Photo: The Alarm,2/11/1982

Day Two: Tuesday 24 May 2005 The main ‘idea’ behind this album is to not only get the best out of the songs, but to get the best out of the band aswell. No mean feat I can tell you because there is always a compromise between ‘live’ and ‘the studio’. The loose concept that we are working on is that we should have the band playing the songs live [read more]

‘Spirit Of 76 (July 1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [7:03] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Well I find myself in reverie ‘Bout what we might have had And what might have been We had something going once That was such a long, long time ago It was way back in ’76 Our friendship formed of pure innocence We first met in Mathew Street Where we heard something that would set [read more]

‘One Step Closer To Home (1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [4:33] (Sharp/Twist), The AlarmLead Vocals:Dave SharpLyrics: One two three four… One two three four… Back in ’75 When the kid was on the line And he felt no pain ‘Cause there was none He would bend in the wind Take in anything Like sniffin’ roses And it was alright Until he fell And cut his hand He just could not [read more]