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Dirtybird12

12-01-2006, 06:03 PM

<img src="http://www.thealarm.com/photos/promo_dec2.jpg" border="0" width="350" height="281" /> Since the early 80's, Ive always been a fan of THE ALARMSo for the first time in maybe 10 - 15 yrs, for whatever reason ...I decided to give them a listen. I still think they are an "awesome" rock and roll band. But I was amazed at how much they reminded me of .... well lets just say a MEGA SUPERSTAR BAND. CAN YOU FIGURE IT OUT?Give this song a listen and post who you think it sounds like / reminds you of.  AND / OR just your thoughts on the band.  Just bored and curious. <a href="http://www.xpressgfx.com/Circus/alram.mp3">THE ALRAM - RESCUE ME (LIVE) (1990)</a>

This message was edited by CircusFreak on 12-1-06 @ 10:08 PM

reillyluck

12-01-2006, 06:09 PM

says "page doesnt exsist"

Dirtybird12

12-01-2006, 06:10 PM

reillyluck wrote: says "page doesnt exsist" my bad fixed

tele7

12-01-2006, 06:14 PM

I saw the Alarm the first time in the early 80's.  They opened up for U2 at the pier in NYC, and almost got booed off stage.  I thought they were great though. They were the perfect match for a band like U2.  I've seen them 2 or 3 times after that at smaller venues. 

MadMatt

12-01-2006, 06:17 PM

U2 was my thought too.  Not as much vocally, but very similar musically (that song anyway).

mikeyboy

12-01-2006, 06:17 PM

I haven't gotten to listen to this particular track yet, but given that U2 started it's meteoric rise while the Alarm was on the scene, plus some similarities in style (both musical and performance), the Alarm often got pegged as U2 Jr.  I will say that I saw them open for Dylan an Merriwhether Post Pavilion many, many years ago, and they owned the joint.

Fez4PrezN2008

12-01-2006, 06:17 PM

Sounds like U2 with Billy Idol singing - which I find kind of cool...<img src="http://z.about.com/d/classicrock/1/0/u/4/bono.jpg" border="0" width="147" height="156" /> +<img src="http://www.musikmarkt-wiesbaden.de/images/BILLY%20IDOL%20dancing%20with%20myself%2012.JPG" border="0" width="150" height="156" />=bitchin'

This message was edited by Fez4PrezN2008 on 12-1-06 @ 10:29 PM

Dirtybird12

12-01-2006, 06:19 PM

yeah I think Bono discovered them or someting - at least broke them to America. I saw them too but it wasnt with u2.. I think they opened for Pat Benatar lol I hear some of the U2 / ALARM shows were killer tho

reillyluck

12-01-2006, 06:20 PM

they sound kinda like U2 to me.  

Dirtybird12

12-01-2006, 06:22 PM

right on. Specially the break down / crowd participation thing. Funny thing is I never really thought of u2 when I was listening to them back in the day

johnniewalker

12-01-2006, 06:28 PM

I'm not quite sure, but the song fucking rocks.  They do sound a quite a bit like the clash.    I was reading somewhere on amazon and someone said they sounded like them.  The sound is very similar. 

This message was edited by johnniewalker on 12-1-06 @ 10:45 PM

PapaBear

12-01-2006, 07:55 PM

I think I used to have about 3 or 4 Alarm albums. Loved them. I'm not surprised they got booed off the stage at the U2 show. People always did that crap back then. I saw Lone Justice get booed off while opening for U2. I thought they were great. They also did a good job of ignoring the boos.

Gaia

12-01-2006, 08:03 PM

U2 definatley Pops into my skull, The clash a tad too.Edit: I get alot of my music taste from my two siblings who are a bit older than I. My brother had hundreds upon hundres of cd's, but I never really "borrowed" any alarm albums. 

This message was edited by Gaia on 12-2-06 @ 12:06 AM

Dirtybird12

12-01-2006, 08:08 PM

REM was booed when the opened for the police. The worst story I heard about booing, was when the replacements got booed off the stage opening for Tom Petty YEARS AGO in FLA

Drunky McBetidont

12-01-2006, 08:35 PM

i saw the alarm at a fall fest at univerity of buffalo in 1983.  when they played 68 guns the crowd was so into it that people stated litle fires in the crowd.  it was crazy, i still love them.  then again, i still love the cure too.

This message was edited by betidont on 12-2-06 @ 12:35 AM

FUNKMAN

12-01-2006, 09:19 PM

Rain In The Summertime is one of my favorite tunes ever, i've posted about it a bunch of times. I also dig Sold Me Down The River  edit: neither tune reminds me of U2

This message was edited by FUNKMAN on 12-2-06 @ 1:20 AM

tele7

12-01-2006, 09:26 PM

FUNKMAN wrote: Rain In The Summertime is one of my favorite tunes ever, i've posted about it a bunch of times. I also dig Sold Me Down The River  edit: neither tune reminds me of U2This message was edited by FUNKMAN on 12-2-06 @ 1:20 AM Great guitar riff in that song Funk.  My fav' Alarm song would be "The Stand".  I can't get the chorus out of my head since I read this thread.

FUNKMAN

12-01-2006, 09:29 PM

telecaster7 wrote: FUNKMAN wrote: Rain In The Summertime is one of my favorite tunes ever, i've posted about it a bunch of times. I also dig Sold Me Down The River  edit: neither tune reminds me of U2This message was edited by FUNKMAN on 12-2-06 @ 1:20 AM Great guitar riff in that song Funk.  My fav' Alarm song would be "The Stand".  I can't get the chorus out of my head since I read this thread. exactly Tele, and great vocals!

IrishAlkey

12-01-2006, 09:47 PM

Totally U2.

Yerdaddy

12-02-2006, 02:23 AM

IrishAlkey wrote: Totally U2. Who the FUCK are you?

JamMaster

12-02-2006, 04:04 AM

Sounds like U2 when they put out October / War / Boy.  It has that unique "The Edge" sound.

Stankfoot

12-02-2006, 04:07 AM

IrishAlkey wrote: Totally U2.          Exactly, the Alarm were a cheap copy of U2 with some of that Springsteen bombast thrown in!          I saw them in NY when they opened for Dylan (what genious came up with that bill?) and they           were  booed off the stage.           And those goofy haircuts! There wasn't a single original thing about them!              <img src="http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/stankfoot/alarm.jpg" border="0" />

angelinad128

12-02-2006, 04:49 AM

telecaster7 wrote: FUNKMAN wrote: Rain In The Summertime is one of my favorite tunes ever, i've posted about it a bunch of times. I also dig Sold Me Down The River  edit: neither tune reminds me of U2This message was edited by FUNKMAN on 12-2-06 @ 1:20 AM Great guitar riff in that song Funk.  My fav' Alarm song would be "The Stand".  I can't get the chorus out of my head since I read this thread. Same here!  68 guns is a little to overrated if you ask me.