{"product_id":"declaration-live","title":"DECLARATION LIVE!","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDeclaration Live at The Deaf Institute\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Declaration 30th Anniversary Tour of 2014\u003c\/b\u003e is captured on film at the penultimate night of the UK tour in a completely sold out show at the Deaf Institute, Manchester.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Helvetica\" size=\"3\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeclaration Live!' is released in a Collectors Edition Gatefold Digipak 2 Disc Set with complete concert film DVD plus 79 minutes \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 19px;\"\u003eaudio\u003c\/span\u003e soundtrack compact disc. Also included is a full colour booklet with a complete list of the Declaration World Tour dates and in concert photography from Andy Labrow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUniversally accepted as one of the greatest and uncompromising Mike Peters tours in recent history, Declaration 2014 and it's 30th anniversary celebration has been a year punctuated by some of the best Mike Peters gigs of all time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis concert film from Manchester was one of the highlights from a tour of highlights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn incredible atmosphere permeated the venue which was packed to the rafters with fans old and new and Mike Peters was on top form, revealing a side to his musicianship and personality seldom seen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe music is as dynamic as you could wish for and the stories so personal, heartfelt and humorous that they take you direct to the heart of The Alarm's unique rise from small town beginnings to world wide acclaim.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eNB: Region Free NTSC DVD Format that is playable around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/4382\/files\/DECLARATION_DIGIPAK_large.jpg?143\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRead this review just as the tour hit the USA - Declaration Live!.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Peters - Declaration Tour Live 2014\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe early 1980s was a time of idealism and optimism: The Soviet Union was teetering, the world economy was rebounding, and social activism was succeeding like never before, with events such as Live Aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eNo band captured the spirit of that time better than Welsh new-wavers The Alarm, and no album better than its 1984 full-length debut “Declaration.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree decades later, that time may seem far away and lost in an era of hopelessness. But The Alarm singer and front man Mike Peters resurrected its spirit with a solo acoustic concert at Philadelphia’s World Café Live in which he performed all 12 songs from  “Declaration” to mark its 30\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e anniversary, plus a handful of others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reason Peters was able to do that so convincingly is that the songs were so good in the first place, and the singer very much still believes in what he sang those years ago. And he’s maintained the talent to still sing it exceptionally well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e In a show that included 21 songs and stretched nearly 2 1\/2 hours -- Peters sincerely seemed as if he didn’t want to stop – he not only sang the songs, but explained them, and in the process explained the history of The Alarm.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlone on acoustic guitar, with a harmonica, kick-drum and the aid of looping technology, Peters told the sold-out crowd he would “begin at the beginning” of meeting the band’s members at a clothing store at which he worked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe then sang the first two songs The Alarm ever wrote – “Declare Yourself an Unsafe Building” and the B-side “Up For Murder” – explaining how its sound evolved from punk to a “folk, early kind-of protest group” with interest in Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat gave way to “Take the Lie of the Land”  from the group’s self-titled debut EP, and then diving into “Declaration” with “Shout to the Devil.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn all of them, Peters sang in an earnest, honest, unvarnished voice that became even more emphatic for “Shout to the Devil.” And by the time he sang “Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke,” the first single from “Declaration,” everyone was reminded just how good the songs are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeters’ enthusiasm was infectious. The crowd, unabashedly joined in, and gleefully responded to the singer’s tossing a stack of cards to them on the line, “All cards are marked and all things will collide.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore “The Stand,” Peters recounted The Alarm’s close relationship with U2, and even with adding harmonica to the drum and guitar, he still managed to have his voice sound largely as it did back in the day – especially on the big finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOn “Tell Me,” which he said is his favourite song on the disc, his voice was even more full of emotion. And on “Howling Wind,” which he said was inspired by the writings of Dylan Thomas, he added looped mandolin and sang with such earnestness, it was one of the night’s best.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeters was perfectly right when he told the crowd it was “amazing how this relationship [with the audience] has stood the test of time .. and moved with the times.” It was an explanation of how the songs to come have changed over the years, yet still fit the audience to which they’re sung. “We are the Light” was wholly changed to slow voice and guitar. “The Deceiver” was slow and intense. And “Third Light” became more abrasive and scolding. But all were perfectly aged, as with fine wine, so that they still spoke to the crowd’s also-changed perspective.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe sang what he said was an unabridged version of “Sixty-Eight Guns” – elongating it to 10 minutes by starting slow and studied and restoring a full verse before kicking in with a vengeance mid-song.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs if to emphasise “Declaration\/Marching On,” he held the guitar aloft to play, then finished the album with a great version of the anthem “Blaze of Glory.” The crowd, caught up in the mood and moment, gleefully sang along.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this era of seeming hopelessness, Mike Peters continues to battle on behalf of the spirit of idealism and optimism, and his weapon is one guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/4382\/products\/DECLARATION_LIVE_DVD_medium.jpg?v=1414708204\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDECLARATION SET\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eShout To The Devil\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhere Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTell Me\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHowling Wind\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWe Are The Light\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Deceiver\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThird Light\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSixty Eight Guns\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDeclaration\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMarching On\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBlaze Of Glory\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e--------------\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSpirit Of 76\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDeeside\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMajority\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOne Step Closer To Home\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRain In The Summertime\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAbsolute Reality\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e45 RPM\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFree Rock And Roll\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOne Guitar\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWalk Forever By My Side\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePEACE TRAIN SET\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMoments In Time\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eUnsafe Building\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eUp For Murder\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLie Of The Land\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAcross The Border\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBells Of Rhymney\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eReason 41\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBound For Glory\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIAL FEATURE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eINTERVIEW WITH J.J.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNote: All orders to be despatched week commencing 1st December.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cspan size=\"2\" face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"left: -1000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; display: block; position: absolute;\" id=\"__shopify_paste\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MPO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52853536653444,"sku":"hpl1789879383672","price":24.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/4110\/3236\/files\/declaration-live_1.jpg?v=1789879389","url":"https:\/\/stackingstoragefit.shop\/products\/declaration-live","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}