Stiff Little Fingers were very much in the ascendancy when they played dates in the US in 1980. With two classic punk albums under their studded belts they were on top of their game and ready to broaden their musical horizons.
Having been advised and encouraged by mentor and manager Gordon Ogilvie to commit to record their experiences as young disaffected punks trying to do what teenagers do, but in the midst of the devastating 'Troubles' that were in full flow at the time, the seminal 'Inflammable Material' and 'Nobody's Heroes' albums set out the band's stall.
From the third album 'Go For It', the political message was toned down and a different, yet still potent sound came to the fore. I recommend all of their albums!
Northern Ireland produced some of the best music of the late '70s/early '80s with the likes of SLF, Rudi and The Undertones, in spite of and perhaps as a result of the extraordinary experiences these bands had... the kind of stuff that most of us only ever saw on the 9 o'clock news.
FLAC: On its way!
MP3: https://rapidshare.com/files/3911655987/SLFPaloAlto1980MP3.zip
01. Gotta Gettaway
02. Back To Front
03. Fly The Flag
04. Doesn't Make It Alright
05. No Change
06. Mr Firecoal Man
07. At The Edge
08. Wasted Life
09. Suspect Device
Live in the UK this night:
Cockney Rejects Brady's Liverpool
Killing Joke Clarendon Hotel, London
Depeche Mode/Zeitgheist Bridge House, London
Thanx for this, slf were indeed a powerful unit, the first band i ever saw live in 79 at hammersmith palais with support from vapors and starjets superb.
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