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The longest-tenured Irish punk band is undoubtedly Stiff Little Fingers - who have been bashing and thrashing since 1977. And the vinyl, InchLive at Rockpalast 1980Inch, shows that the band remained a vital live band (and also, stayed true to their roots) throughout the '80s, despite a five-year hiatus smack dab in the middle of the decade.Singer/guitarist Jake Burns has been the band's leader since their inception - with bassist Ali McMordie standing right alongside Jake most of the time - which saw Stiff Little Fingers being a part of the first-wave of Euro punk bands, which included the lofty likes of the S*x Pistols, the Clash, and the Damned, the Buzzcocks, the Jam, etc. And in the process, Stiff Little Fingers issued such classic punk LP's as InchInflammable MaterialInch, InchNobody's HeroesInch and InchGo for ItInch plus the punk anthems InchAlternative UlsterInch, InchSuspect DeviceInch and InchAt the EdgeInch.Jake Burns still remembers InchThe place was packed and the audience were with us from the first note. They were wonderful, singing and bouncing along. It really felt like a Inchhome gameInch to use a football analogy. I thought we played really well too, apart from a slight timing mistake during InchBack to FrontInch, a new song we were still learning. (See if you can spot my giving Jim the Inchlook of deathInch at that point! LOL!).Inch Album Tracks 1. Nobody's Hero 2. Barbed Wire Love 3. Wait and See 4. Gotta Gettaway 5. Back to Front 6. Fly the Flag 7. Alternative Ulster 8. No Change 9. At the Edge 10. Wasted Life 11. Tin Soldiers
