Fromohio

Fromohio (stylized as fROMOHIO) is the third album by the American alternative rock band Firehose, released in 1989.[7][8] The album maintained the acoustic and folky sound of If'n.[9]

Fromohio
Studio album by
Firehose
Released1989
Recorded17–20 October 1988; Suma, Painesville, Ohio
GenreAlternative rock
Length31:54
LabelSST (235)[1]
ProducerEd Crawford, Mike Watt
Firehose chronology
If'n
(1987)		 Fromohio
(1989)		 Flyin' the Flannel
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Production

The album was recorded in singer-guitarist Ed Crawford's home state of Ohio.[10]

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote that the band "balance their familiar dice 'n' slice, genre-leapin' riffin' with more straightforward song structures."[4] The Chicago Tribune thought that "Crawford's guitar-playing is becoming a more integral part of the band's three-pronged attack. [Mike] Watt's bass and [George] Hurley's drums remain at the core of the band's sound, a dynamic synthesis of punk, funk and free jazz that was pioneered by the Minutemen."[11] The Ottawa Citizen wrote: "Imagine a technically imperfect band that has the art of free-form fusion mastered."[12]

Trouser Press called the album Firehose's "best, most accessible work," writing that Crawford "has absorbed a bit of his bandmates’ eccentricities, and his voice has lost some of its shriller edges."[13] The Rough Guide to Rock thought that, "in the best possible way, it was a very American record, rich in tradition and innovation."[8]

Track listing
  1. "Riddle of the Eighties" - 2:00
  2. "In My Mind" - 2:16
  3. "Whisperin' While Hollerin'" - 2:04
  4. "Vastopol" (Elizabeth Cotten) - 1:24
  5. "Más Cojones" - 2:02
  6. "What Gets Heard" - 2:19
  7. "Let the Drummer Have Some" - 0:59
  8. "Liberty for Our Friend" - 2:06
  9. "Time With You" - 3:13
  10. "If’n" - 3:14
  11. "Some Things" - 2:43
  12. "Understanding" - 3:12
  13. "'Nuf That Shit, George" - 0:46
  14. "The Softest Hammer" - 3:03

Personnel

References
  1. "fIREHOSE - Fromohio - 12" inch vinyl record". SST Superstore.
  2. Fromohio at AllMusic
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 463.
  4. Waller, Don (14 May 1989). "FIREHOSE 'fROMOHIO.' SST". Los Angeles Times: 86.
  5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 425.
  6. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 244.
  7. "fIREHOSE's Ed Crawford". MTV News.
  8. Buckley, Peter (April 17, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  9. Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). "Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996". Voyageur Press – via Google Books.
  10. Heim, Chris (11 May 1990). "2 bands with an Ohio connection at Cabaret Metro". Chicago Tribune: A.
  11. Kot, Greg (23 Apr 1989). "Loyal listener: Tragedy broke a great band, but a fan put it back together". Chicago Tribune: C3.
  12. Barr, Greg (27 Apr 1990). "Fuel the fire". Ottawa Citizen: C3.
  13. "fIREHOSE". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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