Stiff Little Fingers tenth single. I must admit I had stopped listening to SLF at their sixth single "Nobody's Hero" and only ever bought their first two albums. So when Longy asked for this one, I had never heard of it. I found the vinyl for £2 so thought it was worth a go, and I was surprised at how good "Listen" is, its a bit more commercial than their older material and has a bit of "the Skids" sound which is no bad thing.
Four tracks on this EP, "Listen" is the stand out track for me. Second up is "Sad Eyed People" which is another little gem that will hook you instantly. Next up is "That's When Your Blood Bumps" and finally "Two Guitars Clash", both OK, but not strong enough for me. So give these a try and see what you think and leave a comment.
On the strength of listen I tracked down and purchased the album (only £4 on Amazon - see link below) that these came from and was pleasantly surprised how good it is. It's now got me thinking I'm gonna have to try some of the other albums that I didn't buy.
What do you reckon on the clothes then? Leave a comment a tell ASFM.
Band: Stiff Little Fingers
Label: Chrysalis
Year: 1982
Tracks:
1. Listen
2. Sad Eyed People
3. That's When Your Blood Bumps
4. Two Guitars Clash
Ripped from glorious scratched vinyl:
If you like this then you can get all four tracks plus more for £4 here:
Now Then by Stiff Little Fingers (Audio CD - 2004)
and if for some strange reason you haven't got these, then here are the best two album from SLF (both £4 each bargain)
Inflammable Material
Nobody's Heroes
Stiff Little Fingers Debut single "Suspect device". I am sure many of you know this classic but as I have mentioned before, often the b-sides are even better, and for me this is the case here.
