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.
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Songs
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Gigs
Gig: 7/20/1988, The Alarm, Post Pavilion, Merryweather, MD
7/20/1988: The Alarm, Post Pavilion, Merryweather, MD Summary The Alarm appeared as opening act to Bob Dylan.Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments