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The Alarm

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Biography

The Alarm are an alternative rock band that emerged from North Wales in the late 1970s. They started as a Mod band and stayed together for over ten years. Unusually for a rock band, they displayed 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 small but loyal following to the present day.

Allmusic journalist Steve Huey states

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Albums releases

Release title Release date
Under Attack 2006
In the Poppy Fields 2004
Eye of the Hurricane: 1987-1988 2000
Change: 1989-1990 2000
Raw: 1990-1991 2000
 

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