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Gig: 4/1/1991, The Alarm, Barrowlands, Glasgow

4/1/1991: The Alarm, Barrowlands, Glasgow Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments Mike telling us they had a “hard rocking set for you tonight”. Well they did, finishing off with the best version of Rocking in the Free World yet to be heard by anyone. Barrowlands eh? What a fucking venue. Last time I ever saw the Alarm that night. If only I’d known. (G. Sutherland)

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Review: Alarm E.P.***1/2

This is the kind of record that could only come from a young band. Determined, committed and naive, the five songs on this EP have all the hallmarks of idealistic youth: simple, forceful music, rambling strings of earnestly poetic images and the conviction that speaking out just might change a few things. And like Bob Dylan, U2 or the Clash, these four young Welshmen pull it off. The Alarm don’t [read more]