The Alarm: LP, ‘BBC Rock Hour #513’ cat #:#513, country: UK

‘Sold Me Down The River (short edit)’ [3:36] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: There’s a fire beneath my skin There’s a fever that makes me ill Got a love, a love that kills I’ve got twenty four hours to live Comeback, I’m begging you please Comeback, I’m down on my knees Comeback, I’m begging you please I don’t know why and I don’t understand How you sold me down the [read more]

Ok, back to the 80’s. One of my favorite bands in high school (early 1980’s) was The Alarm. The band formed in Wales in 1981. They fused the rawness of The Clash with their own brand of folk-rock garnering (nonsensical) comparisons to u2. They toured with u2 in 1983 giving them massive exposure. The band have several hits in the UK in the 1980’s and a few minor hits here [read more]

The Alarm bring alan Shacklock back to try to record some songs for Strength. Shacklock was already working with roger Daltry, but he asked Miek and Eddie to record a song for the Daltry album. They recorded “In The Cold Light Of Day”, which would one day become “Only Love Can Set Me Free”