Adrian Borland & The Sound New Dark Age Old Grey Whistle Test 1981

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angel sulk

8 жыл бұрын

VHS quality. It's the best I could manage. It's suffered some deterioration over the years.

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@summerofgeorge585 4 жыл бұрын

I just discovered The Sound and am obsessed with them now.

@thesound-chameleonman3580 4 жыл бұрын

Same here... The Chameleons are incredible too..

@travisk4215 4 жыл бұрын

🤙🏻

@bluesmoke4967 3 жыл бұрын

Big time, yeah The Chameleons are brilliant. Amazing I'd never heard of either!

@benchalmers8757 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing band I listen to them nearly every day since finding out about them

@carloscosta7910 3 жыл бұрын

@@thesound-chameleonman3580 E

@superpatje 4 жыл бұрын

Toured around with them untill the day they split up in 1987. The best days of my life. Must have seen them play over 250 times. One of the most misunderstood bands from the 80's... I will always keep playing their music... my favorite band of all times.... Rip Adrian and Colvin...

@newday8545 4 жыл бұрын

damn man that fuckin rules!. i stumbled upon the song I Can't Escape a year ago and i was so inspired i made a synth cover lol. Shit i want your memories. ha.

@bluesmoke4967 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one. Excellent band, on a par with Joy Division and more besides. Adrian's later work is great too

@AJLangford 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's cool man. What was the name of your band? Do you have anything on YT? Definitely underrated. A tragedy really. I was a teen then and I would have bought their music if I had known they existed....

@annelaurechampenois2648 3 жыл бұрын

@barrypotter5751 Жыл бұрын

My neighbour recycle mykle was a big fan

@martino9134 Жыл бұрын

Mid 80's . Two LPs were never off the turntable:- 'Heads and Hearts' by the Sound and 'Script of The Bridge' by the Chameleons. Both stunning. To this day I'll never understand how such talent could go unnoticed.

@cejannuzi 10 ай бұрын

They didn't go unnoticed. In the mid-80s, the NYT rock critic declared them the two most import rock groups in the world. But they didn't fit in with any scene or the prevailing 'MTV culture' of the first half of the 80s. I am also forced to think of some other equally great groups--the Church, the Go Betweens, and the Comsat Angels.

@massivegat5087 Жыл бұрын

The Sound will always be the single greatest band for me. I firmly believe Adrian to be an artist's artist, he was just that good. Looking at him hurts man. Such a tragedy that we lost him.

@hectorsmith6680 5 жыл бұрын

My best band ever...their LP "From the lions mouth" was and still is a MASTERPIECE of the ROCK Music... Thank you indeed angel sulk for triggering our memories...

@thesound-chameleonman3580 4 жыл бұрын

Yes agree.

@whereispie 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, one of the best albums

@irish80-93 2 жыл бұрын

Whole album classic ...this is one of my favorite song ever🤘🤘

@neilvn 2 жыл бұрын

Not a single bad note on that album - it’s a flawless masterpiece.

@hectorsmith6680 2 жыл бұрын

@@neilvn ...I would like to inform you that the song New Dark Age was in the aforementioned LP...by the way thank you for your reply/comment...

@alasdairrobertmacaulay9519 4 жыл бұрын

brilliant song..forgotten this..wish he'd had more recognition...always seen as poor cousins of JD when in fact they were very different and unique

@gaycha6589 5 жыл бұрын

I still play From the Lions Mouth in the car - LOUD- and it still sounds great.

@anaranjadisimo 7 жыл бұрын

and this is the reason why this band never got recognition: they didnt gave a fuck. RIP. BORLAND AND MAYERS

@robertogervasini6267 4 ай бұрын

Grandissimo Adrian

@markb9419 2 жыл бұрын

Spine tingling performance. Rip Adrian

@wikkedkunglao4153 4 жыл бұрын

RIP BORLAND

@carminedellecave5044 Жыл бұрын

Indimenticabile….un artista sottostimato….grazie

@TheManamba 2 жыл бұрын

anyone salvaging old material like this deserves a congrats ! live footage of TheSound is rarer than palladium

@markf1840 3 жыл бұрын

Man this video makes me sad (and grateful) Sad that more people don't understand the greatness of The Sound Sad that I never had the experience of seeing The Sound live Grateful that I am old enough (59) and discovered them early enough to understand their place in the rich and varied history of what we now call post-punk Grateful for the age we live in where I can log into KZfaq and re-discover and share the music that shaped me...as well as find younger people that can appreciate great music from a bygone era.

@keithbate9405 Жыл бұрын

"Post punk" did not exist during the life of Adrian B. He would have called it "new wave " (of rock music ) like the rest of us back in the late 70's /early 80's.

@ljj808 Жыл бұрын

I saw them about 10 times (sorry not 250!) and Borland Solo once. When I bought him a drink after a London gig, I expected my Rock God to say “a double JD & Coke” - No “a small Liebfraumilch please”….so much influence on my life. Sadly, he was obsessed with Ian Curtis too much xx

@plushy9849 8 жыл бұрын

Just outstanding! I love the textures of this performance. The eerie, droning, quiet verses make the chorus, especially the last one, SO powerful.

@thesound-chameleonman3580 4 жыл бұрын

agree ..

@thesound-chameleonman3580 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song

@benjaminthomas4155 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!, got post punk fever and angst but most of all its got the new wave, creative, evocative, arty musicality that was so defining of the New wave era i think, nothing like it, EVER

@keithbate9405 Жыл бұрын

@@benjaminthomas4155 No one talked about "post punk " back then . Only "new wave"

@ireneclaro5538 2 жыл бұрын

♥♥♥ .... No words.... Only LOVE .... ♥♥♥

@pedropablogonzalez68 Жыл бұрын

Adrián borland Como se puede ser el mejor? Sólo tú lo sabías Supongo k tu secreto sólo estaba en la sencillez y el buen hacer,fue una pena perderte

@irish80-93 2 жыл бұрын

Man this song never gets old 40 years later still holds up wish Adrian knew how good he was 🤘🤘 thanks for posting

@garywright7127 8 ай бұрын

I wish Adrian had been able to make it into the 2000's and the internet really taking off. He would have had people discovering him for the first time, and the success he deserved. The guy waa an absolute legend of a songwriter, singer and musician. If he was about someone could have marketed his music to an appropriative audience that dont yet know he is one of their favourite artists of all time.

@andresjimenez1231 8 жыл бұрын

it's pressure from all sides Coming down around our ears Stuck in this room without a door Scratched away at the walls for years All we've got to show is the dust on the floor And here it comes, a new dark age #Britpostpunk 🎧👌🏻

@anghskw2683 4 жыл бұрын

Fucking verse!

@philipgolding3672 2 жыл бұрын

Totally underrated this song is legendary from the Lions Den

@dickjones5448 3 жыл бұрын

2021 is the new dark age. Let’s Gooooooo!!!!

@whssy 5 жыл бұрын

The soundtrack for the reality of 2019.

@bluesmoke4967 3 жыл бұрын

and 2020

@tomo366 3 жыл бұрын

@@bluesmoke4967 yep definitely 2020

@zfgm1065 3 жыл бұрын

And 2021

@internetsummoner 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@mattford1593 3 жыл бұрын

And 2022

@jonsmiz1525 4 жыл бұрын

More than a single song is a trip in perfect order of growing rithm. Is one of the bests songs ever writed

@markstubington798 2 жыл бұрын

So ahead of their time it's insane yet you hear the influences of so many bands like the doors with a punk rock aesthetic this is when people found out that Jim Morrison did reproduce after all in Adrian borland who i know shit all about as I have literally just discovered them so have come of that

@corpseflowerrecords144 5 жыл бұрын

this song sounds like it was a huge influence on the nine inch nails sound, especially downward spiral.

@j0hn_d037 Жыл бұрын

How great his SG sings here, trully fits the song's mood.

@jimmytgoose476 Жыл бұрын

I had never heard of them before tonight . Honolulu Mountain Daffodils brought me here .

@johnvicary9276 7 жыл бұрын

Wonderful band Tragic epitaph

@CristoferInaki 3 ай бұрын

IMPRESIONANTE CANCIÓN

@tresformidable 8 жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you angel sulk for sharing this wonderful and rare tv appearance of this hugely talented band!

@zakt5590 Жыл бұрын

Such a powerful song and band. The Sound were incredible

@pabloimireia Жыл бұрын

👍👏🍻

@thesound-chameleonman3580 4 жыл бұрын

Adrian Borland sounds like a future Jim Morrison here... Masterpiece off a masterpiece.

@josephgarcia6725 4 жыл бұрын

Yep ! Brothers from different times .

@thesound-chameleonman3580 3 жыл бұрын

@@josephgarcia6725 exactly... listen to Silent Air... so Doors esque

@josephgarcia6725 3 жыл бұрын

@@thesound-chameleonman3580 Will do ! Thanks Chris!

@thesound-chameleonman3580 3 жыл бұрын

@@josephgarcia6725 i have from the lion's mouth signed!

@josephgarcia6725 3 жыл бұрын

@@thesound-chameleonman3580 Hey that's Awesome Chris! Oh listened to Silent Air ,,yes very Morrison sounding.

@mattdster1157 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t recall ever saying this about any other band I’ve liked, but I feel like I’ve committed an act of betrayal by not discovering these guys sooner than I did .. 30 years too late, but better late than never hey !

@drake128 Жыл бұрын

You got there a year before me!

@nothingshouldbewithouteffort 6 жыл бұрын

heard them as a tot through t.v. in early 80's. Love them fervently still.

@fabvanr9479 5 жыл бұрын

Un groupe génial.... un de mes premiers albums post punk était All fall down des The Sound , je devais avoir 13 ou 14 ans. Quel fin tragique pour Borland.

@mirageviral4875 10 ай бұрын

Wow Wow and Wow ! They sure pass the test of time. Unique band.

@Joejoesan 7 жыл бұрын

My favourite The Sound song! Saw them live twice - and both time Borland wasn't too drunk, so I had a great time :-)

@buffscrag71 8 жыл бұрын

This is excellent, what a performance from Adrian! Thanks for posting :)

@revup67 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this upload! Was at their first and 2nd USA gigs in 1983, backstage. Adrian handed me a board mix of the East Side Club in Philly show. We exchanged letters for awhile. He enjoyed writing as they were 4 pages and detailed. Sure enjoyed that time in life.

@renepeterse1884 4 жыл бұрын

Possably the best live band I have ever seen

@keithbate9405 Жыл бұрын

Saw them Three times . Great band . But Joy D were even better . The original template for this Sound (no pun intended ) !

@2Times22 Жыл бұрын

@@keithbate9405 Dont think so about Joy D..The Sound gave us more and better music,imagine if Adrian was around and he hadnt take his life...!!!

@keithbate9405 Жыл бұрын

@@2Times22 I saw Joy Division in early 1980 in London. One of my all-time top 10 gigs, and they are also in my all-time top 10 bands. I saw the Sound a number of times in the early/mid 1980's. They were excellent. But musically a notch below JD. You do know that Adrian B was a huge fan of Ian Curtis. Indeed, idolized him. Sadly Adrian B also tragically committed suicide. So a double tragedy. ps imagine if Ian had not committed suicide in May 1980. JD were on the cusp of going huge. Their gigs were sell outs in the UK and they were about to go on their first US tour. I think they were on the cusp of going mega. The Sound never had that level of popularity. The JD gig I went ot in London in Feb (1980) was rammed . The 3 times I saw the Sound later on in the 1980's were nowhere near full capacity. Even though only Uni venues. To this day. You don't see kids walking around with Sound T shirts. You see loads of people of all ages with JD T shirts.

@platonicpanic8958 4 ай бұрын

@@keithbate9405Quit mythologizing suicide and looking at it through some artistic lense. Just because Ian committed suicide does not mean Adrian copied him out of some weird idolization. Adrian had been suffering from severe mental illness for years when he died. Have some respect.

@keithbate9405 4 ай бұрын

@@platonicpanic8958 less of the amateur psychology. You are not good at it.

@s.risser9504 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing.

@hateyouhumans20666 2 жыл бұрын

Vancouver BC's ACTORS covered them, so they've been on my radar - just heard this song on the radio and it gave me chills! Great stuff!!

@chrisbarlow2131 5 жыл бұрын

Just brilliant!!

@cosmicdrifter287 8 жыл бұрын

thanks for revealing this lost treasure!

@louistracy6964 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff.

@neilcallan1039 2 жыл бұрын

A fine effort & a rare live recording. Another Left handed genius we have lost.......?

@ieatorbs 7 жыл бұрын

Odd it hasn't been seen on YT until now. Their performance has the same intensity and brutal honesty as Joy Division, too intense for their time.

@struszka 7 жыл бұрын

Sounds pretty much like them too. Still like it a lot.

@DOOMGENERATION 7 жыл бұрын

@Thomas Struszka I don't know what you were listening to when you wrote this comment, but The Sound didn't sound like Joy Division and they definitely had their own sound and style. JD was a great band too, but this comparing gotta stop, it doesn't do either of the bands justice.

@thesound-chameleonman3580 4 жыл бұрын

There is Joy Division in their sound too i hear it. I am a fan of Joy Division got Peter Hook's autograph too.

@keithbate9405 Жыл бұрын

Joy D were better and the template for this Sound (no pun intended )

@keithbate9405 Жыл бұрын

@@DOOMGENERATION Adrian acknowledged that he worshipped JD and esp Curtis . he even suffered the same fate .

@cj22cj 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for posting this amazing performance!!! ❤️

@fadgadgeter3352 4 жыл бұрын

Genius

@BodyLectric 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I love this footage!!!

@loreztaken 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful footage. Thanks for sharing it, mate.

@davedogge2280 10 ай бұрын

amazing, Adrian and the band. If I could build a time machine and take some resources with me I would promote this band to the n-th degree until they reached the heights that they deserved to be. There wasn't as much understanding about mental health back then either. I wish they were all still here and playing in this peculiar new dark age of ours.

@zfgm1065 3 жыл бұрын

this is insane this is insane this is insane this is insane wow

@Avargyujto 5 ай бұрын

Great sound!

@neilcallan1039 2 жыл бұрын

What a show: the Sound, King Crimson, Queen, New York Dolls.........Best Broadcasting Company...........

@jmvion 4 жыл бұрын

Miss you

@thatfullmoonguy2330 8 жыл бұрын

You preserved it very well, you see so much worse around here! It's doing the band justice.

@absens81 5 жыл бұрын

Broken our faith ! The great Adrian Borland

@franckgerard1150 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Adrian @@@@

@josssmith 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic upload many thanks

@newwavepop 8 жыл бұрын

AWSOME! thank you for sharing.

@ninspaes 7 жыл бұрын

fantástico The Sound...que buenos!

@paoloamici7944 5 жыл бұрын

Great great great the sound..

@ronaldvanderkleij 7 жыл бұрын

In the darkest times......

@whereispie 2 жыл бұрын

Best song, thx for live

@benjaminthomas4155 2 жыл бұрын

truly post punk really, considering what happened with him, damn life, RIP always, one of my, and some best mates, fav band when i was early 20's back in mid 1980's

@The.Last.Guitar.Hero. 2 жыл бұрын

so sad they were massively underrated

@jaroslavlederleitner9742 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for upload! I´m like Alice in Wonderland. Amazing performance and music! I miss such a bands nowadays.

@rubenalvarez4710 5 жыл бұрын

Madreee de dios que temon eduarditooooo,tocan en el ikaro

@nervouslee389 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE!!!

@chillende 8 жыл бұрын

Sooo damn good.

@sinbadMcCaffrey 2 жыл бұрын

Good Doors vibe.

@user-ed8zf5zv5j Жыл бұрын

I loved their show where they drove around random places solving crime and performing a song in celebraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaation after each case was soooooooooooooooooolved.

@thesilencekit 5 жыл бұрын

The Silence Kit was honored to cover "New Dark Age" for a tribute album. We took inspiration from this and the other amazing live versions The Sound played through the years: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nb-hZbxinri9fI0.html

@philipnunn4119 2 жыл бұрын

They make joy division sound like the Monkees. Adrian borland was so talented

@johnparkinson471 Жыл бұрын

Really !!!!!!!!!!

@yangow 7 жыл бұрын

Joya

@zywica-music 2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@npfcruz 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Angel. You´ve been there? what a luck and privilege...the had their own soul...

@toninhopunk4865 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏

@jackg9581 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the quality is shit. But somehow the crappyness makes the song more poinient. Thank you for utilizing KZfaq for exactly what it should be used for. Just like me ending a sentence with a preposition. It's not right, but the communication of thought exists. Thanks again for the upload!