{"product_id":"firehose-ifn-lp","title":"Firehose - If'n (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhereas 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 Watt-Hurley-Crawford tighter as a unit, and several of their best all-time compositions reside here. Although the debut incorporated other musical forms besides punk and hard rock (funk, jazz, etc.), 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 R.E.M.\" Also featured are several Mike Watt lead vocal spots -- the perennial concert favorite \"Making the Freeway\" (included on the 1993 mini-album Live Totem Pole EP), the humorous \"Me \u0026amp; You Remembering,\" \"Operation Solitaire,\" and the closing epic \"Thunder Child.\" ~ Greg Prato\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Rock\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\"\u003e Joco Records\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Sometimes\u003cbr\u003e2 Hear Me\u003cbr\u003e3 Honey, Please\u003cbr\u003e4 Backroads\u003cbr\u003e5 From One Cums One\u003cbr\u003e6 Making the Freeway\u003cbr\u003e7 Anger\u003cbr\u003e8 For the Singer of R.E.M\u003cbr\u003e9 Operation Solitaire\u003cbr\u003e10 Windmilling\u003cbr\u003e11 Me \u0026amp; You, Remembering\u003cbr\u003e12 In Memory of Elizabeth Cotton\u003cbr\u003e13 Soon\u003cbr\u003e14 Thunder Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joco Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48097788887299,"sku":"MBDWQG-SSGB-00","price":25.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/phishstonesproducts.myshopify.com\/products\/firehose-ifn-lp","provider":"PhishStones Products","version":"1.0","type":"link"}