Album · fIREHOSE
If'n by fIREHOSE
If'n is an album by fIREHOSE, released in 1987. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sometimes”, on 5 lists with a best position of #474.
If'n, fIREHOSE's second album, came out on SST in 1987, and it's the sound of Mike Watt and George Hurley finding their footing again after the Minutemen. With Ed Crawford on guitar and vocals, Watt's bass leaping all over the place and Hurley's drums skittering and snapping, Spot keeps the production raw and roomy: jazz-flecked punk that stops and starts on a dime and still finds space for a tune.
The title tips its hat to Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", and the left side of the cover carries a picture of labelmates and pals Hüsker Dü. "For the Singer of R.E.M." is a thank-you note: R.E.M. had taken the Minutemen out on the Fables of the Reconstruction tour in 1985, and when D Boon was killed in a car crash soon after, they put on a benefit for his family and stayed close to Watt and Hurley. Fromohio came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from If'n on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sometimes | 5 | #474 | – | 1994–2023 | |
| 2 | For the Singer of R.E.M. | 1 | #491 | – | 1989 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.