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The Alarm

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The Alarm

The Alarm are a Welsh rock band that formed in Rhyl in 1981. Initially formed as a punk band, the Toilets, in 1977 under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the group soon embraced arena rock and included marked influences from Welsh language and culture. By opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan, they became a popular new wave pop band of the 1980s. The Alarm's highest-charting single in Britain is 1983's "Sixty Eight Guns", which reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Their 1984 album Declaration, which contained "Sixty Eight Guns", peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart.

Infobox

Origin
Rhyl, Wales
Genres
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Years active
1981–19911999–present
Labels
The Twenty First Century Recording CompanyI.R.S. RecordsIllegal Records
Members
James StevensonJules Jones PetersSteve "Smiley" Barnard
Past members
Mike PetersDave SharpEddie MacDonaldNigel TwistCraig AdamsSteve GrantleyMark Taylor
Website
thealarm.com

Tables

· Filmography › Videos
Spirit of 76
Spirit of 76
Title
Spirit of 76
Release date
1986
Change EP
Change EP
Title
Change EP
Release date
1990
Standards
Standards
Title
Standards
Blaze of Glory
Blaze of Glory
Title
Blaze of Glory
Release date
1991
Title
Release date
Spirit of 76
1986
Change EP
1990
Standards
Blaze of Glory
1991
· Filmography › DVDs
Greatest Hits Live 1
Greatest Hits Live 1
Title
Greatest Hits Live 1
Release date
2000
VH-1 Bands Reunited Uncut
VH-1 Bands Reunited Uncut
Title
VH-1 Bands Reunited Uncut
Release date
2003
Live in the Poppyfields 2
Live in the Poppyfields 2
Title
Live in the Poppyfields 2
Release date
27 Sept 2004
Rock and Roll Circus 2
Rock and Roll Circus 2
Title
Rock and Roll Circus 2
Release date
2004
Spirit of '76
Spirit of '76
Title
Spirit of '76
Release date
2007
Gathering 2007 3
Gathering 2007 3
Title
Gathering 2007 3
Tactical Response 4
Tactical Response 4
Title
Tactical Response 4
Release date
2008
Title
Release date
Greatest Hits Live 1
2000
VH-1 Bands Reunited Uncut
2003
Live in the Poppyfields 2
27 Sept 2004
Rock and Roll Circus 2
2004
Spirit of '76
2007
Gathering 2007 3
Tactical Response 4
2008

References

  1. Deseret News
    https://www.deseret.com/1989/11/17/18832861/alarm-bringing-post-punk-sound-to-s-l-tuesday-night
  2. Tampa Bay Times
    https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/music/The-Alarm-didn-t-become-the-next-U2-but-singer-Mike-Peters-isn-t-complaining-on-tour_169927092/
  3. The Great Rock Discography
  4. "Strange Boat: Mike Scott & The Waterboys (2007) by Ian Abrahams p. 48
  5. Mike Peter's quote, Weather Man Walking BBCOne Wales, Broadcast 15 January 2015
  6. "Biography by Steve Huey"
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3517/biography
  7. British Hit Singles & Albums
  8. "Lost Gems: "Rain in the Summertime" by The Alarm"
    http://www.riffraf.net/2013/02/lost-gems-rain-in-the-summertime-by-the-alarm/
  9. Thealarm.com
    http://www.thealarm.com/archives/16175
  10. Thealarm.com
    http://www.thealarm.com/archives/17078
  11. Thealarm.com
    http://www.thealarm.com/archives/21827
  12. Thealarm.com
    http://www.thealarm.com/archives/24592
  13. "BBC Radio Wales – The Red Wall of Cymru, The Red Wall of Cymru (Full Version) – The Alarm"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09ksgzh
  14. "Euro 2020: The Alarm release Wales' official Euro 2020 song"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57198944
  15. County Times
    https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/25123750.alarm-frontman-mike-peters-sadly-loses-cancer-battle/?ref=mr&lp=31
  16. Wales since 1939
  17. Genius.com
    https://genius.com/Ray-wylie-hubbard-snake-farm-lyrics
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