Gig: 12/3/1989, The Alarm, Golden Dome Gym, Rutger Univ. Newark, New Jersey

11/19/1985: The Alarm, Easy Street, Des Moines, Idaho Summary Strength Tour. It is possible this show was in Milwaukee (conflicting info)Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

Their first album in two years is touted as showing these four Welshmen exploring their Celtic roots. Turns out though that what they’ve really been exploring is how to sound like their old mates U2. In particular the new single Rain In Summertime could have been an outtake from Joshua Tree. Not only has vocalist Mike Peters got his Bono imitation off pat but song titles like Jericho and Hallowed [read more]

‘Unbreak The Promise’ [2:26] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: There’s something that must now be spoken Now that all the barriers are broken down I want to bury my words in the heartland soil Too much has fell on stony ground I never lost that true gut feeling That a generation could bring change And even though it’s been eroded And wom away with time I still believe we’ve got [read more]