Gig: 2/28/1986, The Alarm, Toronto radio (CFNY) interview

‘Shelter’ [3:08] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Shelter, oh I’ve been branded I’ve been washed up and left for dead I’ve been cast out from this world I’m in exile I’m stranded on the streets Ain’t got no place left to run No one wants me anymore, anymore, anymore Now they hunt me down C’mon and take me to the shelter SHELTER give me what I want tonight shelter [read more]

‘In The Poppy Fields (itpf bond)’ [??:??] (Mike Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Notes: ?Mike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?

People’s Band is the usual grudging accolade afforded to those who have a hard time of it at the hands of the critics. With their essentially optimistic bent, heightened melodramatics and general eagerness to please, The Alarm have been considered a bit wet behind the ears right from the word go. But, a decade on, they’re still in there fighting, even edging up the world rankings, and Raw is a [read more]