ten months pass...
five years pass...
Minutemen? Never heard them, but wish I had.
I like Firehose a lot.
Here's a capsule review I recently wrote for Firehose's
"Ragin, Full On"
What an exciting band! Firehose plays funky, uptempo music with an infectious spirit of adventure.
Funk, folk, prog, (good) poetry, and totally original songwriting are all extant, united only by a
an incredibly tight band. And trust me, in the technical department, firehose is definitely one of the best
bands I've ever heard. Every groove is perfectly locked in, not like a machine, but like road dogs who have
been rehearsing together, night and day, for decades. But this is no wankfest, and Firehose bears no
relation to any "jam" band. The songs are intelligent, economic (few break the 3-minute barrier) and
sometimes very affecting.
Standout tracks: "Locked In","This", and "Things Could Turn Around," which sounds like a
stripped down, mournful Yes demo
Rating: 9 out of 10
― Squirlplise, Thursday, January 30, 2003 1:56 PM (10 years ago)
― am0n, Saturday, 2 February 2013 19:18 (twelve years ago)