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“Sold Me Down The River” single released.
“Sold Me Down The River” single released. This is arguably the bands biggest readio hit in the Usa. It reached #2 on Modern rock chart and #3 on the Mainstrram rock chart (although, this editor recalls that it actually hit #1, but I can’t find the evidence any where). It only reached #50 on the Hot 100 chart, which says more about the disparity of “alternative” music in 1989 and [read more]
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Blog: Mike Peters ‘Under Attack’ Recording Diary Entry #51
Day Fifty One : Monday 22nd July 2005 Run off the mix of ‘Zero’ and then Craig records bass on ‘Few And Far Between’. We then move onto ‘This Is Life [Get Used To It]. I recorded an acoustic track with the microphone at one end of the room which sounded great. I then added another acoustic track with a capo on the second fret so that I could play [read more]
Article: Wake-up call
Mike Peters is flattered that people still remember The Alarm a decade after its final album. But he also knows that the Welsh band hasn’t remained important in fans’ lives because of the personalities in the group. “I believe it was all about the songs,” Peters said. “The songs are the stars. Forget Mike Peters. That’s what makes the connection – the songs. People make connections with the lyrics that [read more]