Part 5/9:
Industry Acceptance: Would They Be Signable?
While acknowledging their brilliance, Rick and Dan consider whether The Police would get signed today. Dan expresses skepticism, suggesting that their eclectic, groove-based, and reggae-influenced style might have been seen as too unproven by traditional A&R standards. The current pop market tends to favor more homogenous, formulaic sounds, which could have posed a barrier to their success in today's industry cliques.