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This should have been the album that put the Alarm on the path to major stardom; instead, it marked the limits of their appeal. From the early fervor of their punk/acoustic debut, the group had evolved into more of a mainstream rock act without ever getting out from under the shadow of their mentors, U2. In fact, here, they sounded more like U2 than ever, and now that that group had ascended to superstardom, the comparison only hurt them. The signal hit here was "Rain In The Summertime," an overproduced leadoff track followed by "Rescue Me" and "Presence Of Love." All three tracks got AOR radio play in the U.S., so you couldn't say the Alarm wasn't getting exposure, especially when they were touring with Bob Dylan. However, they weren't getting through.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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David Leonard, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay WilliS, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Tony Platt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Peters, ComposerLyricist - Dave Sharp, ComposerLyricist - The Alarm, Producer, MainArtist - Edward Macdonald, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Phillips, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Capitol Records, LLC
Macdonald, ComposerLyricist - Peters, ComposerLyricist - The Alarm, MainArtist
(C) 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Capitol Records, LLC
Macdonald, ComposerLyricist - Peters, ComposerLyricist - The Alarm, MainArtist
(C) 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHN PORTER, Producer - Tony Platt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Sharp, ComposerLyricist - The Alarm, Producer, MainArtist - Nigel Phillips, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHN PORTER, Producer - Tony Platt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Alarm, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHN PORTER, Producer - Tony Platt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Peters, Composer - The Alarm, Producer, MainArtist - Edward Macdonald, Composer
(C) 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHN PORTER, Producer - Tony Platt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Peters, ComposerLyricist - The Alarm, Producer, MainArtist - Edward Macdonald, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Capitol Records, LLC
David Leonard, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN PORTER, Producer - Tony Platt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Peters, ComposerLyricist - The Alarm, Producer, MainArtist - Edward Macdonald, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHN PORTER, Producer - Tony Platt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Peters, ComposerLyricist - The Alarm, Producer, MainArtist - Edward Macdonald, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Capitol Records, LLC
JOHN PORTER, Producer - Tony Platt, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Peters, ComposerLyricist - The Alarm, Producer, MainArtist - Edward Macdonald, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2004 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
This should have been the album that put the Alarm on the path to major stardom; instead, it marked the limits of their appeal. From the early fervor of their punk/acoustic debut, the group had evolved into more of a mainstream rock act without ever getting out from under the shadow of their mentors, U2. In fact, here, they sounded more like U2 than ever, and now that that group had ascended to superstardom, the comparison only hurt them. The signal hit here was "Rain In The Summertime," an overproduced leadoff track followed by "Rescue Me" and "Presence Of Love." All three tracks got AOR radio play in the U.S., so you couldn't say the Alarm wasn't getting exposure, especially when they were touring with Bob Dylan. However, they weren't getting through.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:02
- Main artists: The Alarm
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Catalogue
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc ℗ 1987 IRS Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc
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