Gig: 5/10/1989, The Alarm, Record “Change”.

‘It’s Alright/It’s OK’ [??:??] (Peters/Stevenson/Adams/Grantly), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: In the end it’s you and me and no one else This is the way of life It’s allright, it’s O.K. We can make it through tomorrow It’s allright, it’s O.K. There is no one left to follow In the end for you and me it’s now or never This is the way of time It’s allright, it’s O.K. We can [read more]

The Alarm Alarm 2000 Collection 21ST CENTURY 21C018 Much derided, even in their heyday, The Alarm suffered from a tendancy to wear their influences (Clash, U2, Dylan) all too obviously on their sleeves. Their songs sometimes struggled clumsily to contain frontman Mike Peters’ big-hearted righteous visions, but when it all clicked together (68 Guns, Blaze of Glory) their stomping rock lit up a moribund ’80s musical landscape. Immaculately packaged and [read more]