Name: If'n [Vinyl]
Brand: SST
SKU: 86311
Price: 22.19 USD
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If'n [Vinyl]

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Album: If'n [Vinyl]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sometimes	More Info...
2)	Hear Me	More Info...
3)	Honey, Please	More Info...
4)	Backroads	More Info...
5)	From One Cums One	More Info...
6)	Making the Freeway	More Info...
7)	Anger	More Info...
8)	For the Singer of R.E.M	More Info...
9)	Operation Solitaire	More Info...
10)	Windmilling	More Info...
11)	Me & You, Remembering	More Info...
12)	In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton	More Info...
13)	Soon	More Info...
14)	Thunder Child	More Info...

Album: If'n [Vinyl]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sometimes	More Info...
2)	Hear Me	More Info...
3)	Honey, Please	More Info...
4)	Backroads	More Info...
5)	From One Cums One	More Info...
6)	Making the Freeway	More Info...
7)	Anger	More Info...
8)	For the Singer of R.E.M	More Info...
9)	Operation Solitaire	More Info...
10)	Windmilling	More Info...
11)	Me & You, Remembering	More Info...
12)	In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton	More Info...
13)	Soon	More Info...
14)	Thunder Child	More Info...

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..."