Photo: The Alarm,3/26/1983

‘Sold Me Down The River (electric demo)’ [5:50] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: There’s a fire beneath my skin There’s a fever that makes me ill Got a love, a love to kill Got the inclanation to.. Comeback, I’m begging you please Comeback, Comeback, I want you back Comeback, I want you so bad I don’t know why, I don’t understand How you sold me down the river I don’t [read more]

Back in 1981, The Alarm was being hailed by some as the next Clash, but just as many were tagging the band as phony Clash poseurs. Ten years, and many ups and downs later, they’ve all but shed those labels and become just another intrepid rock’n’roll band from Wales. Which isn’t a bad thing, considering some of the overdubbed new wavish atrocities they released in the mid-to-late 80’s (a fact [read more]

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