Gig: 4/30/1987, The Alarm, Portsmouth Guild Hall

Day Twenty: Friday 17 June 2005 Steve has another go at the drums on the song (Working title – It’s Alright, It’s O.K.), he is not happy with the groove and wants to try and better the feel of yesterday. Always striving for perfection is Steve. Once Steve is happy, we have a go at ‘Mercenary Skank’ (again included on the EMI demos). Something feels wrong, we try and turn [read more]

5/4/1986: The Alarm, WUSB radio interview Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

‘Black Sun’ [4:30] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I run for my life Under the black sunlight On deserted streets Uneasy dreams I sleep In this forgitten place I’m a forgotten face Sometimes I don’t exist Like the dust swept aside Fade away on the wind fadeaway To walk away into the tide walkaway That’s the end That’s the end The end of the great black gold That’s the [read more]