Video: The Alarm: Sold Me Down The river

‘No Frontiers (electric demo)’ [3:45] (Sharp/Twist), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: A thousand miles before us Long is the road The mountain high The valley low Our love is stronger than we know In the tears of a river I see the wrong In the mountain cry I feel the anger Hear the hurt in the song of the earth I want to run Where the sunlight beats on my face [read more]

‘Prison Without Prison Bars (electric demo)’ [3:22] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I hear a gunshot break the silence I hear that sound �most every night My mind is stripped there’s no reaction I’m trapped in a Prison without prison bars Help me Help me I’m trapped in a Prison without prison bars Help me Help me I’m trapped in a Prison without Prison bars Everyday someone’s trying to sell [read more]

1/9/1986: The Alarm, Norwegian radio Summary Mike talked about the making of the strength album, about constant touring. He said a year earlier they had wanted to fill stadiums, but decided that was dangerous for a band, so went into the studio to make an album “following their own instincts”. Talked about the band all wearing leather trousers because they are easy to keep clean. “How are you going to [read more]