Inflammable Material
by Stiff Little Fingers

Album
Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers
Year: 1979
Release date: 1979-02-02
Overall rank: 1,894th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 185 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (35th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (343rd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,894th)

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Inflammable Material is ranked as the best album by Stiff Little Fingers.

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Inflammable Material track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Suspect Device
Average Rating: 85 (62 votes)Comments: View 1
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State Of Emergency
Average Rating: 79 (49 votes)Comments: View 0
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Here We Are Nowhere
Average Rating: 77 (48 votes)Comments: View 0
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Wasted Life
Average Rating: 81 (49 votes)Comments: View 0
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No More Of That
Average Rating: 78 (44 votes)Comments: View 0
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Barbed Wire Love
Average Rating: 80 (45 votes)Comments: View 0
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White Noise
Average Rating: 77 (46 votes)Comments: View 0
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Breakout
Average Rating: 77 (45 votes)Comments: View 0
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Law And Order
Average Rating: 75 (43 votes)Comments: View 0
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Rough Trade
Average Rating: 76 (43 votes)Comments: View 0
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Johnny Was
Average Rating: 80 (46 votes)Comments: View 0
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Alternative Ulster
Average Rating: 85 (58 votes)Comments: View 0
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Closed Groove
Average Rating: 74 (41 votes)Comments: View 0

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Inflammable Material rankings

Inflammable Material rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,894th | 1970s rank: 343rd | 1979 rank: 35th  Overall chart history
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 !		07/22/2026 02:44 xhitmanx  Ratings distribution  1,60475/100
 
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Inflammable Material forum mentions

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From 07/07/2009 14:16 | #5138 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A must have for any punk fan! Suspect Device is probaly among the top 5 best punk songs ever! GET IT!!! (Edited)
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From 12/21/2011 18:31 | #33419 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
One of the most visceral records ever produced. The backdrop of the Irish troubles and Jake Burns' throat shredding vocals combine to produce a late punk classic. Tracks like 'Barbed Wire Love' show that they also had a sense of humour. (Edited)
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From 11/07/2009 20:55 | #7077 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I agree! Easily one of the best punk albums of the 70s! (Edited)
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From 02/09/2014 11:18 | #102657 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
The Punk In The best moment is represented on this album (Edited)
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From 01/26/2022 12:09 | #280109 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This album is a blast from start to finish. It has the classic punk sound which is a combination of frantic drumming, screeching guitars and shredding vocals. This is best shown on the songs Suspect Device, State Of Emergency and Alternative Ulster. Despite this, my favourite song is probably Johnny Was which is a lot slower and is allowed to breathe more. This shows just how diverse the group are and they have quality no matter what style they play in. However, there are a few tracks that are a little weaker that do feel like filler cuts. There aren't many of these but there are no real reason for about 4 or 5 of the songs and you don't really need to hear them. Overall, a fun experience with some fantastic punk moments and it is definitely worth looking into. (Edited)
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Best Albums of  1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac