Gig: 10/4/1983, The Alarm, University, Leeds

Standards is your standard issue pre-Christmas “best of” compilation from The Alarm, a band that is far from standard issue. Here, all your favorites are lifted to the audio excellence of digital sound -“The Stand”, “Strength”, “Spirit Of ’76”, “Rescue Me”, “Marching On”, “Blaze Of Glory” – and the sound is great. This ia an excellent collection to own, especially if, like me, you have all of The Alarm’s earliest [read more]

8/3/1988: The Alarm, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Summary The Alarm appeared as opening act to Bob Dylan.Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

‘Raw (edit)’ [3:33] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Let me put my arms around you Give me refuge in your soul The new moon rises from the darkness Lord I need a healing prayer Give me a medicine for fever Give me the cure, give me the cure so I can see Raw Burnt back to the bone Raw You’d better leave this child alone Raw I ain’t got [read more]