| Mr. Machinery Operator | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 23, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | September 8–20, 1992 | |||
| Studios | Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | J. Mascis1 | |||
| Firehose chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   2 |
| Rolling Stone | 3 |
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
References
- 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.