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Reggatta De Blanc fue el segundo álbum de la banda británica The Police. La traducción al español del título del disco sería "reggae de blancos".

La importancia del álbum, radica en que The Police demostró ser una banda integrada por tres excelsos músicos con diversas escuelas musicales fusionadas para un fin común. Incluye temas considerados como verdaderas “obras de arte” dentro de la carrera musical del grupo.

Reggatta De Blanc, es considerado el mejor álbum "New Wave" de la historia, junto con el álbum London Calling de The Clash.

El álbum fue grabado en consola de 24 canales en los estudios "Surrey Sound Studios". Y como bien lo indica su título, tiene una fuerte influencia del reggae particularmente expresado en varios temas como en "Walking On The Moon", que luego fue lanzado como sencillo y llegó al primer puesto en el UK singles chart.

El disco tiene otro impresionante sencillo que llegó al número uno en el chart británico: "Message In A Bottle". Otros temas que destacaron fueron: "Reggatta De Blanc" que recibió el premio Grammy en 1981 a mejor interpretación instrumental. "Deathwish" emotiva canción New Wave; "Bring On The Night", una canción que trata sobre la ejecución de Gary Gilmore. Así como, "It's Alright For You" que muestra plenamente la influencia Punk en la música de The Police. Y por último, la candente "The Bed's Too Big Without You", impecable fusión de Reggae y gran aportación policiaca al mundo del rock.

En cuanto a la estructura y composición de las canciones, es el disco de The Police en donde mejor participan sus tres integrantes de forma equitativa y brillante. Podemos escuchar a un Sting con gran voz y ejecución del bajo; a un Stewart Copeland con una batería mágica, fenomenal y bestial (su mejor trabajo de estudio con la banda) y a un Andy Summers con una guitarra "atrevida y rockera" (como en el primer álbum "Outlandos d' Amour"), no tan "atmosférica".


Reggatta De Blanc, es considerado por los fanáticos police; como el mejor álbum de estudio de la banda.
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Whilst Outlandos D'Amour introduced the world to the trio, 1979’s Regatta de Blanc helped confirm the Police as stars. Often seen as Sting, Stuart Copeland and Andy Summers’ best album, Regatta… is more atmospheric than the band’s debut; less punky and more controlled.

This second album is the band’s SOS to the world, with the single '’Message in a Bottle’' receiving its own feedback by commanding the number one spot in the UK charts for four weeks. Summers' trademark arpeggiated and flanged guitar opens the track and album and weaves into Sting’s sharp imagery with ease.

‘’Message…’’ is not the only commercial triumph on the album. ‘’Walking On The Moon’ blends reggae beats with the frank and understated lyrics that the Police excel at. It also made it to number one.

More dub beats follow in ‘’The Bed's Too Big Without You’’ but this time with a more soporific affect. It brings the mellowness back into the album (and was later covered by reggae singer Sheila Hilton in 1981). It reminds you what it's like to miss a partner.

But the boys do break out from their reggae influences at times. What you get when you listen to the title track is a blur of world music - an indefinable wordless frenzy which just sounds like the boys having a blast and ends far too soon.

As ever, Sting’s lyrics run much deeper than they appear. His strangulated voice and the echoing guitars on ‘’Bring On The Night’’, epitomise one man’s desire to come to the end of his time. The line ‘The evening spreads itself against the sky’ is self-consciously taken from TS Eliot’s ‘’The Love Song Of J Alfred Prufrock’’, a poem which itself deals with frustration and alienation.

Three Copeland tracks ‘’Does Everyone Stare’’, ‘’Contact’’‘ and ‘’On Any Other Day’’ stand out for their discordance and black humour. The first two focus on the space that exists between individuals while the drummer himself takes over the vocals on "On Any Other Day" a humorous take on mid-life crisis.

Regatta de Blanc could only have come after Outlandos D’Amour. The production values are higher, more intricate and some of the music more grown up – incorporating world music and jazz influences as well as reggae and roots.


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