10 Perfect Rock Albums Ruined By One Bad Song
6. Mother - The Police
Looking at the Police's career nowadays, you could tell that they were always trying to move one notch forward with every single release. By the time they had moved to Synchronicity, Sting's knack for songwriting had taken them to heights that no one had even conceived of, filling stadiums of people singing along to sophisticated pop songs like Synchronicity II or King of Pain. So why the hell did we decide that Andy Summers needed to have his primal therapy on the record?
As opposed to the brilliance across every other track on here, Mother is one of the most genuinely confusing things that any major rock band has released. Whereas the rest of the record has an airy quality that makes you feel like you're soaring above the clouds, this song hits like a shovel between the eyes, as we are treated to Andy talking about the complex relationship he has with his mother, which leads to him having trouble finding a girlfriend.
The backing track doesn't really help much either, with the guitar line sounding like it was ripped straight out of a bad acid trip and Andy sounding like he's on the verge of a mental breakdown. Even though an artist is meant to be open about their feelings, this is the kind of song that you feel dirty for having listened to.