Stiff Little Fingers-Alternative Ulster

[debsmc1]

Saw them a few months ago in Sheffield and they are still brilliant great gig

[RebelSpiritof77]

maggie thatcher's 2nd fave band after the pistols

[mrsexpistols36]

best gig ive ever been to,

[boattrainpaddy]

Still a POWERPACKED band making POWERFUL music.

Shame though, the revolution did not succeed................

Now the world is in bondage and most of the world is too fucking stupid to even know it.

[homebrew95]

SAW EM LAST NIGHT AT THE BROOK IN SOUTHAMPTON AND THEY WERE AWESOME !

[iamasonofglyndwr]

film at brixton 1988 went to see them in stoke on this tour

[daviclo]

everyone should see SLF at least once in there life.... the best band live you will ever see.

[zxJak3xz]

best song eeevvveeerrrrr -[slf]pompey

[glaeken14]

I like to much!!

[taffykid]

i did about 8or9 yrs ago in Newcastle Mayfair Bruce Foxton was on bass . what a sound it was awsome .they where as good then as they where in the late 70's .

[bagariddum]

I will see this played live before i go, i swear

[kempy202]

this is real life

[mable12345]

fucking awesome  band

[trippy898]

most under rated band of the time

[TheMchaggis]

Fucking classic. Love it.

[ninelivecat]

This song is great

[pedrofcuk]

I love this song!

[777jonesboy]

What a classic opening riff !!!!

[Jackass1497]

High Fidelity is how I got to this video

[tajci66]

Juhu!!



[vinnieredutd]

pure f**king class o fuck pure class

[david29362]

Fuck the politics, how good a tune is this??!! Timeless!

[kris10king]

Holy moly, I think I'm in menopause and I had a poster of these gents at the foot of my bed -- I love this album, too, and I married a dual citizen of the US and NI, I am holding in my hand a rubber riot bullet picked up by his outside her family's home in Belfast. It was time then, it's time now! Our son will tow the line fer his Da, RIP.

[jpx08]

This music is timeless! What a great time for music!

[corraddo1]

is that jake?

[calexicofan]

Podst 'go for it' by about 20years!!!!..its so much slower..check out the raw early version for authenticity...

[calexicofan]

Podst 'go for it' by about 20years!!!!..its so much slower..check out the raw early version for authenticity...Kyle Leitch Belfast

[borusselenny]

those were the days!!

[ColRocknRoll]

Definitely Brixton Academy - I have the video called See You Up There... And is a fantastic live concert right up there with Hanx!! (Even has Henry Cluney singing Wild Rover)!! If you can find it, get it. The sound is absolutely excellent quality!!

[MelvinWren]

what video game or movie. ive heard this before.

[UTFRG]

lol the picture for the dude looked like jhonny rotten in the lighting and i was like speacial guest?

[aivopark]

Kick out the yanks!

[Kwales66]

Mazing

[sinnfeinmurderers]

ulster great wee place

[boattrainpaddy]

London..... the video is from the 'See you up there' live album.

Brixton academy show on St Pat's Day.

[Evthedrunk]

brixton acadamy it was released as a video

[rokka60]

I think that may have been recorded in the Locarno Ballroom, Portsmouth. I was there!

[pennyroyalsean]

love this band to death. So glad i got to see em few years back.

[RoCkSoNg7]

this song is fucking awsome, cool riff

[marcN19]

Punk is the rule in the UK

[stenowar]

great song!

[houghton147]

!st saw SLF at Rock against Racism in 1979, they took the place of Sham69, quality band....

[TATE1ful]

Punx keep on kicking...S.L.F At the Tiv,Buckly N.Wales next weekend Sat 09/10/2010.....Punx AND sKINZ wILL NEVER dIE.TaTe....

[baldy1]

1 of punks alltime best.....dickybhoy locheeceltics..

[LiamW1967]

One of the most sincere bands on the planet,God Bless Them!

[alonkidstv1]

Yawn :-(

[vinceywinceyspider]

keep rockin fingers, my fave strum along to band .. going to see them in leicester 8/10 /10 cant wait

[TggPxProductions]

this is my dads ringtone xD

[azbo00]

i was there at one of the tour dates that year , bristol bierkeller i think it was , when he had a cold and moaned cos ppl were spitting at them lol, they cut their set short too. still was a blast .

[Nogginer1]

This is not Belfast nor is it 1993. It's Paddy's Day alright but it's 1988 and it's Brixton Academy. You can get it on dvd it's called " See you up there." I was at the gig.

[ThePaulollerenshaw]

@Nogginer1 i was there too

[bpaulm1]

it would be nice wouldn't it...

[wowwowwiwow]

I dont know why, But Jake looks like Bob Mortimer in this

[jackstephensutton10]

seen them 3nights in a row on the Breakout 2010 tour in Nottingham, Leeds and Newcastle :D Ears were fucking ringing for days afterwards!!! :D

Hanx!

[HAYWAIN63]

I saw them in IPSWICH (without a T ) in 1980 .

[crb70]

seen them in 2008 in ipswitch!!! fuckin awesome and cant wait to see them again

[billybobjimjoejacksn]

I love this shit!

[MrCopperhead1861]

Go and get it now!

[excoolpool]

I just got my ticket for Glasgow, can't wait.

[sainteck]

This Band Can Do No Wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[adds3566]

great sound!

[troyrocky4]

i might go and see them, they are pretty old now. Somebody please tell me if they are worth going to see now

[sainteck]

@troyrocky4 seen them often and never been let down

[MrCopperhead1861]

yessss

[olidooley]

Go home to fuckin' England if you love it so much big rider...and get the fuck out of my country.

[ironfloyd01]

@bigrider2806 not cool

[ironfloyd01]

@bigrider2806 "they say youll never be free...." who was more oppressed during that time period?

[customhd17]

bigrider2806 is a tool!!!! and hides behind a user name

[lololiet]

FUCK U2

[sugarkaneandchloe]

hell yeah

[oldersorders]

Rectifico:

Viva la ulster, no.

Viva Ulster, si xd

from barcelona

[vaginacockalitis]

Alter your native laaaand!!!!

Much respect

[jordy619hi]

this song is awsome cant wait to see them again

[baSliBaterflaj]

viva la ulster!!

[TheTollundWoman]

@baSliBaterflaj

Viva la ALTERNATIVE ulster!

[TheTollundWoman]

Be an Anti-Security force!

[weelad9]

filmed in london . ast patricks night about 15yrs ago... the see you up the tour

[AhliAnggur]

am I blitzed or is this NOT slf?

[MrBruiser123]

mate brought them to oz in78 &still blow me away

[markhoops1]

Hey Lambruscokid...

March 17th 1988....Brixton Academy,London

Still have the ticket stub...

[markhoops1]

Hey Lambruscokid..

March 17th 1988..Brixton Academy...

Still have ticket stub!!!

The dvd for this gig is on sale!!

[SadeofDarkness]

Where?

[angel4everable]

Ignore the bores and their laws!

[htownsyrupsipper]

song goes hard!

[VivaLaRevolution100]

LMAO at 1:01

Love SLF!

[Jakeoffline]

me 2 :L

[WarningPunkSpirit]

PERFECT! BEAUTIFUL! GREAT!

[korkyboy]

Northerd Ireland, you grabbed, you changed it, it's yours, well done 2 you all

[capekirano]

BEST irish punk band

[bmrs86]

Best Irish band period..

[lovelifemusic246]

this has to be my all time favourite song

[50porcierto]

kasi ná... that means grrrrreat!

[zzzbamzzz]

i love this song

[cutegalzxxx]

Have you never seen him then mate or are your eyes all blurry

[peterpetersnbg]

great song

[xmisspnutinix]

Great - Senn them on St Paddys this year at the Barras - It was amazing

[fintoj]

Went to see the stiffs last night in Belfast.... Bloody brilliant and before the concert I wasn't even a fan!

[suttaz0088]

same here mate, but i saw them in newcastle,

i love them now!!!

[tigerspuds]

@fintoj You weren't a fan before..... That explains you calling them "The Stiffs"... ;o)

[jmal7211]

Excellent Song !

[jinkysmith]

love that riff

[MusicalCamel]

im goin 2 see the SLF at the manchester academy in a few weeks, im so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im a new young fan so im really excited

[ronnied6912]

Yeah, cool. Saw them at Rock City, Nottingham, December 1987. Fantastic.

[pmsphoto]

This is the first time I've seen this since watching it live on St Patrick's night in 1988 at the Brixton Academy. Truly amazing !!

[anthonysnicholson]

Previous contributor is correct this was filmed at Brixton Academy on 17th March 1988 as part of the Go for it again tour. I was also there it was fantastic. And here there are in 2009 still going and sounding fantastic with a tour coming up this march

[fenton555]

punk will never die even if i was never around wen they came out SLF RULES :)

[A55Itch]

@fenton555 Punk just died when the first kid shouted "Punks not dead"

[leith479]

see this is what punk is. it will never die. i love SLF for still being able to kick ass!!

[chiznoke]

What the hell kinda lip syncing nonsense is this??????

[jemastro]

saw them last nite (08/08) preston, sang this a lot faster for some reason!!!

[bangkokstevie]

I was at this gig, 88/89(ish) Brixton Academy I think.

[flettino]

best band ever and still going

[oakbaum]

whooa this brings back memories of jumping around in St Johns hall...........all we wanted was an altermative ulster..........what a circus we've got now at least you could protesr SLF

[ducklin2003]

What a song!

[motleycrue4u]

awsome

[ChesterHartley]

Fucking outstandin tune,

Ling live the fingers!

[jaredcoleere]

W.O.W

[British4punk]

i love this

[JonnyOnly666]

im not 100% when but i know it was filmed brixton and i think it was filmed in 1980?

[mooseheyliger]

March 17 1988 Brixton Academy Go For It Again Tour. Slf and Therapy? are the best bands to come out of Northern Ireland ever...

[chalmondely999]

..if that's the case, i was there!! cool!

[chalmondely999]

...march '88 that is...

[seer67]

TOP BAND TOP SONG.... " SEE YA UP THERE "

[bungioes]

SLF still the best, many memories from the 70's travling round britain to watch them.

[Jimbmc45]

I rememeber Jake Burns being interviewed on Radio 1 about 1980 and he said that the influnences for SLF were The Clash, The Clash and The Clash. Brilliant!

[mrhaydon]

the clash rock and i love the song they done buy joe strumer- strummerville

kick ass

[joestrummer999]

Strummerville is a great tribute to joe!

[mrhaydon]

damn straight it is :P a gig has just passed and i missed it :( on the 11 march i think at bristol carling academy

[Moscow926]

Yeah, bad drums, slow tempo. Still dam great! The reason The Clash were the only band that ever counted was because SLF were Irish and back then, well you know...that didn't count.

[AmyFaace]

SLF are one of my fave bands,

but the Clash are LEGENDS.

The Clash will always count for something.

[johnnywas123]

in fairness the clash did make slf count, cos no one knew fuck all about london, and we seen n. irland every nite on the news, so i guess it made us feel we were close to what slf were singing, cos sure as fuck we didnt know what the west way meant, to me, the two best bands ever, the clash and slf

[truffcat]

beautiful! absolutely fantastic! SLF were my first love in music and I can't count how many times I've seen them. Absolutely love them, and it's great to have Ali back again :-) Thanks for posting this video...

[cobblers39]

going to see them on friday... in Dundee. wot a band seen em about 17 times now...

[RedDesire1]

Its from the Go For It Again tour. This was recorded at the Brixton Acadamy 1988. One of the best live albums out there. See You Up There - get it.

[Fl0ppymAn]

Maybe better than the The Clash, but in a different way. Something lighter and teen anger which still turn me on after all these years...

[washburn8]

love that song. great lyrics and smooth punk rock riff.

[mcaroy68]

Is that the Barrowlands in Glasgow?

Saw the fingers there 3 or 4 times - superb!!!

The last time they opened with Suspect device and Bruce Foxton played Bass - ahhhh memoreeez

[jcasey170]

It's the 1988 Go For It Again tour, ripped off the See You Up There video. Yeah it's a bit slow, but it was the first time they'd played together in five years. Go see them now (UK tour in March 2007) they'll blow you away!

[keithroche]

top band nothing like it now a days

[laffenbhoy]

aye i was at the last gig before the first split and seen them many times since but they toured with the stanglers twice and they are pish with that tosser as a front man he took his shirt off that was enough for me

bloody dub

[Neildenholm]

Memories flood back. Liked it when i was 15 love it at 43.

[hookdog]

What a top band!! Lost their edge slightly but fuck it..they rock!!

[martyspurs]

im mates wif jimmy reilly nephew, and i know jim, i left then started a tribute band called jimmys stiff fingers, he lives pretty close to me

[jacker1962]

saw them 3 times in the 70s twice in last year,great then, fuckin shite now.jakes turned into a proper stuck up his own arse,wanker.retire now n leave us some good memories.

[pavelponde]

huh? what's seems to be the problem with the drummer's playing? As far as i can see he palys just fine, Dolphin Taylor or not. If it's the slow tempo - well, Jake starts the song and sets the tempo with his guitar riff, so if there's any coplaints, blame him. Anyways, sounds good to me.

[jamesy5008]

Try playing at the right speed and not at 33rpm. Crap rendition of a great song.

[LambruscoKid]

You say that like it's not the actual SLF playing the song...well buddy, it is...

St Paddy's Day Belfast 1993, I found out.

[jamesy5008]

Never suggested it wasn't mate. I've seen them 15 times live (16 on 15th October this year)and 'Alternative Ulster' was never played like this.

[fuckthedrugsquad]

@LambruscoKid

slf have played barrowlands glasgow on st paddys day since 1991

[safarisuit]

He really is a crap drummer.

[fatrab]

late slf as thats dolphin taylor on drums,hence why they then sounded shit,they fucked up when Jim left.