Gig: 10/10/1983, The Alarm, Nitemoves, Glasgow

Let�s get this out of the way first. �Superchannel� rocks. It rocks hard. It�s a sing-a-long, balls-out scorcher. It�s catchy enough to be a hit single, yet weighty enough to have layers of meaning tucked just under the surface. It blasts off, out of the speakers, and never turns back. The meaty bass, substantial guitar riffs, relentless drumming, and in-your-face vocals all combine to create a sound that is both [read more]

‘Fel Mae’r Afon’ [4:28] (Yr Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Mor w�g yw’r dyfodol Yn aros ‘nawr i ti a fi; Dim rhwystr o’r gorffennol, Cerddwn lawr y ffordd yn hy’. ‘R�l dod mor bell ‘Does dim troi ‘n�l i fod; Na’i daflu i gyd i ffwrdd Pan dry rhywbeth da yn sur; ‘Does dim byd sy’ wedi’i sgwennu I ddweud pa ffordd rhaid i ni fynd. ‘Dwi ddim ishio [read more]

***** (= 5 out of 5 stars) “You are hereby warned: The Alarm will become one of the leading rockbands in the 90’s. If you don’t want to sit notknowing with your beard in the mailbox you should invest in the Change – album immediately and learn all of the 12 tunes (14 on cd) by heart before advent starts. The Alarm are no longer U2-copyists. Their last LP, In [read more]