The Alarm came together to start recording in early August 1986 @ Ezee Hire, but bad blood over money and song credits split the band.
Songs
‘Absolute Reality (Impromptu acoustic)’ [3:20] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Absolute Reality (Impromptu acoustic)’ [3:20] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Ooh yeah, yeah Hey now now Hey hey hey You may be rich You may be poor You may have nothing in this world at all You may be black,you maybe white You may be a prisioner in your own times You may be lost. You may be found You may have been beaten up and knocked to the ground [read more]
Gigs
Gig: 1/20/1990, The Alarm, Barrowlands, Glasgow
1/20/1990: The Alarm, Barrowlands, Glasgow Summary No Frontiers Tour (to support Change album)Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments Mad crowd, hot crowd, many bruises from being squished at the front (Ian Francis)
Review: Alarm 2000 Collection
The Alarm Alarm 2000 Collection 21ST CENTURY 21C018 Much derided, even in their heyday, The Alarm suffered from a tendancy to wear their influences (Clash, U2, Dylan) all too obviously on their sleeves. Their songs sometimes struggled clumsily to contain frontman Mike Peters’ big-hearted righteous visions, but when it all clicked together (68 Guns, Blaze of Glory) their stomping rock lit up a moribund ’80s musical landscape. Immaculately packaged and [read more]