Photo: The Alarm,2/14/1984

‘Julia (demo)’ [??:??] (Dave Sharp), The AlarmLead Vocals:Dave SharpLyrics: Julia, Julia, Julia, Julia You’ve never been closer You’ve never been far Anything is Fair Is that the way you are? This dream’s for you my friend Keepin’ on all night until the end Lay down, lay down this dream’s for you Julia, Julia, yeah, yeah, Julia Tired dreams Fast Cars Champaign Is that the way you are? This dream’s for [read more]

eDWARD hENRY sTREET Description: 14 Tracks that tell the early story of The Alarm Tracks 1959 The Crescent Edward Henry Street The Sea Where Are We Going Waiting For The Summer Land Of Hope And Glory Bank Holiday Weekend Mercenary Skank Up Downtown In You I See The World Lazy Days Where Have The Good Times Gone? It’s Going To Be a Good Year

Ok, back to the 80’s. One of my favorite bands in high school (early 1980’s) was The Alarm. The band formed in Wales in 1981. They fused the rawness of The Clash with their own brand of folk-rock garnering (nonsensical) comparisons to u2. They toured with u2 in 1983 giving them massive exposure. The band have several hits in the UK in the 1980’s and a few minor hits here [read more]