Gig: 2/12/1990, The Alarm, Portsmouth Guildhall

ANTHEMIC: the Alarm had as much Beatles as Clash and U2 in them, with a strong dash of Mighty Mighty Bosstones camaraderie. Even in their ’80s heyday, the Alarm used to get knocked for writing too many anthems – as if coming up with rock anthems that worked were an easy thing to do. But the Welsh quartet wrote virtually nothing else: they took “The Stand,” they made the “Declaration,” [read more]

9/8/1984: The Alarm, “Festival” in Ahlen, West Germany Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments