When I was a student I used to listen to this album when I studied. Now I'm a teacher and I listen to these songs while I correct exams. I still get emotional listening to this fabulous album.
I loved this EP in the 80s and still play it often. It's one of those records that you have to play loud, alone and without interruption. Totally absorbing. What a loss, such a talented musician singer songwriter Adrian was.
It's strange, I wonder if these artists lost too early were destined to end that way, and if they'd have been what they were if they'd have had long lives. That said, I see Anton Newcombe as someone who could've easily been lost early, yet he is still rocking.
This was the first thing I ever found by The Sound and it turned them into my favorite band to this day. Everyone says From The Lions Mouth is their best album and it is amazing but I think this EP gives it a real run for it's money. Of course I think all of the albums do. But this still is my personal favorite i think and tha that is saying a lot.
One of my favorite releases from The Sound. It’s perfect in length and features some of the most sincere lyrics Adrian ever penned. For a man whose forte was emotional honesty and intensity, the melancholic beauty of this EP is its heart. I think at times it’s hard to discuss a figure like Adrian who passed under such tragic circumstances without characterizing him as a one dimensional artist. There’s a bias towards the somber and morose, which is understandable. Adrian was both of those things a lot of the time, and then some. This EP however puts on full display what makes his work so special. Under all the sadness is a fragile beauty and optimism. Emphasis on hope, agency, themes of contrast and duality are found all over his work. Longest Days for example is wonderfully made. There’s a clear melancholy from the start, but once his voice cuts through that production with a weary gentleness, it’s beautiful. While not necessarily a concept album I think the structure is important to note too. Golden Soldiers starts the record with an almost manic energy, explained by his condition of Schizoaffective Bipolar type of course. The next two tracks are less intense and hold a lot more romanticism in them. They’re forward facing, waiting for better days to come. Winter is the darkest song on the record. It paints a desolate and haunting landscape. The days become so unbearable that a desire to just sleep through them is born. The icy cold of winter takes the life out of life itself. A New Way Of Life features the same cautious optimism found elsewhere, but now it’s closer to being embraced. Dreams Then Plans comes out of the nocturnal gloom of depression and now demonstrates a real vitality. Healing from the pain, replacing it with flesh and color. Imagery is key too. The cover shows a bright flash of sunlight through a window flanked on both sides by heavy blackout curtains. Positioned in the center, the darkness that at one time wrapped over the opening now falls to the radiance at the heart of the image. There’s an inherent strength and kindness in the human spirit and I think Adrian knew that. By the time the record ends, the person has healed. Darkness might color their past, but it doesn’t have to also define their future. The curtains are drawn open and they step out into the sun, willing to give life another try. Feeling returns, and they finally find their happiness at the end. “A love of life A love of life in my eyes” Miss you buddy! RIP Adrian ✝️
I half to comment,never do,I’m 68 so I never really contributed to the comment community. But I was privileged to see this band in their prime. It was the East Side Club in Philadelphia. One of thier four east coast gigs. It was amazing show, stoic but with an energy that just mesmerized everyone. I wa# there to see the Sound ,already owned their 2 releases, so seeing then live was a moment I will smile upon always,every time.
aerofrakt Vamos espalhar The Sound pra todo mundo que a gente conhece. É um crime essa banda ser tão pouco conhecida. Não deixa nada a dever aos grandes medalhões dos anos 80, como U2, Smiths, Cure, etc.
Monica Vicious escrevi um artigo meia boca pra um blog, a intenção é espalhar o "evangelho" rsrs aosvintequatro.blogspot.com.br/2014/08/banda-sound.html
Great,great band. Loved them so much. Seen them a few times. I Live in Holland and this English band was very famous in our country. Greetings from Hollanda
With "Counting The Days" Borland wrote the best song The Cure could have wished to have ever written. For a long time i considered Disintegration as one of the best albums recorded. As an album it is closer to perfection than most of the albums Borland particpated on but i can't help but want to put on a The Sound/Borland album when listening to anything 80's UK postpunk. The endless need for comparions bore me but i don't need to listen to Morrissey's voice when i can listen to the one of Borland. He's the most gifted frontman of his generation.
@@mihaivrabies2977 Words can't describe the emotional power and energy that Totall Recall brings forth. That song is unlike anything else and there is a reason why I struggle to listen to it sometimes, from avoiding crying. I can listen to that song and not get tired, but just like any song it's better if it's not overly listened to so you can appreciate it more. Like a novelty.
Saw this band on a double headliner tour with the comsat angels if yoy have not heard the cons then seven day weekend is a good starting point both great bands under the radar.. As is HoojaH on bandcamp.
God bless you for uploading this. I still have the original vinyl somewhere but it's a bit scratchy. I could never understand why they never got the acclaim they deserved...and still do.
haha..you do have to explain?! to me what; 'in the pro tools age'..stands for friend. yes my english isn't bad..but i've never heard that expression before.. ? so tell me..? what does that mean ..pro tools age.. you're welcome !
I've heard a lot of people wonder why they were never as popular as they should have been.This may be an over simplification but I believe the reason they never received any great acclaim nor a radio hit might be because marketability in this shallow, superficial society is based on looks and charisma. So sad but true. It's just how things work in this world and it's really so unfortunate for great artists like my two favorite bands The Sound and The Chameleons.But that's ok because they will still live on forever in the hearts and minds of all true music lovers.
My all time favorite Sound recording. Reminds me of boating during the summer of 1984 in the Pacific Northwest with my cousin and family. The Sound make for a fantastic soundtrack no matter where you are. Love them!
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When I was a student I used to listen to this album when I studied. Now I'm a teacher and I listen to these songs while I correct exams. I still get emotional listening to this fabulous album.
best underrated band of all the time, their music is so deep and so special..unique, love the sound forever
this is the first time i agree with the overused definition 'underrated'. fk they are genious and damn underrated
I loved this EP in the 80s and still play it often. It's one of those records that you have to play loud, alone and without interruption. Totally absorbing. What a loss, such a talented musician singer songwriter Adrian was.
It's strange, I wonder if these artists lost too early were destined to end that way, and if they'd have been what they were if they'd have had long lives.
That said, I see Anton Newcombe as someone who could've easily been lost early, yet he is still rocking.
This was the first thing I ever found by The Sound and it turned them into my favorite band to this day. Everyone says From The Lions Mouth is their best album and it is amazing but I think this EP gives it a real run for it's money. Of course I think all of the albums do. But this still is my personal favorite i think and tha that is saying a lot.
this EP is seamlessly the most haunting and ethereal soundtrack ever released.
One of the most beautiful things to ever be recorded in history
👍
Bien dicho, así es!
One of my favorite releases from The Sound. It’s perfect in length and features some of the most sincere lyrics Adrian ever penned. For a man whose forte was emotional honesty and intensity, the melancholic beauty of this EP is its heart.
I think at times it’s hard to discuss a figure like Adrian who passed under such tragic circumstances without characterizing him as a one dimensional artist. There’s a bias towards the somber and morose, which is understandable. Adrian was both of those things a lot of the time, and then some. This EP however puts on full display what makes his work so special. Under all the sadness is a fragile beauty and optimism. Emphasis on hope, agency, themes of contrast and duality are found all over his work. Longest Days for example is wonderfully made. There’s a clear melancholy from the start, but once his voice cuts through that production with a weary gentleness, it’s beautiful.
While not necessarily a concept album I think the structure is important to note too. Golden Soldiers starts the record with an almost manic energy, explained by his condition of Schizoaffective Bipolar type of course. The next two tracks are less intense and hold a lot more romanticism in them. They’re forward facing, waiting for better days to come. Winter is the darkest song on the record. It paints a desolate and haunting landscape. The days become so unbearable that a desire to just sleep through them is born. The icy cold of winter takes the life out of life itself. A New Way Of Life features the same cautious optimism found elsewhere, but now it’s closer to being embraced. Dreams Then Plans comes out of the nocturnal gloom of depression and now demonstrates a real vitality. Healing from the pain, replacing it with flesh and color.
Imagery is key too. The cover shows a bright flash of sunlight through a window flanked on both sides by heavy blackout curtains. Positioned in the center, the darkness that at one time wrapped over the opening now falls to the radiance at the heart of the image. There’s an inherent strength and kindness in the human spirit and I think Adrian knew that. By the time the record ends, the person has healed. Darkness might color their past, but it doesn’t have to also define their future. The curtains are drawn open and they step out into the sun, willing to give life another try. Feeling returns, and they finally find their happiness at the end.
“A love of life
A love of life in my eyes”
Miss you buddy!
RIP Adrian ✝️
I half to comment,never do,I’m 68 so I never really contributed to the comment community. But I was privileged to see this band in their prime. It was the East Side Club in Philadelphia. One of thier four east coast gigs. It was amazing show, stoic but with an energy that just mesmerized everyone. I wa# there to see the Sound ,already owned their 2 releases, so seeing then live was a moment I will smile upon always,every time.
Extraordinario, maravilloso, qué se puede decir de Adrian..❤️
Enorme disco...dreams then plans increíble cierre, qué canción!
The Sound are a band that you fall in love in again and again and again ... pure class!
Me too ❤
Each 5 instruments shimmer beautifully as they flow together and seamlessly go separate ways then back again.
One of the great things about Borland was his ability to write such relatable lyrics.
good memories of this ep turned depressing after the hardest breakup of my life. it still hurts to listen to this but i love it so much
Absolutely love for this band.
How not to love this band? Much love from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!
Legal! Outra fã brasileira!!
aerofrakt Vamos espalhar The Sound pra todo mundo que a gente conhece. É um crime essa banda ser tão pouco conhecida. Não deixa nada a dever aos grandes medalhões dos anos 80, como U2, Smiths, Cure, etc.
Monica Vicious escrevi um artigo meia boca pra um blog, a intenção é espalhar o "evangelho" rsrs aosvintequatro.blogspot.com.br/2014/08/banda-sound.html
Legal aerokraft. Já li seu artigo. Ficou ótimo. Comentei no mural.Vamos com tudo contra a mediocridade musical!
Great,great band. Loved them so much. Seen them a few times. I Live in Holland and this English band was very famous in our country.
Greetings from Hollanda
Bass,Drums,and EVERYTHING sounds just GREAT!!
Art, beauty,class, spleen, melancholy, happiness all togheter.
THANK YOU ADRIAN & BAND FOR YOUR TALENT
What a great EP. And "Golden Soldiers" is in my opinion, a classic.
All album is a classic ❤
A concise, and perfect, record.
An EP !! At under 30 minutes this still is better then most bands "proper albums" Can't believe they never had a hit.
Never had a hit? Are you kidding
Never had a hit? Shit floats to the top in life. And this band are not shit.
Every songs a hit in the party of my mind!!!
Fortunately not, let them remain like this, just for a few...
@@jesusyt1970 why?
Saw this group so many times, so sorely missed.
Great album, no doubt 💫
With "Counting The Days" Borland wrote the best song The Cure could have wished to have ever written. For a long time i considered Disintegration as one of the best albums recorded. As an album it is closer to perfection than most of the albums Borland particpated on but i can't help but want to put on a The Sound/Borland album when listening to anything 80's UK postpunk. The endless need for comparions bore me but i don't need to listen to Morrissey's voice when i can listen to the one of Borland. He's the most gifted frontman of his generation.
Well, i think Total Recall is there best song, and one of the ebst songs ever made
Maybe best front man writer of our time??imo,there must be a hole in your memory ,is one of the greatest lines written ,total recall agreed
@@mihaivrabies2977 Words can't describe the emotional power and energy that Totall Recall brings forth. That song is unlike anything else and there is a reason why I struggle to listen to it sometimes, from avoiding crying. I can listen to that song and not get tired, but just like any song it's better if it's not overly listened to so you can appreciate it more. Like a novelty.
Well I've heard it straight from the horse's lips: Luke Haines is the best, not this Borland fellow.
We think alike, greetings from Portugal!!!
Good record, I remember when I first heard it, now and then I like to play it with my bass.
Saw this band on a double headliner tour with the comsat angels if yoy have not heard the cons then seven day weekend is a good starting point both great bands under the radar.. As is HoojaH on bandcamp.
tanks.... The Sound.... Ufffffff one of my loved Bands.
I love their sound, so unique so ahead of their time
god i love this
Amazing band, one of those lesser known post-punk bands that had so much talent yet slipped into obscurity.
Lamentos, lamentos y cambios continuos hasta la total tristeza. Sinfonico.
Fond memories, will be sorely missed. Great gig at Worcester park, never forget!!!
Man.....I still mis them!!!!
God bless you for uploading this. I still have the original vinyl somewhere but it's a bit scratchy. I could never understand why they never got the acclaim they deserved...and still do.
too many other great bands at the same times glad i was in my early 20s at the time
thanks for posting... a beautiful, sad, and uplifting set of songs.
My only complaint: "Winter" should be at least 10 minutes longer. So beautiful...
One of my firsts records I bought...
Beautiful and bad ass at the same time!
J'ADORE 😍👍
Un album formidable, des titres qui rentrent en tête, un jeu de guitare a part, unique, new way of life superbe !
My name is Jane. I Love The Sound🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I've been waiting for someone to upload this for years!!! :-) THANK YOU!!!
When someone posts a THUMBS DOWN....they should be required to say why..then..have to list bands that they think are better!
Especially to The Sound
Comsat Angels or The Chameleons.
They like Ciley Myrus and Paty Kerry.
this band is my elixir.
Now ? that's a great way ! to describe this fantastic band...well done
Najo Gallego please respond and return my music friend connection.
yes of course i will respond and accept.
at least i know ? you've got good taste in music..
Najo Gallego sometimes it"s great to get some bonafide music acceptance in the pro tools age.
haha..you do have to explain?! to me what; 'in the pro tools age'..stands for friend.
yes my english isn't bad..but i've never heard that expression before..
? so tell me..? what does that mean ..pro tools age..
you're welcome !
THE BEST MUSIC...TANK ADRIAN
Great
The Perfect Album of this band
One of the most brilliant albums ever. Any idea where I can download it, it is not available on iTunes....
convert2mp3.net/en/ download it here, paste the url of this video and it will convert to mp3, itll be one track but fuck it who cares eh?
It shouId be incIuded on Heads and Hearts - check the track Iisting in the iTunes store.
Found it on iTunes, here: music.apple.com/us/album/shock-of-daylight-ep/955676043
cheers! :)
What a fantastic EP. I have it on vinyll and it still evokes tears of joy and pain.
I've heard a lot of people wonder why they were never as popular as they should have been.This may be an over simplification but I believe the reason they never received any great acclaim nor a radio hit might be because marketability in this shallow, superficial society is based on looks and charisma. So sad but true. It's just how things work in this world and it's really so unfortunate for great artists like my two favorite bands The Sound and The Chameleons.But that's ok because they will still live on forever in the hearts and minds of all true music lovers.
das beste Album der Band ist "ALLE Alben" :D
Je comprend pourquoi j aime the xx
....... all Fall Down!
2 Minutes To Midnight !
beauty on the day after the american insurrection. thankful for this ep right now, esp new way of life
♥
Analog sound❤❤❤
RIP Tim Smith
Shock of the shock......
****** !!!!!!
anyone interested in this band may already know that a boxset of there cd,s comes out on the 9th of feb 2015. see amazon.com.
My all time favorite Sound recording. Reminds me of boating during the summer of 1984 in the Pacific Northwest with my cousin and family. The Sound make for a fantastic soundtrack no matter where you are. Love them!
Bellissimi ricordi. Tienili stretti. Un saluto
Great band , great Adrian.
Great album thanks
Beautiful