Live Inspiration (2000)

About this title: Making rousing, melodic punk rock with a reggae influence, Stiff Little Fingers are a strong live force even on album. Live Inspiration is made up of live performances from the band, and they have an energy that is infectious and powerful. The only problem is the sound quality, which definitely suffers, especially on the second disc. They manage to overcome the audio problems for the most part, but the album would have been more vital with a clearer mix. As it stands, this is a fun punk rock album that doesn't take itself too seriously but still manages to entertain with some politics thrown ... read more

Tracks:

1. Beirut Moon [Burns]
2. Doesn't Make It All Right [Dammers]
3. Each Dollar a Bullet [Burns]
4. Love of the Common People [Hurley/Wilkins]
5. Piccadilly Circus [Cluney/Ogilvie]
6. When the Stars Fall From the Sky [Burns/Foxton]
7. Road to Kingdom Come [Burns]
8. Smithers Jones [Foxton]
9. Barbed Wire Love [Burns/Ogilvie]
10. (It's A) Long Way to Paradise [Burns]
11. Gotta Gettaway [Burns/Ogilvie]
12. Suspect Device [Live] [Stiff Little Finger]
13. Walk Tall [Wayne]
14. Tin Soldiers [Stiff Little Finger]
15. Alternative Ulster [Burns/Ogilvie]
16. Roots, Radicals, Rockers and Reggae [Stiff Little Finger]
17. Silver Lining [Stiff Little Finger]
18. Wait and See [Burns/Ogilvie]
19. Just Fade Away [Stiff Little Finger]
20. At the Edge [Stiff Little Finger]
21. Listen [Stiff Little Finger]
22. Fly the Flag [Stiff Little Finger]
23. No Sleep Til Belfast [Stiff Little Finger]
24. Johnny Was [Marley]
25. Nobody's Heroes [Burns/Ogilvie]
26. No Surrender [Burns]
27. The Cosh [Burns]
28. Johnny 7 [Cluney]
29. Stand up and Shout [Taylor/Burns]
30. Wasted Life [Burns]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.