Gig: 5/24/1986, The Alarm, San Antonio, TX

‘Breaking Point’ [4:12] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Do you wake up in the middle of the night Find your eyes are on full beam Totally wired Sweat stains and troubled dreams Your throat is burnin’ dry Caught in your worst nightmare You cannot deny And now you’ve become What you said you’d never become Hate yourself for all the things you’ve never done You tell yourself you’re too old [read more]

5/7/1989: The Alarm, Black Sun recorded after 6 takes. Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

This mini-LP, retailing at a mere pounds sterling3.99, sees The Alarm working their way through six of their standards- Rescue Me, Strength, Rain In The Summertime, Spirit Of ’76, Permanence In Change and Blaze Of Glory-and as live recordings go, it’s not a bad effort at all. The production is squeaky clean and captures the interaction between band and audience perfectly, particularly on Blaze Of Glory where everyone sings along [read more]