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.
Songs
‘I Am What I Am (acoustic demo)’ [2:07] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘I Am What I Am (acoustic demo)’ [2:07] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Eddie MacDonaldLyrics: (unintelligable lyrics) That I leave the judge to decide There�s a voice in my head Singing times (unintelligable lyrics) And all around the walls keep on caving in All around I hear the people singing We all stick together We all stick together I am what I am And I�m doing what I can Can�t do no [read more]
Songs
‘My Town’ [??:??] (Peters/Stevenson/Adams/Grantly), The Alarm
‘My Town’ [??:??] (Peters/Stevenson/Adams/Grantly), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Here it comes the reaping of the whirlwind that was promised us And all the streets are littered with the tension and the pressure A culture spreads it’s needles �round like flowers in the garden The only thing that comes for free is the air we need to breathe This is where I come from This is my town When I last [read more]
Blogs
Blog: Mike Peters ‘Under Attack’ Recording Diary Entry #18
Day Eighteen: Wednesday 15 June 2005 James wants to have another go at ‘Cease And Desist’. Overnight he has come up with an idea for a ‘sound’ for the intro. This involves using an MXR Phase 90 pedal with a Gibson Les Paul. It sounds really good and now we have the dilemma of two really good introductions for the song. Most of the day is spent going over the [read more]