Photo: The Alarm,6/16/1991

11/16/1985: The Alarm, State Theatre in Detroit, MI Summary Strength Tour.Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments remember this show well. Four of us at college in Ann Arbor drove to Detroit and The Alarm did not disappoint. Loud, inspiring show that flat out rocked. Declaration and Strength were constantly on the turntable back then. I lost touch with the band, and my albums finally became unplayable, but I [read more]

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]

This is the kind of record that could only come from a young band. Determined, committed and naive, the five songs on this EP have all the hallmarks of idealistic youth: simple, forceful music, rambling strings of earnestly poetic images and the conviction that speaking out just might change a few things. And like Bob Dylan, U2 or the Clash, these four young Welshmen pull it off. The Alarm don’t [read more]