Photo: The Alarm,7/2/2004

The Alarm have combed down their hair and finally plugged in their guitars. Martin Wroe turns up the volume and takes a long hard look at the Welsh wonders’ second album. Eight years ago, in a school in North Wales, two punked-up young boys discovered mutual inspiration in a band called The Clash and formed a punk combo named The Toilets. Those two lads, in the flush of youth, were [read more]

‘Absolute Reality (US Strength Album)’ [3:24] (MacDoanld/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Hey now now Hey now now You may be rich You may be poor You may have nothing in this world at all You may be black,you maybe white You may be a prisioner in your own times You may be lost. You may be found You may have been beaten up and knocked to the ground You may [read more]

6/25/1986: The Alarm, Shinjukukoseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments