The Alarm - 1988-05-11 - Toronto, Canada (FM)

The Alarm

1988-05-11

Massey Hall

Toronto

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. New Town Jericho

02. Knife Edge

03. Howling Wind

04. Absolute Reality

05. Permanence In Change

06. Blaze Of Glory

07. Strength

08. Walk Forever By My Side

09. One Step Closer To Home

10. Sixty Eight Guns

11. Rain In The Summertime

12. Rescue Me

13. Spirit Of '76

14. This Train Is Bound For Glory

15. The Stand

16. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

The Alarm - 1988-05-11 - Toronto, Canada (FM)

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, in Toronto, on May 11, 1988, 38 years ago today.