11/11/1984: The Alarm, Mr Keisa’s, Leicester
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‘Deeside (1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [3:19] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: One two three four Come on now! Hey now, now, now The iron gates clang in a steel mill town A man breaks down to that unemployment sound He takes a last walk down that old coast road In the dying death throes of all that he knows The sight of those men walking through the gates Was [read more]
‘Sixty Eight Guns (Live Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2000)’ [4:58] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: ? Notes:Recorded live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 15th December 2000. The Alarm 2000 are: Mike Peters: Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica James Stevenson: Electric and acoustic guitars Richard Llewellyn: Bass guitar, backing vocals Steve Grantly: drumsMike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?
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]
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