Gig: 3/25/1986, The Alarm, Pheonix, AZ

‘Knife Edge (1984 E-Zee Hire demo)’ [5:51] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Petrol fumes, littered street and the beauty of unemployment The writings on the walls of empty houses Going to waste I’m living on a knife edge On the breadline Taking all the hard sell Looking for a life line When you ain’t got nothing in this world It makes you feel useless It gives you nothing to live [read more]

THE ALARM – Biography After 21 years in the rock and roll business, the story of The Alarm is a continuing and ever unfolding drama that still commands worldwide attention since being formed in Rhyl, North Wales by lead singer and guitarist Mike Peters. Although never signed directly to a major label, The Alarm can lay claim to a series of 16 Top 50 singles, seven successful albums and over [read more]

‘In The Cold Light Of Day’ [4:27] (MacDonald / Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: This man’s alone The crowds have all gone home There is no sound Alone after all the years that I have known I’m still walking a long, hard road I’m still miles and miles from home I see and feel But I can’t escape the tension that exists That leaves the man emotionally stripped I’m still [read more]