The Sound - Sense of Purpose (Adrian Borland)

[Fondmental]

Counting the Days was the first CD I've heard. I think I was like 4 or 5 yold. Still is that piece of moment I'll never forget.

[lebaptiste60]

Hy Adrian

[theekrusher]

The first two CD were just re-released on CD (Feb 2012). You can buy them on Amazon today.

[MikeDesadario]

you sure they are performing? it sounds just like the album version...

[AudiophileTubes]

BRILLIANT BAND!

[novembrine1]

Todays post-rock bands are so rip-off I could have sworn this was a new video shot with those 80's fashioned lens..

[mlatamlata]

Are we where we want to be All wrapped up in our safety? Comfort and complacency It hurts me, it hurts me so !!!

too bad the music isn't a live version

[ronaldvanderkleij]

Try Sad lovers and his giants Au Pairs Bauhouse Twicwe a man hear about you laterrr. Bands of the finest class.

[ronaldvanderkleij]

For more sound watch my # and God bless yah.

[caneneropp]

my best deys

[Blastbarnacle]

Indeed, this is from the very beginning of the New Wave movement.

[MrBomber467]

My word - The Sound! The album is a classic one of my absolute favouites - THANKS for this

[rotomagnus2]

The Sound est le seul groupe que je veuille léguer à mes enfants.

[charlie123abc360]

Omg i never new he was so badassed on guitar! (2:32 - 2:45) I think I had better increase my The Sound collection from just I Can't Escape Myself :D

[chrischapman67]

realy gettin into these after hearing about them on the comments on a joydivision video!!! another tortured soul...

[prunepurple]

one of the best voice of the New Wave and and a fantastic sound writing with dark sound.

[NadaInterior]

@prunepurple

This is not wave Fuck!, this is Alt rock/Post punk!

[prunepurple]

@NadaInterior call it as you want i don't care. At the time it was call New Wave even it's smarter to call it Post Punk (and Alt Rock is a therme created in the 90's).

[cOLD1901]

I'm weeping... past (and Adrian) won't come back.

[WGTNibbi]

Das ist MUSIK !!!!!!!!Einfach nur geil ...

[mikebagh]

@evelskunny... you can say that again!

[evelskunny]

geez talk about someone maybe inspiring U2 & THE Cure''

[ronaldvanderkleij]

The Sound versus Joy Division is like bananaas and tomatoos

[reycaribe]

I missed this group coming up. Glad I found them now.

[jasonledyard1]

pretty decent 80's alternative music, but not comparable to the brilliance and innovation of Joy Division.

[dklustick]

awsome stuff just wish they had a less pretentious name...

[TheSwitchCleaner]

GOOD STUFF DUDE,R.I.P ADRIAN BORLAND FROM WIMBLEDON

[TheSwitchCleaner]

GOOD STUFF DUDE R.I.P ADRIAN

[Mewzickchannel]

There is a whole group of architecture students in my hometown (porto, Portugal) that listened to this and actually organised a concert for them back in the 80s, so there is an entire 40 year old generation here that keeps this alive, I inherited From the Lion's Mouth from one such architect, my uncle.

Its amazing to see the impact these guys had here

[Arthounot]

@Mewzickchannel What a great story... <3

[anderzom]

you have this complete on DVD? let me know please

[birdiemonster]

I saw them play 2 times in the Netherlands where they were famous as a cultband. They are in my book the best band ever

[SoulrapeR100]

The guitar playing is better than Joy Division

[bob4545]

the most underated band ever

[baretous]

Definitely one of the greatest among the greatest. I miss Adrian Borland.

Deeply.

[RdeM67]

my adolesence

[5eurocups2005]

They are Better than Joy Division in my Opinion

There one hell of a Band, Way superior to all the rest in there Genre of Music

[guisando92]

@5eurocups2005 u right man!

[doanythingyouwannado]

It must have been on Peely back in 1980/81 that I first heard Heyday and rushed out to buy Jeopardy. You couldn't listen to that breakthrough album without realising that they were something very special .. such a big part of my teenage and later years .. god bless you Adrian and also JP.. to both of you, eternal thanks and rest in peace guys .. .

[bazmchat]

The Sound were a good band who suffered in the UK by eternally being labelled "the poor man's Echo & the Bunnymen".

Great clip, thanks for posting!

[miltonhowe]

@bazmchat - Agreed. I am a big Bunnymen fan but honestly these guys are tight in a way EATB never was.

[anokok4u2]

so overlooked...come on Renascent, allow everyone to enjoy these guys through Spotify etc....too good to lose.

[anokok4u2]

soooo overlooked

[mbcaires]

epic 

[mbcaires]

epic

[amuris82]

one of the best band ever

[invictorium]

1) smiths 2) joy division 3) the sound

[Ckordobah]

@invictorium Agree Completely ! But a few more could be added here, Bauhaus and

Alcian Blue. They are all Post Punk.... :) Peace

[Soulinisolation1]

@invictorium 4) The Chameleons. Actually, those 4 can have joint first place!

[NadaInterior]

@invictorium The smiths really suck , shame fag.

[DasBlood]

The Sound fans but this sounds almost "Cult-ish'. I wonder if the Cult were influenced by these guys?

[heavydutydudes]

WE have Joy Division to thanks for all these great bands............YEAH I said IT!!!!!!

[surfje65]

@heavydutydudes The sound deserves its own credits. Post it on spotify, twitter etc. Deserves to be rediscovererd. I was glad to rediscorver it and still enjoy!

[maestroh]

@heavydutydudes we actually have Wire to thank for these great bands. But even more so, the genres of punk & reggae, which merged to create this style.

Also, the sound AND joy division's first albums both came out in 1979 so I doubt they influenced each other very much

[heavydutydudes]

@maestroh sounds good

[pomophobe]

It's a band like The Sounds that have actually inspired the current Contemporary artists we love today. Their music holds up SO well.

[scrambang]

U2 purposely went for stardum(you can hear it on early albums too like Boy/October), The Sound didn't. The Sound did music on their own terms. That's the difference between the two.

Bands like The Sound/Chameleons were way too ahead of their time back then, thus no success. Let's turn the tables to today, I think U2/Smiths sound awfuly dated today while The Sound,Chameleons,Savage Republic(another great underrated) sound like gold now. just my 2 cents!

[777setsuna]

I love this song such an amazing force listen to that guitar cry dude

[Cizcan]

"I'll take my life -- ...Into my own hands."

[EmotionalShredd]

guys you should also try listening "the chameleons" awsome band

[charlie123abc360]

@EmotionalShredd Yes! my friend

[Steve1973ify]

How did he kill himself its a morbid? But why anyway R.I.P and hope you are where you want to be Adrian

[shootthesun]

He threw himself under a London subway train(I think). In the last few days of his life he was off of his meds, completely delirious and hearing voices. It's sad he never realized how much he was loved.

[wjf1950]

too bad this guy offed himself....been loven this tune since the early 80's

[Arthounot]

a lot more going on...

[MacMrMax]

Adrian sarai per sempre un mito

[naimadacatanese]

altri tempi.. quando la confusione nelle vene... altri tempi, anche bellissimi e dolorosi, se vuoi...

[sufunetto69]

FANTASTICI - GREAT

[claudiocitarella]

Great great dark band!

[Arthounot]

@claudiocitarella Dark? What about treasures like: counting the days, a new way of life, barria alta, winning, heyday.

[Blisterization]

Great to see a video of The Sound in (almost!) live action - but have to say this shows them at less than 5% of the energy of the live gigs! Love 'em always.

[Arthounot]

@Blisterization Very true

[Turtlebassman]

Should have heard this live c84. such anger, such energy.

[krisllii]

Why I loveeee this band?? The Sound forever in my heart.

[rmwest64]

The Sound......they were GREAT!

[MrBoffarn]

great song

[HugoCoeckelbergh]

Waar is die mooie tijd ? In 1981 ging The Sound op tournée door Europa en deed ook België aan. Wij met Jeughuis Kadee konden de groep strikken en de groep trad op in zaal Volkshuis te Bornem, in het voorprogramma traden de beginnende The Scabs op ! Prachtige tijd.

[Cizcan]

Borland could sing.

[oogie11]

i completely agree :)

[willemhessel]

Okkibox

Thnx a lot for this post. Incredible music then and now. Wonderfull to hear and see those guys again.

[caro1995gitaar]

the funny thing is they are actually performing 'all fall down'(i've seen this program-it's from belgium in 1982)

[revup67]

i think all fall down was one of the tracks on the show this appears to be a bad audio dub from the LP over the live / original audio track

[IndierThanYou2]

Amazing video. Thank you so much for posting this up. I wish they were still making music. Such an under appreciated band..........I'll always keep you alive!

[NMillar917]

fukin quality band

[fee240273]

Thanks Great reminder x

[M245475SH]

Ironic really that if they reformed now they'd probably get the success that they deserved back then. If only Adrian Borland had hung in there.

[furakkueroru]

This is not live its Studio Version!

[pyenapple]

Many "live" TV performances are lipsynched. It's easier than doing a live sound mix, and there's less chance of a foulup. And yeah, it takes away from the energy of the performance. However, with the relative scarcity of video footage of The Sound, even a lipsynched performance is worthwhile.

[Sjaak]

the best 80's band!!!

[19jeepee67]

@Sjaak

so true!

[MrMerlin87]

@Sjaak &the cure & the chameleons &joy division &cocteau twins &the comsat angels.

early 80's was definately the best era of music! xD

I strongly disagree that The Smiths suck.

[charlie123abc360]

@MrMerlin87 damn could you be more right?

[fernandopinzas]

uno de los grupos mas escondidos de los 80s

[gasda25]

a gem from the 80´s

[Syndikati]

hope you have find your rest adrain - thanks for sharing your art w/ us

[Bassmaster86]

fucking fantastic.

[modsleix6]

Too damned cool. The Sound rule... Reminds me of a dischorded Modern English. Two kick-ass bands...

[slopydrunk]

interpol and franz ferdinand came first!!!!!....just joking

[balkenist]

a gem

[JANGLEPOP1]

Thank You for posting the video. Amazing band whose music will never be forgotten.

[adamusein]

unfortunatly it is forgotten, except to a few people.

[stardustman287]

gorgeous sound indeed.

[bradforever]

I worked on some music with Adrian and just wanted to say what an interesting, entertaining and funny guy he was.

[smokebudda11]

what a badass band

[guisando92]

I´m 16, and I lissen always the ´70 ´80, I love the Red Hot Chili Peppers ('80/'90 songs) not the new one. Supertramp, the Sound, Nirvana, Foo Fighters and more:)

[stevenallan23]

who cares what age you are you dick!

[PsychoPunk1965]

I am 39 years old, and they just don't make this kind of great music anymore...

[aliveinsound]

actually they do, and they go by the name of "white lies"

[erreur]

white lies are OK but nowhere near as good as the sound, they lack the authenticity and urgency.....their stuff sounds contrived, as does 99% of what I hear coming out nowadays

the Sound are a forgotten gem, amazing how few people have heard of them

[nosperv]

Songs such as this still sound as vital and energising to me today as they did when I first heard them all those years ago, and I've heard a LOT of music in my time (I'm 48 if that really matters).

[kemicon]

Just discovering the Sound (and the Chameleons) now and loving it. Almost happy that I missed it as a kid so I can enjoy it the second time around.

[garizaldy189]

Rest In Peace. Thanks so much for sharing your talent and your best songs.... Total recall!

[BorlandRIP7]

The greatest band of the 80's with the Chameleons

[JohnnySwitchblade]

The Sound and The Chameleons are the two bands that should have been in the limelight in U2's place...this stuff is WAY, WAY better!

[BorlandRIP7]

I think you can't compare The SOUND and The Chameleons to..U2..they are in a different (non commercial) planet and their music much sincere and naturally powerfull..I'm 39 and listened to U2 LIKE EVERYBODY in the 80's but only a few college students like me listened to alternative bands..and WE WERE RIGHT

[JohnnySwitchblade]

Well I'm 16, not a U2 fan, but I love The Sound and The Chameleons, they are just some of my favorite bands.

But in my honest opinion, which you do not have to agree with, I think The Sound sounds to me like a better version of U2's early days.

So no, not the same, but I have on a few occasions had people ask me is what I was listening to [when listening to The Sound] and they thought it was U2. I'm not big into the commercial stuff though.

[BorlandRIP7]

I agree with you , may be some of T

[ustickjoheadupjoculo]

Rip God of music

[mmn91]

Why is the real audio track on here instead of the live sound?

[johnrozzo]

I bet that's a tv show and they where "playing" in playback... it is fantastic when Adrian sings "A call to arms, a call to use arms (...)" and he's clearly not playing guitar but you can hear the guitar anyway... he didn't care, he focused on the message he was singing... RIP Adrian you were the best.

[dssnear]

Brilliant song.Sounds like it was released in 2008 & not over 20 years ago.

Their song Unwritten Law is another gem. one of the most underrated bands ever.

[dermot51]

fuckin are arent they

[smokebudda11]

great song

[pdxpunk85]

Anyone know anything about the show their on in this footage?

[pdxasshole]

I have just recently discoverd this band! a-fucking-mazing!!

[okkibox]

Ah...my favorite video and the portrait I've made in 1984! This is for sure my all time favorite band of the 80's! Adrian is my hero!