The biggest Alarm gig ever. 25,000+ people witness one of the first live satellite worldwide broadcasts ever. Played live on MTV, but taped for some parts of the world. This show should have been the band’s big break. However, in-fighting would doom the band, and this would end-up their biggest ever highlight. Support gigs for Queen at Wembly stadium would also be great highlights, but in retrospect the Spirit Of ’86 was best remembered by the most people around the world.
Review: THE ALARM The Alarm 2000 Collection (21st Century
Who would have thought it? Briefly famous blow-dried passion punks from the 1980’s commemorated in a massive nine CD box set! What’s more, front man Mike Peters has promised to record a personally dedicated acoustic version of each purchasers fave Alarm track to be burned on to a special CD for everyone buying this mail order-only monument to the original Cool Cymru rockers. Since the demise of the band’s original [read more]
Songs
‘Blaze Of Glory (Live Boston Wang Centre, 1988)’ [5:35] (MacDonald/Peters/Sharp), The Alarm
‘Blaze Of Glory (Live Boston Wang Centre, 1988)’ [5:35] (MacDonald/Peters/Sharp), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: “This is called Going Out In A Blaze Of Glory, my hands are held up high” It’s funny how they shoot you down when your hands are held up high and you open up your heart and soul but that’s not enough for most. I remember this much there is nothing you shouldn’t speak of if [read more]
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The Alarm: 12 “, ‘Chant Has Just Begun, The’ cat #:IRS 20AP 2957, country: Japan
Description: b/w Bells Of Rhymney, The Stand (full version), Thoughts Of A Young Man, Second Generation Tracks Chant Has Just Begun, The (remix) Bells Of Rhymney, The Stand, The (Full Version) Thoughts Of A Young Man Second Generation Notes: