Gig: 4/27/1984, The Alarm, Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA

‘Y Gwynt Sy’n Chwythu ‘Ngeiriau I’ [4:43] (Yr Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Yn y trefi llwyd ar y strydoedd llwm Mae ‘na wynt sy’n rhuo’n wyllt; I lawr y cenedlaethau rhai fel fi, At ryw groesffordd down ynghyd Mae’n chwalu pop ty, yn chwythu mor hy I lawr y l�n Dyma’r gwynt sy’n chwythu ‘ngeiriau i Chwalu fy meddyliau Yn y trefi llwyd ar y strydoedd llwm, Mae �na [read more]

‘No Frontiers’ [3:53] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: A thousand miles before us Long is the road The mountain high And the valley low Our love is stronger than we know In the tears of a river I see the wrong Hear the mountain cry Cry anger Feel the pain in the valley below I want to run Where the sunlight beats on my face I want to feel The [read more]

A Declaration of intent, very definate in its viewpoint andclear in its ideals. The Alarm would be so easy to ridicule if it weren’t for the unavoidable power of their songs. Anthemic but not ridiculously so, their dignity stems from factors far less obvious than a resounding chorus. It’s easy to see why this band attract contempt – the hilarious hairstyles and Jesse James meets Desperate Dan wardrobe, the unapologetic [read more]