Review: Review: Dead Men Walking @ Liverpool Lomax, March 22, 2002

This mini-LP, retailing at a mere pounds sterling3.99, sees The Alarm working their way through six of their standards- Rescue Me, Strength, Rain In The Summertime, Spirit Of ’76, Permanence In Change and Blaze Of Glory-and as live recordings go, it’s not a bad effort at all. The production is squeaky clean and captures the interaction between band and audience perfectly, particularly on Blaze Of Glory where everyone sings along [read more]

The Gathering 16 – 2008 Gathering Review From Kempy Via The Forum Gathering Review From Kempy Via The Forums I’ve just got back after a 3-hour drive from Llandudno, and easily two of the best gigs I’ve ever been to. I’m an 18 year old student, so I haven’t been an Alarm/Mike Peters fan for as long as some. I first saw the band when they supported Status Quo a [read more]

Their first album in two years is touted as showing these four Welshmen exploring their Celtic roots. Turns out though that what they’ve really been exploring is how to sound like their old mates U2. In particular the new single Rain In Summertime could have been an outtake from Joshua Tree. Not only has vocalist Mike Peters got his Bono imitation off pat but song titles like Jericho and Hallowed [read more]