Independent review

I confess honestly, I have never listened to Sting or Police albums in their entirety. But I will not deny that Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner has plenty of excellent compositions, although I am not a fan of his manner of performance and vocal abilities. And I don't consider his collectives to be super-instrumentalists, but some things take hold of the soul, they have real power. Here, unfortunately, one of the first things you notice is that Sting's voice has aged, although visually he is still younger than ever for his age (61 at the time of recording). Overall, The last ship is an ordinary kind of Sting album with an abundant amount of bass parts and jazz guitar. The difference is the maritime and pirate melody that permeates the entire album, Language of birds and Ballad of the great eastern are the brightest examples. But there are similar notes in other things too: The last ship – folk motifs framing an excellent melody, Dead man's boots – associations with Jethro Tull don't let go, August winds – old man Gordon especially loves such ballads, Practical arrangement – a truly beautiful song, for which I especially value him, I love her but she loves someone else – another beautiful ballad. Overall, even if you look at the main tracks, this is a passable album by the legendary vocalist and bassist. But still, it must be admitted that Sting's average level is high, so it is not necessary to pass it by. I will finish with such a pun. I'll need to listen to weightier discs, and if you have already done that, then occupy yourself with The Last Ship.

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