Gig: 11/8/1985, The Alarm, Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA

‘Majority (1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [3:30] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I used to put the flowers in the dressing room I’m no longer a child I’m all grown up now I’ve set them up seen them let me down I’ve been in the crowd swirling round and round All as one with those songs of Freedom Saying all the things I could never say And I rode with [read more]

‘Deeside’ [3:08] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Hey 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 like a lame pit pony at the end of its days (Fire, Fire, Fire) [read more]

5/11/1988: The Alarm, Toronto, Massey Hall Summary Press Release Set List Song list from the stage reads: jericho knife howl absolute perm blaze strength one step 68 guns summer rescue spiritBand Comments Fan Comments Around the time Declaration came out, I was in high school, so I didn’t have the means to go jetting around the world to catch a live show. There were rumours that the band would be [read more]