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Adrian Borland
Also known as Joachim Pimento (the Honolulu Mountain Daffodils)
Born December 6, 1957
Origin London, England
Died April 26, 1999
Genre(s) Post-Punk, Punk rock, Pub rock, Pop music, Alternative rock
Occupation(s) Vocalist, Guitarist
Instrument(s) guitar, keyboards, vocals
Years active 1976 - 1999
Label(s) Red Sun, Play It Again Sam, Resolve, Earth
Associated acts The Outsiders, The Sound, Adrian Borland & the Citizens, The Witch Trials
Website http://www.brittleheaven.com/


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Born in London, England, he was probably best known as the lead singer and main songwriter of The Sound. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Sound was a British Post-punk band from 1979 to 1988. The band was fronted by Adrian Borland and evolved from his previous Prior to his involvement with The Sound, Borland was a part of the seminal punk rock trio The Outsiders. The Outsiders were one of the early punk groups as cronicled in Henrik Poulsen 's book, The band were from Wimbledon, England and released two Albums 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 April 26th, 1999, Adrian Borland committed suicide in London, England by throwing himself underneath a train. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He was at the time recording a new album. Following Borland's death, a tribute album was released in 2001 - In Passing - A Tribute To Adrian Borland And The Sound.

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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. A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double Psychomania is a 1971 British Horror film starring Nicky Henson.

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Compilations

External links

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