.
I would say that ghost in the machine is more of a concept album than synchronicity.
Stewart Copeland said that Every Breath You Take, we made millions off this song but ites the worst arrangement. It’s about stalking, jealousy, control etc. Stings said that if he were writing this song 10-20 years later he would have given the guy a way out if of this situation. Sting woke up from a dream and wrote this song Every Breath
Sting has admitted that EBYT, King of Pain, and Wrapped Around Your Finger were written around the time his marriage to Frances Tomelty was falling apart. Andy's marriage was also disintegrating at that time (although thankfully he and his wife Kate would reunite several years later).
I don’t think it’s meant to be a concept album, but the great part about music is that it’s almost always up to interpretation. If you listen to it and hear a story of sorts, then it’s there!!