Gig: 10/25/1984, The Alarm, Espace Ballard in Paris

***** (= 5 out of 5 stars) “You are hereby warned: The Alarm will become one of the leading rockbands in the 90’s. If you don’t want to sit notknowing with your beard in the mailbox you should invest in the Change – album immediately and learn all of the 12 tunes (14 on cd) by heart before advent starts. The Alarm are no longer U2-copyists. Their last LP, In [read more]

Description:March 25, 1984TracksNotes:

This mini-LP, retailing at a mere pounds sterling3.99, sees The Alarm working their way through six of their standards- Rescue Me, Strength, Rain In The Summertime, Spirit Of ’76, Permanence In Change and Blaze Of Glory-and as live recordings go, it’s not a bad effort at all. The production is squeaky clean and captures the interaction between band and audience perfectly, particularly on Blaze Of Glory where everyone sings along [read more]