Gig: 2/7/1988, The Alarm, Edinburgh Playhouse

These Welsh chaps are making a name for themselves in America, and it�s not hard to see why. They practice a stirring, if rather obvious, brand of rock, rather cliched but doubtless very exciting live. Not a bad record, but their debt to The Clash threatens to bankrupt them at times. Publication:: Author::

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‘World On Fire (First Mix)’ [4:25] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I was alone I was torn I was lost in the city of Angels You came with your love Your love and shelter You lit a signal fire upon the hill You lit a beacon I found my way back home I could set the world on fire I’d watch as the flames Burned higher and higher Oh I [read more]