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It's easy to see why Stiff Little Fingers' Rough Trade debut remains so highly rated, but for the discerning fan of second generation punk, Nobody's Heroes is every bit as special. For a start, new drummer Jim Reilly was an improvement on Brian Faloon (who gets a heartwarming tribute on "Wait and See"). Secondly, Jake Burns' songwriting collaborations with journalist Gordon Ogilvie are really beginning to pay off. The cornerstones of the LP are "Gotta Gettaway," "At the Edge," and "Tin Soldiers" -- three songs which, in different ways, brilliantly articulate the frustrated ambitions of young men in search of expression and identity, trapped in nowhere jobs or situations. Though "Suspect Device" and "Alternative Ulster" had long since ensured they would always be tagged with the label of "political punk," in truth SLF were always more interested in their immediate environment, and finding a way out of it. A couple of plausible stabs at reggae are more than an interesting aside.
© Alex Ogg /TiVo
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Jim Reilly, Drums - Gordon Ogilvie, Composer - Jake Burns, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Stiff Little Fingers, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Reilly, Drums - Gordon Ogilvie, Composer - Jake Burns, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Ogilvie, Composer - Stiff Little Fingers, Writer, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Reilly, Drums - Gordon Ogilvie, Composer - Jake Burns, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Doug Bennett, Producer - Stiff Little Fingers, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Reilly, Drums - Jake Burns, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Ogilvie, Composer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Stiff Little Fingers, Writer, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Reilly, Drums - Gordon Ogilvie, Composer - Jake Burns, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Ogilvie, Composer - Doug Bennett, Producer - Stiff Little Fingers, Writer, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Reilly, Drums - Jake Burns, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Stiff Little Fingers, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Reilly, Drums - Jake Burns, Guitar, Vocals - Jerry Dammers, Composer - Stiff Little Fingers, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass - Goldberg, Composer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Reilly, Drums - Gordon Ogilvie, Composer - Jake Burns, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Ogilvie, Composer - Stiff Little Fingers, Writer, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ogilvie, Composer - Stiff Little Fingers, Writer, Performance, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Composer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Reilly, Drums - Gordon Ogilvie, Composer - Jake Burns, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Doug Bennett, Producer - Stiff Little Fingers, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Jim Reilly, Drums - Gordon Ogilvie, Composer - Jake Burns, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Geoff Travis, Producer - Stiff Little Fingers, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass - Mayo Thompson, Producer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Jim Reilly, Drums - Gordon Ogilvie, Composer - Jake Burns, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - Stiff Little Fingers, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Henry Cluney, Guitar, Vocals - Ali McMordie, Bass Guitar, Bass
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Gordon Ogilvie, Composer - Jake Burns, Composer - Stiff Little Fingers, MainArtist - Rigid Digits, Producer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980 Sedgenote Ltd under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd
Spoken Word, Composer - Stiff Little Fingers, Performance, MainArtist - J Burns, Composer
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
It's easy to see why Stiff Little Fingers' Rough Trade debut remains so highly rated, but for the discerning fan of second generation punk, Nobody's Heroes is every bit as special. For a start, new drummer Jim Reilly was an improvement on Brian Faloon (who gets a heartwarming tribute on "Wait and See"). Secondly, Jake Burns' songwriting collaborations with journalist Gordon Ogilvie are really beginning to pay off. The cornerstones of the LP are "Gotta Gettaway," "At the Edge," and "Tin Soldiers" -- three songs which, in different ways, brilliantly articulate the frustrated ambitions of young men in search of expression and identity, trapped in nowhere jobs or situations. Though "Suspect Device" and "Alternative Ulster" had long since ensured they would always be tagged with the label of "political punk," in truth SLF were always more interested in their immediate environment, and finding a way out of it. A couple of plausible stabs at reggae are more than an interesting aside.
© Alex Ogg /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:45
- Main artists: Stiff Little Fingers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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