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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
Released	1989
Recorded	17–20 October 1988; Suma, Painesville, Ohio
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	31:54
Label	SST (235)[1]
Producer	Ed Crawford, Mike Watt
Firehose chronology
If'n (1987) Fromohio (1989) Flyin' the Flannel (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• Ed Crawford: Guitar, vocals
• George Hurley: Drums
• Mike Watt: Bass, voices
• Kira Roessler: Guitar, vocals

References

External links

• Album online on Radio3Net a radio channel of Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company

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