Photo: The Alarm,4/7/1985

‘Steeltown (1984 E-Zee Hire demo)’ [3:20] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: The iron gates clang in a steelmill town A man breaks down to that unemployment sound A woman gives her love to a man disowned A man who’s alone in a world without hope She gives him the strength to run his miles Forge a will of iron, fuel for the fire FIRE FIRE FIRE And the odds are [read more]

Leeds Music Scene “In its way, The Poppy Fields is a triumph” Manchester Online : “…Whatever reservations you may have about them are often blown away by their ability to, erm, kick ass.” Get Ready To Rock “Good to see another band back on form” BBC Wales “The Alarm are back on form, harking back to their golden days yet feeling fresher than ever” Designer Magazine “The Alarm may have [read more]

‘Pastures Of Plenty’ [2:40] (Woodie Guthrie), The AlarmLead Vocals:Dave SharpLyrics: It`s a mighty hard road that my Poor hands have hold As I travel along on this hard dusty road Out of your dustbowls and this` where we roam Your deserts was hard and your Mountains was cold The edge of your city You`ll see us and then We come with the dust and we Blow with the wind Green [read more]