Event: 10/23/1989, The Alarm, “A New South Wales” released in UK

4/20/1985: The Alarm, Astra Theatre, Llandudno Summary A charity gig in aid of both the Save the Children Fund & the Sudan AppealPress Release Set List Includes “Vigilante Man” (Woody Guthrie)Band Comments Fan Comments

‘Thought Police’ [??:??] (Peters/Stevenson/Adams/Grantly), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: ? Notes: ?Mike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?

This is the kind of record that could only come from a young band. Determined, committed and naive, the five songs on this EP have all the hallmarks of idealistic youth: simple, forceful music, rambling strings of earnestly poetic images and the conviction that speaking out just might change a few things. And like Bob Dylan, U2 or the Clash, these four young Welshmen pull it off. The Alarm don’t [read more]