The Alarm: 12 “, ‘Deceiver, The’ cat #:IRS IRSX 103, country: UK

2/28/1986: The Alarm, R.P.M. Club, Toronto Summary Opening For Pat Benatar on the Seven The Hard Way TourPress Release Set List Includes “Walk Forever By My Side” and “Bells of Rhymney”.Band Comments Fan Comments

‘Stand, The’ [3:15] (MacDonald/Peters/Sharp), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Oh I have been out searching with the black book in my hand And I’ve looked between the lines that lie on the pages that I tread I met the walking dude,religious, in his wom down cowboy boots He walked liked no man on earth I swear he had no name (had no name) I swear he had no name Come on [read more]

The album title tells it. The Alarm, once ardent sons of ’68 Guns’ have, in their time, hopped, skipped, and straddled most conceivable and accepted rock styles – falling in and out of favour as they’ve done so. If ‘Change” does transcend their solid base of appreciation, then it will almost certainly be helped by Mike Peters’ stark, homespun words streaked with apparent Welsh pride and tarnished emotion. “The valley [read more]