Gig: 3/16/1990, The Alarm, Astra Theater, Cremona, Italy

‘Dawn Chorus’ [5:24] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I’m a lonely man walking lonely streets I’m soaked to the skin with the pain of my unease From such a strained existence The tension in this world keeps me from sleep I’m hungry and cold There’s a weight hanging over my shoulders A rain black cloud of doubt Have I got enough love Have I got enough hope? Enough strength to [read more]

Versions The Alarm: CD Single, ‘Raw (edit)’ cat #:IRS-DPRO-67056, b/w Raw (album version) The Alarm: 7 “, ‘Raw’ cat #:IRS ALARM 3, country: UK b/w Sixty Eight Guns (edit) The Alarm: 7 “, ‘Raw’ cat #:IRS ALARM CV3, country: UK Change I (red vinyl) The Alarm: 12 “, ‘Raw’ cat #:IRS ALARM T3, country: UK b/w Sixty Eight Guns (edit)/Devolution Working Man Blues (demo) The Alarm: CD Single, ‘Raw (edit)’ [read more]

Superchannel – The Alarm (EMI) Just as 45RPM roared its defiant way into the top 40 on the back of some stealth bombing by Mike Peters and his army of devoted Alarm fans, so Superchannel, similarly brim full of belligerent punk fire, looks to detonate in the upper echelons of the charts. And in doing so hopefully ripping a hole in people�s preconceived perceptions of Peters and his music. Stripped [read more]