WikipediaLike a large number of high quality footballers who played for Brazil in the sixties, The Sound had the bad luck to come into existence at the same time as one of the greatest, most emphatically loved and respected bands of all time. The Sound were overshadowed by Joy Division. They arent just forgotten now, they were forgotten in their heyday. They are an amazing band from the early eighties who are criminally underrated and under listened to. Possessing the same type of desperation but a bit more of the punk ethos and feel, The Sound were every bit as good as their contemporaries like Joy Division or Echo and the Bunnymen. In Adrian Borland, they had a frontman and singer who sang with every ounce of heart and soul that Ian Curtis did. You only need to see them on the Old Grey Whistle Test to see this. Much like Curtis, Borland too struggled with his inner demons. Severely depressed for the majority of his life and diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, these emotions made their way into his song writing and singing voice, a deep howl as if something was trying to force its way out of his chest. After years of being continually screwed over by their record label and never receiving the support and love from the public that they did from the critics, The Sound disbanded and several years later Borland took his own life by jumping in front of a train. The Sound were a band people were willing to forget before even giving them the chance to be remembered. What do you think of this list? Is there anyone we missed? Let us know in the comments below.
