Gig: 3/24/1991, The Alarm, Cliffs Pavillion, Southend

The Alarm appear on “American Bandstand”

‘All Right Now’ [??:??] (Andy Fraser/Paul Rodgers), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: There she stood in the street Smiling from her head to her feet I said Hey, what is this? Maybe, maybe Maybe we can see things the same Now don’t you wait or hesitate Let’s move before they raise the parking rate All right now baby, it’s all right now All right now baby, it’s all right now It’s [read more]

Their first album in two years is touted as showing these four Welshmen exploring their Celtic roots. Turns out though that what they’ve really been exploring is how to sound like their old mates U2. In particular the new single Rain In Summertime could have been an outtake from Joshua Tree. Not only has vocalist Mike Peters got his Bono imitation off pat but song titles like Jericho and Hallowed [read more]