Long before Green Day or Blink 182, there was Ireland's Stiff Little Fingers, a fierce 1970s punk band high on energy and pop hooks. Despite many ups and downs, Stiff Little Fingers are still going strong on 2003's 'GUITAR AND DRUM', successfully mining the punchy, melodic punk they helped pioneer all those decades ago. The group still delivers loud and fast,though some of the edges have been filed down a bit. Also, their accessible songcraft is more pronounced than ever - complete with sing-along choruses and riffs ready for hard-rock air-guitar playing. 　　There is a vague Celtic vibe to "Achilles' Heart" and a deep reggae influence on "Be True to Yourself". But this is not to say that the Fingers have gone soft. Jake Burns still sings with his ragged-voiced sneer, and the guitars remain razor-sharp. The pummeling tempo of "Empty Sky" and the moving Joe Strummer tribute "Strummerville" show the quartet still know how to tear up their amplifiers old-school style. Clearly, age has not dimmed their vitality or their enthusiasm. 　　This 2009 'Deluxe' edition features 5 bonus tracks, recorded live At Glasgow Barrowlands on 17/3/06 (St Patricks Day)