Saint Augustine Hell (A&M Records 1995)

The split decision to disbanded his semi-legendary Punk-Pop-Reggae band which also considerable as one of the pioneer names that giving New Wave a good grip on the next approximated eighties era – The Police but then after several solo album releases,Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) the charismatic bass player and multi-instrumentalist also a song-writer or an actor arrived  on time for him to releasing his best album solo so far and you got the complete package gifts for Ten Summoner’s Tales. There’s a country tinged song on Love is Stronger than Justice or the opening track that bring to us the standard Pop-Rock session on Prologue (If I Ever lose my Faith in you) as Sting has been lucky for having thus qualified musicians helping him by supports like drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, guitarist Dominic Miller and David Sancious on keyboards with brass section and stings arrangements giving these recorded tracks a soul which making them sounded like so alive if you can feel them one by one with different characters possibly written by Sting himself with the help from producer Hugh Padham. We shall becoming amazed for listening the taste of Jazzy delicious beats or World Music variety in general and the Folkish ballad or bluesy tunes from Heavy Cloud No Rain, It’s Probably Me, Shape of My Heart and Fields of Gold.

It’s a kind of magic …

Link:
https://youtu.be/c56ATFKTE48