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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 7, 2020 7:40:25 GMT
Originally a Deep Purple covers band in Belfast called Highway Star That all changed when journalist Gordon Ogilvie instigated a radical makeover Named after a Vibrators song their sound was raw and uncompromising Their first two singles and debut album are as good as any from the first wave
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Suspect Device / Wasted Life (1978 Rough Trade) Alternative Ulster / 78 Revolutions A Minute (1978 Rough Trade)
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 Inflammable Material Favourite tracks: Johnny Was + Wasted Life
What's the TP verdict?
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Post by personunknown on Jul 7, 2020 8:14:24 GMT
Great album marred only by the last track Closed Groove, beep beep I'm an answering machine, ouch!
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Post by johnnyoi on Jul 7, 2020 13:00:34 GMT
Loved their early stuff,then began to lose interest as they mellowed out.Think I need to go back & listen to their more power pop based songs & see what I think to them now.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2020 16:45:34 GMT
Loved them up to'Go For It' but after that...
Jake Burns has to be the best punk vocalist ever👍
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Post by zeopold on Jul 7, 2020 20:50:39 GMT
Never really got into the them, but they stepped up to the plate when Sham bottled out of closing the 2nd big RAR in Brockwell Park.
I'm somewhere in the first 3 or 4 rows of the crowd in this clip, getting rocked senseless by the Fingers.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 8, 2020 7:45:36 GMT
Enthusiastic first few rows Zeo
You must have been sweaty by the end
I well remember coming out of gigs dripping with sweat (and later clubs) - those were the days eh?
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Post by andyloneshark on Jul 8, 2020 12:29:19 GMT
I learnt how to play in a band, when me and some friends formed a band called The Rigid Midget Digits  playing mostly songs from their first two albums. We were pretty rubbish to start off with but, starting from scratch, kept rehearsing regularly and got really good. We recorded 4 SLF songs "Gotta Getaway" "Wasted Life" "Barbed Wire Love" and "Alternative Ulster" But eventually i wanted to move on and play original songs, which is ALOT more challenging as many punters just want to hear songs they know... but is ALOT more rewarding when get a positive response. |
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Post by johnnyoi on Jul 8, 2020 12:33:46 GMT
Loved them up to'Go For It' but after that... Jake Burns has to be the best punk vocalist ever👍 I’m with you there.Jake Burns definitely one of the best vocalists especially on that early stuff.You could tell he was singing from the heart Hard times in NI back then. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2020 16:15:49 GMT
My favourite Fingers song is 'State of Emergency' which contains some of his most incendiary vocals(and powerchords).
Truthfully, though he's good on all of them. I can't think of many punk vocalists who come close and there are a lot of really good ones.
Jello maybe?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2021 8:42:43 GMT
I've started relistening to the 'No Going Back' album which I didn't care much for at the time when it was released in 2015.
Never be as good as the early stuff but well worth a listen.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jan 28, 2021 10:56:19 GMT
I've started relistening to the 'No Going Back' album which I didn't care much for at the time when it was released in 2015. Never be as good as the early stuff but well worth a listen. I've got that one Not listened to it since it came out but remember it as pretty good I'll revisit it :format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-8003833-1487933522-2889.jpeg.jpg) |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2021 11:59:09 GMT
It has some good lyrical themes too but lacks the urgency of the earlier material.
Still a good listen though.
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Post by andyloneshark on Jan 28, 2021 12:18:07 GMT
They have inevitably mellowed somewhat from their days as frustrated angry teenagers, but that is a good album.
'My Dark Places' is a song i can relate to.
The Last time i saw them was about 3 years ago and Jake Burns' vocals were as powerful and passionate as ever.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2021 13:50:40 GMT
Aye,I think a lot of people expect the same level of intensity but the world has moved on since SLF's heyday.
They can still write a good tune so I suppose you have to be in the right frame of mind to appreciate it.
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Post by stu77 on Jan 29, 2021 12:51:41 GMT
Always been very fond of this
This is great especially the bass
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playing mostly songs from their first two albums.
