★★★★★
A decade has elapsed since the release of Stiff Little Fingers' last LP, Guitar & Drum, but while fans await the arrival of their imminent PledgeMusicsponsored opus, this 5CD Original Album Series set offers a handy opportunity to revisit the enduring Belfast punks' legacy to date.
- recordcollectormag.com
2014-04-24
★★★★★
Launching the project on Pledge Music, Stiff Little Fingers barely had to lift a (stiff, little) finger in raising funds for their tenth studio album. Instead, fans were able to pledge, and become part of the process that sees the band claw back a bit of independence from the recording industry fat cats. It comes after a lengthy 11-year lull, in which they've managed to transcend the old-hat DIY punk ethos to incorporate a little help from the fans...
- www.popmatters.com
2014-04-12
★★★★★
2013 saw Stiff Little Fingers undertake their most comprehensive tour of the UK in many a year. I was fortunate to see two of those shows and was blown away on both nights. Ok, it's not a surprise really as they've been my favourite band for over 30 years now but still, to see a group of men who are no spring chickens play for 90 minutes and to do so with so much enthusiasm and energy makes me extremely excited...
- www.punknews.org
2014-04-04
★★★★★
There has been much talk of a new Stiff Little Fingers album during the past seven years and after not being happy with their dealings with potential labels, the band eventually took matters into their own hands and decided upon asking fans to fund the recording and production of their first new album in over a decade...
- www.punknews.org
2014-03-01
★★★★★
Stiff Little Fingers "Up A Gear" UK Tour
C103 Plymouth, UK
25th March 2013
For the best part of 34 years, Stiff Little Fingers have been a constant musical staple in my life. From the moment I heard the single "At The Edge" on Top of the Pops, it cemented what had been a flirting interest in punk and new wave, which had originally been set off by hearing the Sex Pistols' "Pretty Vacant" on the radio...
- www.punknews.org
2013-04-11
★★★★★
The debut album from Belfast's finest punk band, originally released on the Rough Trade label in 1979. Inflammable Material features two of the greatest songs recorded on the controversy and violence surrounding Northern Ireland. 'Suspect Device' and 'Alternative Ulster' indict both sides of the conflict, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Irish Republican Army, in driving punk rock form...
- www.forcedexposure.com
2010-08-27
★★★★★
The debut album from Belfast's finest punk band, originally released on the Rough Trade label in 1979. Inflammable Material features two of the greatest songs recorded on the controversy and violence surrounding Northern Ireland. 'Suspect Device' and 'Alternative Ulster' indict both sides of the conflict, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the Irish Republican Army, in driving punk rock form...
- www.forcedexposure.com
2010-04-29
★★★★★
It's a crying shame when old punk bands mellow out instead of doing us all a favour and splitting up. There are other options, of course: The Clash survived the post-punk burn-out by shagging every genre around and birthing some decent mutant sounds of blackness. Not so the, erm, Stiffs though. To them, maturity simply means omitting the word 'punk' from punk rock and carrying on regardless. Ergo Bryan Adams - only with less vocal tuition. Yes. Oh dear...
- nme.com
2008-10-22
★★★★★
When the first wave of British punk bands broke in 1976 and 1977, many of them (such as the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and the Adverts) sang of violence in the streets and the repressive policies of the British government and police force...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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