The Sound was a British rock group fronted by Adrian Borland, who though achieving little commercial success during their career span (1979-1987), have posthumously been recognised as one of the best bands of their era. Drawing comparison to Echo & The Bunnymen and Joy Division, they wrote melancholy yet uplifting and memorable songs, and were tipped to be the next band to breakthrough to the big time. Unfortunately, and unfathomably, it didn't work out that way, and despite leaving behind a string of great albums (mostly notably 1981's From The Lion's Mouth), they remain largely unknown, whilst new-wave bands of a similar style remain popular to this day. Rock band (or rock group) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... Adrian Borland (December 6, 1957 – April 26, 1999) was a British singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978. ... Joy Division was a rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. ... The term New Wave has been used to describe several movements in art. ...

Sadly, singer and co-songwriter Borland committed suicide on April 26th, 1999. Shortly after his death, The Sound's back catalogue was remastered and reissued, resulting in a reappraisal of their career which has brought fresh public interest to one of the great lost bands. Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... Remaster (and its derivations, frequently found in the phrases digitally remastered or digital remastering) is a word and concept ushered into the mass consciousness via the digital age, although it had existed before then. ...

Discography

Albums

• Jeopardy (1980)
• From the Lion's Mouth (1981)
• All Fall Down (1982)
• Shock of Daylight (1984)
• Heads and Hearts (1985)
• Thunder Up (1987)

Jeopardy, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music), is the first album released by The Sound. ... From the Lions Mouth, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music), is the second album released by The Sound. ...

Singles and EPs

• Physical World (1979)
• Live Instinct (1980)
• Heyday (1980)
• Sense of Purpose (1981)
• Hothouse (1982)
• One Thousand Reasons (1984)
• Counting The Days (1984)
• Under You (1985)
• Temperature Drop (1985)
• Iron Years (1987)
• Hand of Love (1987)

Compilations

• In the Hothouse (1985, live)
• Counting the Days (1996)
• Propaganda (1999)
• The BBC Recordings (2004)

External links

• Brittle Heaven, the official website of Adrian Borland and The Sound