why the dislike for Firehouse O2

[66 mustang]

pulled this today and it is a really solid album through and through.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aefSKffLejw

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_mKnqWCzVY

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oFKESfHaxM

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGSlSzQvqwA&feature=related

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PNYibQ7Fuc&feature=related

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtf4Q8mk-E4&feature=related

[66 mustang]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t4ZWtoAQHA&feature=related

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeIVOS7LSeg&feature=related

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeW-6EdCKtg

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OJljdl5eKg

[The Rocker]

I am a huge fan of firehouse,and C.J. vocals. I do like this cd ,but the production and sound of the guitars and drums just don't do it for me.There is just something about that that throws me off a little.

[Captain Howdy]

I always liked the album, and have never seen an issue with it.

At least four of the songs on there would be on a Firehouse compilation if I compiled it.

[davesworld]

I'm with you guys. I don't think its thier best but I like it alot!

[heaven&hell]

I've always liked this album a lot and didn't know there wasn't much love for this one until seeing it mentioned on this forum. The only song I didn't like was the rapping in "The Dark" but besides that I dug every tune especially the last song.

[Mullethead]

I've always liked this album a lot and didn't know there wasn't much love for this one until seeing it mentioned on this forum. The only song I didn't like was the rapping in "The Dark" but besides that I dug every tune especially the last song.

 

Wow, Im surprised you didnt like that song. I love it, very heavy for Firehouse.

 

As for the album, I think it is great! Come to think of it, all of their albums are great!

[heaven&hell]

I've always liked this album a lot and didn't know there wasn't much love for this one until seeing it mentioned on this forum. The only song I didn't like was the rapping in "The Dark" but besides that I dug every tune especially the last song.

 

Wow, Im surprised you didnt like that song. I love it, very heavy for Firehouse.

 

As for the album, I think it is great! Come to think of it, all of their albums are great!

 

I like the heaviness of the song but hate to hear CJ trying to rap.

[Jez]

Bar a couple of tracks, a good album. 'Loving You Is Paradise' is a great tune especially

[Nick C]

Yeah a good album, what about Prime Time, that got some stick too but I think that good as well!

[Kristian]

Never really got into anything they did after Good Acoustics.

 

I remember one song called "Acid Rain" off Category 5, which I guess I kinda liked.

[Mullethead]

Never really got into anything they did after Good Acoustics.

 

I remember one song called "Acid Rain" off Category 5, which I guess I kinda liked.

 

 

Category 5 was a "lighter" album with still a few good rockin tunes but it is a great album. Can't Stop the Rain, Bringing Me Down (Killer!), Acid Rain & maybe their best ballad ever, Dream.

 

Speaking of Firehouse, when is that new one suppose to come out?

[edwithmj]

I like it. Unbelievable and Don't Fade on Me are superb. No firehouse disc has ever come close to the first two though.

[Geoff]

Well I've been quite vocal through the years about my dislike of this album. I have to admit it's literally been a few years since I've heard this, so I can only really go from memory. I remember 'Jumpin' being one of the worst hard rock songs I've ever heard, with lyrics that made me want to neck my face. I think 'Take it Off' is almost just as bad, isn't it? Just looking at the track list, I can't recall 'Don't Fade on Me' well but I think it was a bland ballad, 'I'd Rather Be Making Love' was another track like the first two that I just hated, musically and especially lyrically, 'What You Can Do' is another one I can't remember but I think that was another one I strongly disliked, 'I'm in Love This Time' was an awful ballad I believe, I don't recall 'Unbelievable' and 'In the dark' was about my most hated song on the CD.

 

The only two things I got from this CD were 'Loving You Is Paradise' being a pretty nice ballad, and 'Call of the Night' was an absolute killer track - probably the single song that kept this in my collection.

 

Why the dislike for the CD? For me, it was because I thought most the songs were dreadful and the lyrics, even for Firehouse, were particularly awful on this album. Production wasn't great either and I just felt that overall it is by far the weakest Firehouse CD to date.