On This Day: The Police’s ‘Ghost in the Machine’ redefines reggae rock

For a multi-platinum band like the Police, “Ghost in the Machine,” released on Oct. 2 in 1981, represented a big moment for them and for ’80s New Wave and reggae rock in general. A band with an undeniable reggae rock influence, The Police further developed their defining keyboard- and horn-heavy sound in this fourth studio … Continue reading On This Day: The Police’s ‘Ghost in the Machine’ redefines reggae rock