Although he became famous as the singer of reggae / rock group The Police, in his solo career Sting mainly explored the no man's land between jazz and pop. Thanks to his undisputed talent as a songwriter, he managed to attract the best jazz musicians in the world, with classic albums such as The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (1985), The Soul Cages (1991) and Ten Summoner Tales (1993) as a result. Sacred
… Love is the follow-up to Brand New Day (1999), an album where Sting's socially critical side lost against his romantic nature for the first time in years. Four years later, the world looks a lot less rosy and so Sting sounds more serious than ever on his seventh solo album Sacred Love. Anyone who is afraid of a top heavy and indigestible album can rest assured. Sting wraps his message of love in old-fashioned melodic songs. In addition to the familiar mix of jazz and pop, this time there are influences from r & b (the duet Send Your Love with Mary J Blige) and dance (the breakbeats in Never Coming Home). (MS)more
