Photo: The Alarm,6/1/1984

‘How The Mighty Fall’ [4:19] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Once you held your finger on the trigger Now the gun is pointing at your head Once you reigned supreme Over all that you could see Now you walk on the other side of the street How the mighty fall I’ve seen it all before From the highest heights To the lowest of lows How the mighty fall Once your [read more]

3/9/1984: The Alarm, Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA Summary The Pretenders “Learning To Crawl” tour. The Alarm were touring to support the Declaration albumPress Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

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]