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fIREHOSE
Released 1991

Can't Believe
02:09
933 plays

Epoxy For Example
02:33
877 plays

Up Finnegan's Ladder
01:09
823 plays

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- 1
- Down With The Bass
- 02:47
- 1,479 plays

- 2
- Up Finnegan's Ladder
- 01:09
- 823 plays

- 3
- Can't Believe
- 02:09
- 933 plays

- 4
- Walking The Cow
- 03:39
- 1,070 plays

- 5
- Flyin' The Flannel
- 02:47
- 1,210 plays

- 6
- Epoxy For Example
- 02:33
- 877 plays

- 7
- O'er the Town Of Pedro
- 03:07
- 731 plays

- 8
- Too Long
- 02:47
- 670 plays

- 9
- The First Cuss
- 02:22
- 626 plays

- 10
- Anti-Misogyny Maneuver
- 02:28
- 669 plays

- 11
- Toolin'
- 02:46
- 800 plays

- 12
- Song For Dave Alvin
- 01:47
- 626 plays

- 13
- Tien An Man Dream Again
- 01:16
- 577 plays

- 14
- Lost Colors
- 02:29
- 617 plays

- 15
- Towin' The Line
- 02:45
- 639 plays

- 16
- Losers, Boozers, & Heroes
- 05:17
- 579 plays

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album review

It was a pretty big deal in the underground rock community when fIREHOSE made the jump from an independent record label to a major one (Columbia) with their fourth full-length record, 1991's Flyin' the Flannel. But fans shouldn't have worried; the trio didn't change its sound to fit its new label, although the songwriting did become more succinct, which only improved the album's outstanding 16 tracks (resulting in fIREHOSE's finest album). The album-opening anthem, "Down With the Bass," is a Mike Watt tribute to his beloved four-string, while the band rocks out throughout the album: "Up Finnegan's Ladder," "Can't Believe," the title track, "O'er the Town of Pedro," "The First Cuss," "Anti-Misogyny Maneuver," and "Town' the Line" are all standouts. Like all fIREHOSE albums, Flyin' the Flannel includes its share of soothing moments, such as "Toolin'," "Walking the Cow," the downtrodden album closer "Losers, Boozers, and Heroes," and perhaps the best song on the album, the swirling jazz of "Epoxy, for Example." Flyin' the Flannel is one of the great lost rock gems of the '90s. Super highly recommended. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide