Gig: 12/18/1985, The Alarm, The Gaumont in Southampton

‘Rose Beyond The Wall (1984 E-Zee Hire demo)’ [3:38] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Rose Beyond The Wall (E-zee Hire demo Nov 84) Out come the flags and banners again It’s Memorial Day, my friend Will the circle ever end in our time While we’re hung up on the past The future that we want we can’t have Will always be beyond our grasp Oh heil the kings and queens [read more]

The Alarm: Back In The USA The Alarm marched into New York Town once again to kick off their “Back In The USA” tour. To the delight of Alarm fanatics everywhere, they’ve been making frequent visits to America of late. Riding high on the strength of their brilliant new album “In The Poppy Fields”, the dazzling culmination of five self-produced independent releases over a five-month period. Having allowed their faithful [read more]

‘Save Your Crying’ [4:36] (Sharp/Twist), The AlarmLead Vocals:Dave SharpLyrics: You say that there’s no place to run to Is that any kind of place for you to hide? You say no one is telling you the truth anymore Then for God’s sake who’s telling lies? Now you might need something to believe in That�ll help you to see what is right So save it ’til later and later and later [read more]