Flyin' the Flannel

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Flyin' the Flannel
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 23, 1991
RecordedJanuary 21–30, 1991
StudioMad Dog, Venice, CA
Length41:19
Label Columbia
Producer Paul Q. Kolderie, Firehose
Firehose chronology
Fromohio
(1989)
Flyin' the Flannel
(1991)
Mr. Machinery Operator
(1993)
Professional ratings
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Flyin' the Flannel is the fourth album by the American alternative rock band Firehose. It was released in 1991, and was the band's first album after signing with the major label Columbia Records. [2]

Contents

The album is considerably different in sound from its predecessor, Fromohio , [3] described as "Speedier, heavier and more layered ever before" [4] with Spin magazine's review noting some riffs "occasionally verges on the metallic" [5]

In 2014, the album placed fifth on the Alternative Nation site's "Top 10 Underrated 90's Alternative Rock Albums" list. [6]

Track listing

  1. "Down with the Bass" (Mike Watt)
  2. "Up Finnegan's Ladder" (Watt)
  3. "Can't Believe" (Ed Crawford)
  4. "Walking the Cow" (Daniel Johnston)
  5. "Flyin' the Flannel" (Watt)
  6. "Epoxy, for Example" (Watt)
  7. "O'er the Town of Pedro" (Watt)
  8. "Too Long" (Crawford)
  9. "The First Cuss" (Watt)
  10. "Anti-misogyny Maneuver" (Watt)
  11. "Toolin'" (Crawford)
  12. "Song for Dave Alvin" (Watt)
  13. "Tien an Man Dream Again" (Watt)
  14. "Lost Colors" (Kira Roessler/Watt)
  15. "Towin' the Line" (Joe Baiza/George Hurley/Watt)
  16. "Losers, Boozers and Heroes" (Raymond Pettibon/Watt)

Reception

Pitchfork said the album possessed "a lovable warmth that makes it easy to accept even its stranger digressions." [2] Dave Alvin stated that he was "deeply honored" that fIREHOSE recorded a song dedicated to him. [7]

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References

  1. Greg Prato (1991-04-23). "Flyin' the Flannel - fIREHOSE | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  2. 1 2 Murphy, Matthew (April 4, 2012). "fIREHOSE - lowFLOWs: The Columbia Anthology ('91-'93)". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. Flander, Matthew (July 31, 2012). "Quarantining The Past: fIREHOSE's 'Flyin' The Flannel'". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  4. Andrew Earles. Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press, ISBN 9781627883795, p. 106
  5. "SPIN". June 1991.
  6. Prato, Greg (2014-10-02). "Top 10 Underrated Alternative Rock Albums Of The '90s". Alternativenation.net. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  7. Alvin, Dave (April 29, 2014). "fIREHOSE - Song for Dave Alvin". Facebook . Retrieved March 28, 2019.