Gig: 7/21/2004, The Alarm, BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY 2 (Reschedule)

‘Reason 41’ [3:20] (Sharp), The AlarmLead Vocals:Dave SharpLyrics: I used to wonder why that When it’s black there is no white And why that when it’s day There is never any night I got talking to a soldier and he tried to put things right He said, “If you want peace them you will always have to fight” Hey Now I went searching in the desert Where it just began [read more]

The leader of a long-defunct pop group mounts a tour using the old group’s name but none of the other original members. No, it’s not the Supremes; this time it’s ’80s Welsh rock band the Alarm. Singer Mike Peters hit the Alarm’s “off” button during a 1991 show in London by announcing, “This is my last moment with the Alarm,” then walking off stage, seemingly for good. Nine years later, [read more]

‘God Save Somebody’ [4:07] (Sharp/Twist), The AlarmLead Vocals:Dave SharpLyrics: People are saying money’s falling off the trees But I don’t see nobody here with a piece Nobody got it, everybody want it Even people out there begging on the streets From Red Square right down to the sea Step down off the side-walk and you might see Something going on make a poor heart bleed Sounds like a new age [read more]