Gig: 5/2/1986, The Alarm, Buffalo, NY

4/12/1986: The Alarm, Spirit Of ’86 Show, UCLA campus, CA Broadcast live on MTV Summary Gig was broadcast live to USA, Canada, UK, Italy, Germany, Austria, France, Sweden, Malta, Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Luxemburg Later that night the band were entertained at Miles Copeland’s Beverly Hills HomePress Release Set List Declaration Marching On Howling Wind Knife Edge Blaze Of Glory Absolute Reality Where Were You Hiding (When The Storm Broke)? Walk [read more]

‘Rain In The Summertime’ [5:12] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Under the anvil of the sun Sweat, like a train I come, I come, My body to dust Scorched by the might of the sun Burning light, burning white heat Like wildfire I sweat a fever My body screams Disintegrates in the heat Our love is the FAITH that keeps on burning I love to feel the RAIN IN [read more]

Responding to the double chart failure of “The Deceiver” and “The Chant”, the Alarm attempt to quickly regain momentum by recording a new song at Good Earth with Alan Shacklock. “Absolute Reality” end-up sounding much like the best songs from Declaration. The song came from demos for their next album.