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Track Listings
| 1. Suspect Device |
| 2. State Of Emergency |
| 3. Here We Are Nowhere |
| 4. Wasted Life |
| 5. No More Of That |
| 6. Barbed Wire Love |
| 7. White Noise |
| 8. Breakout |
| 9. Law And Order |
| 10. Rough Trade |
| 11. Johnny Was |
| 12. Alternative Ulster |
| 13. Closed Groove |
| 14. Suspect Device |
| 15. 78 Rpm |
| 16. Jake Burns Interview |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Originally released in 1979, this digitally remastered reissue of Stiff Little Fingers' Inflammable Material comes complete with two bonus tracks, including the original single version of "Suspect Device", plus the first part of a Jake Burns interview. Taking their cue from the Clash's politicised attitude, SLF' self-penned (inflammable) material, articulated their frustrations with "the troubles" in Northern Ireland. Unlike many punk debuts, Inflammable Material manages to meld high-octane potency, with a varied musical palette. Thanks partly to the influence of Don Letts, the regular DJ at the Roxy, the punk fraternity had embraced reggae, identifying strongly with its spirit of protest and, like the Clash, SLF included a reggae cover on their debut LP. Their eight-minute-plus raggedy version of Bob Marley's "Johnny Was" transports Johnny to Northern Ireland, "A single shot rings out in a Belfast night and I said oh Johnny was a good man". Equally eclectic, though slightly less serious, is the doo-wop surf pastiche "Barbed Wire Love", a warped tale of love in Belfast's No Man's Land. Of course, as the rest of the tracks readily attest, SLF are principally purveyors of furious fusillades of guitar-snorting punk rock. And let's face it, any album that includes "Alternative Ulster" and "Suspect Device" has to be considered a bona fide classic. --Chris King
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Stiff Little Fingers came roaring out of Northern Ireland in 1979 with a ferocity and sense of black humor that could only have come from growing up in a war zone. While other contemporaries (such as the Undertones) tried their best to rise above the conflict in pop's embrace, Stiff Little Fingers chose to address the daily indignities and injustices head-on. Aggressive punk anthems such as "Wasted Life", which rejects violence as a solution, and the call-to-arms "Alternative Ulster", which envisions the creation of a new social order, are based in SLF's political awareness.
INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL is among the most powerful political albums in punk rock history. Besides the government and military, the band tackles record company shenanigans on "Rough Trade", and the difficulty in loving someone from the wrong side of the fence, as in "Barbed Wire Love". Either way, Stiff Little Fingers managed to make even the worst scenarios come alive with black humor and gleefully guttural vocals. An oft neglected punk classic and a must for all serious students of the genre.
Originally released in 1979, this digitally remastered reissue of Stiff Little Fingers' Inflammable Material comes complete with two bonus tracks, including the original single version of "Suspect Device", plus the first part of a Jake Burns interview. Taking their cue from the Clash's politicised attitude, SLF' self-penned (inflammable) material, articulated their frustrations with "the troubles" in Northern Ireland. Unlike many punk debuts, Inflammable Material manages to meld high-octane potency, with a varied musical palette. Thanks partly to the influence of Don Letts, the regular DJ at the Roxy, the punk fraternity had embraced reggae, identifying strongly with its spirit of protest and, like the Clash, SLF included a reggae cover on their debut LP. Their eight-minute-plus raggedy version of Bob Marley's "Johnny Was" transports Johnny to Northern Ireland, "A single shot rings out in a Belfast night and I said oh Johnny was a good man". Equally eclectic, though slightly less serious, is the doo-wop surf pastiche "Barbed Wire Love", a warped tale of love in Belfast's No Man's Land. Of course, as the rest of the tracks readily attest, SLF are principally purveyors of furious fusillades of guitar-snorting punk rock. And let's face it, any album that includes "Alternative Ulster" and "Suspect Device" has to be considered a bona fide classic. --Chris King
Description
Stiff Little Fingers came roaring out of Northern Ireland in 1979 with a ferocity and sense of black humor that could only have come from growing up in a war zone. While other contemporaries (such as the Undertones) tried their best to rise above the conflict in pop's embrace, Stiff Little Fingers chose to address the daily indignities and injustices head-on. Aggressive punk anthems such as "Wasted Life", which rejects violence as a solution, and the call-to-arms "Alternative Ulster", which envisions the creation of a new social order, are based in SLF's political awareness.
INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL is among the most powerful political albums in punk rock history. Besides the government and military, the band tackles record company shenanigans on "Rough Trade", and the difficulty in loving someone from the wrong side of the fence, as in "Barbed Wire Love". Either way, Stiff Little Fingers managed to make even the worst scenarios come alive with black humor and gleefully guttural vocals. An oft neglected punk classic and a must for all serious students of the genre.