Responding to the double chart failure of “The Deceiver” and “The Chant”, the Alarm attempt to quickly regain momentum by recording a new song at Good Earth with Alan Shacklock. “Absolute Reality” end-up sounding much like the best songs from Declaration. The song came from demos for their next album.
Gigs
Gig: 5/10/1986, The Alarm, Tower Theater in Philadelphia, PA
5/10/1986: The Alarm, Tower Theater in Philadelphia, PA Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments One of the best Alarm shows I ever saw. Talk about a great show!!! I remember I met one of my friends there. He had never seen The Alarm before. I had always told him how great they were and there live shows were even better. He had gone just to see The [read more]
Songs
‘Deeside (1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [3:19] (Macdonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Deeside (1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [3:19] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: One two three four Come on now! Hey now, now, now The iron gates clang in a steel mill town A man breaks down to that unemployment sound He takes a last walk down that old coast road In the dying death throes of all that he knows The sight of those men walking through the gates Was [read more]
Photos
Photo: The Alarm,7/2/2004
Description: Credits:Photo Provided By Steven Messina