Gig: 2/3/1990, The Alarm, Newport Leisure Centre

Day Thirty One: Saturday 2nd July 2005 Martin isn’t going to be with us today so we have set up just to rehearse / demo two new songs. While Steve’s been away for the last few days, he has been listening to a CD of all the backing tracks so far. I asked Steve how it was all sounding and what kind of song did he think we needed to [read more]

10/25/1984: The Alarm, Espace Ballard in Paris Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

Good intro, I like this already. First of all I�m a Bob Dylan fan, it�s quite a clear lyric with a Dylanesque sound, but the chorus is not the kind of thing you�d associate with Dylan. Intros are so important because they establish attention, and within 60 seconds of this there are changes that indicate it�s not going to be a monotone. There�s energy, attitude. It�s a well constructed record. [read more]