Photo: The Alarm,7/1/2004

Day Twenty Two: Tuesday 21st June 2005 Back into the serious business of the album. We decide to have a run through ‘Few And far Between’. Steve and I had come up with the idea of merging the song with the end of ‘My Defenses’ from the Poppy Fields Bond. At first we play it like it has been done live in recent times. Then the ideas start to flow, [read more]

‘Spirit Of 76’ [7:05] (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 us free A sign stands over [read more]

The Alarm have released a nine-CD box set, The Alarm 2000 Collection. The set, available only at the ’80s rock band’s Web site (www.thealarm.com), consists of the complete recorded works of the band from 1981-1991, as well as a special “dedication” CD. For each fan who orders the set, the band’s original lead vocalist and guitarist, Mike Peters, will record the Alarm song of the fan’s choice, plus a personalized [read more]