Nominally, the Police were punk rock, but that's only in the loosest sense of the term. The trio's nervous, reggae-injected pop/rock was punky, but it wasn't necessarily punk. All three members were considerably more technically proficient than the average punk or new wave band. Andy Summershad a…
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The legendary 70s trio made one hell of an impact when they exploded into the scene in 1977. Breaking into the industry around the same time punk music was shaking things up, The Police had no intentions of holding back and dominated punk music in a completely new light. Other rock bands like the Clash had already mixed it with punk – but The Police did it flat out. They lived and breathed a cutting-edge version of it.
But they didn’t stop there. Each bringing their unique musical backgrounds into the equation, the trio created a style of music that was heavily influenced by rock, punk, reggae and jazz making them one of the most diverse bands out there. You only have to listen to So Lonely and Roxanne to hear those super-contagious grooves!