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* {{Supergroup}}: Alarm MM++ is composed of musicians from various beloved PunkRock, PostPunk and [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] bands from the 70s and 80s.
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-->''Come on down and meet your maker''\\
''Come on down and make the stand''\\
-- '''"The Stand"'''
''The Alarm'' are a [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] band from [[UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} Rhyl, North Wales]], formed in 1981 and fronted in all of its incarnations by Mike Peters. The band's sound is a combination of anthemic and political Rock with Celtic/Welsh and Folk influences, and they had several successful singles in the UK throughout TheEighties.
The band's classic lineup included Peters on guitar and vocals, guitarist Dave Sharp, bassist Eddie Macdonald, and drummer Nigel Twist. The band broke up after their 1991 album ''Raw'', with Peters announcing that he was leaving the band during a live performance at the Brixton Academy. However in 2004 Peters formed a new version of the Alarm, named "Alarm MM++" with the pluses filled in by the roman numerals for the current year, and they have continued to tour and record new material. The current lineup includes Peters, guitarist James Stevenson,[[note]]Gene Loves Jezebel, [[Music/BillyIdol Gen X]], Music/TheCult, Chelsea[[/note]] bassist Craig Adams,[[note]]Music/TheSistersOfMercy, The Mission, The Cult[[/note]] keyboardist Mark Taylor, and drummer Steve Barnard.[[note]][[Music/TheClash Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros]], From Music/TheJam[[/note]]
The classic lineup of the band also reformed for a one-off performance on Creator/{{VH1}}'s ''Bands Reunited''. The 2012 film ''Vinyl'' is based on Peters releasing the 2004 Alarm single "45 RPM" under the pseudonym The Poppy Fields.
!!Studio Discography
!!!Original Lineup
* ''Declaration'' (1984)
* ''Strength'' (1985)
* ''Eye of the Hurricane'' (1987)
* ''Change'' (1989)
* ''Raw'' (1991)
!!!Alarm MM++
* ''In the Poppyfields'' (2004)
* ''Under Attack'' (2006)
* ''Guerrilla Tactics'' (2008)
* ''Vinyl Soundtrack'' (2013)
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!!''Give me love, give me tropes'':
* AlbumIntroTrack: The title track of ''Declaration'' is a short intro for the album that transitions into "Marching On".
* AlternativeRock
* CarefulWithThatAxe: The album version of "Sixty Eight Guns" ends its extended quiet passage with Peters screaming "''I'm breaking UUUUUUP!!!''".
* DeathSong: "Third Light", about a young soldier getting killed by a sniper and then being buried and forgotten.
* TheEighties
* FolkMusic: One of the elements of their sound is Folk Rock, using acoustic guitars and strong politics.
* ListSong: "Absolute Reality" is a list of things "you might be" or "you might have".
* NewWaveMusic
* ProtestSong: Many of the songs on ''Declaration'' protest war.
* {{Rock}}
* StageNames: Dave Sharp (David Kitchingman) and Nigel Twist (Nigel Buckle).
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''Come on down and make the stand''\\
-- '''"The Stand"'''
''The Alarm'' are a [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] band from [[UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} Rhyl, North Wales]], formed in 1981 and fronted in all of its incarnations by Mike Peters. The band's sound is a combination of anthemic and political Rock with Celtic/Welsh and Folk influences, and they had several successful singles in the UK throughout TheEighties.
The band's classic lineup included Peters on guitar and vocals, guitarist Dave Sharp, bassist Eddie Macdonald, and drummer Nigel Twist. The band broke up after their 1991 album ''Raw'', with Peters announcing that he was leaving the band during a live performance at the Brixton Academy. However in 2004 Peters formed a new version of the Alarm, named "Alarm MM++" with the pluses filled in by the roman numerals for the current year, and they have continued to tour and record new material. The current lineup includes Peters, guitarist James Stevenson,[[note]]Gene Loves Jezebel, [[Music/BillyIdol Gen X]], Music/TheCult, Chelsea[[/note]] bassist Craig Adams,[[note]]Music/TheSistersOfMercy, The Mission, The Cult[[/note]] keyboardist Mark Taylor, and drummer Steve Barnard.[[note]][[Music/TheClash Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros]], From Music/TheJam[[/note]]
The classic lineup of the band also reformed for a one-off performance on Creator/{{VH1}}'s ''Bands Reunited''. The 2012 film ''Vinyl'' is based on Peters releasing the 2004 Alarm single "45 RPM" under the pseudonym The Poppy Fields.
!!Studio Discography
!!!Original Lineup
* ''Declaration'' (1984)
* ''Strength'' (1985)
* ''Eye of the Hurricane'' (1987)
* ''Change'' (1989)
* ''Raw'' (1991)
!!!Alarm MM++
* ''In the Poppyfields'' (2004)
* ''Under Attack'' (2006)
* ''Guerrilla Tactics'' (2008)
* ''Vinyl Soundtrack'' (2013)
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!!''Give me love, give me tropes'':
* AlbumIntroTrack: The title track of ''Declaration'' is a short intro for the album that transitions into "Marching On".
* AlternativeRock
* CarefulWithThatAxe: The album version of "Sixty Eight Guns" ends its extended quiet passage with Peters screaming "''I'm breaking UUUUUUP!!!''".
* DeathSong: "Third Light", about a young soldier getting killed by a sniper and then being buried and forgotten.
* TheEighties
* FolkMusic: One of the elements of their sound is Folk Rock, using acoustic guitars and strong politics.
* ListSong: "Absolute Reality" is a list of things "you might be" or "you might have".
* NewWaveMusic
* ProtestSong: Many of the songs on ''Declaration'' protest war.
* {{Rock}}
* StageNames: Dave Sharp (David Kitchingman) and Nigel Twist (Nigel Buckle).
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