If'n by Firehose.
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Description
Tracks:
Sometimes
Hear Me
Honey, Please
Backroads
From One Cums One
Making the Freeway
Anger
For the Singer of R.E.M.
Operation Solitare
Windmilling
Me & You, Remembering
In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton
Soon
Thunder Child
Performer Notes: Whereas fIREHOSE's debut, 1986's Ragin', Full On, was issued quickly to get the new outfit off the ground (two of the three members were still reeling from the death of their previous band's frontman, the Minutemen's D. Boon), their sophomore effort, 1987's If'n, included more cohesive and focused songwriting. Touring together had obviously made Watt-Hurley-Crawford tighter as a unit, and several of their best all-time compositions reside here. Although the debut incorporated other musical forms besides punk and hard rock (funk, jazz, etc.), If'n was the first fIREHOSE release to feature folk-style originals -- such as Crawford's "In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton." Standouts include the album opening highway anthem "Sometimes," the groovy '50s feel of "Honey, Please," the laid-back "Backroads," and the irate rockers "Anger" and "For the Singer of R.E.M." Also featured are several Mike Watt lead vocal spots -- the perennial concert favorite "Making the Freeway" (included on the 1993 mini-album Live Totem Pole EP), the humorous "Me & You Remembering," "Operation Solitaire," and the closing epic "Thunder Child." ~ Greg Prato
Professional Reviews: CMJ (1/5/04, p.22) - Ranked #14 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1988"
CMJ (1/31/00, p.25) - "...Firehose's peak [album]....taking on musical, even experimental forms that included funk, fusion and a decidedly folksier edge....perfectly exhibits the outfit's unpredictable and thoroughly engaging appeal..."
Producer: Mike Watt, Ethan James
Format: Vinyl (1 Disc); Stereo
Country: USA
Studio/Live: Studio
Release Date: 14 December, 1987
Label: SST
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