Audio Cassette review:
Firehose - Ragin', Full-On

Firehose - Ragin', Full-On

Band: Firehose Title: Ragin', Full-On Rating: Release Date: 17 October, 1990 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Brave Captain 2: Under the Influence of Meat Puppets 3: It Matters 4: Chemical Wire 5: Another Theory Shot to Shit 6: On Your Knees 7: Locked In 8: Candle and the Flame 9: Choose Any Memory 10: Perfect Pairs 11: This... 12: Caroms 13: Relatin' Dudes to Jazz 14: Things Could Turn Around

Customer Reviews this is just a ridiculously good record. There is a folky element hanging like a spectre in the clarity of the guitars (and explicitly present in the elegaic acoustic number "This. From the ashes of the Minutemen came this unexpected salvo of tiny, rhythmically complex pop songs. . . "). The density and headlong pace of "Under The Influence Of Meat Puppets" gives way to the hushed yet equally intense "Candle and The Flame," turning on it's heel to plunge back into the aptly named "Caroms" and the irresistable punk-funk groove of "Relatin' Dudes To Jazz. " While the sonics bear that slightly dated SST sound, the fact that such a musically accomplished record is under-polished is just one more reason to love this classic. the best cd from one of the best bands.... ever truly creative and intense, excellent musicianship, truly memorable songs. yep. d,boon dies, minutemen write songs longer than a minute and add melody. furkin' RAD. if you like amazing drumming, thumping basslines, or quirky guitar stuff and you don't own this album, then you suck. BUY IT. . minutemen without D Boon, but some guy from ohio When this came out, we could not believe how good it was. We were all way into the minutemen in HS in Houston Tx, all 7 of us, in a school with 4000 kids. It simply dumbfounded us. No D Boon, and this incredible disc? It was so minutemen, but different. On this tour, the guy ED from Ohio, had no musical background and played his guitar, poorly but earnestly. Mike W and GeorgH just watched him, half laughing at his Mel Bay guitar book chordplay. I wonder how the songs were written, if he brought fresh blood in to inspire these classics. IFN was almost as good, Flying the Flannel ok, and then they nosedived. This music was too early to capitalize on grunge, but bands like this one are why Kurt Cobain seemed embarassed to be credited as the one to 'break' punk rock, when so many did it before and way better than Nirvana. RIP D, Curt. . You can see a complete list of all Firehose discography, or go back to the Firehose tabs