Gig: 12/18/1983, The Alarm, Victoria Apollo, London

I suppose it is fitting that start here with “Raw” as my first “preview-review” of “The Alarm 2000” releases, because, frankly, it has always been my least favorite of The Alarm�s studio albums. To me, the original sounded disjointed, messy and rushed. This was a far-cry from the lush and cohesive “Change” from two years prior. I always felt that “Raw” was missing something. After listening to the “Alarm 2000” [read more]

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‘Sixty Eight Guns’ [5:49] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: And now they’re trying to take my life away Forever young I cannot stay Hey On every corner I can see them there They don’t know my name they don’t know my kind They’re after you with their promises (Promises of love) They’re after you to sign your life away (Yeah, yeaoh) Sixty-eight Guns will never die Sixty-eight Guns our battle [read more]