The Soul Cages (studio album) by Sting

The Soul Cages by Sting
Year: 1991
Overall rank: 3,045th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 130 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1991 (43rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (533rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,045th)
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The Soul Cages is ranked 4th best out of 21 albums by Sting on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sting is ...Nothing Like The Sun which is ranked number 1210 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,463.

Sting album bestography « Higher ranked (2,228th) This album (3,045th) Lower ranked (6,001st) »
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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 130 votes)
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95/100
From 09/06/2019 21:10
Very sad album with beautiful melodies
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75/100
From 06/09/2016 15:53
Sting's least accessible album is also his saddest in tone. It's extremely intimate and introverted.

An ode to his passing father and a way to grieve, Soul Cages is Sting at his least commercial. This isn't meant to be popular or have singles.

I want to love it. I have tried a few times I just can't get into it yet. I recognize the skill and it probably deserves a higher rating than I'm giving but I haven't taken to it yet.

Maybe you will
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Rating:  
90/100
From 02/01/2015 15:37
Written in the aftermath of his own fathers death. This is an album that tells the story about a boy (Billy) and the death of his father, a shipbuilder who is fatally injured at work and Billy's desire to bury his father at sea. It is a sad album but very thought provoking.
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From 11/07/2011 17:19
A highly intimate album in which Sting lets go a little the virtuoso playing to tell a story and give it the space it deserves. To be listened to attentively. This one is not a party album. it is to be taken in more as you would take in a great movie or book.
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