Dead Kennedys the label, though East Bay Ray asserts that he recommended against signing with Polydor. Polydor decided not to sign the band after they learned that Dead Kennedys' next single was to be entitled "Too Drunk to Fuck". When "Too Drunk to Fuck" came out in May 1981, the song caused much controversy in the UK as the BBC feared the single would reach the Top 30; this would require a mention of the song on "Top of the Pops". It was never played although it was called "'Too Drunk' by the Kennedys" by presenter Tony Blackburn. After Peligro joined the
The Sound (band) magazine wrote, "U2? Joy Division? Bunnymen? They pale in this band's shadow". A biography of Adrian Borland, titled "Book of (Happy) Memories", was published in 2001. In the same year, a tribute album titled "In Passing – A Tribute to Adrian Borland and the Sound" was released. The Sound have been cited to have been influenced by the Velvet Underground, the Stooges and Joy Division. The Sound (band) The Sound were an English post-punk band, formed in South London in 1979 and dissolved in 1988. They were fronted by Adrian Borland, and evolved from his previous band, the Outsiders. While