Gig: 5/11/1991, The Alarm, Virginia

‘Take Me Home’ [5:04] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Born of nineteen fifty nine That’ll be the day rock’n’roll died Far away on a dark, stormy night America became fifty states The sixties opened the pearly gates A hard rain fell and the times forever changed And all eyes fell on a motorcade In Texas state a crime unveiled Norma Jean she waits where she�s killed And sixty eight rang [read more]

‘Ble Sefa Dref’ [4:06] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: ? Notes:Welsh version of “Where A Town Once Stood”Mike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?

So most of us were half a mile back from the stage in the heaving, sweating darkness but returning after a six month British absence The Alarm were bound to break down all the barriers and set Heaven alight. Sure enough by the middle of the second number ‘Where Were You Hiding?’ the venue was transformed into the Cardiff Arms Park of punk – the roaring hymns and driving anthems, [read more]