Gig: 4/22/1985, The Alarm, St. David’s Hall, Cardiff

10/15/1983: The Alarm, Kid Jensen session, BBC Radio 1 Summary “One Step Closer” features rapid 12-string guitar strumming from Dave Sharp and a different cadence to the lyrics than on any other version of this song – live or studio. Alan Shacklock joined the band on piano.Press Release Set List Howling Wind Unbreak the Promise Walk Forever By My Side Excerpts from One Step Closer To Home – this is [read more]

Standards is your standard issue pre-Christmas “best of” compilation from The Alarm, a band that is far from standard issue. Here, all your favorites are lifted to the audio excellence of digital sound -“The Stand”, “Strength”, “Spirit Of ’76”, “Rescue Me”, “Marching On”, “Blaze Of Glory” – and the sound is great. This ia an excellent collection to own, especially if, like me, you have all of The Alarm’s earliest [read more]

11/29/1987: The Alarm, The Diamond, Toronto Summary Press Release Set List Included Hallowed GroundBand Comments Fan Comments