Tinderbox | ||||
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Released | 1997 | |||
Genre | Pop punk, alternative rock | |||
Length | 55:31 | |||
Label | Abstract[1] | |||
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Tinderbox is an album by Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1997.[3][4] Steve Grantley played bass on the album.[5]
Critical reception
[edit]The Washington Post called the album "hard-hitting," writing that "there's no way it can recapture the impact of the band's '70s work."[6]
AllMusic wrote that "the biggest surprise is a churning, rubber-burning remake of 'The Message', Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's searing indictment of inner-city misery."[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "You Never Hear the One That Hits You" (Burns) – 2:53
- "(I Could Be) Happy Yesterday" (Burns) – 4:06
- "Tinderbox" (Burns) – 3:57
- "Dead of Night" (Burns) – 5:20
- "The Message" (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five) – 3:06
- "My Ever Changing Moral Stance" (Burns) – 2:48
- "Hurricane" (Burns) – 4:25
- "You Can Move Mountains" (Burns, Foxton) – 4:16
- "A River Flowing" (Burns) – 3:25
- "You Don't Believe in Me" (Burns) – 3:24
- "In Your Hands" (Burns) – 4:00
- "Dust in My Eyes" (Burns, Foxton) – 2:43
- "Roaring Boys (Part One)" (Burns) – 4:27
- "Roaring Boys (Part Two)" (Burns) – 6:05
Personnel
[edit]- Stiff Little Fingers
- Jake Burns - guitar, vocals
- Bruce Foxton - bass; vocals on "Dust in My Eye"
- Steve Grantley - drums, percussion
with:
- Ian McCallum - backing vocals
- Billy Boy Miskimmin - harmonica
- Holly Roberts - keyboards
- Tim Sanders - tenor saxophone
- Simon Clarke - alto and baritone saxophone
- Roddy Lorimer - trumpet
- John Curtis - tin whistle
- Theresa Heanue - fiddle
References
[edit]- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Tinderbox - Stiff Little Fingers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Stiff Little Fingers Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Jam's and Stiff Little Fingers' Bruce Foxton". MTV News. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (28 January 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ "STIFF LITTLE FINGERS". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 January 2022.