Photo: The Alarm,9/15/1989

The Alarm Alarm 2000 Collection 21ST CENTURY 21C018 Much derided, even in their heyday, The Alarm suffered from a tendancy to wear their influences (Clash, U2, Dylan) all too obviously on their sleeves. Their songs sometimes struggled clumsily to contain frontman Mike Peters’ big-hearted righteous visions, but when it all clicked together (68 Guns, Blaze of Glory) their stomping rock lit up a moribund ’80s musical landscape. Immaculately packaged and [read more]

1/30/1983: The Alarm, The Marquee, London Summary Some songs from this show have been released as b-sides and on the Alarm’s debut EP for IRS Records.Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

‘Rivers To Cross’ [3:42] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Early one morning Across the fields of dawn Crooked is the shadow That falls on my land Storm clouds overhead Like birds of prey in wait How can we undo What cannot be undone I feel the darkness heavy Heavy on my heart There’s distance between us Tearing us apart How many rivers must I cross? Somehow, somewhere I will [read more]