Well to be honest until very recently I hadn't bought a Sting album for years... mostly because I was too skint.. I think the last CD I bought when the album was first released was Soul Cages.. Then recently my friend lent me a few compilation tapes of the last few studio albums and I have really gotten into Sting again. I've been reading all the reviews of the new CD and thought I'd add my humble opinion.. Oh... one more thing ... just to add to the Police / Sting debate - I bought all the Police albums when they came out, my favourite is Reggatta de Blanc... followed by Ghost in the Machine. When Dream of the Blue Turtles & Nothing Like the Sun came out it took me ages to get into it... (probably 10+ years! - in fact it was only last week I found myself hummin Rock Steady! when I first heard it the day it was released way back in 87) I bought Soul Cages soon after release- but only recently began to really play it - when it came out I was listening to a lot of hip hop so it kinda passed me by. I loved ten summoners tales. At the time I remember thinkin that it was about time Sting did a happy cd.. and I always planned to buy it but never got around to it. As for Brand New Day - I thought it was great since the first day - especially the cornelius mixes of bnd. I dont understand why so many people on the list dont like it.. for me Desert Rose and BND are fantastic singles. Mercury Falling is ok - but I can only listen to it on a sunday when I'm feeling thoughful (!) - it kinda has that mood for me - a bit like the soul cages. (but not as bad as the truly awful all this time live cd) Bang upto date then... When I first heard Send Your Love - I thought it was crap... well- the single mixes are fairly ropey. I couldnt understand what was going on...I was really looking to a cornlius produced cd.. all minimalist with wierd sounds and stings great lyrics.. I heard the album version of SYL this week and cant believe how much the first few lines add to the overall song.. I really like it now - although I still cant listen to those calderone mixes....without pressin skip Whenever I say your name - again I love it... a really good track, as is Inside. A lot of you seem to dislike Whenever ... but for me its one of the catchiest songs on the new album. 'd love it to be a number one . I havent heard all the other tracks yet...but I'd be happy to hear of anyone else out there who likes the above tracks too. I plan to buy the full album this weekend and its even motivated me to buy the live DVD frm the BND Tour. However I wont be joining the fan club! ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk