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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075021640528
Format: Enhanced
Label: A&M
Manufacturer: A&M
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: A&M
Release Date: February 02, 1991
Sales Rank: 19539
Studio: A&M
Disc 1:- Island of Souls
- All This Time
- Mad About You
- Jeremiah Blues, Pt. 2
- Why Should I Cry for You?
- Saint Agnes and the Burning Train
- The Wild Wild Sea
- The Soul Cages
- When the Angels Fall
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
The somber, personal Soul Cages is a testament to Sting's strength as a storyteller. Each song creates its own dark, lonely world with recurring themes of sea, ships, and filial love. The album opens with the wistful, virtually mist-drenched 'Island of Souls,' a tale of a shipbuilder's son orphaned by an accident who dreams of the open sea. Later, that sea becomes a prison for a lovelorn sailor in 'Why Should I Cry for You?' Throughout, Sting dispenses with the conventions of pop lyrical structure. Saxophones, oboe, and Northumbrian pipes reinforce the folksy feel of the instrumentation. Arguably the best song on the album, 'Mad About You' is a mystical ballad about a king who has everything except the woman he loves. Grand, elegiac, and allegorical, Soul Cages stands as one of Sting's most downcast recordings, and one of his most compelling. --Courtney Kemp
Average Rating: 
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When this album came out, I remember being somewhat disappointed by it. I wanted ... more. But more than a decade later, it's the Sting solo album I find myself listening to more than any other.
Like nearly all of Sting's solo albums, this one has some songs that probably won't find heavy rotation. "When Angels Fall," "Island of Souls," and "The Wild Wild Sea" are too many dirge-like tracks for any one album, and none of them leave a particularly strong impression.
But when ... Read More
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The Police emeritus beautifully paints scenes of despair and dreams of the sea on this moving and top notch album The Soul Cages. This album is a delicious meal which must be fully enjoyed in it's entirity, not just selected bites. The sumptious meal starts with Island of Souls with its swell of strings placing you firmly in the sea of Sting's world, next the foot tapping All This Time, an upbeat spin on burial at sea, followed by Mad About You - Classical meets rock, this is a splendid rocker about ... Read More
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Re-ripping all my old CDs... This is one that didn't stand the test of time. Gushing reviewers and rich tapestry of music aside, I can't remember for the life of me why I bought this album--one for the revolving filing cabinet.
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I listened to this cassette on a walkman catching the bus to school. Read the lyrics to When the Angels Fall over and over again. Its quite unlike anything he did before or since and conjures up an epic story in each song, suiting Sting's unique vocals. This is an album that takes you somewhere when you listen and one that I'll always remember.
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I heard "the soul cages" 15 years ago. at that time I was 20 years old. Now I have the CD, and I'm 35. I still love this CD, I think it's the sting's best tape.
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