Gig: 10/8/1984, The Alarm, Heaven Ultradisco in London

‘Y Graig’ [4:47] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: ? Notes:Welsh Version of “The Rock”Mike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?

Day Twenty: Friday 17 June 2005 Steve has another go at the drums on the song (Working title – It’s Alright, It’s O.K.), he is not happy with the groove and wants to try and better the feel of yesterday. Always striving for perfection is Steve. Once Steve is happy, we have a go at ‘Mercenary Skank’ (again included on the EMI demos). Something feels wrong, we try and turn [read more]

Day Thirteen: Wednesday 8 June 2005 The day begins with a playback of last night’s drum takes. Upon reflection Steve decides to give it another go. Steve feels like he has missed something that will help the guitars to flow and be more dynamic. It is only something simple and involves adding another kick to the bass drum part, but it means Steve recording the drums all over again. This [read more]