Gig: 5/29/1985, The Alarm, The Paradiso, Amsterdam

4/30/1984: The Alarm, Toad’s Place, New Haven, CT Summary A headline gig on a night off from The Pretenders tourPress Release Set List Includes “My Generation” and “The Rubble Rap” – which is a mid-song rant done by UK based roadie/fan Barney Rubble, aka Paul Robinson)Band Comments Fan Comments

‘Deceiver, The’ [5:05] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: You are the power and the glory You are the weakness in defeat Like the rise and fall of the British Empire You make me sick with your conceit You are, you are the weakness You are, you are, you are The sickness that�s in my soul You are you are you are the maker You are called greed and you�re a [read more]

‘Strength’ [5:34] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: GIVE ME LOVE GIVE ME HOPE GIVE ME STRENGTH GIVE ME SOMEONE TO LIVE FOR Who will light the fire That I need to survive Who will be the life blood Coursing through my veins Like a river flowing That will never change I need someone I can depend on ‘Cause I’m a man of emotions Who can’t hide the tears I’m [read more]