Gig: 10/22/1989, The Alarm, St David’s Hall, Cardiff

3/17/1984: The Alarm, Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX Summary The Pretenders “Learning To Crawl” tour. The Alarm were touring to support the Declaration albumPress Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

‘Rockin’ In The Freeworld’ [3:58] (Neil Young), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: There’s colours on the streets Red, white and blue People shuffling their feet People sleeping in their shoes There’s a warning sign on the road ahead There’s a lot of people saying they’d be “better off dead’ Don’t feel like Satan but I am to them So I try to forget it any way I can Keep on rockin’ [read more]

Ok, back to the 80’s. One of my favorite bands in high school (early 1980’s) was The Alarm. The band formed in Wales in 1981. They fused the rawness of The Clash with their own brand of folk-rock garnering (nonsensical) comparisons to u2. They toured with u2 in 1983 giving them massive exposure. The band have several hits in the UK in the 1980’s and a few minor hits here [read more]