Reviews (page 5 of 8)
These types of picks always confuse me with why they are on this list. This album is perfectly fine, but there is no wow factor and nothing groundbreaking. It definitely isn’t something you need to hear before you die.
There is lots of cool stuff going on here that I really enjoyed. I like my indie rock to cover a fair bit of ground stylistically and I feel fIREHOSE do that well. I’d not previously heard of this project and based on other reviews I’m in for a treat if there are any Minutemen records on the list. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kort og intenst, post punk, alternativ rock, masser af hurtig tromme
Probably the most accessible album from fIREHOSE. An excellent straight at you album that balances all of the respective genres and style super well. Have always loved this album.
1.5
This immediately looks like it came out last year and it is making the rounds through the “theneedledrop” subreddit. May whichever deity is in charge this week wash me of the sin of saying any of the words in the previous sentence. Darn my eyes. Uh yeah this really does look like a moody millennial playing even moodier music targeted towards the Gen Z. BUT, it’s none of those things. It’s from 1989 and I have never ever heard of it. This could be anything from chamber music to torture chamber field recordings. Let’s go to Ohio. Ohhhh it’s members of the Minutemen. This could be cool. Well. It’s not really. This track is country tinged, and ultimately? Kinda boring. Noooo. Why have you forsaken me? This sounds like the cassette note that a director made when brainstorming ideas for a movie montage. “Yeah it should sound kind of like this. Better but you get the picture.” The bass is very good here. Massive groove. The singing is whatever but this one was the kind of fun I would expect from a project involving members of the band that wrote “Viet Nam.” Oh boy. A real field recording. I know this isn’t a field recording. I’m just a cool fuckin ALPHA with a punisher tattoo in my FACE who loves to TRIGGER the music community. I mean this is pretty cool. What can I say? We’re improving here. YES. Now this is cool. I’m going to jam a few song reviews together here, making this already unreadable format even less readable. What Gets Heard and the drum solo are excellent. Liberty for Our Friend however? Stinkpile. Add it to the dumpster barge headed up the Great Lakes. Hopefully to meet the same fate as the uh *burp* Ella Fitzgerald. I’m a young guy moving to the big city. I sure as sugar miss all my friends back home. But! I’ve got faith on my side and by golly somehow we’re gonna make it!! This sucked. If’n you might speed this thing up. It’s been like 15 minutes and I want it to go away forever. This should be so much better than it is. Does that even make sense? Yeah this is really putting the emphasis on IRE that I believe it intended. I am not “understanding” most of this album so far. This song is fine. I guess. The vocals still aren’t my thing, but this feels slightly better during the quietude. No, George. Keep going. This is the good stuff. Ugh. This sucks. A boring anthemic closer. This poses the question of why? Why close the album this way? Were there enough ideas here for an album? That’s what I found myself thinking throughout most of this. There were cool Minutemen style jams surrounded by weird, lame, out of date 80’s pop rock. I wanted way more of the former and way less of the latter, but to no mercy was granted by the boys of fIREHOSE. I don’t hate what came off here but I don’t like it either. This album felt stretched to its limit, even at a 31 minute run time and it’s messy in an unlikable way. The flourishes of musical brilliance are almost insults, considering what the rest of the album forced me to endure. Not enough going on here and yet way too much. This album could’ve stayed as a vague idea in the heads of its creators, because that’s really all it ended up being. Whisk me across the Erie back to the kinder shores of Canada, far away “FROMOHIO.” 1.5-2 HIGHLIGHTS: Whisperin’ While Hollerin’, What Gets Heard
I wouldn't say I had to listen to this before I died
rapido e indolore
Fantastic, unexpected album.
ci sta, corto come album 7.5/10
Clearly, a fair amount of talent and skill. The instrumental bits are the most compelling. Some of it is cliche and typical of Dimery’s personal preferences. It’s fairly middle of the road, pop-adjacent, white people music.3/5
I didn't understand this. It wasn't bad. It wasn't anything really.
I like jazzy punk it seems
That was fine
Pretty annoying on first listen. Slightly less annoying on subsequent listens but didn't get a lot out of it.
I enjoyed a few songs. Many of them sounded the same and ran together if it weren’t for the pauses in between.
A pretty good album, I liked Understanding and The Softest Hammer the most.
A solid 3, reminded me of music that would play in the background of a skateboarding game.
I love fIREHOSE, but this is not their best album. If'n and Flying the Flannel are better picks for this list, IMHO.
Never heard this before, it is directly up my alley though. Love the bass playing. Kinda like a less one-note feeling Violent Femmes or something. Doesn't overstay its welcome either. Long story short, I dig the heck out of it. Time to listen to more from them.
👍
twas ok
Not my cup of tea - some songs had good parts.
I have listened to some fIREHOSE before and I like it although none of these songs stand out but they are good
I mean, it’s pretty, but it’s not like I feel like I need to own it. It’s an interesting stepping stone from The Minutemen and the vocals are lovely and soaring but blah blah blah. Yeah I didn’t need it.
Nice basslines
It was ok.
Trains! I have not listened to a second of fIREHOSE (though I understand they are descended from the Minutemen), but the album cover already strikes a chord (see also: Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee) HL: “Riddle of the Eighties”, “In My Mind”, “Vastopol”, “Liberty For Our Friend”, “Time With You” My main takeaway is that I probably undervalued the musicianship of Double Nickels on the Dime (1984), since the performances here are top-notch (that bass in “Mas Cojones”). Fromohio is somewhat inconsistent, and I haven’t yet read why exactly this is in the 1001, but- credit where credit is due. It’s a little hard to go into an album with no preconceptions this late into the journey (just over 10 albums left), but I tried my best and was rewarded with this kooky slice of altrock. 4*, Would listen again
Somehow utterly unique but simultaneously quintessential. Just the right amount of punk sensibilities and country aesthtic mixed with the exact right amount of guitar distortion. Perfect.
Didn't love it by any means, but didn't mind some of it. A true 2.5
Gear: Aür Audio Aurora Artwork: 🌁🚃😬 Production: 😐🙂👌 Music: 💆♂️💡🌶️ Rating: 🚂🚃🚃(🚃)/5
I liked the longer songs, the ones that got to breathe more than the interludes. I liked this album a lot, really. The shifting of styles was very refreshing (and 30 minutes doesn't hurt, either :). It's funny because I kept thinking the band was like Fishbone (names being so close), but they are different in a few ways. Biggest thing is there are no horns. But both bands do like to shake up and change genres throughout the album. This is definitely a band i should listen to more. Good stuff. Top tracks: "Riddle Of The Eighties," "Mas Cojones," "Libery For Our Friend," "Underdstanding," "The Softest Hammer"
I found this album a bit rough on first listen but on multiple subsequent listens I enjoyed it more. I'm not exactly sure why it made the 1,001 list other than it shows the evolution of the MINUTEMEN (a more influential act, in my opinion) from punk to post-punk and alternative after the death of D Boon. Sort of like the evolution in sound of Husker Du (and later Sugar), though I found their later sound better than this. Still, after multiple listens, I quite liked Riddle of the Eighties, In My Mind, Vastopol, Liberty For Our Friend, Time With You, and Some Things.
This sounds like any bar band from the late 80s. Not quite sure what made them get a series of albums or make this list. Like seriously, I've heard so many bands where the jams/songs sounded like this, and I'm even talking around that time, so it's not like they were cutting edge. Also, the singing is kind of on the weak side - again reminds me of a so-so bar band. Finally, the recording quality had moments where this might as well have been some band's demo. I'd call this a 2.5 and I'll round up because there weren't any moments I actively disliked and there were enough decent moments and enough variety for me to not ding them further, but I definitely didn't need to hear this before I die. Tracks that caught my attention: Whisperin' While Hollerin', Time With You, The Softest Hammer.
Listened to this while playing Endless Winter solo. I lost. Super meh. Both the loss and this album.
Not bad, but nothing special
im at a great disadvantage here only having minimal experience with the minutemen discog, considering this is a sequel band consisting of the minutemen rhythm section and a fan who didnt want them to quit music. i can see the obvious connective tissue even with my minimal experience...it is a Great rhythm section, and the songs are short and zippy and varied and definitely meant to be assimilated and picked out over many more listens than the one im giving it this morning. i will say tho, in lieu of any commentary on an individual song (not that i do that very often anyway lol im too Cumulative Effectpilled) that this does strike me as excellently paced...or at the very least, this spread of songs has been very carefully ordered. theres never too much of anything at once...sometimes its riffier, sometimes funkier, sometimes more melodic, sometimes electric sometimes acoustic, tempos and rhythms and other base musical ideas all spread out in a v nice way. even the drum solo track comes in at exactly the right time!
Good, but not memorable
A musically okay, vocally terrible record that I find rather forgettable. Was hoping it would end.
I am fROMOHIO, so I gotta say, I’m honored that the album named after our “great” state is this good. Helps that I love 80s alternative and good bass licks.
Can see how it influenced others but a bit too scattershot for me to truly enjoy it
This has to one of those albums you had to be there for. As far as indie rock goes, I found it to be woefully unremarkable and also have never heard of this band outside the context of this book, so I'm assuming their importance must have been quite limited. Given the title, I'm actually surprised this didn't become popular with the zoomer brainrot crowd.
3.5 - Good
Oh hello, College Radio. This isn’t bad. It’s a little heavy on that bass-slapping sound, like Primus and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Clearly, a fair amount of talent and skill. The instrumental bits are the most compelling. Some of it is cliche and typical of Dimery’s personal preferences. It’s fairly middle of the road, pop-adjacent, white people music. Not bad, but not essential.
Boring
frekar skemmtilegt. jassskotið. gef þessu aðra umferð. 3,5.
Kind of sounds like a cross between Primus, Minutemen, Talking Heads and Brainiac. I would rather just listen to any of those bands instead. This doesn't belong on the list and I would have preferred to not listen to this
Þetta var einhverra hluta vegna afskaplega erfið plata að komast í gegnum. Það er ekkert að henni. Hún stendur bara ekki upp úr. Þetta er eins og bílskúrsband þar sem frændi bassaleikarans var útgefandi og leyfði þeim að taka upp plötu. Algjört meh.
shrug.
This is another example of some unheard of album resonating with me, and that's all I ask of art. Make me feel something! Pain, agony, disgust, joy, peace, beauty, anything. In this case, it was surprise, and I like most surprises
This obviously reminded me a bit of the Minutemen album Double Nickels On the Dime. Two members of that group are in fIREHOSE. This is another album that I find myself a bit confused as to why it is in this book. The songs I would recommend are: Riddle of the Eighties In My Mind Liberty for Our Friend Time with You Understanding I do feel similarly about this album as I did Double Nickels on the Dime. It's not bad and there are good spots but the music sort of just cruises in and out of my mind. I could see myself adding a few songs to a playlist but the music isn't consistently good enough for me to recommend the whole album.
I've known of Mike Watt and Minutemen my whole life but never really got into either. This post Minutemen band is an interesting story. I didn't blow my mind but it's still enjoyable. A mix of funk, punk, jazz and what not and so on and so forth.
This will do. It's no Minutemen, but it's 1000% better than the tripe I've been getting lately.
This project is called Albums you Need to Hear before you die. Well, I could have died very peacfully Even if I had Never Heard this „thing“. Not because the music is especially bad but it is one of the Most generic, boring and uninspired sounding Albums i have ever heard. Mans more exciting Albums could have taken its Place
If you'd discover this band by randomly walking into a pub with the occasional amateur band night, and they happened to be playing, it would have been a nice discovery and a decent experience. A decent amateur band is however not what I would call a "must listen to before you die".
fun but not really memorable.
The same sloppy bass line gets old fast. Very redundant and not enjoyable.
I started off annoyed because of the stupid capitalisation, but they won me over. The bass runs are slick AF and the whole album flows nicely. Nothing shouts 'look at me' but overall I'll come back and listen to this again. New band on the list, which is why I'm here. 3.5/5
I could see why Mike Watt is an influential bass player but this wasn't really my jam.
Not terrible but would never listen to them on purpose again.
That's not my taste in music - But ok
Ermm it's OK Best track is Liberty for our Friend its quite catchy
Doesn't sound at all what I was expecting which was a delightful surprise. Would probably listen again.
This album pleasantly surprised me, it was a fun listen. I'd probably listen again
Not too bad but a little dry for me.
Love the story of the band. Would recount it here but the album didn't get me quite excited enough to go to the additional effort. Still fun though
All round a pretty good album, hard to nail down their genre exactly, definitely alt rock, elements of punk and funk. The album definitely shifts through the different sounds every few songs. A 3 star for now but I feel it's close to 4 for me. I think the second half of the album is stronger.
Okay
Bored me a little.
not offensive or anything but *shrug*
I liked quite a lot of this, but think they tried to do too much, instead of 14 short tracks the should have focused on 7 or 8. Put their creative talents to the test and made them 4-5 minutes long instead of 2-3, and it could have been an excellent album. Instead what you get is basically a sampler. Which became disappointing. Even so part of me wants to give it a 3, but can't really justify it when compared to others that have only received a 2. It is a high 2 though, about 2.8 I'd say.
I listened to it twice and still don’t know what to write. I can’t even work out if I like it. I guess that means I don’t really like it that much, otherwise I’d be saying I like it.
This is another band who I should have heard of but probably haven't, although, i have listened to MINUTEMEN back in the day. It could have been a review in the NME that may have put me off them in the first place. On first listen, it fell somewhere between Math Rock and the Eagles. Maybe that is why I didn't bother first time round. But on the whole it was ok with just enough of an edge to keep me happy.
Helt ok rock
#491. This album is boring, from start to finish. Probably shouldn't have expected much, as everything from Ohio is awful. 2/5: yawn Song added to playlist: Riddle Of The Eighties I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Did not feel any particular way about this album, it just kinda came and went for me. I didn’t find any tracks memorable and the mixing was meh.
What a surprise! This is like a rock and roll version of Vampire Weekend. The band just seems to be having fun and what they are creating. I am not sure about their greatness level longterm, but they intrigue me enough to make me smile... which means, I will probably listen again. Always a plus.
Weird concept album by an 80s alt rock band? Sign me up! So, this maybe isn't the best album out there. But it's actually pretty neat. Vocals are meh at best but instruments are pretty top notch.
But if a non-event really
First gig was opening up for these guys while I was still in high school. So great to listen to this again, brings back memories. Also a Minutemen fan as well. Talking to Mike Watt in his red flannel back then in 1990 was pretty cool looking back.
Not what I expected and actually pretty good, but not really essential.
some tracks where ok but bit of a meh album overall
Nice sound, may investigate more.
What a surprise! This is like a rock and roll version of Vampire Weekend. The band just seems to be having fun and what they are creating. I am not sure about their greatness level longterm, but they intrigue me enough to make me smile... which means, I will probably listen again. Always a plus.
Don’t judge an album by its cover, I guess. Expected hardcore and got something more alternative, witty, political, and engaging. You sense the influences of the best post-punk and new wave here, and you can hear the talent. Short, engaging album. Favorite songs: In My Mind, What Gets Heard, Understanding, and all the others.
2 sterne
nothing crazy good but very unique. you can very much tell these dudes were all in minutemen
Yeah, didn't mind this...just the right side of indie faffing.
This album is one of my real "holy crap this is great" discoveries from the list - but my god is that cover art awful. I went into this expecting some kind of angry, grungy, punk nonsense and got bright jangly rock with epic basslines and a sense of humour about it all! Personal high points include 'In My Mind' and 'Mas Cojones', both of which play with a stripped-down version of standard rock themes (it took me a while to notice that there's basically no snare drum in most of the songs) while still being groove-laden enough to keep me actively listening - I'm not so much a fan of songs like 'Liberty For Our Friend', but that's just personal tastes more than anything. Definitely a recommend, definitely one I keep going back to, I'm giving it five stars because honestly I don't know why I wouldn't.
a little on the punk side
Not really into it
fIREHOSE always manages to be a band with songs that make me wonder why they aren’t a bigger deal, followed by songs that remind me exactly why they aren’t. This is probably their most consistent record though
I've always kinda liked fIREHOSE, and after listening to this album, I still do.
So so
Another introduction to me. Nice riffs ("In My Mind"...), nice basslines ("Whisperin While Hollerin"...), nice short tracks. But overall for me is something missing especially more remarkable vocals?! Strong two stars for this album. 2,5
Never heard of them before this, and I probably won’t hear of them in the future again
Well this pretty great, but seems the CD is hard to get hold of
Wow, I'm surprised this was never on my radar, because it's kind of right up my alley. Kinda finds the middle ground between something like Minutemen and REM. Looking them up after, I see why they remind me of Minutemen! Enjoyed this in general, but it's not exactly sticking with me. 7/10
Not overly standout.
Very surprised by this one. Going off the album cover, name of the band and album, I would have put money on it being a loud, fast, noisy, shouty garage rock album. To my surprise, from the first track all the way to the end, it was filled with nice little riffs, jangly guitar, really pleasant vocals. No one track in particular stands out as the best one after only one listen, but it all flows nicely together and it was such a nice surprise of an album which I enjoyed throughout its short half an hour run time, I can't give it less than a four.
Okay
+: Riddle of the Eighties, Whisperin' While Hollerin', Vastopol +-: In My Mind, Más Cojones, Liberty for Our Friend, If'n -: What Gets Heard, Let the Drummer Have Some, Time With You, Some Things Understanding, 'Nuf That Shit, George, The Softest Hammer 3,6/10
Didn’t make much of an impression on me; likely won’t listen to again. 2.5
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. right in the middle of the road
Never heard of them, yet right up my street.
Some peeps jamming together some rock tunes. Could be worse!
I didn't really understand most of this. At its peak there were some Les Claypool-esque moments I enjoyed but they were pretty few and far between.
So this was a first for me. I played the wrong album. I played If’n. Loved it so much I then went and played the right album. I really enjoyed my morning with fIREHOSE. I’ve often enjoyed Mike Watt’s various bands. I like the blend of band members on these records. Will give some more of their stuff a listen.
Was I wrong to immediately think of the Monkees
Sounds like it’s just some white boys having fun. Strangely, the stuff I liked the most on this record were the stripped back, simple songs. The Going To California type of guitar melody on “Vastopol” was a very good interlude. Then “Liberty For Our Friend” was very fun and made its way into my head with its simplicity. I’ve never heard about these guys before and don’t know how often I’ll hear about them after this. I can hear the foundations for some of the midwestern rock and emo to come after this album, like one of my favorites “You’d Prefer An Astronaut” by Hum. While there is a great amount of charm to be heard throughout, I don’t think I’ll be going back to this one much. I’m happy I got to learn about a new band and had a bit of fun doing so
I really don’t have much to say about this one…it was okay, but I won’t be saving it or listening to it again.
Not bad, just boring
Good good. Enjoyable listening. Why not. Have a 3
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Skibidi Wel oke
Criminal rating here. This is just 31min of fun interesting music that you will not find elsewhere.
Two guys from the Minutemen. Good late 80's punk.
Listened twice. A new listen for me.
Rating: 6.5/10 It got better and better as it went on, an interesting combination of genres.
This was a new one to me. Will definitely be listening again
This has its moments, but on the whole it’s a bit scattered.
3.5
Following the death of D. Boon, the surviving two members of Minutemen decided to continue making music under the name fIREHOSE, similar to New Order from Joy Division. Unlike New Order, however, fIREHOSE did not make quite the same splash that Minutemen did. Maybe there was an unmatched element of D. Boon's songwriting that couldn't be recreated, or maybe member Ed Crawford simply took the band in a different direction. There's still some unique element to fIREHOSE that's similar to the same charm that made Minutemen so incredible, but it just isn't the same to me. There are some interesting ideas here but none of them really match the same level of interest I had for Minutemen's catalogue. I know I keep bringing up Minutemen but it's hard not to when both bands share 2/3 members and they sound fairly similar. I like to think that fIREHOSE has something for folks who love Minutemen music unconditionally and will always find something to appreciate from it's members, but it doesn't quite hit the same stride for me.
I'm not cool enough to like this
Slightly shonky home recorded college-rock.
Extremely mediocre.
I wish I got this more than I did. Liberty for our Friend was good but a lot of it fell flat. Not bad.
Meh. Unnecessary
Meh. Never heard of this band and I didn’t feel bad about that after hearing this. It was serviceable modern rock.
Big surprise on this one. Never heard of them, but being Mike Watts band I am not shocked I enjoyed it as well as I did. 4/5
Kimd of enjoyed this, had never heard of these guys before.
very 80s/90s alt
From the artwork, to the production and the guitar/bass/drums configuration of the band fROMOHIO is a simple, but extremely effective record. By keeping those things simple, fIREHOSE is able to spotlight the complexities in their songwriting without their arrangements coming off as too “showy” or self-centered. This a great, stripped back rock record and the Watt-Hurley rhythm section is one of the best to ever do it. fOURSTARS.
I’ve been going through 80s alternative Athens bands so this comes at the perfect time. I’m not familiar with this group or Minutemen but I think I liked this enough to go down that rabbit hole. It’s very catchy and is growing on me more the second listen. Probably just because I’ve been listening to them but I hear similarities with Pylon/Gang Of Four with the seemingly endless riffs. Just finished my second listen and most of the songs I was neutral on clicked. Rating: 4.6
The whole album sounds like they were testing out a bunch of potentially good songs, but instead of finishing the work, they decided to release the half-baked, incomplete versions of the songs on an album. 2 stars
Ungeschliffener Rohdiamant aus der Osmose von 80er und Brit Pop. Solide Tracks mit bodenständiger aber nicht außergewöhnlichen Tracks..“
fROM-WHAATT!.. No... It can't be! No.. NOOOOOOOO!!.. 😭
I'm sure it's fine, just not my kind of fine.
p613. 1989. 1 star. A band that desperately wants to be REM but lacks the talent or the songs. On the plus side, it's short.
Not for me. Kind of twee (derogatory), I guess?
Honestly, painful to listen to. Sounds like a band that heard a lot of good songs and forgot how they went while trying to cover them.
Pretty cool rock and roll! Enjoyable and something I’d maybe come back to as well! Decent tunes, decent band, decent vocals! Can’t ask much more!
Its ok, interesting even, I respect what they are going for, kinda post minutemen jazzy free punk? I am impressed that I'd never even remotely heard of these boyz, but reviewing this a week out I remember literally no hooks nor anything about songs, except maybe a pretty jazzy drum intro?
good rock sound, overall enjoyed it more than I thought. Will listen again.
It’s ok
Thoughts before listening: I love the Minutemen...or at least I love Double Nickels on the Dime. I am not sure I have heard the rest of their albums but that one album is a stone cold classic. With fIREHOSE, I know that this is the band that followed after D Boon died. I have heard a few songs here and there, and I believe I owned a tape of theirs once, but I definitely am not as familiar as I was with the original band. I typically love anything Mike Watt is involved with, so I am sure this is will be good. Review: This sounds like a folkier, less punk rock version of the Minutemen that reminds me of other 80s bands like REM. With the music being very much driven by Mike Watt's bass licks, there is definitely a recognizable, distinctive sound to this album. This isn't as good as Double Nickels.... and while I am glad to have listened to it, I can only give this 3-stars.
This is a fantastic album from a band i have never heard of. I enjoyed the eclectic sounds and guitar hooks. I also enjoy that it still sounds like the 80s. One of my new favorites.
3.2 2x catch up 12/6/2024 reminded me a bit of uncle tupelo but not as good
It starts off strong and then losing steam in the middle. It has a strong feel of your friend's band from high school. You can't really find anything wrong with it, but you can't really find anything to praise either.
5.5/10 Highlights: Time With You
Its fatal flaw: this is very boring. And there's two separate drum solos! At least the runtime is short. Listened a second time and am a bit more positive on this, but still not convinced it's essential listening. Favourite song: Time With You
Interesting. Not sure I like it enough to buy the album.
So this is like an alt-rock album from right before grunge took off? I started to get into a bit more on the second listen and I think it could grow with a few more but for now it's a 3. Faves: The openers are great, Riddle Of The Eighties, In My Mind
A fun listen, and not the screamy post-hardcore I was expecting - much more new wave and prog in the mix. It does seem a bit front loaded. Or, hmmm, maybe there's just a lull in the middle. The drum solo tracks are very short, what are people complaining about! 😆 Fave tracks - "Riddle of the Eighties" -> "In My Mind" -> "Whisperin' While Hollerin'" was a solid kick off. Also, "If'n" was cool.
Jeg ved ikke hvad jeg forventede men syntes faktisk det var meget fedt. Mindede mig lidt om Primus engang i mellem
Jeg er på team "rigtig fin plade"! Sys det var charmerende indierock
I was hoping that I could write that the only good thing about this album was that it was short.. But it felt so long. Did not need to listen to this.
As a Michigander, I am naturally opposed to anything from Ohio. I don’t like generic rock anyway so blegh.
It's fine. Didn't like it a whole lot.
Do not understand this pick...
very pleasant surprise
Mike Watt is a national treasure.
Fine - nothing I’m interested in.
i mean it does sound like they're from ohio
This is the type of shit that starts playing when you accidentally leave Youtube autoplay on throughout the night. Not even bad or anything, just astronomically uninteresting in every possible way.
Sounds like a bunch of unfinished unpolished songs made on a rush and was put together in an album.
As I started listening to this album I thought “wow this sound seems familiar”, then I read that it was members of the Minutemen that formed this band after D Boon’s death, and that explained a lot. I enjoyed this listen, but I’m not sure any songs really stood out from the rest. I just appreciate the bands ability to play almost anything they want, and they don’t sound half bad doing it.
3.5
I really dig the college rock groove on most of the track, and over all a great listen. My only real gripe is the lack of cohesiveness amongst some of the tracks that just seem way out of place. But it always seems like right after that song it would pop back into what I really enjoy about the album. I will give it a light but solid four. (8.3) ★★★★
Good guitar work, but not that interesting apart from that. 3.5 stars
Thought it was overall pretty good, but kind of sagged a bit in the middle. I don't know if any of the songs were truly amazing, but "In My Mind" and "Time With You" were a couple that kind of stood out. 3.5 stars
Nice bit of random, wiry, angular indie rock from the 80s. Songs range from humdrum to o hey that’s pretty good. Highlight is What Gets Heard where Harry S Plinkett is on lead vocals.
I can't say I have heard of fIREHOSE before but they have a familiar sound. It's one of those albums you don't dislike but neither do you like well for me anyway. Stand out tracks: - Vastopol - If'n - some things - The softest hammer
OK.
It feels like an album full of ideas that just weren't fleshed out. The mix feels muddy at times. The bass player absolutely carries the album, but that only goes so far. I thought this was going to be a promising one when the 1st song was playing, but there's a lot of nothing going on in this album.
Meh, not for me
Really good punk music without just being loud
Best lekker wel! Had ik niet verwacht
A great bass player can only get a band so far. Most of these songs were a diddling, scratching, low-fidelity mess. 2/5
Muy interesante todo, a ratos un tono jazz que me ha recordado al del videojuego Ape Out (esto es una nota mental mía). Viendo el año de lanzamiento veo muchas influencias no confesadas en los grupos de los noventa. Me guardo: "Riddle of the Eighties", "What Gets Heard", "Liberty for Our Friend", "Time With You", "If’n", "Some Things" y "Understanding". Muy bueno. Descubrimiento.
Groovy
Nothing special.
War die perfekte Musik fürs auf Kopfhörer packen und putzen. Gerne wieder
Guter sound, aber auch nichts besonderes. Hat mir gefallen, aber werd nicht nochmal reinhören.
trzeci album zespołu Firehose wydany w 1989, rock alternatywny
This was vaguely like Primus but less listenable
Phwoaar! Yes please. This was really good, like a slightly less polished REM or something. I like their commitment to accidentally leaving capslock on and then pressing shift too.
Meh, this is fine. Not my type of music but I did not mind listening to it.
3.8 - Interesting, didnt really know what it was trying to be. But quite liked that
Strange little album, I liked the back half more than the front. 3.7/5
Ok album
Easy to listen to but really forgettable. I´m unsure about what kind of impact this album made to make it so important and on this list?
Nothing special to write home about here... Honestly, don't understand how this album made it on the list
I’m probably being a little more generous to this album than it deserves, because I’ve been dying for anything even remotely resembling punk on this list. This isn’t quite it, but it’ll do for today. 4/5 Highlights: Riddle of the Eighties Vastopol The Softest Hammer
Pretty enjoyable. Fairly surprising that this album does not have more listens on spotify. The quality is consistent throughout and the instrumental work is impressive. Best song: Riddle of the Eighties Worst song: Liberty For Our Friends
Not really that interesting to me, it's a boring listen and it feels repetetive. Best song: Time With You Worst song: Some Things
it's rock that's about it
Folky indie rock lots happening but liked it a lot
To be honest, it sounded ok
Pretty fun, not what I expected
🎧This is good! Lead singer kinda sound like Paul Westerberg
I'd heard a bunch of fIREHOSE and really enjoyed it. Reading wikipedia I learned the reason why: the outgrowth from MINUTEMEN resonating therein. Irreverent, funky, punky, jazzy, eclectic. Makes you want to listen to try and figure out where they're going.
Never heard of them and I’m pretty sure I kept mispronouncing their name in my head (think rhymes with Pinocchio). They were ‘fine’ although I’ve completely forgotten every word/riff/melody. Okay but underwhelming.
I’m not bad, but I have never heard of them before. They don’t add anything to my life at this point.
There wasn't anything I particularly enjoyed about this, and the guitar work (and vocals) actively bothered me in places. The production, unfortunately, threw everything under a microscope — there was nothing there to smooth out the edges. Perhaps by design, perhaps a matter of budget and resources, I don't know. But it added up to an album I where my anticipation of when it would end was foremost in my mind.
I remember mail-ordering this from the SST catalog. I feel now the same way I felt then. It's pleasant enough. good musicianship. catchy tunes. I dig their personality. But it's missing something. Like it has no umami.
Vacillated between liking this and then finding it bland. Was forcing myself to enjoy and came to the conclusion, this doesn't merit list inclusion.
Really good. Light punky folk
Helt ait
Some pretty fun songs. Bass and guitar stand out on quite a few tracks. Not exactly what I was expecting from a band called Firehose, but it’s good.
A bit too all over the place with few redeeming qualities
It was ok. 2.5
Good stuff but not memorable to me
Lovely alternative stuff. On the first listen I knew I really enjoyed it, but had to go back to remind myself. The kind of thing that can be really interesting to focus on or equally nice background listening. Great riffs every time. Makes me wanna see a live show
Why are all the tracks on Tidal (apart from the instrumentals/drum solos) marked with an “E”? I caught one shit and one fuck in the whole album.
OK, I was only dimly aware of fIREHOSE before this. Since this is a pleasingly short album, I've played this several times now. I'd characterise this as sitting on the folkier/garage end of the SST roster. It's OK, but for me it doesn't set the world on fire.
Was focused on work while listening to this, so I didn't get a very accurate picture of it, but it didn't particularly stand out. Just skimming through it now afterwards makes me feel like it wasn't too bad, and I should definitely listen through it again! I already found myself some pretty cool songs, like 'In My Mind', 'Vastopol', and 'Time With You', for example. There are quite some parts in this album that surely must have influenced some 2000s indie bands like Vampire Weekend or something. Interesting listen, strong 3 for now!
Never heard of fIREHOSE before. Would've guessed this came out later than it did, it sounded surprisingly modern. Hard to place the style but it sounds a bit indie, a bit punk rock. Can see myself listening to this again and not just when I'm working to see if it grows on me. "Time with you" and "In my Mind" stood out the first time around. As it stands an strong 3.
Really not sure how this made the list.
I had never heard it before. It was an interesting Fusion of Funk and punk.
It’s not terrible, but really nothing stands out.
незамысловатый, но приятный
Didn't click
Interesting mix of genres. Nothing offensively loud or annoying, but nothing really exciting either.
Meh. It was good but not something I’d seek out
❤️❤️/5
3 stars
Super interesting, had never heard of this band before but enjoyed it.
I remember them but not how they sounded, I liked it!
I haven't listened to much of this before, and it just doesn't hook me. I like its elements but not the net package. I even attempted to listen to if several times and it would just fade into the background.
An enjoyable if ultimately forgettable album. the singer is probably the week link. There's something very American. A freedom in the playing and genre hopping. You can feel the joy in their love to just playing music. Whatever comes to mind. Nothing wrong with that.
This is #day33 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... when I first looked at the artwork, I thought it would be some post-hardcore, but then... Yes, somebody can play the guitar. But this isn't an album I'd be willing to put on before I die. For this reason, I'm giving it a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day34.
Great stuff, early 90s Indie rock
A bit messy and rough around the edges, but definitely a fun album that's hard to criticise.
Wow. Never even heard of Firehose! The name is off-putting…But I really enjoyed a lot of it.
Hard not to like the DIY spirit of this and its direct, stripped down sort of cleverness,. Best cuts are proabably the best known: "Riddle of the Eighties" "Liberty for Our Friend" and "Time with You" and "Understanding." One only half-liked this in real time of release (right in the heart of one's indie rock radio days), but it has aged surprisingly well, perhaps because of its organic instrumentation, authentic thrust and balance of hooky electric edges and folkie/melodic sweetness.
"Fromohio" is, for me, the culmination of the creative collaboration between ex-Minutemen members Mike Watt (bass) and George Hurley (drums), and long-time fan Ed Crawford on guitar and vocals. The loops, chords, accents, rhythms, interplay, crystal clear sound, and inventive compositions make this album a timeless and enjoyable listen. Even after 35 years, it still sounds fresh, and you can discover something new with each listen. While it may not be considered a classic, it's definitely a fun album.
Pretty cool, and appreciate the musicianship and the drum sound (in particular the cymbals) sound ace, but didn't completely set me alight. Favourite tracks: Riddle of the Eighties, In My Mind.
It's moments like this that I love this list. Being presented with a band that I've never heard of and discovering something great. There's a wide array of influences meshed together here to create an enjoyable album.
Great album Very creative All songs diferent A lot of generes Pretty surprising Only thing I didnt like was the lead singers voice. Bit thos album rocks and its very well produced
Viihdyttävä setti ja pari kertaa pyöritteli päivän aikana läpi. Oma suosikki Time With You.
Ihan ok, peruskakkonen
This sounds like that one buddy you had who was in a band and they were kinda good, but you could tell they probably weren’t good enough to make it. But then this album is on this list, so I guess they did make it? But then again so are some pretty terrible records, so I don’t even know what to think anymore. 3 stars
Late 80s indie, pretty interesting
2.5 I guess
Fairly innocuous stuff. Nothing really stood out. Kind of bland rock that u forgot I was listening to something. 2.5/5
It’s not bad. It’s like that early 90s mixup of funky punk and folk. Reminds me of, like, The Lemonheads, or Dinosaur Jr, or The Replacements. It doesn’t really *sound* like those bands, per se, but they’d definitely tour together.
3.75
Interesting to hear from '89, pretty fun and feels of the era. Required listening? No.
Det är när sådana här album dyker upp som man uppskattar detta "arbete". Aldrig hört talas om men diggar omedelbart. Har tom lyssnat flera gånger. Det är piggt. Påminner lite om REM ibland. Men nästan varje låt är mycket bra, skön gitarr, sång och rytm. Man blir lite glad också. Definitivt en fyra!
Aldrig hört talas om. Absolut inte dåligt, men samtidigt är det här ett band vars existens jag kommer att glömma bort i samma sekund som jag avger den välförtjänt svaga trean.
interesting! probs not for me
Parts of this are totally fine. The instrumentals are really interesting, and sometimes very good. I really don't like the low singer at all. His voice is very unclear and uninteresting. There's honestly some really good things in this album! And some very not good things. All-in-all, it's a fine album. I would probably leave it off my top 1001 albums, but I can understand it sneaking in at the bottom of other people's lists. Favorite Song(s): Vastopol, The Softest Hammer
Time with you - grrrrrreat song Good album. Really enjoyable, bounces from one thing to another in a really great way. Safe 4
Just meh. Music I don't care about.
Terrible run of albums.
Great. Hints of REM here as well as foreshadowing The Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Funky with great lyrics, melodies and harmonies.
It's a good album, even if it doesn't have any really stand-out parts. I will probably return to this one in the future.
It's not groundbreaking or revolutionary, but I enjoyed this groovy and upbeat indie for today. It will probably go directly to the forgotten valley of my memory, but it deserves three stars for the fun 30 minutes.
I enjoyed this more than I expected. I've heard of this band, and maybe listened to them at some point, but it's been a long, long time. Fun, energetic, interesting decisions here and there for sure.
# 299 : Never heard of this band before but I am pleasantly surprised. There's some good guitar rock with a lot of bright melodies. If I had discovered these guys 20 years ago, I would've been there for that and worn out all my CD's! Favourite Track : Time With You
Good album.
sick
Another hard one to score. Lo-fi, sometimes folky, sometimes rocky and Pixies reminiscent, even a bit of disco. I like the sound but it doesn't really move me. Not sure if this is a "must hear" album. On a good day it's a 3.
This was genuinely fun and unique in the moment! It had my attention until it was over. Maybe worth another listen because right now I’m struggling to remember a single track.
Formed from the ashes of Minutemen, fIREHOSE shows promise but fails to rise anywhere near the heights of its predecessor despite retaining two-thirds of its jazz-punk DNA.
How about writing a song
I expected more as I like Minute Men, but this was sadly forgettable.
Favorite Tracks: Liberty For Our Friend
I've always liked the songs I knew from Firehose (Sometimes, Time with You, For the Singer of REM), but I never figured they were big or influential enough to be considered essential listening lol. Decent piece of late 80s alt with cool basslines, but not very memorable.
Albums like this are what this generator is really for, in my opinion. Gems hidden in the rubble of the greater rock canon. This is a fun, surprisingly tidy and tight, and concise album--and I never would have listened to it. For lack of something more specific and articulate to say, it sounds like this band loves music and loves making music. Perhaps a low bar to clear, but it's nice to hear something that isn't so labored be this good. Highlights: In My Mind, Vastopol, What Gets Heard, Time With You, Some Things, Understanding
Nice Acoustic Punk with great great bass
What was this? Terrible singing off-key
There are simply some albums that I won't understand the reason they made the list. This is one of those albums.
This Album was just “ok”.. couldn’t get into it. Not my type of music
Not a bad album, but not for me
Listened through twice, nothing stood out as good or bad, all I can say confidently is that this album definitely exists.
Kind of funky, kind of folksy. It was a nice listen and seemed like something I would have really enjoyed, but nothing really reached out and grabbed me. I listened through a few times and can't really remember much about it.
Oh okay, I see what's happening here. I like it. Quite a lot. Yeah, this is good stuff. I'd never heard of this band before, but this is right up my alley. It's cool breezy alt rock with some playful lyricism. I've given it 5 back to back rotations now and it's just a cool album. I really do dig it!
Album was ok
This is why I signed up for this… music discovery! I have never heard of this band and I was in my late teens in 1989. There is some very good tracks on here but also what I would classify as filler. Overall though an enjoyable album
first 10 seconds of the album gave me real excitement - i thought i was going to be listening to my next 'london' and that got ripped away from me so i listened to the album with mostly disappointment and it drags my score down and i dont care
Not for me
Favourite songs: In My Mind, What Gets Heard, Vastopol, Some Things Least favourite songs: Whisperin' While Hollerin' 3/5
On the surface, I hadn't heard of fIREHOSE before. But I ran a quick search and found out that this band was formed by bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley after their previous band Minutemen abruptly ended with the death of their frontman D. Boon. They ended up recruiting a Minutemen fan Ed Crawford as their new frontman and guitarist after he persistently wanted to join. I already heard Minutemen's well-known album "Double Nickels on the Dime" before this journey, so I figured we would get the instrumental precision of that group with a different vocalist. While we end up with touches of the styles they usually mix with like jazz and funk, this album is not in the ballpark of hardcore punk that Minutemen were. If anything, it's more in the vein of the early experimental alternative rock that was prevalent in the underground of the late 1980s. Not only do Watt and Hurley continue to shine in the rhythm section, with Hurley getting two excellent drum solo tracks, but I was impressed by Crawford's guitar work and vocal delivery on songs like "Time With You", "Some Things" and "Understanding" where he feels in tune with everyone else especially when he gets to solo off as well. The only drawbacks to be had here stem from the experimental nature of this album where not everything works. I enjoyed parts of "If'n" but the stop-and-go nature of that song prevented any meaningful buildup. Also, I don't feel I got much of a lasting impression from the closer "The Softest Hammer" even when they were trying for a more ethereal vibe. Still, I'm genuinely amazed by fROMOHIO as this niche experimental alternative album that maintained some accessibility. This was such a good find on this list, check it out!
Yet another band I feel I should have been aware of, but wasn't.
137/100 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
just a quick, fun listen
Idgaf what they’re because the instrumentation is just that damn good
bon riff bon album mais pas non plus très marquant
Solid if unspectacular. Felt like I was listening to a band playing a local bar, the kind of music you can semi tune out while talking to friends, but occasionally catches your attention in a good way. If they didn’t have such a silly name I might have picked this up a long time ago.
Despite being enjoyable and interesting, with a sound that seems to have influenced bands of the 90s, most songs feel incomplete. A great sampling of their talent that I would listen to again; frustrating that I cannot give them more than a 3 because of what’s missing.
Meh.
Fun jam band vibes of folk and rock
Having never heard of this band (yet somehow knowing Mike Watt?), I didn't know what to expect, but I generally liked it a lot. The parts with the more typically rock, less funk bass worked better for me, but the album clipped along and the singer sounded great.
This was compelling and weird and thoroughly ruined every time the guy started talking
I really really enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Short, varied songs from a band I've never heard of. I loved the tone of the bass guitar. I'd for sure listen again.
2.5
I'm glad I looked into this album a little bit before writing anything, because I almost made a fool of myself by calling this 2000s midwest emo (the album erroneously showed as 2006 in my player). I stand by what I commented to my partner, though, which is that I think it's wrong for any genre but punk to seemingly portray an inability to sing as a positive, because I refuse to try to get past "I never attempted to learn breath control" in order to try to listen to an album. The lineage here with Minutemen is worth a couple of points, I guess, but I did not find this an enjoyable experience.
Rather middle of the road - although it’s had moments of interest. For instance there was a sudden hint of the Minutemen at some points. Then I found out Mike Watts played in both bands so it made sense. Does not make the record any better.