Gig: 2/5/1988, The Alarm, Newcastle City Hall

12/4/1982: The Alarm, The Odeon, Birmingham Summary Opening for U2 at a set of shows just prior to release of the “War” album (The Alarm’s first appearance as a tour support)Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

‘Second Generation’ [3:35] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: How can I try to go on with my life Say what you like but it’s hard to go on Remember nineteen sixty five When those faces painted white Well just like me they did not succeed So why do I go on The lies that we hear about it Never seem to turn our heads We’re numb to what we feel [read more]

Day Fifty Three : Wednesday 27th July 2005 Today followed a similar pattern as yesterday. Vocal comp on ‘Something’s Got To Give’, then some last guitar overdubs and then onto the mix. The main thing to worry about is about having backing vocals or not. ‘B.V.’s’ as they are known, can make a track sound soft and as this is a hard beast we decided to leave it alone. The [read more]