The Alarm : Rolling Stone

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February 20, 2004

Poppyfields Sound the Alarm

Eighties rockers return to charts under a new guise
October 15, 1998

Alarm's Mike Peters Rises From His Own Ashes

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October 14, 1998

The Peters Principle

Former Alarm frontman Mike Peters rises from his own ashes

Recordings and Reviews

Declaration

There's such a temptation in happy old America to make fun of the Alarm for their fretfulness. They're worried men with worried songs. But it's rare to hear a new band so committed and hopeful and smart, and they have a ringing, often stirring sound. With a fresh, muscular lineup of two acoustic...

2001 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Biography

The earnest guitar-dominated band the Alarm first came to the attention of American audiences when it opened U2's 1983 tour. Like U2, the Alarm sought to forge a new, idealistic arena rock, one marked by a sense of band-audience communion and punk's galvanizing spirit. Eschewing electronic effects, the Alarm's Mike Peters and Dave Sharp strummed acoustic guitars.

The quartet came together in...

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