For Fiona

Rise Against

Tim McIlrath (Rise Against): “For Fiona (Tribute to Tony Sly of No Use for a Name).

September 29, 2012 @ the Honda Center, Anaheim, CA

A little late, but I finally got this recording onto my laptop.

This was a very emotional moment for me, Tim did a great job covering one of my favorite songs by NUFAN.

Sorry for all of the shuffling.

#tony sly

Tim Mcilrath For Fiona

Tim Mcilrath // For Fiona

You took my life, turned it around
And put my feet back on the ground
I owe you, eternally

“How much you always forgive everything I do. The time and space begin of certain if I'm coming back to you; I'm saying this to let you know I try.”

—No Use For A Name - “Pacific Standard Time”

Shit. This is just horrible, horrible news.

Tony Sly’s sense of melody and harmony was a cut above most other Fat Wreck/Epitaph/New-School punk bands that I listened to almost exclusively in the early-to-mid 90s, and he and No Use For A Name provided a ton of inspiration for early Thrice material. They were the tightest punk band I’d ever seen. Tony’s vocals were always spot-on, his guitar-playing always locked in and solid, and his onstage demeanor was honest and endearing.

RIP.