Gig: 5/10/1983, The Alarm, Reading University

‘Knife Edge (Live Chicago Vic 1987)’ [5:05] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Memories come flooding back The bitter pain of disappointment Of once of having love but now I only feel loss I’M LIVING ON A KNIFEDGE AT THE END OF THE LINE I’M TAKING ALL THE HARD SELL I’M LOOKING FOR A LIFE LINE Right now Hey now now Oh oh oh Let the bells ring out When you [read more]

Walk Forever By My Side (Kid Jenson Session), released on “The Alarm Radio Sessions 1983-1991” in 2008

From: www.bbc.co.uk/news Post-punk band The Alarm have scored a top 30 UK chart hit – with a stunt disguising themselves as an unknown younger group. Recording under the pseudonym The Poppyfields, they are at number 28 after selling more than 4,000 copies of their 1970s-style punk single 45RPM. In its accompanying video The Alarm are replaced by teenage Chester rockers The Wayriders who mime along to the song. Singer Mike [read more]