Gig: 1/1/1986, The Alarm, BBC1 TV: “Top of the Pops”

‘Marching On (demo version)’ [3:54] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: What’s the point of living If you can’t live your life the way you want to anymore? There�s a young boy standing Staring at the world He can�t control his anger You can see it in his eyes He�s is the voice of youth boy You can hear him as he comes He’s saying mister you don�t understand us Take [read more]

People’s Band is the usual grudging accolade afforded to those who have a hard time of it at the hands of the critics. With their essentially optimistic bent, heightened melodramatics and general eagerness to please, The Alarm have been considered a bit wet behind the ears right from the word go. But, a decade on, they’re still in there fighting, even edging up the world rankings, and Raw is a [read more]

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