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.
Blogs
Blog: Mike Peters ‘Under Attack’ Recording Diary Entry #17
Day Seventeen: Tuesday 14 June 2005 James Stevenson arrives back with his son Oscar in tow. We decide to tackle the guitars on ‘Cease And Desist’. Out comes the cherry red 12 string Gibson 335. This is the guitar that gave such a distinctive sound to ’45 R.P.M.’. The intro riff sounds great even though it takes an age for James to get used to the correct way of playing [read more]
Photos
Photo: The Alarm,3/21/1991
Description: Credits:Photo Provided By John Trigg
Gigs
Gig: 10/8/1983, The Alarm, Polytechnic, Manchester
10/8/1983: The Alarm, Polytechnic, Manchester Summary Press Release Set List Shout to the devil Declaration For freedom Marching On Reason 41 Up for Murder The Deceiver Blaze of Glory The Stand Tell Me Third light Across the border 68 Guns == Lie of the Land A Legal Matter Maggie May == Breakdown We are the light (Nigel Peat) Included Buzzcock’s Breakdown & Rod Stewart’s Maggie MayBand Comments Fan Comments