Gig: 11/6/2003, The Alarm, The Elbo Room, Chicago, IL.

The Alarm Alarm 2000 Collection 21ST CENTURY 21C018 Much derided, even in their heyday, The Alarm suffered from a tendancy to wear their influences (Clash, U2, Dylan) all too obviously on their sleeves. Their songs sometimes struggled clumsily to contain frontman Mike Peters’ big-hearted righteous visions, but when it all clicked together (68 Guns, Blaze of Glory) their stomping rock lit up a moribund ’80s musical landscape. Immaculately packaged and [read more]

4/1/1986: The Alarm, Vancouver, Canada Summary Opening For Pat Benatar on the Seven The Hard Way TourPress Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

Versions The Alarm: 7 “, ‘Strength (edit)’ cat #:IRS IRM 104, country: UK >b/w Majority The Alarm: 7 “, ‘Strength (edit)’ cat #:IRS IRM 104, country: UK b/w Majority (poster sleeve) The Alarm: 12 “, ‘Strength (Power Mix)’ cat #:IRS IRT 104, country: UK b/w Majority/Absolute Reality (impromptu acoustic version) The Alarm: 7 “, ‘Strength’ cat #:ILLEGAL ILSA 6550, country: Germany b/w Majority The Alarm: 12 “, ‘Strength (Power Mix)’ [read more]