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EPISODIX:
Posted:
May 2, 2025
Music:
All music in this episode by the Alarm.
- “Sixty Eight Guns” Declaration (I.R.S.) 1984
- “Strength” Strength (I.R.S.) 1985
- “Across the Border” The Alarm (I.R.S.) 1983
- “Rain in the Summertime” Eye of the Hurricane (I.R.S.) 1987
Notes:
Mike Peters, lead vocalist of the Alarm, passed away on April 28th at the age of 66. Jim, Craig Rosen, Joe Basso and Bud Verge to pay tribute to Peters and reflect on his expansive legacy.
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Great job guys — Peters was a rock ‘n roll lifer that’s for sure. Peters fronted a reformed Big Country about 12 years ago or so. The albun they did called The Journey has some elements of both bands, but there was some blowback as I recall because Stuart Adamson was such an iconic lead singer for Big Country. Also, when The Strokes were popular, he released a record under the moniker The Poppy Fields, pretending to be a teenager, and making fun of ageism in the record business. The Alarm ended up releasing the record and calling it “In the Poppy Fields.”