Photo: The Alarm,2/1/1984

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ANTHEMIC: the Alarm had as much Beatles as Clash and U2 in them, with a strong dash of Mighty Mighty Bosstones camaraderie. Even in their ’80s heyday, the Alarm used to get knocked for writing too many anthems – as if coming up with rock anthems that worked were an easy thing to do. But the Welsh quartet wrote virtually nothing else: they took “The Stand,” they made the “Declaration,” [read more]

7/21/2004: The Alarm, BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY 2 (Reschedule) Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments