“The Chant Has Just Begun” is released as a single. It reaches #48, only 3 places higher than “The Deceiver”. The Alarm’s attempt to model the sound of the times instead of their own true passions proves to be a failed experiment.
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Blog: Mike Peters ‘Under Attack’ Recording Diary Entry #20
Day Twenty: Friday 17 June 2005 Steve has another go at the drums on the song (Working title – It’s Alright, It’s O.K.), he is not happy with the groove and wants to try and better the feel of yesterday. Always striving for perfection is Steve. Once Steve is happy, we have a go at ‘Mercenary Skank’ (again included on the EMI demos). Something feels wrong, we try and turn [read more]
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Photo: The Alarm,12/23/1985
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Gig: 4/20/1988, The Alarm, Dave interviewed by WNEW radio New York
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