The Alarm

United Kingdom
1981 – 1991

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The Alarm are a Welsh alternative rock/new wave band that formed in Rhyl, Wales, in 1981. Initially formed as a punk band, The Toilets, in 1977, under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the band soon embraced rock and included 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. They retain a loyal following.

For the last 14 days:

81 tracks
291 stations
40 countries

The Alarm top songs

1	Rain In the Summertime
2	Sold Me Down the River
3	Sixty Eight Guns
4	Strength
5	The Stand
6	Presence of Love
7	Rescue Me
8	Presence of Love
9	Strength to Strength
10	Spirit Of '76
11	Happy Xmas (War is Over) [Remastered]
12	Tomorrow - Equals
13	Rain In the Summertime
14	Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke?
15	Sixty Eight Guns
16	Spirit Of '76
17	Absolute Reality
18	Devolution Workin' Man Blues
19	Absolute Reality
20	Beautiful
21	Rain In the Summertime
22	Unsafe Building
23	Unsafe Building
24	Marching On
25	The Road

The Alarm quotes

I’m really proud of my solo album but I don’t feel like I’m a natural singer. I wasn’t born with a great voice. You can learn to sing in tune, but you can’t learn to have a great voice. That’s a gift you’re born with.