4/1/1984: The Alarm, Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, TN
Summary
The Pretenders “Learning To Crawl” tour. The Alarm were touring to support the Declaration album
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Photos
Photo: The Alarm,7/25/1987
Description: Credits:Photo provided by Shaun Finnie
Songs
‘Love Don’t Come Easy’ [4:08] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Love Don’t Come Easy’ [4:08] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Love can give you everything Then take it all away She can take you to the water She can make you thirst for days Tell you what you want to hear In the same breath she can steal And that’s why love don’t come easy Love can take you to the mountain Love can make it move Love can shine [read more]
Review: Review:Saved by Rock and Roll:Mike Peters brings back The Alarm
ANTHEMIC: the Alarm had as much Beatles as Clash and U2 in them, with a strong dash of Mighty Mighty Bosstones camaraderie. Even in their ’80s heyday, the Alarm used to get knocked for writing too many anthems – as if coming up with rock anthems that worked were an easy thing to do. But the Welsh quartet wrote virtually nothing else: they took “The Stand,” they made the “Declaration,” [read more]