Photo: The Alarm MMVI,11/1/2005

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]

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Description: CD #1 of the Counter Attack Collective. 01 The Opening 02 Three Sevens Clash 03 Kill To Get What You Want Die For What You Believe In 04 Fill In The Blanks 05 Zeros And Ones 06 Love Hope And Strength 07 Broadcast On Street Airwaves