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Forwards (Ltd.White Vinyl LP)

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The Alarm – Declaration 2014 is a 30th Anniversary revisionary version of The Alarm’s classic ‘Declaration. This time, fans are still guaranteed an equally exciting listening experience. Everyone who delves into this 21st Century version of Declaration, will be able to hear the album in a totally new way, with all twelve songs recorded afresh by the band’s singer and songwriter Mike Peters.“I like to take from the past and have it inform and direct the future. Take one step back, to go two steps forward if you like,” says Peters. “I felt like a part of the band’s spirit had been left behind during the recording of the original that effectively turned The Alarm from an alt-folk acoustic protest group into an electric stadium rock band capable of breaking around the world. In that respect, the original album is still as great as it ever was, but most definitely of its time sonically.” Stripped down and set free of the original arrangements, the songs on Declaration 2014 have been able to move with the times and are as relevant to life today as they were when written in the early 1980’s. “I felt like I could make a special record by treating the songs as if they had been written now,” continues Peters. “It wasn’t an easy process and I very nearly turned back a few times along the way. I had to take a very disciplined approach that was governed by the first principle The Alarm ever had, and that was to make music with an acoustic guitar, drum, harmonica and voice”. Since the arrival of the White Stripes, Black Keys, Mumford & Sons etc, the world has now become accustomed to bands without a bass which is also the sonic blueprint for this ‘new’ Alarm album. “In 1981-1982, no one, not least me, understood how to make the sound of a band work without a bass guitar in the centre of the stereo picture. Now (with only The Alarm’s versatile drummer Smiley), I was able to use the studio to create a record that is not only the sound of The Alarm’s original vision but also a sound that is totally in line with contemporary trends, proving that The Alarm’s music has, and can, stand the test of time. Record Label: Twenty First Recording Company Style: Rock

Artist: Alarm Label: Cargo