Photo: The Alarm,7/17/2004

‘In The Cold Light Of Day’ [4:27] (MacDonald / Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: This man’s alone The crowds have all gone home There is no sound Alone after all the years that I have known I’m still walking a long, hard road I’m still miles and miles from home I see and feel But I can’t escape the tension that exists That leaves the man emotionally stripped I’m still [read more]

Description: Credits:Photo provided by Shaun Finnie

There’s this old U2 bootleg out there somewhere, and on it is a one-of-a-kind version of Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door from New Year’s Eve 1982. Trading verses on the song were Bono of U2, Stuart Adamson of Big Country and Mike Peters of The Alarm. “‘The new breed,’ as Bono described us,” Peters says with a chuckle. The fascinating thing is that at the time, any of the three could [read more]