In their hey day, Welsh band The Alarm suffered from U2 comparisons. There wasn’t an interview, or review, that wouldn’t mention their Irish contemporaries. Though succesful in their own right, they didn’t quite make it, and the band fizzled out at the start of the 90s. Now front man Mike Peters has reformed the band as The Alarm 2000 (though apparently without any of the other original members), they’ve toured and have recorded a live album which is reviewed on PopMatters.com. Ten years have passed, and nothing has changed – they’re still being compared to U2: While they’re even less likely to be the next U2 now than they were 15 years ago, their style of arena rock has aged fairly well even considering their tendency to lean on heavier production.
Though probably not their greatest song… we’ve always loved Rain in the Summertime.
that is some serious hair.
that is some serious hair.
Ahh – The Alarm…brings back the memories…
Being 14 and 15, jumping around on your mates house listening to The Alarm, U2, Simple Minds, The Cure..them were the days! (and a 4 pack of beer if we were lucky)
Welsh Boy
Ahh – The Alarm…brings back the memories…
Being 14 and 15, jumping around on your mates house listening to The Alarm, U2, Simple Minds, The Cure..them were the days! (and a 4 pack of beer if we were lucky)
Welsh Boy
Yeah, where has all the “big music” gone?
I will say the “big hair” is not missed by me, though. 🙂
Yeah, where has all the “big music” gone?
I will say the “big hair” is not missed by me, though. 🙂
True – I wouldn’t have been seen dead with hair like that even then…now, sadly, I don’t even have that option!
True – I wouldn’t have been seen dead with hair like that even then…now, sadly, I don’t even have that option!