Photo: The Alarm,11/3/2003

‘Deeside’ [3:08] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Hey now! The iron gates clang in a steel mill town A man breaks down to that unemployment sound He takes a last walk down that old coast road In the dying death throes of all that he knows The sight of those men walking through the gates Was like a lame pit pony at the end of its days (Fire, Fire, Fire) [read more]

‘Blaze Of Glory (Live Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2000)’ [4:48] (MacDonald/Peters/Sharp), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: ? Notes:Recorded live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 15th December 2000. The Alarm 2000 are: Mike Peters: Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica James Stevenson: Electric and acoustic guitars Richard Llewellyn: Bass guitar, backing vocals Steve Grantly: drumsMike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?

This mini-LP, retailing at a mere pounds sterling3.99, sees The Alarm working their way through six of their standards- Rescue Me, Strength, Rain In The Summertime, Spirit Of ’76, Permanence In Change and Blaze Of Glory-and as live recordings go, it’s not a bad effort at all. The production is squeaky clean and captures the interaction between band and audience perfectly, particularly on Blaze Of Glory where everyone sings along [read more]