‘When You Can’t Have What Everybody Else Has (itpf bond)’ [??:??] (Mike Peters), The Alarm

Their first album in two years is touted as showing these four Welshmen exploring their Celtic roots. Turns out though that what they’ve really been exploring is how to sound like their old mates U2. In particular the new single Rain In Summertime could have been an outtake from Joshua Tree. Not only has vocalist Mike Peters got his Bono imitation off pat but song titles like Jericho and Hallowed [read more]

6/18/1982: The Alarm, University, York Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

‘Beautiful Thing (Breathe album version)’ [6:02] (Mike Peters), Mike PetersLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover Don’t judge a man by his colour It’s a beuatiful thing It’s a beautiful thing He was born down in the ghetto Raised on the fear of the city streets of black America Baptised a God fearing man But there’s a southern religion that would crucify black America Black America Listen [read more]