0
0
Read Time:1 Minute, 18 Second
The Alarm are a Welsh alternative rock/new wave band that formed in Rhyl,
North Wales, in 1981. Initially formed as a punk band “The Toilets” under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the band soon embraced rock, displaying marked influences from Welsh language and culture. By opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan, they became a popular alternative rock band of the 1980s, retaining a loyal following to the present day.
The Alarm’s highest charting single in Britain was 1983’s “Sixty Eight Guns”, which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. Their 1984 album, Declaration, which contained “Sixty Eight Guns”, peaked at number six in the UK Albums Chart.
Their British Hit Singles, years, and top positions are:
- Unsafe Building – 1981
- The Stand – 1983 – 86
- Marching On – 1983
- 68 Guns – 1983 – 17
- Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke? – 1984 – 22
- The Deceiver – 1984 – 51
- The Chant Has Just Begun – 1984 – 48
- Absolute Reality – 1985 – 35
- Strength – 1985 – 40
- Spirit of ’76 – 1986- 22
- Knife Edge – 1986 – 43
- Rain in the Summertime – 1987 – 18
- Rescue Me – 1987 – 48
- Presence of Love – 1988 – 44
- Sold Me Down the River – 1989 – 43
- A New South Wales 1 / The Rock – 1989 – 31
- Devolution Workin’ Man Blues – 1989
- Love Don’t Come Easy – 1990 – 48
- Unsafe Building – 1990 – 54
- The Road – 1990
- Raw – 1991 – 51
- 45 R.P.M. – 2004 – 28
- New Home New Life – 2004 – 45
- Close 3 – 2004
- Superchannel – 2006 – 24
- Raindown – 2006
- Free Rock and Roll – 2013
Info from Wikipedia
Happy
0 %
Sad
0 %
Excited
0 %
Sleepy
0 %
Angry
0 %
Surprise
0 %
(Visited 17 times, 1 visits today)