Album Info

lowFLOWs: The Columbia Anthology ('91-'93)

Pop - 2012

Featuring the two fIREHOSE albums made for Columbia Records, the Live Totem Pole EP, and various selections from obscure and... more

Tracklist

1

Down with the Bass

2:48 min
2

Up Finnegan's Ladder

1:11 min
3

Can't Believe

2:11 min
4

Walking The Cow

3:41 min
5

Flyin' the Flannel

2:48 min
6

Epoxy for Example

2:35 min
7

O'er the Town Of Pedro

3:09 min
8

Too Long

2:49 min
9

The First Cuss

2:23 min
10

Anti-Misogyny Maneuver

2:30 min
11

Toolin'

2:48 min
12

Song for Dave Alvin

1:48 min
13

Tien An Man Dream Again

1:18 min
14

Lost Colors

2:31 min
15

Towin' the Line

2:48 min
16

Losers, Boozers, & Heroes

5:17 min
17

Max and Wells

2:54 min
18

Down with the Bass (Instrumental Version)

2:47 min
19

The Red and the Black (Live at the Palomino Club, N. Hollywood, CA - August 1991)

3:34 min
20

Sophisticated Bitch (Live at the Palomino Club, N. Hollywood, CA - August 1991)

3:52 min
21

Revolution Pt. 2 (Live at the Palomino Club, N. Hollywood, CA - August 1991)

3:09 min
22

Slack M**********r (Live at the Palomino Club, N. Hollywood, CA - August 1991)

2:40 min
23

What Gets Heard (Live at the Palomino Club, N. Hollywood, CA - August 1991)

2:20 min
24

Mannequin (Live at the Palomino Club, N. Hollywood, CA - August 1991)

2:26 min
25

Makin' the Freeway (Live at the Palomino Club, N. Hollywood, CA - August 1991)

2:14 min
1

Formal Introduction

3:42 min
2

Blaze

3:35 min
3

Herded into Pools

4:27 min
4

Witness

5:37 min
5

Number Seven

1:17 min
6

Powerful Hankerin'

3:32 min
7

Rocket Sled/Fuel Tank

3:30 min
8

Quicksand

3:16 min
9

Disciples of the 3-Way

2:56 min
10

More Famous Quotes

1:29 min
11

Sincerely

3:25 min
12

Hell-Hole

3:43 min
13

4.29.92

2:09 min
14

The Cliffs Thrown Down

3:12 min
15

Blaze (Instrumental Version)

3:36 min
16

Witness (Mersh Again Edit)

4:06 min
17

4.29.92 (Live at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY - March 1993)

1:38 min
18

Powerful Hankerin' (Live at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY - March 1993)

3:17 min
19

Tien An Man Dream Again (Live at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY - March 1993)

1:04 min
20

Formal Introduction (Live at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY - March 1993)

3:38 min

About lowFLOWs: The Columbia Anthology ('91-'93)

Featuring the two fIREHOSE albums made for Columbia Records, the Live Totem Pole EP, and various selections from obscure and unreleased works, lowFLOWs is a worthy collection of the band's early-'90s output. Having come up during the determinedly independent '80s on SST Records, where "corporate rock" was vehemently scorned, and in the wake of The Minutemen (whose leader, D. Boon, had died while resting in the back of the tour van), fIREHOSE played unapologetically raw rock 'n' roll with a touch of funk in bassist Mike Watt's adventurous play. The Columbia albums represent an advancement in sound, with the guitars providing more bite and the rhythm section becoming more defined. "Too Long," for example, uses a dynamic range the earlier trio could only have imagined. The studio material all deserves to be back in print so future generations can marvel at the precision and humor of "Powerful Hankerin'" and the dizzy beauty of "Blaze." The live material shows off the band's ability to turn anything inside out as it tackles Public Enemy ("Sophisticated Bitch"), Superchunk ("Slack M**********r"), and Blue Öyster Cult ("The Red and the Black") with insight and passion.