The Police

Prefabricated punks who later became globe-conquering superstars, the Police played a pivotal part in bringing New Wave into the pop mainstream. Rooted in reggae and flirting with punk, the Police also dabbled in jazz, worldbeat, and atmospheric instrumentals that nodded toward new age music, a combination that made the trio one of the most distinctive bands of their era. They were also one of the most commercially successful groups of the late 1970s and early '80s, appealing to album rock, Top 40, and MTV audiences in equal measure, building a repertoire filled with pop/rock ...