Mr. Machinery Operator
1993 studio album by Firehose
Mr. Machinery Operator | ||||
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Studio album by Firehose | ||||
Released | February 23, 1993 | |||
Recorded | September 8–20, 1992 | |||
Studio | Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | J. Mascis[1] | |||
Firehose chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
Mr. Machinery Operator is the fifth and final studio album by the American alternative rock band Firehose.[4] It is also their second album to be released on the major label, Columbia Records.
Reception
Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B− and called it "agreeably sedate."[1] Robert Christgau called the album a dud.[5]
Track listing
- "Formal Introduction" (Raymond Pettibon/Mike Watt)
- "Blaze" (Ed Crawford)
- "Herded into Pools" (Watt)
- "Witness" (George Hurley/Crawford)
- "Number Seven" (Kira Roessler)
- "Powerful Hankerin'" (Pettibon/Watt)
- "Rocket Sled/Fuel Tank" (Watt)
- "Quicksand" (Chip and Tony Kinman)
- "Disciples of the 3-Way" (Watt)
- "More Famous Quotes" (Watt)
- "Sincerely" (Roessler/Watt)
- "Hell-Hole" (Hurley/Crawford)
- "4. 29. 92" (Watt)
- "The Cliffs Thrown Down" (Watt)
Personnel
fIREHOSE
- Mike Watt: bass guitar and vocals
- Ed Crawford: guitar and vocals
- George Hurley: drums, bongos, percussion
guests
- J. Mascis: additional guitars, bass guitars and vocals
- Joe Baiza, Nels Cline, Mac McCaughan: additional guitars
- Freda Rentie: additional vocals
- David Kahne: Hammond organ
References
- ^ a b Ali, Lorraine (March 19, 1993). "mr. machinery operator". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "Mr. Machinery Operator". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Dougan, John. "Mr. Machinery Operator". Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Fiander, Matthew (May 24, 2012). "fIREHOSE: lowFlOWs: The Columbia Anthology ('91-'93)". PopMatters. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Firehose: Consumer Guide Reviews". Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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- Ragin', Full On
- If'n
- Fromohio
- Flyin' the Flannel
- Mr. Machinery Operator
- Big Bottom Pow Wow
- lowFLOWs: The Columbia Anthology ('91–'93)
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