- Adrian Borland
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Adrian Borland
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name =
Alias = Joachim Pimento (the Honolulu Mountain Daffodils)
Born = birth date|1957|12|6|df=y
Died = death date and age|1999|4|24|1957|12|6|df=y
Origin =London ,England
Instrument = Guitar, keyboards, vocals
Genre =Post-Punk ,punk rock ,pub rock , pop,Alternative rock
Occupation =Vocalist ,guitarist
Years_active = 1976–1999
Label = Red Sun, Play It Again Sam, Resolve, Earth
Associated_acts = The Outsiders, The Sound, Adrian Borland & the Citizens, The Witch Trials
URL = [http://www.brittleheaven.com/ www.brittleheaven.com]Adrian Borland (6 December 1957 – 26 April 1999) was an English
singer ,songwriter ,guitarist andrecord producer .Born in
London ,England , he was probably best known as the lead singer and main songwriter ofThe Sound . Prior to his involvement with The Sound, Borland was a part of the seminalpunk rock trio The Outsiders. The latter became the first English punk band to release an album by themselves, 1977's "Calling On Youth ". Subsequent to The Sound's disbandment in 1987, Borland commenced a solo career. It would eventually prove to be extensive, spanning over seven full-length albums (some of which were released posthumously) and several EPs, as well as his pseudonymous membership in the Honolulu Mountain Daffodils as guitarist Joachim Pimento.On 26 April 1999, Borland committed
suicide inLondon ,England by throwing himself underneath a train. He was at the time recording a new album. Following Borland's death, a tribute album was released in 2001 titled "In Passing – A Tribute to Adrian Borland and The Sound".Trivia
Once claimed his favorite song of all time was
The Waterboys ' "The Whole Of The Moon".The
B-movie "Psychomania " from 1971 is said to have been a favorite of his.Discography
Albums
*"Alexandria" (1989)
*"Brittle Heaven" (1992)
*"Beautiful Ammunition" (1994)
*"Cinematic" (1995)
*"5:00 AM" (1997)
*"The Last Days Of The Rain Machine" (2000)
*"Harmony & Destruction" (2002)
*"The Amsterdam Tapes" (2006)ingles and EPs
*"Light The Sky" (1987)
*"Beneath The Big Wheel" (1989)
*"All The Words" (1992)
*"Over The Under" (1997)Compilations
*"Cinematic Overview" (1995)
External links
* [http://www.brittleheaven.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.fabchannel.com/thesoundofadrianborland Fabchannel.com - Watch an exclusive concert of Adrian Borland's Amsterdam recordings]
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