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fIREHOSE
Band San Pedro United States Active 1986–1994
fIREHOSE formed in 1986 in San Pedro, United States and was active until 1994. fIREHOSE has 14 chart appearances on 14 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1989–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Flyin' The Flannel”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #349. The station that charted fIREHOSE most often is WOXY 97X (Cincinnati, OH), with 10 appearances.
fIREHOSE came together in San Pedro in 1986: Mike Watt on bass and vocals, Ed Crawford on guitar and vocals, and George Hurley on drums. Watt's bass does as much talking as anyone's voice, Hurley plays like a jazz drummer who wandered into a hardcore show, and Crawford brings a folky, earnest yelp that keeps the whole thing human.
If'n, from 1987, is where the band's restlessness shows best: "Sometimes" chugs and wobbles, and "For the Singer of R.E.M." has a title that says plenty on its own. Their records came out on SST and Columbia, and Flyin' the Flannel in 1991 delivered a wiry, sing-along title track.
There is hardcore punk in the attack, post-punk in the angles and something close to prog in the way songs change shape halfway through. The trio ran until 1994 and came back together briefly in 2012.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by fIREHOSE on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flyin' The Flannel | 7 | #349 | – | – | |
| 2 | Sometimes | 5 | #474 | – | – | |
| 3 | Brave Captain | 1 | #955 | – | – | |
| 4 | For the Singer of R.E.M. | 1 | #491 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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