The Police vs. U2

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The Police versus U2 comparison chart

	The Police	U2
	current rating is 3.94/5 1 2 3 4 5 (97 ratings)	current rating is 3.22/5 1 2 3 4 5 (86 ratings)
Associated acts	Strontium 90, Oysterhead, Gizmo, Eberhard Schoener, Sting	Passengers (1995) The Dalton Brothers (1987)
Label(s)	A&M, Polydor, Universal Music Group	Mercury (2006–present) Interscope (US only) (1997–present) Island (1980–2006) CBS Records (1979–1980)
Introduction (from Wikipedia)	The Police were an English/American three-piece rock band consisting of Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar, vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums, vocals, percussion). The band became globally popular in the late 1970s, playing a	U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar) and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion).
Website	Official website	www.u2.com
Genre(s)	Rock, New Wave, Post-punk, Reggae	Rock, post-punk, alternative rock
Years active	1977–1984 1986 2007–2008 One-off performance: 2003	1976–present
Origin	London, England	Dublin, Ireland

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_police
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2

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