hey! t is exactly right: sting does do his best work when faced with personal strife. then again, the same can be said for many people/bands. a great example of that is one of sting's old buddies, phil collins, who, with is 1st marriage coming apart at the seams, released two of the best solo records EVER in FACE VALUE and HELLO (I MUST BE GOING). another recent example is jackson browne, who, on the heels of his breakup with darryl hannah, released the absolutely excellent I'M ALIVE, which i consider to be THE album to listen to when you want to wallow in past relationships that went sour. rich --- sheehansound <sheehansound@earthlink.net> wrote:

Hello all, Now I am well aware that there is an exception to every rule, but Sting seems to do his best work when he is facing personal strife. Synchronicity, Nothing Like the Sun, Soul Cages. I noticed alot of people wrote about Soul Cages being there favorite album, after the passing of his father. It seems when Sting is happy the music is more trivial and the topics are light and airy. The world is a changed place as of late, hopefully the inspiration will surface in Sting's new music, I'm sure Sting is feeling the pain, much like all of us. The world is in need of some healing that an inspired Sting can provide.

Take Care, Terrence Sheehan

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