Gig: 1/26/1982, The Alarm, The Rock Garden, London

‘Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke? (Live Boston Orpheum 1985)’ [3:30] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: “This is called Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?” Born into a war and peace Forced to choose between right and wrong Each man kills the thing he loves For better or for worse Face to face with a ragged truth Mixed up and torn into two And turned your [read more]

5/6/1984: The Alarm, Hollywood Palladium, CA Summary Brian Setzer and Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats joined the Alarm on stage for “This Train Is Bound For Glory”Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments I was there great show and brian s came out and hepled out with bound for glory -Don Bechtel

This is the kind of record that could only come from a young band. Determined, committed and naive, the five songs on this EP have all the hallmarks of idealistic youth: simple, forceful music, rambling strings of earnestly poetic images and the conviction that speaking out just might change a few things. And like Bob Dylan, U2 or the Clash, these four young Welshmen pull it off. The Alarm don’t [read more]