Gig: 1/28/1982, The Alarm, Hammersmith Palais

Responding to the double chart failure of “The Deceiver” and “The Chant”, the Alarm attempt to quickly regain momentum by recording a new song at Good Earth with Alan Shacklock. “Absolute Reality” end-up sounding much like the best songs from Declaration. The song came from demos for their next album.

‘All Right Now’ [??:??] (Andy Fraser/Paul Rodgers), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: There she stood in the street Smiling from her head to her feet I said Hey, what is this? Maybe, maybe Maybe we can see things the same Now don’t you wait or hesitate Let’s move before they raise the parking rate All right now baby, it’s all right now All right now baby, it’s all right now It’s [read more]

‘Breaking Point (acoustic demo)’ [3:02] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: three��four Do you wake up in the middle of the night Find your eyes are on full beam You’re totally wired Sweat stains on your bedsheets Your throat is burnin’ dry Caught in your worst nightmare you cannot deny Become what you said you’d You�d never become You hate yourself for all the things you’ve never done You tell yourself [read more]