Flyin' the Flannel explained

Flyin' the Flannel
Type:studio
Artist:Firehose
Cover:Flyin'_The_Flannel.jpg
Released:April 23, 1991
Recorded:January 21–30, 1991
Studio:Mad Dog, Venice, CA
Length:41:19
Label:Columbia
Producer:Paul Q. Kolderie, Firehose
Prev Title:Fromohio
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Mr. Machinery Operator
Next Year:1993

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.[1]

The album is considerably different in sound from its predecessor, Fromohio,[2] described as "Speedier, heavier and more layered than ever before"[3] with Spin magazine's review noting some riffs "occasionally verges on the metallic"[4]

In 2014, the album placed fifth on the Alternative Nation site's "Top 10 Underrated 90's Alternative Rock Albums" list.[5]

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."[1] Dave Alvin stated that he was "deeply honored" that fIREHOSE recorded a song dedicated to him.[6]

Notes and References

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

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