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San Pedro, Los Angeles CA, United States (1986 – 1994)

After D Boon’s tragic death at age 27 signaled the end of the Minutemen, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley threw in their lot with then-22-year-old former Ohio State University student, guitar player, and Minutemen fanatic Ed Crawford to form fIREHOSE in 1986. Ed was nicknamed Ed fROMOHIO, since he was the only member not from San Pedro, California.

Taking their group name from a line in Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” fIREHOSE continued in the Minutemen tradition of breathtaking musicianship combined with caustic lyrical fusillades inspired by the writing of the Beat Generation and the erect-middle-finger indignation of the Blank Generation. However, with Crawford’s decidedly folkie bent insinuating itself into the mix, fIREHOSE’s songs began to expand into more traditional verse-chorus-verse songwriting symmetry.

Although fIREHOSE never equaled the Minutemen’s output in terms of sheer audacity and emotional depth, Crawford, Watt, and Hurley recorded rock that was muscular, dense, and daring, along with being tremendously heartfelt. They never patronized audiences or comported themselves as “rock stars”; they were instead the quintessential post-punk “peoples’ band.”

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5	Can't Believe full track	66
7	Sometimes full track	61
8	The First Cuss full track	57
9	Under the Influence of Meat Puppets full track	51
10	Choose Any Memory full track	50
11	In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton full track	47
12	Chemical Wire full track	46
13	Another Theory Shot to Shit full track	44
14	Anti-Misogyny Maneuver full track	42
15	Song for Dave Alvin full track	41

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wilddawg wrote:
24 days ago

mike watt you groovy bastard! i love it. ragin', full-on should be played during sex and the girl should get off before penetration. i love the daniel johnston walking the cow cover, it shows they're well rounded dudes. now all that's left is to grab my deck and powerslide until the wheels fall off.

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goyanks1981 wrote:
last month

Cant believe I've gone without this for so long.

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joeschnez wrote:
September 2009

oh my god...thank you last...

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longball2no1 wrote:
August 2009

Mr Machinery Operator is my 2nd favourite 'HOSE cd, after Ragin' Full-on of course!

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xDanx1 wrote:
August 2009

This is bad. I didn't like it.

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bobrockpaolo6 wrote:
August 2009

great music.

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Renegadesteve2 wrote:
August 2009

Down With The Bass has been stuck in my head all week, not that I'm complaining

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funeralsummer wrote:
July 2009

Mike Watt <33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

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Flauwgedoe wrote:
May 2009

Oh man... this takes me back to the eighties! Listening to fIREHOSE while ridin' around on my skateboard! :D

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Elturtle wrote:
May 2009

Mike watt <333333333333333

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popstinka wrote:
March 2009

i'm proud to enjoy these guys' music.

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chrisniesyto wrote:
December 2008

impressed

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wizzxx wrote:
December 2008

One of my favorites bands ever!

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jsk1176 wrote:
December 2008

One of My Fav's of all time they allways sound so crisp an clear & Mike Watts bass, thats all that needs to be said!!!

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jimmyg60 wrote:
November 2008

fucking rad band

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skazzembar wrote:
November 2008

http://www.lastfm.it/music/Loveless+whizzkid

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kageeslin wrote:
October 2008

Best rhythm section in music.

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vi3tc0ng wrote:
September 2008

totally underrated.

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johnnytofu wrote:
September 2008

great band

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Incubus_SCIENCE wrote:
July 2008

They're making their way out of the underground it seems! I remember not too long ago these guys had like 1500 listens! Still one of my all time favorites.

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