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.
Songs
‘True Life (itpf bond)’ [??:??] (Mike Peters), The Alarm
‘True Life (itpf bond)’ [??:??] (Mike Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Notes: ?Mike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?
Songs
‘Hardlands (acoustic demo)’ [3:29] (Macdonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Hardlands (acoustic demo)’ [3:29] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Oh I was born Deep in the heartland Where a man is judged By the scars on his face Where that sliding scale still operates I was born, raised in the way of the HARDLANDS Ripped and torn apart HARDLANDS I�m carrying the scars HARDLANDS Hard, hard, hard, hardlands I hear a song �Land of hope and glory� I see a [read more]
Songs
‘New South Wales, A’ [4:46] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘New South Wales, A’ [4:46] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Pit shaft wheels turn for the last time In the Rhondda tonight The Davey lamps that shone so brightly There’s no more need for their light As the last piece of coal is cut From the belly of the black seamed hole A man walks home alone Past a church full of mourning souls Throughout his lifetime he has fought [read more]