Stiff Little Fingers : iSOUND.COM™

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Members:
Bruce Foxton

Formed: 1977

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Artists:
The Damned
Buzzcocks
Ruts
The Undertones
X-Ray Spex
The Clash
The Jam
The Soft Boys
Adam Ant
The Stranglers
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Featured Album

	Live in Aberdeen (1979) Released: 2007

Biography

Probably the most underated band of the punk movement, Stiff Little Fingers originlly formed in the english oppressed city of Belfast, Ireland by Jake Burns(lead vocals,Lead guitar), Henry Cluney(Backing vocals, Rhythm guitar), Ali McMordie(Bass,Backing vocals), and Brian Faloon(Drums) in 1978. Having no night life and the constant threat of violence and police brutality the people of Belfast stayed mainly in the areeas where they lived. This of course lead to the forming of Ireland's(and one of the whole movements) best punk band. An explosive band with fast, passionate, ferocious lyrics dealing with the harsh realities of growing up in a war torn, oppressed Northern Ireland, Stiff Little Fingers(named after a Vibrators song) burst on to the scene with the release of the badly recorded yet amazing album Inflammable Material. This album showcased numerous SLF masterpieces, but the two best are defineltey "Alternative Ulster" and "Suspect Device". Which are both songs about the harsh day to day life in Belfast. This album reached the top 40 in England making it the first independant album to ever do so. Soon after, SLF signed with major label Chrysalis and relesed three more albums (Nobody's Heroes, Go for It and Now Then);none of which were nearly as good as the first. After the release of the third album Jake called it quits and SLF were no more. The Breakup only lasted 5 years and the band reformed to release the horrible albums "Flags And Emblems", "Get A Life", and "Tinderbox". These albums were all far off from the original SLF style we loved on "Inflammable Material". The band is still together with an almost completley new lineup(Jake Burns, Bruce Foxton, Ian McCallum, and Steve Grantley) touring and working on new material, none of which will rival that of the "original" Stiff Little Fingers.

Bio written by: THE_DROOGIE

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
One of the best Stiff Little Fingers, in my opinion are the second best punk band of the seventies,only bettered by the sex pistols.	THE_DROOGIE

Replys	Listener
really? hmm, i'll have to check them out..	shadowbug26
yea, you should probably get the album Inflammable Material. Kick ass album.	THE_DROOGIE
yeah, good album...i dont think thier one of my top few tho	rancidfreak99
thats cool at least you know of them	THE_DROOGIE
saw them in Philly w/ the_droogie. kick-ass.	InflamableMaterial
Never going to argue over an opinion!!, personally, the sex pistols we're probably the most infamous, but not the best, and as for SLF being the second best....please see above. I do have SLF as one of my favourite artists however and their place in punk history is in stone, but there are better punk bands of that time, some are still going, and still have stayed true to their origins, unlike SLF who have become a bit watered down, almost commercial. Agree with you "material", is one of the best punk albums of all time.	Lilbill
i jave no idea what he just said above but i agree i think?!?!? anyway slf are a class band and yes one of the best of the punk era, and i don't honestly think that the sex pistols were that great, compared to these guys and the clash in my opinion they don't have a chance. but hey my opinion.	mikeal
have*	mikeal
I can't believe it. Some more people who actually know and like SLF. Its a fucking miracle.	THE_DROOGIE
not really a miracle i mean most people from norhtern ireland knnow them! however i'm the only person from northern ireland here so meh!! lmao. im retracting last statement i made sayin clash dnt have a chance!! simply because i think they are equally good, slf obviously didnt make it as big as clash but given the chance i believe they could have changed the worlds view on punk and we would stop having to listen to the incessant appraisal of the bloody sex pistols!! yeash!	mikeal
"Stiff Little Fingers, in my opinion are the second best punk band of the seventies,only bettered by the sex pistols." The Pistols weren't even punk... God. The Stooges were the best. And... yeah.	losersalwayswin
The SLF anthology sucks. That's all I have to say right now.	losersalwayswin