20 August 2015

Adrian Borland "Harmony & Destruction (The Unfinished Journey)" (2002)

Harmony & Destruction (The Unfinished Journey)
release date: Apr. 26, 2002
format: cd
[album rate: 4 / 5] [3,80]
producer: Marcus Bell
label: Red Sun Records - nationality: England, UK

Track highlights: 1. "Solar" - 2. "Angel Sulk" - 3. "Forever From Here" (4 / 5) - 4. "Scrapyard" (5 / 5) - 6. "Summer Wheels" (5 / 5) - 8. "Get Me a Witness" - 10. "Heart Goes Down Like the Sun" - 11. "Land Meets Ocean" - 12. "Song Damn Song" - 14. "Living on the Edge of God" (4 / 5)

6th studio album by Adrian Borland released posthumously. Adrian was in the finishing phase of the album when he committed suicide. He had left detailed notes on how each song should be produced, so the music could live on. It is a fine last chapter, as it contains his strengths: the energetic compositions and the slow beautiful ballads. I simply love a track like "Scrapyard" - it has a typical Borland melancholy, builds up slowly, and then explodes with his great distorted guitar. A wonderful singer and a gifted musician who didn't experience the appraisal his music rightfully deserves.

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