Photo: The Alarm,11/16/1987

‘Corridors Of Power (electric demo)’ [3:04] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Picture you on a pedestal So avant-garde of mind Standing in the last ditch Where fallen heroes lie Stand to the left of centre Stand to the right sometimes All good politicians Speak in riddles all the time I’m looking under tables I’m looking under chairs I’m looking for an answer Been searching everywhere Day by day Hour by [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]

4/28/1991: The Alarm, Ithaca, New York Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments