Gig: 9/9/1983, The Alarm, The Palace, Hollywood, CA

cLOSE Tracks Close Alone Together In The Beauty Of My Surroundings Right Back Where I Started From The Rock And Roll Contenders All Seeing The Life You Seek Does Not Exist With Friends Like You Swan Song

ANTHEMIC: the Alarm had as much Beatles as Clash and U2 in them, with a strong dash of Mighty Mighty Bosstones camaraderie. Even in their ’80s heyday, the Alarm used to get knocked for writing too many anthems – as if coming up with rock anthems that worked were an easy thing to do. But the Welsh quartet wrote virtually nothing else: they took “The Stand,” they made the “Declaration,” [read more]

‘It’s Not Unusual’ [??:??] (Tom Jones), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: ? Notes: ?Mike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?