One of the favorite advices artists like to give is: Do not stay in your comfort zone. Be a risk taker and investigate the unknown.
So,Sting was investigating. Remember his epochal records with wandering or world music experiments? Some people can just do it all. Contrary to some hateful minds around the world, Sting is still in the privileged club of those who can tell you a great pop story with only few accords, verses and chorus in just 3 minutes. 57th and 9th proves it.
Sting is a veteran (he is already 65), but he sounds like he is thirty years younger. Sorry for putting age related stereotype into the equation. What I wanted to say is that he is a wild, soul who just can’t stay silent If he has something important to say.
From the very beginning, we encounter explosions such as I Can’t Stop Thinking About You and 50,000. When the listener starts having fun, Down Down Down comes to evoke the excitement of the first time you hear a simple and phenomenal pop tune.
One Fine Day is a decent homage to The Beatles, while Pretty Young Soldier did not grow to its full potential. The second half of the album is a bit more weak, only If You Can’t Love Me This Way shines through.
Themes that are complimented with rock, guitars and noise sound more finished than the soft ones from the record. This proves how much Sting missed rock and how much rock missed Sting.
57th and 9th is an album with a head, a tale and author’s nerve who will make a lot of Sting’s hater stay silent at least until the end of 2017.
