The Alarm record “The Stand”

Still on a roll from a year of Bob Dylan supports, The Alarm make up for lost time this side of the Atlantic with a Tony Visconti-produced concept LP that bemoans the fate of their ailing Welsh homeland. Simultaneously released with Welsh language vocals as Change, this is a stadium-sized pub-rock set that lacks the gusto and rampant commerciality of their 68 Guns secondhand The Clash without ever really living [read more]

Day Five: Friday 26 May 2005 We are trying to work sensible hours during this recording period. The days begin at 1100 and run through until 2000 give or take, depending on what is happening. The first half an hour is always taken up with a cup of ‘right nice’ tea and a chance to evaluate what we have done / are going to do. Martin wants to spend most [read more]

‘Spirit Of 76 (AOR edit)’ [6:13] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I find myself in reverie ‘Bout what we might have had And what might have been We had something going once But that was such a long, long time ago It was way back in ’76 A friendship formed of pure innocence We first met in Mathew Street Where we heard something that would set us free A sign [read more]