Mr. Machinery Operator
| Mr. Machinery Operator | ||||
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| 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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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, vocals and additional bass
 - 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.
 
