If'n is the second album by the American alternative rock band Firehose, released in 1987. The album name is a reference to the Bob Dylan song "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" from The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. The left side of the album cover has a picture of Hüsker Dü, Minutemen's former colleagues at SST Records.
Style: Alternative Rock. referencing If'n, LP, Album, SST 115. My copy also has a white label with an autograph on one side - I think it's actually a reproduction of an autograph Mike Watt got from John Fogerty - At very least, it appears to read "To Mike, keep on keepin' on - J(illegible) F(illegible)", and the thank yous on the back cover include "John Fogerty (see LP label)", so it'd. Reply Notify me Helpful.
SST CD 115. fIREHOSE. I'm wondering if all the other side labels were white, or if this is different than the others. Thanks! Reply See 6 replies Notify me Helpful.
Nom du groupe Firehose. Date de parution 1987. Labels SST. Style MusicalPunk-Rock. Membres possèdant cet album0. 2. Hear Me. 3. Honey, Please. 5. From One Cums One.
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 tighter as a unit, and several of their best all-time compositions reside here
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. Although the debut incorporated other musical forms besides punk and hard rock (funk, jazz, et., 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 .
Album · 1987 · 14 Songs. See All. "Flyin' the Flannel". lowFLOWs - The Columbia Anthology ('91-'93).
Consumer Guide Album. Firehose: If'n They sound more like a regular rock band and also more like the Minutemen, which isn't a contradiction because the Minutemen were evolving into a regular rock band when D. Boon died-one that resembled this fluidly funky outfit a lot more than the weird and wimpy hippies of the debut. This time Ed Crawford provides enough garage hooks to get by, meaning Mike Watt doesn't disappear amid the new guy's mannerisms.
| A1 | SometimesLyrics By – Ed fROMOHIO |
3:24 |
| A2 | Hear MeLyrics By – Mike Watt |
2:37 |
| A3 | Honey, PleaseLyrics By – Mike WattPiano – Ethan James |
2:20 |
| A4 | BackroadsLyrics By – George Hurley |
2:02 |
| A5 | From One Cums OneLyrics By – Mike Watt |
2:24 |
| A6 | Making The FreewayLyrics By – Mike Watt |
2:07 |
| A7 | AngerLyrics By – Kira* |
3:49 |
| B1 | For The Singer Of REMLyrics By – Mike Watt |
3:17 |
| B2 | Operation SolitaireLyrics By – Dirk Vandenberg, John Rocknowski |
2:37 |
| B3 | WindmillingLyrics By – George Hurley |
2:17 |
| B4 | Me & You, RememberingLyrics By – Mike Watt |
1:32 |
| B5 | In Memory Of Elizabeth CottonLyrics By – Ed fROMOHIOVocals – Phranc |
2:14 |
| B6 | SoonLyrics By – Ed fROMOHIO |
3:11 |
| B7 | Thunder ChildLyrics By – Mike Watt |
4:33 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SST 115 | fIREHOSE | If'n (LP, Album) | SST Records | SST 115 | US | 1987 |
| SSTC 115 | fIREHOSE | If'n (Cass, Album) | SST Records | SSTC 115 | US | 1987 |
| SST CD 115 | fIREHOSE | If'n (CD, Album) | SST Records | SST CD 115 | US | 1987 |
| SST 115 | fIREHOSE | If'n (LP, Album, RP, Blu) | SST Records | SST 115 | US | Unknown |
| SST CD 115 | fIREHOSE | If'n (CD, Album) | SST Records | SST CD 115 | US | 1987 |
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