Gig: 6/25/1983, The Alarm, The Civic Center in Atlanta, GA

‘Only Love Can Set Me Free’ [4:22] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mikr PetersLyrics: Somewhere in this world I know that love exists I’ve known it in a kiss Sometimes in my sleep I’ve been searching For more than these few glimpses For a love that lasts all eternity There is a light, a light that never dies Oh no, see it shine, shining in my sorrow There is a light, a [read more]

The Alarm MMVI’s “Under Attack” is tentatively scheduled for a May 30 U.S. release via the Redeye Music Group’s Eleven Thirty Records label. The set was released Feb. 20 in the U.K. via EMI and features the single “Superchannel,” which in February bowed at No. 24 on the U.K. singles chart . Publication::Publication:BillboardAuthor::

I suppose it is fitting that start here with “Raw” as my first “preview-review” of “The Alarm 2000” releases, because, frankly, it has always been my least favorite of The Alarm�s studio albums. To me, the original sounded disjointed, messy and rushed. This was a far-cry from the lush and cohesive “Change” from two years prior. I always felt that “Raw” was missing something. After listening to the “Alarm 2000” [read more]