Washington DC 9:30 Club

‘Be Still’ [??:??] (Mike Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Someone will come who needs no answers Someone will come who is not blind Someone will come who can see what I can’t see Someone will come in time Be still – Be calm – Be peaceful Someone will come without a warning Someone will come without a name Someone will come without a creed and with nothing to gain Someone [read more]

‘Rock, The’ [4:39] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I’m a man who bites hard on the bullet of silence If only you could feel the pain I hide Know me, like I know you Still water running deep in the cavern of my soul So many roads lead nowhere Know me, like I know you Like a rock, waves clash over me Standing silent, waiting to be set free [read more]

Still on a roll from a year of Bob Dylan supports, The Alarm make up for lost time this side of the Atlantic with a Tony Visconti-produced concept LP that bemoans the fate of their ailing Welsh homeland. Simultaneously released with Welsh language vocals as Change, this is a stadium-sized pub-rock set that lacks the gusto and rampant commerciality of their 68 Guns secondhand The Clash without ever really living [read more]