The Alarm - 1988-04-27 - Poughkeepsie, NY (FM)

The Alarm
1988-04-27 
The Chance
Poughkeepsie, NY
WPDH-FM Broadcast
256 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Strength
02. Knife Edge
03. Howling Wind
04. Newtown Jericho
05. Permanence In Change
06. Absolute Reality
07. Blaze Of Glory
08. One Step Closer To Home
09. 68 Guns
10. Rain In The Summertime
11. Rescue Me
12. Spirit Of 76
13. Who Medley
14. The Stand
15. Declaration > Marching On

The Alarm - 1988-04-27 - Poughkeepsie, NY (FM)

The 1980s - #5: When they released of their self titled debut album in July 1983, and served as the lead in for U2 that same summer, The Alarm were quickly heralded as perhaps the next "big thing". The similarities in their style to that io U2 brought on the inevitable comparisons, which may have been simply unfair to a band just starting out. In any event, The Alarm never quite reached the heights U2 did, but they most certainly produced some fine tunes, including The Stand, 68 Guns and Rain In The Summertime (my favorite), just to name a few. This FM broadcast captures The Alarm on tour 5 years after their debut, on April 27, 1988, 27 years ago today.