After the money disputes that led to the band breaking-up in 1986, the band agree to replace Ian wilson with Elliott Roberts as manager. The loss of Ian Wilson was not immediately felt, as Roberts was quick to use his influence to ge the Alarm on a support tour with Bob Dylan, and get them to meet some of their heroes like Neil Young. However, the effect of Wilson’s loss was seen over time. The Alarm Fan club, run by one of Wilson’s key people, tured int oa shadow of it’s former self. Also, while Wilson was like the 5th member of The Alarm, Roberts stayed at arms length, and was distracted by his other high-profile acts like Tracey Chapman. By 1991, the loss of Ian Wilson might have been one of the biggest contributing factors to the band breaking-up.
Blogs
Blog: Mike Peters ‘Under Attack’ Recording Diary Entry #53
Day Fifty Three : Wednesday 27th July 2005 Today followed a similar pattern as yesterday. Vocal comp on ‘Something’s Got To Give’, then some last guitar overdubs and then onto the mix. The main thing to worry about is about having backing vocals or not. ‘B.V.’s’ as they are known, can make a track sound soft and as this is a hard beast we decided to leave it alone. The [read more]
Photos
Photo: The Alarm,7/12/2003
Description: Credits:Photo provided by MPO
Gigs
Gig: 4/26/1988, The Alarm, Wang Center, Boston, MA
4/26/1988: The Alarm, Wang Center, Boston, MA Summary Press Release Set List Included a piano version of “A New South Wales”Band Comments Fan Comments