Photo: The Alarm,11/1/1985

4/12/1986: The Alarm, Spirit Of ’86 Show, UCLA campus, CA Broadcast live on MTV Summary Gig was broadcast live to USA, Canada, UK, Italy, Germany, Austria, France, Sweden, Malta, Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Luxemburg Later that night the band were entertained at Miles Copeland’s Beverly Hills HomePress Release Set List Declaration Marching On Howling Wind Knife Edge Blaze Of Glory Absolute Reality Where Were You Hiding (When The Storm Broke)? Walk [read more]

People’s Band is the usual grudging accolade afforded to those who have a hard time of it at the hands of the critics. With their essentially optimistic bent, heightened melodramatics and general eagerness to please, The Alarm have been considered a bit wet behind the ears right from the word go. But, a decade on, they’re still in there fighting, even edging up the world rankings, and Raw is a [read more]