Easily one of the most important bands to emerge on the early Eighties New Wave scene, along with the likes of Big Country and U2, The Alarm prospered. Unleashing a string of emotionally powerful and commercially successful albums like “Declarationâ€, “Strength†and “Eye Of The Hurricaneâ€. A band of childhood friends first and foremost, their impact and integrity was evident in such classics as “The Standâ€, “Sixty-Eight Gunsâ€, “Spirit Of ‘76†and “Rain In The Summertimeâ€. Opening for giants such as U2, Bob Dylan and even Pat Benatar, they were Alternative Rock years before the phrase was ever coined. But with success came tragedy, leading up to singer Mike Peters’ surprise departure from the band. Incidentally, this announcement was made onstage. As years passed, Mike resurfaced, first with the short-lived Poets Of Justice, which featured his lovely wife Jules on the keyboard, then as a solo performer. After almost a decade on his own, Peters resurrected The Alarm. Enlisting some of the United Kingdom’s most notorious musicians. To read their credentials is to realize that The Alarm is nothing short of a European super-group: Craig Adams on the bass guitar, hailing from such legends as Sisters Of Mercy and The Mission U.K. James Stevenson of Generation X, Gene Loves Jezebel and The Cult, on lead guitar, and rock-solid Steve Grantley of Stiff Little Fingers on the drums. (Steve even spent a brief period with The Clash right around the time of “Combat Rockâ€). With an absolute bulldozer of a line-up intact, The Alarm has stormed into the new millennium stronger than ever. LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR!
This is NOT an official Alarm site. It's a celebration of one of the greatest, most genuine Rock & Roll bands of all time. Rather than use this space to tell their story, I'd like friends and fans of the band to contact me with their own stories, feelings and experiences involving The Alarm... Our hearts must have the courage to keep on marching on and on...
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