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The Sound formed in South London in 1979, shortly after a band called the Outsiders dissolved. It isn’t a very well-distributed fact, but the Outsiders’ 1977 LP Calling on Youth was the first self-released British punk LP, issued roughly four months after Buzzcocks’ infamous Spiral Scratch 7”. Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Adrian Borland led the Outsiders through a couple of other releases, but the band sputtered out three years after their 1976 formation. Bassist Graham Bailey (aka Graham Green), who had joined the band in time for their final recordings, followed Borland into the new group with a drummer named Michael Dudley and a saxophonist/clarinetist/keyboardist named Bi Marshall.
Fittingly enough, Borland’s motivation to cut ties to the punk movement mirrored that of original Buzzcocks member Howard Devoto, who left his own band after Spiral Scratch. Like Devoto, who had gone on to pioneer yet another field called post-punk with Magazine, Borland looked around, saw all the bands who played straight-ahead chug-chug-chug rock & roll, and decided that the tired blueprint was in need of a little more depth and variation; atmospheres, tensions, and unfamiliar twists on the interplay between the instruments would be needed. Lyrics were another thing. Not content with simply railing against the government or grunting and yelping about trivial matters to merely keep a song moving, Borland became one of the few post-punk songwriters whose lyric sheets were truly worth ingesting and analyzing.
Fittingly enough, Borland’s motivation to cut ties to the punk movement mirrored that of original Buzzcocks member Howard Devoto, who left his own band after Spiral Scratch. Like Devoto, who had gone on to pioneer yet another field called post-punk with Magazine, Borland looked around, saw all the bands who played straight-ahead chug-chug-chug rock & roll, and decided that the tired blueprint was in need of a little more depth and variation; atmospheres, tensions, and unfamiliar twists on the interplay between the instruments would be needed. Lyrics were another thing. Not content with simply railing against the government or grunting and yelping about trivial matters to merely keep a song moving, Borland became one of the few post-punk songwriters whose lyric sheets were truly worth ingesting and analyzing.
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Shock of Daylight
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Jeopardy
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From The Lions Mouth
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From the Lion's Mouth
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Bredero83 wrote:
Missiles is great
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jblenglet wrote:
Missiles
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saadeu wrote:
i LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the Sound
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Lesscities wrote:
I question why I never heard of that good work???
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flashbleu wrote:
Probably because the first three albums are unobtainable at the moment ;(
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fastlane01 wrote:
They did have some great songs. They were on their first two records, which seem underrated on here.
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mrarrison wrote:
BBC recordings: so great! Skeletons has to be one of the best rock songs ever written.
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jasonx67 wrote:
IMMENSI!
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WhiteTrashZero wrote:
Superb
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errrrm wrote:
<3
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chamaleonicann wrote:
of course!!
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gregcobra wrote:
"Jeopardy" and "From The Lion's Mouth" are my favourite albums.
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pedro_pc wrote:
agree too
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Green_Glove wrote:
totally agree with that
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chamaleonicann wrote:
The Sound and The Chameleons, both, two masterpiece bands, two references for ever. Sadly underrated,still underestimated.
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Bolshevized wrote:
What a great find these guys are! Gonna have to check out more from them, but based on From the Lions Mouth, they're absolutely an essential post-punk group.
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nilo_as_snezh wrote:
Great way to enjoy your own company "Hour of Need". Simple, amazing and sinister structure I cannot get enough of
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stephanieannefr wrote:
j'adore :-D
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saadeu wrote:
how much I love them...
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Hugo_A-Go-Go wrote:
Shock of Daylight/Heads and Hearts is the best place to start.
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