3/29/1983: The Alarm, Hammersmith Palais, London
Summary
Opening For U2 on the “War” tour.
Mike Peters and Stuart Adamson of Big County join U2 onstage for “Knocking On Heaven’s Door”
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Songs
‘Change II’ [2:52] (Sharp/Twist), The Alarm
‘Change II’ [2:52] (Sharp/Twist), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike Peters/Dave SharpLyrics: It’s been a long time comin’ And it’s good to be back Been in a head on collision With a medicine man I’ve been down in the alley Where the odds are stacked Down on my knees Had to turn back CHANGE CHANGE I need a change OH LORD CHANGE CHANGE I need a change OH LORD OH LORD Down in [read more]
Blogs
Blog: Mike Peters ‘Under Attack’ Recording Diary Entry #41
Day Forty One : Thursday 13th July 2005 The morning is spent getting the best out of the four vocal takes I recorded yesterday. At 1200 we observed the two minute silence honoring the memory of the victims of last weeks bomb attacks. Since the beginning of the session in Henley, I have been constantly pouring over the lyrics on my lap top. I have the lyric to each song [read more]
Review: Raw Review
Producer: The Alarm I.R.S. Records A line in the song “Moments in Time” from Raw, the latest release from the Alarm, seems to sum up songwriter Mike Peters’ current vision for this band: “Somewhere we got lost along the way.” Indeed, the title is apt; what we have here is one of those back-to-basics, we-can-be-a-garage-band collection of artful yet angry songs that eschews the sequencer formula the band has perfected [read more]