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Anthology [Explicit Lyrics] [Box set]

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  • Audio CD (11 Mar 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics, Box set
  • Label: EMI
  • ASIN: B00005V31L
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 43,749 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Suspect Device
2. Wasted Life
3. Alternative Ulster
4. 78 RPM
5. Gotta Getaway
6. Bloody Sunday
7. Straw Dogs
8. You Can't Say Crap On The Radio
9. At The Edge
10. Running Bear
11. White Christmas
12. Nobody's Hero
13. Tin Soldiers
14. Back To Front
15. Mr Fire Coal Man
16. Just Fade Away
17. Go For It
18. Doesn't Make It Alright
19. Silver Lining
20. Safe As Houses
See all 56 tracks on this disc

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Despite only reaching the UK Top 40 on two measly occasions, obdurate Belfast punks Stiff Little Fingers retain a sizeable following two decades after they first appeared on the John Peel Show and continue to prove a viable live proposition. This is due in no small part to the reputation of those classic early singles "Suspect Device" and "Alternative Ulster", each an incendiary blast of political anger and teenage disaffection meriting a place in any serious punk collection. Naturally, those tracks, together with the angst-tainted autobiography of "Wasted Life" and "Gotta Getaway" form the highlights of this three-CD anthology, which rounds up all the band's singles and B-sides.

The tracks include include 1991's banned 45 "Beirut Moon", a flimsy Iron Maiden soundalike which dealt with the kidnapping of journalist John McCarthy in the Lebanon. Like compatriots the Undertones, Stiff Little Fingers floundered once they moved away from their original formula, experimental forays into pop and reggae in the 1980s proving largely uninspiring., At least the third disc, a passionate singalong live set featuring the band's most cherishable moments of energetic spleen (previously available as the album See You Up There) goes some way to explaining their enduring appeal. --Kevin Maidment

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The Northern Irish punk rock band Stiff Little Fingers gained their initial inspiration from the egalitarian approach of bands like the Clash. Their songs reflected the everyday experiences of youth in and around the troubled province of Ulster, which was the scene of almost daily civil strife and sectarian violence. During their brief heyday in the late 1970s and early '80s, the band were among the cleverest and most ferocious purveyors of melodic, message-oriented punk rock on the U.K. scene, while their stripped-down sound influenced later 1980s and '90s U.S. punk rock bands like NOFX, 7 Seconds, Green Day, and Bad Religion.
Culling a variety oftracks from among the band's first three albums, ANTHOLOGY features the feral attack of songs like "Alternative Ulster"and "Suspect Device", as well as the Clash-influenced "You Can't Say Crap on the Radio" and later, more lyrically and musically sophisticated tracks like "The Price of Admission" and "Beirut Moon". This three-CD set also includes a live set recorded in the late 1980s during one of the band's frequent latter-day reunion shows.

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5.0 out of 5 stars bloody good not bloody sunday, 26 May 2002
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If you do not own "all the best" by SLF's then this box set is a MUST BUY. It basically contains all their best songs from "Alternative Ulster" to the much covered "Gotta Getaway" aswell as allowing you to listen to several live tracks. This band is unlike many others because of the emotive lyrics which really parallel with the bands feelings, in other words, they play about how they feel.In most cases they play aggressively. Forget buying any other of their albums and concentrate on this, worth its weight in gold.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, 14 Jun 2006
By M. Wignall "wiggy1988" (Preston, Great Britain) - See all my reviews
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I actually stumbled across punk. I knew I didn't like pop or Rap. They all seemed to lack meaning and emotion. Rock as well was only good, not great. I heard Alternative Ulster and Pretty Vacant on the internet by sample. And that was that. The Stiff little fingers are amazing and this C.D. is outstanding, containing all their best songs. Both the old classics like Suspect device and Alternative Ulster and the surprisingly good new ones like Cant believe in you and Harp. Trust me you want this C.D. its possibly the best band to ever come out of Ireland and one of the best classic punk bands of the era
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5.0 out of 5 stars Belfast's finest flower, 17 Feb 2004
many a fine flower has found its way out of ireland but none have endured the passing of time like SLF...their fans of 25 years ago r still fans and they in turn r influencing younger punks in2 listening 2 SLF...with this anthology u get all the good stuff from the last 25+ years...disc 1 is full of the really early stuff...full of power lyrics and power guitars...it also contains the 1st song i ever heard SLF do and that was white xmas on the john peel show...it was a battle of the bands and SLF won it at a canter...disc 2 has a few songs from the much underated album "now then"...it also has the once banned "bierut moon" which just calls out 2 b played loud...the end of disc 2 is somewhat of a drinking mans listen but u 4 get this knowing that disc 3 is just round the corner...SLF have always been at their best live...disc 3 gives u them playing brixton and u wont b disappointed...i last heard them in a field in 2002 at the wickerman festival and they were still as good as they were 20 odd years ago...only more refined but jake burns vocals never lose that "lets take on the world" appeal...if u have heard a few SLF songs in the past i suggest that u leave buying all thier albums and buy this...its a pure flower amoungst a lot of music weed out there 2day...
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