After the money disputes that led to the band breaking-up in 1986, the band agree to replace Ian wilson with Elliott Roberts as manager. The loss of Ian Wilson was not immediately felt, as Roberts was quick to use his influence to ge the Alarm on a support tour with Bob Dylan, and get them to meet some of their heroes like Neil Young. However, the effect of Wilson’s loss was seen over time. The Alarm Fan club, run by one of Wilson’s key people, tured int oa shadow of it’s former self. Also, while Wilson was like the 5th member of The Alarm, Roberts stayed at arms length, and was distracted by his other high-profile acts like Tracey Chapman. By 1991, the loss of Ian Wilson might have been one of the biggest contributing factors to the band breaking-up.
Review: Change
***** (= 5 out of 5 stars) “You are hereby warned: The Alarm will become one of the leading rockbands in the 90’s. If you don’t want to sit notknowing with your beard in the mailbox you should invest in the Change – album immediately and learn all of the 12 tunes (14 on cd) by heart before advent starts. The Alarm are no longer U2-copyists. Their last LP, In [read more]
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The Alarm: 12 “, ‘Chant Has Just Begun, The’ cat #:IRS 20AP 2957, country: Japan
Description: b/w Bells Of Rhymney, The Stand (full version), Thoughts Of A Young Man, Second Generation Tracks Chant Has Just Begun, The (remix) Bells Of Rhymney, The Stand, The (Full Version) Thoughts Of A Young Man Second Generation Notes:
Interview: INTERVIEW: Before Kloten Festival, May 1984
INTERVIEW: Before Kloten Festival, May 1984 Notes: A well meaning, but hard to understand German speaking Swiss girl interviewed the band. Her questions are denoted with ‘I:’. I: "I just told People, umm, That you are using mostly acoustic guitars, and ah, not any synthesizers, and this is very rare nowadays, and why do you use no synthesizers?" Mike: "Well we just tend to think of ourselves as a band [read more]