Gig: 1/31/1988, The Alarm, UEA, Norwich

Mike Peter’s father dies in the UK while Dave Sharp is on a writing tour in NYC. While Dave is off in New York to write songs for what would become his first solo album, Mike Peters suffers a terrible tragedy when his father dies suddenly of natural causes.

Producer: The Alarm I.R.S. Records A line in the song “Moments in Time” from Raw, the latest release from the Alarm, seems to sum up songwriter Mike Peters’ current vision for this band: “Somewhere we got lost along the way.” Indeed, the title is apt; what we have here is one of those back-to-basics, we-can-be-a-garage-band collection of artful yet angry songs that eschews the sequencer formula the band has perfected [read more]

‘Chant Has Just Begun, The (Live Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2000)’ [:29] (Macdonald/Peters/Sharp), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: ? Notes:Recorded live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 15th December 2000. The Alarm 2000 are: Mike Peters: Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica James Stevenson: Electric and acoustic guitars Richard Llewellyn: Bass guitar, backing vocals Steve Grantly: drumsMike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?