The Alarm
UK
Formed: 1981
Years Active: 80
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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With idealistic spirit, a powerhouse live show, and bigger than big hair, the Alarm were part of an early-'80s wave of bands (the Call, Big Country, and the Waterboys among them) who dealt in soaring anthems inspired by the righteous idealism of punk. Clearly influenced by the impassioned political fervor of the Clash, the Alarm also worked in a mostly acoustic, folk-punk vein that provided a counterpoint to their hard-driving guitar rockers. Their stage look was unquestionably a product of the '80s, with enormous spiked-up hair accompanying a ...
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