The Alarm - Strength

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Strength, the second studio album from the Alarm. The album peaked at number 18 in the UK. Here in the US, it spent thirty-six weeks on the US Billboard Album chart with a top spot of 39.

The Alarm - Declaration (30th anniversary)

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Declaration, the first full-length studio album from the Alarm.

For my full review of this 1984 release, please click here.

The Alarm - The Alarm (EP) (30th anniversary)

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the self-title EP The Alarm.

For my full review of this five song debut from the North Wales rockers, please click here.

The Alarm - Declaration

Yesterday (February 25th), Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist Mike Peters celebrated his fifty-third birthday.

The Alarm followed their self-titled EP from the summer of 1983 (click here for my review of that one) with a full length album in February of 1984. Declaration went to number 6 on the UK album charts and number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 200. It included a couple tracks from the EP and a few other singles the band had released between the two records.

The Alarm - The Alarm (EP)

The band from North Wales known as the Alarm have been together since the late 1970’s; the primary members of the group are Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie MacDonald and Nigel Twist. They first started out with a mod sound but eventually moved to a more alternative rock sound in the early 80’s. Their music is very much influenced by the Welsh culture where they grew up. Some would draw comparisons between the Alarm and U2 as they come from similar backgrounds, have similar sounds and have lyrics directed at activism; for me personally I prefer the Alarm (they are certainly more represented in my iTunes library).