Suspect Device (track)
by Stiff Little Fingers
Year: 1979
From the album Inflammable Material (track #1)
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Suspect Device appears on the following album(s) by Stiff Little Fingers:
- Inflammable Material (track #1) (this album) (1979)
- All The Best (track #1) (compilation) (1983)
- Hanx! (track #11) (1980)
- Greatest Hits Live (track #15) (1988)
- Live And Loud (track #16) (1988)
- See You Up There! (track #16) (1989)
- Fly The Flags (track #15) (1992)
- Best Served Loud (track #18) (2017)
- Live In Sweden (track #14) (1989)
- Live At Rockpalast 1980 & 1989 (track #14) (2021)
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Suspect Device ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/19/2026 10:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 76,479 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2025 02:27 |  imacgill | 30,386 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2025 16:52 |  Igtonumama | 31,393 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2025 00:43 | BurndenAce | 4,717 | 78/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2025 16:33 | dukeboxkool | 6,987 | 75/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 85.2/100, a mean average of 84.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.0.
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DeusExMackia 12/10/2017 12:19 | #202904
Rough as rusty nails, it remains just as visceral as the first time you heard it no many how many times you've played it.
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