If'n

Firehose | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sst Records
• ASIN: B000000M1Y
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,795 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars %@&*!, March 25, 2001

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Kathryn (Riverside, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If'n (Audio CD)

Man, oh man. This is one swell chunk of music. I have been searching [...] for all my old 80s favorites, and when I found this, I just about fell out of my seat with excitement. I would have been a hardcore fan if I hadn't had to sell my albums during one of those bleak "I need money BAD" episodes years ago...to my great misfortune, they kind of fell by the wayside for me. I am going to buy this album right away; I can't live without it for another minute!! Well, to sum up, these guys have a great way of tweaking rythyms, playing with words and managing to sound like a jam session but with real polish and humor. They're sassy, they're funny, they're smart, and they just write great music. Thought-provoking and listenable as all heck, they are like Camper Van but with a little more intellect and well, I guess I like their lyrics better. I liked this album better than Flyin' the Flannel; it has a more life and diversity. Firehose are one of the best bands that ever got overlooked by the mainstream. Ever. But doesn't that make all of us fans happy in a [strange] way?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars need i say more?, April 11, 2005

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Chad Bowman "Klondike Bar" (Quincy, Wa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If'n (Audio CD)

If'n, a great cd. fIREHOSE is so, well, fIREHOSE. there is no other way to put it. if you like funky jammy tunes that are creative and unconventional, you should pick up some fIREHOSE, it will change the very fabric of your reality.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended, June 1, 2000

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D. Read "Maximumdread" (GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If'n (Audio CD)

This is a great, great record. fIREHOSE took me some time to get used to, as I suppose is probably the case with a lot of people. I think it's the very strange hooks and unconventional song structures. But a little patience goes a long way here. These guys don't get nearly the credit they deserve. My heart broke when they broke up. I also recommend "Mr. Machinery Operator" (out of print, I think) and the live "Totem Pole" EP (also out of print, I think).