Gig: 10/5/1983, The Alarm, The Venue, Liverpool

‘Love Don’t Come Easy (electric demo)’ [4:54] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Love can give you everything Then take it all away She can take you to the water She can make you thirst for days She can tell you what you want to hear In the same breath she can steal And that�s why Love don’t come easy Sometimes love don’t come at all Love don’t come easy Sometimes [read more]

Good intro, I like this already. First of all I�m a Bob Dylan fan, it�s quite a clear lyric with a Dylanesque sound, but the chorus is not the kind of thing you�d associate with Dylan. Intros are so important because they establish attention, and within 60 seconds of this there are changes that indicate it�s not going to be a monotone. There�s energy, attitude. It�s a well constructed record. [read more]