Firehouse

Firehouse

Track Listings

1. Rock on the Radio

2. All She Wrote

3. Shake & Tumble

4. Don't Treat Me Bad

5. Oughta Be a Law

6. Lover's Lane

7. Home Is Where the Heart Is

8. Don't Walk Away

9. Seasons of Change

10. Overnight Sensation

11. Love of a Lifetime

12. Helpless

Tracks:

Rock On The Radio
All She Wrote
Shake & Tumble
Don't Treat Me Bad
Oughta Be A Law
Lover's Lane
Home Is Where The Heart Is
Don't Walk Away
Seasons Of Change
Overnight Sensation
Love Of A Lifetime
Helpless

Customer Reviews:

Awesome Work........2007-06-04

This is my personal favorite Firehouse album. Song after song,the variety and richness of the sounds goes on and on.Don't walk away gives you the chills,the way is sung is very intense.It is a must to have.

Typical 80's Hair Band.......2007-05-20

This band is your typical 80's hair band. If you like that type of music, then this is a must buy. Outta be a Law is fantastic. They also throw in your typical ballad in Love of a Lifetime. Great 1st album followed by an average 2nd album.

Firehouse.......2006-11-23

I just have to start out saying this is one of the best bands ever [right next to Dokken and Queensryche]. Every single song on here is an awesome song and there is absolutly no fillers which totlly blows my mind!! This has to be the best album of the 90's, I mean really its great. It is great metal and desearves your attention. Some of the songs that I especially like are 'all she wrote', 'outta be a law', and 'shake and tumble', but seriosly every single song is great. I highly recommend this album if your looking for some rock that you can bang your head to.

The ultimate drivin companion!.......2006-04-30

If you want your socks rocked off, this is the disc for you!
Awesome Hard rock/AOR/hair metal that gets ya singin along with a vengence. Sounds best in the car though when you can really bust it loose :)
These guys can really perform. Don't make the mistake of buying the greatest hits CD because all the songs on 'Firehouse' and 'Hold your fire' are the greatest hits. After the latter, things fall apart drastically for this band.

It blew me away!.......2006-03-02

I love Firehouse. One of the best hair metal artists ever. Their sound is so unique. So easy on the ears, yet so heavy on the heart. I'm telling ya, it's a great album. I've listened to Don't Treat Me Bad over 300 times. I am stuck on Firehouse.

I love hair metal. I'll never stop listening to it. It will have a place in my heart forever *everyone awwwwww*. Right.

These are the bands that I never stop listening to:
Boston
Quiet Riot
Poison
Firehouse

Get the debut, I guarantee you will not be disappointed. It even put a smile on my mom's face... and she's 56..... So go for it. Don't be afraid to try something new.

FIREHOUSE FOREVER.

Average customer rating:

Great 80's Feel Good Record
Garbage does not age well... not like good wine.
Firehouse 2
Hold Your Fire is a must-have for any Firehouse fan!!
Another Great Album

Hold Your Fire
Firehouse
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000283H
Release Date: 1992-06-16

Tracks:

Reach For The Sky
Rock You Tonight
Sleeping With You
You're Too Bad
When I Look Into Your Eyes
Get In Touch
Hold Your Fire
The Meaning Of Love
Talk Of The Town
Life In The Real World
Mama Didn't Raise No Fool
Hold The Dream

Customer Reviews:

Great 80's Feel Good Record.......2006-08-14

I love this CD! A great collection of fun, feel-good, singalong songs that you're sure to like if you want to listen to something other than the doom and gloom "I hate my parents and my life sucks and I'm such a victim so feel sorry for me, boo hoo hoo" that has dominated most records released in the last 15 years. This is definitely NOT one of those records!

First the bad news. I'd give this release 5 stars if it weren't for the 2 filler songs, Sleeping with You and Life in the Real World, both of which seem out of place. The only other downside to this record is the ballad When I Look Into Your Eyes. While this song isn't bad it's a little too sappy for my taste.

The good news is that rest of the record is just awesome! Reach For the Sky and Rock You Tonight are the heaviest songs and great rocking 80s-style anthems. Except for Hold the Dream, the rest of the record is fun and upbeat with songs that will lift your spirits and that you just can't help but sing along to.

Hold the dream is a more melow inspiration song but sounds good and is still enjoyable.

All-in-all, a solid release. While it has a couple of weak songs, the rest of the record is certainly worth the price. Detractors always criticize this style of music as immature and cheesy because it isn't "serious" and doesn't make social or political statements. That's exactly what I like about this record! If you're not in the mood to contemplate the meaning of life or lick the wounds of your victimness, then you can't go wrong with Hold Your Fire!

Garbage does not age well... not like good wine........2006-06-12

Any band that releases an album with a song titled "Rock You Tonight" should be banned from ever recording ever again. I wish that rule would have been in place during Firehouse's hayday. Thank goodness people were sick of this stale brand of Rock and quickly switch to more substantial listening choices.

Firehouse 2.......2006-04-30

This CD carries on where Firehouse left off. I don't think its quite as good as their awesome debut though. Hold your fire and hold the dream would probably be in my top 20 songs of the 90's however. This band was so underated its scandalous.

Hold Your Fire is a must-have for any Firehouse fan!!.......2006-01-14

After 14 years, this album is still getting rotation in my cd player. I love the speed of "Reach for the Sky" and it's catchy rhythms. My favoirte song from this album would have to be "When I Look Into Your Eyes" and "Hold The Dream". I like the song "Sleeping with you". Firehouse delivered another successful album and another top five single with "When I look into your Eyes". This is a great album and a must-have for any Firehouse fan!!!

Another Great Album.......2005-12-04

Another great album by Firehouse. My favorites are Reach for the sky, When I look into your eyes, and hold your fire. I have other favorites, but there are my top 3. I have a story to go along with this album, ladies and gentlemen.

See, I was heading to Cross-Country one day, for the huge "Group 2" meet. (There's a section, and 5 groups from every section make it, and there were four sections, so you can make the calculations). I listened to this album, having a bad day before, and having a bad night of rest. Listening to this album, I got a river of positivity, and I had a great start and a great finish. I ended up smashing my last personal best in Cross-Country. Basically ladies and gentlemen, this cd has alot of effect. Get it.

I love to review things. Have a great day!

Settin the World on Fire: The Whole Story, Vol. 1

Average customer rating:

GREAT COLLECTION!!

Settin the World on Fire: The Whole Story, Vol. 1
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Manufacturer: Jasmine Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CQKXYA
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Album Description

This 2-CD set for the price of one CD with 50 tracks contains every studio recording from the Firehouse Five Plus 2's first session in May 1949 to their Sept. 1955 session. This also features 2 alternative takes and 2 other tracks never previously releaseed. Jasmine. 2006.

Customer Reviews:

GREAT COLLECTION!!.......2006-02-21

This 2 CD set is really great and takes all the tracks from "THE FIREHOUSE FIVE PLUS TWO STORY" plus a number of tracks from their "GOES SOUTH" album as well as a number of tracks from their "PLAYS FOR LOVERS album and has them all here to enjoy and its done really great!

One of the best things about this set is that it gives you 2 songs that never before have been available on album or CD ,they were just released on 45 RPM records only and these are:

"JINGLE BELLS" and "THERES A TAVERN IN THE TOWN".

These are truly great numbers and are toe tappin!

Also, this collection gives you 2 versions of 2 songs, and these are

"Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me", one version is the 45 RPM version and the other is the LP version.
The 2nd song is "Down Where The Sun Goes Down" and again is the same deal,one is a 45 RPM version and the other the LP version.

So indeed this collection is a MUST HAVE!!

ENJOY!! :)

Stoking the Fire: The Whole Story, Vol. 2

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Stoking the Fire: The Whole Story, Vol. 2
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Manufacturer: Jasmine Music
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ASIN: B000RV0RG4
Release Date: 2007-08-09

Tracks:

My Cutie's Due At Two To Two
Girl Of My Dreams
I Love My Baby
The Love Nest
Love Is Just Around The Corner
Careless Love
I Love You Truly
Love Songs Of The Nile
Swanee River
Birmingham Papa: Your Memphis Mama Is Comin' To Town
Milenberg Joys
Tishomingo Blues
Over The Waves (Rosas) (Introducing: My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean)
Peoria
Asleep In The Deep
Bing Crosby's Introduction To Firehouse Five Plus Two
Red Hot River Valley
Introduction To Bing Crosby's Vocal
Everybody Loves My Baby
Bing Crosby's Introduction Of Band
Tiger Rag
The Members Of The Band
Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue
Off To Memphis
Memphis Blues
Bing Crosby Introduces The Firehouse Five Plus Two
Copenhagen
Introduction To Bing Crosby's Vocal
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me
Hook And Ladder Blues
Brass Bell
Everybody Loves My Baby
Red Hot River Valley
South
Firehouse Stomp
I Wish't I Was In Peoria
Storyville Blues
Angry
How Come You Do Me Like You Do, Do, Do?
Panama Rag
At A Georgia Camp Meeting
St Louis Blues
There'll Be Some Changes Made
Some Of These Days
Tiger Rag
Milenberg Joys
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Old Fashioned Love
Ain't Nobody Got The Blues Like Me
That's A Plenty

Album Details

The Firehouse Five plus Two were Mostly Comprised of Cartoon Animators from the Disney Studios and their Spontaneous Sessions were Often Injected with a Good Dose of Humor. "Stoking the Fire" Follows on from the Success of the First Volume "Settin' the World on Fire" and is a Great Second Helping, Showing What a Fun and Lively Jazz Band the Firehouse Five Were. Also Included in this Fantastic New Set Are Rare Recordings of the Band with Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald.

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Humble beginnings
You WILL tap your toes
FireHouse Plus Two -Dixieland Favorites Sept 11, 2001
Firehouse Five plus Two Dixieland Favorites
At the top of their form!

Dixieland Favorites
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Manufacturer: Fantasy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000XGY
Release Date: 1991-10-11

Tracks:

Fidgety Feet
Storyville Blues
Muskrat Ramble
Canal Street Blues
That's A Plenty
Doctor Jazz
Working Man Blues
Jazz Me Blues
Royal Garden Blues
Sister Kate
A Hot Time In The Old Town
Come Back, Sweet Papa
Firehouse Stomp
Yellow Dog Blues
Bill Bailey
When The Saints Go Marching In

Customer Reviews:

Humble beginnings.......2006-05-11

This CD of the group is actually a compilation put together by band leader Ward Kimball in 1986, well after the group retired in 1971. Each song was remastered from the original source specifically for the Good Time Jazz label. It has over an hour of music, longer than any of their other CD's since all the rest are just straight conversions from the original albums.

The Firehouse Five Plus Two was a band that played Dixieland Jazz and had the unique distinction of being animators and other employees that worked at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. One of the most famous animators to work for Disney was Ward Kimball's who played classic Dixieland records in his office during lunchtimes to blowoff some steam. Soon the guys brought in instruments and began playing along with the record. One day when the record player broke down and they played anyway. They kept on playing without the record player and the rest is history. Their jam sessions caused animators, storymen, and inbetweeners to dance with the ladies from the color and ink crew right in the soundstage. As members of the group were some of his best studio animators, Walt Disney liked them and let them do their own thing on the side. But he also loved their music and onstage antics. He even invited them to play in the Disneyland park on Opening Day in 1955 and made repeat visits for the next 15 years after that, and later to even appear on his TV show.

The group made 12 albums over the years, some of which included original artwork on the cover by animator Ward Kimball. They even released a very special album called "At Disneyland" which is a live concert in the Golden Horseshoe Saloon at Disneyland Frontierland. Even today you can still hear their music on a visit to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. When you take a ride on the Mark Twain riverboat, it has a music loop playing Dixieland Jazz as part of the background theme music on board that includes tracks from this LP (now a CD) including, "Muskrat Ramble", "Fidgety Feet", & "Come Back, Sweet Poppa".

Over the years they performed on the Bing Crosby radio show and his golf tournaments, were featured in several Walt Disney TV specials. They also appeared on the original Mickey Mouse Club's "Anything Can Happen Day" on and performed two numbers, "I Want to be a Fireman" and the "Tiger Rag". This appearance is available on the DVD "The Best of the Mickey Mouse Club" here at Amazon.com. It is mislabeled on the DVD as November 12, 1964 which was actually a re-run of the original episode that almost 10 years earlier;

The band was not owned or controlled by the Disney Company in any way. They moonlighted, recorded albums, played in nightclubs, and had a lot of fun along the way. The FF5+2 was not some polished studio band with tight engineering, but an exercise in spontaneity and improvisation. They truly didn't even believe in practicing, just havin' fun. Maybe that is the best part of listening to them, because they sound great and are very full of life and laughter. They still make you want to dance along. Interestingly, as animators they were used to creative sound effects and included this art in their music too. For example they used an anvil on one track, sirens, bells and whistles.... and it works.

You WILL tap your toes.......2004-01-25

What an amazing collection of recordings. I was afraid that the digitization of this old(er) music might mute the sound or make it sound strange. What a delightful surprise I got. I kept turning up the voume higher and higher, and the horns and whistles and sirens got crisper and crisper. I could NOT stop tapping my toes. My smile broadened with each song, even the blues numbers.

I purchased this album as an effort to remember the music my Dad listened to when I was a kid. I was thinking that this music was best heard as a remembrance of him. How wrong I was. These Dixieland tunes cannot help but make anyone happy, and I intend to take this CD into the office to spread the joy.

The only picky negative criticism I have (and some will find it a positive) is that the last two tunes were recorded from a live performance, with people talking during the intros and exits to the songs. I would have prefered the "pure" recordings. Again, some will like the concocted party background noise, which disappears as soon as this fantastic band starts wailing away with their instruments.

Once I wear out this CD, I expect to purchase more music from the Firehouse Five Plus Two!!!!

FireHouse Plus Two -Dixieland Favorites Sept 11, 2001.......2001-09-13

One of the great appeals of traditional Dixieland music is the distinct beat obtained by using a banjo and tuba for the rhythm section. "Modern" Dixieland bands tend to use drums and base for the rhythm section. The beat just doesn't compare - listen to their rendition of Muskat Ramble where the banjo and tuba will set your feet tapping! Sound quality of this CD is excellent. Highly recommended for Dixieland fans.

Firehouse Five plus Two Dixieland Favorites.......2000-04-25

This CD contains a great hour plus assortment of Dixieland music played by a very talented group of musicians. The sound quality is right up there with some of the best CDs produced. This CD will be difficult to match, let alone beat for Dixieland enthusiasts. A solid five stars ... closer to six.

At the top of their form!.......1999-12-05

The great musicianship and spirit of the Firehouse Five Plus Two is at its best in this album. I believe the group did its best work in the years when George Probert played soprano sax with them, and this CD contains some of Probert's finest work. His extended solo on "Canal Street Blues" is perhaps the most expressive soprano sax playing this side of Sidney Bechet. If you're going to own only one Firehouse Five Plus Two recording (though I can't imagine why anyone would stop at just one!), this would be my choice.

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Firehouse talent...acousticly!
Very good acoustics
Terrific
Meio "pop" e nem tão acústico, mas um bom álbum do Firehouse
Their best

Good Acoustics
Firehouse
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Hold Your Fire
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Firehouse
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Bring 'Em out Live

ASIN: B000002BJS
Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

You Are My Religion
Love Don't Care
In Your Perfect World
No One At All
Love Of A Lifetime
All She Wrote
When I Look Into Your Eyes
Don't Treat Me Bad
Here For You
I Live My Life For You
Seven Bridges Road

Customer Reviews:

Firehouse talent...acousticly!.......2006-09-08

One of my favorite cd's!!! Talent certainly comes out when they can cover an old southern rock hit like 'seven bridges road' and do it so smoothly! The acoustic guitars rock with rhythm and funk. I never knew firehouse to be this talented! It sure shines out in this acoustic compilation of their most remembered hits! Being partial to modern country rock and southern rock...I can't help but be doubly pleased with hearing a steel guitar added to my all time fav. by this band, "love of a lifetime". This is a must have for any firehouse fan!

Very good acoustics.......2006-04-30

I really enjoy these set of acoustic songs from Firehouse. Lots of passion and feeling poured in. Some of it sounds quite folky/country and some of it maintains a rock feel. Personally i prefer the growling hair metal guitars pounding away in the background lol but this collection sounds very nice in acoustic format. I think a lot of people will be quietly impressed with this CD if you slip it on at a social gathering, barbeque etc.

Terrific.......2005-12-04

See, we all know Firehouse is known for their powerful ballads. These acoustic songs are terrific. Perfection. You can sing these around a campfire, haha. These are very powerful songs indeed. Just because they're hair metal, doesn't mean they can't make great acoustic songs. Poison on the other hand had a little problem. "Here For You" is a great song. I am here for you, always here for you, when you need a sholder to cry on, blah blah. Yes, I don't remember the words, I'm not a words type of guy. "You Are My Religion" can make you feel that really weird feeling when you like someone.

Bottom line here, is that these songs will just blow your mind, because of the perfection and just this band in general. Alrighty my fellow citizens of the USA and the world, peace.

Meio "pop" e nem tão acústico, mas um bom álbum do Firehouse.......2005-02-22

Este álbum de 1996 é o quarto do Firehouse (os outros em 1990, 1992, 1995). São versões "acústicas" de hits da banda (como as baladas "Love of a lifetime" e "When I look into your eyes"), três ótimas músicas inéditas (as 3 primeiras) e uma interessante releitura de um clássico do Eagles ("Seven bridges road"). Do começo ao fim, música de boa qualidade! Mas não deixe de curtir também os outros trabalhos deste ótimo e premiado grupo de hard rock/metal.

Their best.......2004-08-08

This is the only Firehouse album I have. I have heard their so called biggest hits in their original form, and I must say, the versions on this album is far better.

This is a true "summer" CD, with loads of catchy melodies and good songs.

The acoustic versions of tunes like "Love of A Lifetime" and "When I Look Into Your Eyes" is allright, but thats it really. The new songs on this album is the one that stands out.
"You Are My Religion", the song that opens this album, is simply catchy. And what a feel-good song. Number 4 on this album, "Nothing At All" is the albums best track, if you ask me. And of course, one of my favourite Firehouse tracks "I Live My Life For You". Why this song never was a hit, I cant believe.

If you like acoustic rock, with catchy tunes and good songwriting, this is the album for you.

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Really is Good Time Jazz!!!
Kimball World
Master Animators, Amazing Musicians
Wonderful happy music
Excellent - You won't regret it !!!!

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Manufacturer: Good Time Jazz
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ASIN: B000000XQ0
Release Date: 1994-02-03

Tracks:

Firehouse Stomp
Everybody Loves My Baby
Pagan Love Song
San
Fireman's Lament
Blues Man Naughty Sweetie Gives Me
Yes Sir! That's My Baby
Red Hot River Valley
Riverside Blues
Brass Bell
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Tiger Rag
Frankie & Johnny
Sweet Goergia Brown
Sobbin' Blues
Just A Stomp At Twilight
Down Where The Sun Goes Down
St Loius Blues

Tracks:

12 Street Rag
Copenhagen
Wabash Blues
Firechief Rag
Lonesome Mama Blues
Who Walks In When I Walk Out
Chinatown, My Chinatown
South
Lonesome Railroad Blues
Show Me The Way To The File
Lovin' Sam
When You Wore A Tulip
Five Foot Two
San Antonio Rose
Southern Comfort
I've Been Floating Down The Old Green River
Missippi Rag
Runnin' Wild

Amazon.com

First recorded in 1949, this band was the side project of a group of animators at the Walt Disney studios; this two-CD set collects the group's recordings up to 1954. The Firehouse Five began at the peak of the California revival of traditional jazz, when the music was sharply divided into warring camps and traditions were jealously defended. But there was nothing doctrinaire about the band's enthusiastic, almost frenetic, approach. Owing as much to vaudeville as it did to New Orleans jazz, it invoked the spirit of America's early popular music, including novelty tunes like "Who Walks in When I Walk Out." The sirens and other sound effects that the band added to its music even suggest a kinship with its inspired contemporary Spike Jones. Though these recordings may send traditional purists into apoplexy, the level of musicianship is surprisingly high and the spirit is infectious. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Really is Good Time Jazz!!!.......2007-04-12

I am no musical scholar but i have always been fascinated by the Prosperous, wild, and immoral times of the roaring 20's. When you listen to this music you can picture those times with cop cars chasing after gangsters in a high speed chase with Tommy Guns Blazing. You can picture happy people doing the Charleston and flappers doing their naughty dances. You can picture guys like Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey in a speak easy pounding down beer after beer and giving every cutie on the dance floor a spin. This music captures the upbeat happy times of the ragtime, dixeland wild era of our countries history. If you liked the music in the film The Sting......if you like Rag and Dixie.......then this is that music on Steroids. Most reviews classify this group as a more like a jazz band that had costumes and antics and made some toe tappers. Believe me when i tell you that i'm looking at the big picture and i mean what i say when i say that if i were to pick one album to represent what the Music of Americana was during the teens and 20's.........this would be the album. There are some songs on this album that get your blood up so much that you wish you could intimidate a cop for no reason into a high speed chase with tommy guns ablazing. It is the funnest, wildest, toe tappin, good time jazz you'll ever hear. But It!!

Kimball World.......2005-08-06

A long time ago it took me a short while to figure out the things I liked about Disney were all Ward Kimball efforts. In fact, I didn't like straight-up Disney product at all. Hated it in fact. No balls, sap-headed, a bit too precious. Much of Disney couldn't stand Ward either but Walt had a special place in his heart for the maniac. He knew nothing would fly in vison and magic-land unless there was a Trickster there to give it a kick in the arse--something the modern Disney has completely forgotten.

I've heard these wonderful recordings of the band Ward got together described as corny. Banana oil! They're fun and ironic and if you listen carefully you'll hear the spirit of Spike Jones in most of them and you'll also hear the spirit of Ward years later in the Squirrel Nut Zippers (check out the first cut on their Music for Lovers album!). We were starting to see a revival of healthy fun, style, and zaniness in the world until that drip and his entourage of downers turned up in the White House. And of course 9-11 knocked it all into a cocked hat. Too bad.

So screw 'em. Pick this up and blast it while driving through town in your SUV. Order the recently released Thin Man collection and that 90s screwball masterpiece, "Freaked." Hey, one of those Thin Man flicks has a bonus cartoon--Screwy Squirrel dealing with a saccharine Disney-type cutsey-bootsy bunny. Cool. Fight the drips.

Master Animators, Amazing Musicians.......2002-08-07

I'd been thinking of getting a Firehouse Five Plus Two cd for many years, but it was the recent passing of Ward Kimball (the founder of the group and the animator behind such famous Disney characters like Jiminy Cricket) that made me search for their cds on Amazon.

I have always enjoyed the taped performances I've seen by the group (you can catch them on the "Disneyland, USA" DVD released last year), but listening to the music--a frentic, frantic, and altogether fun collection--one can really sense that these men, so reknowned for their artistic talent, were blessed with a multiplicty of talents.

It's not intended to be listened to as background music for a quiet evening at home--the fire bells at the beginning of Disc One makes that quite clear--but it definitely is meant to be listened to when you feel like smiling, enjoying some wonderful dixieland jazz (one might feel inclined to look for the nearest speakeasy and dance the charleston), and remembering some of the greatest animators who ever lived, put on this collection, which highlights some of their greatest moments.

Wonderful happy music.......1999-12-05

The Firehouse Five Plus Two were wonderful musicians. This is a fact often overlooked, as they clearly played for fun -- both the listeners' and their own. In their early years, their humor and slapstick antics on stage often obscured their excellent musicianship. This double CD of their earlier recordings shows their growth and development, but the goofiness which characterized their live performances is not present in these studio recordings. In my view, they did not reach their peak till the arrival of George Probert and his magnificent soprano sax playing; Probert appears on only a few of these tunes. But the infectious energy and joy of this band was apparent from the start, and these songs can be played again and again with satisfaction and joy.

Excellent - You won't regret it !!!!.......1999-10-09

I bought it without knowing who these guys were. After talking with some older people they told me that Firehouse Five plus Two had been very famous in the 50's. This CD is a great selection. The sound is very good considering that are recordings for the 40's and 50's. If you like this kind of music you'll find here the best.

Average customer rating:

Talking on a music CD
Incredible music from an incredible band.
Nice 2-CD album highlights amazing entertainment quotient
A great album

Live at the Newburyport Firehouse
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006V6TJ4
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

Rubber Wheels
Cas
Orphan Child
Banjo Picking
Roanoke
Coming To Us
Coming To Us Dead
Metaphor
Miner
Carter Family
50 Miles
Folk Music
Orphan Train
Grandma's Stove
Standing By The River

Tracks:

Hot Corn
Reverend Foote
By The Mark
Bill Monroe
Shine
Mel Bay
Lonesome Fugitive
Dave Van Ronk
Jesus On The Mainline
The Horse
Goin Up Home
Woodmaster
Shenandoah

Album Description

Dry Branch Fire Squad remains one of the most remarkable bluegrass bands to have emerged in the past three decades. In all that time, with numerous Rounder releases to their credit, their 1996 live album, Live at Last has been the consistent bestseller. Here, at long last, is the release long-time and new Dry Branch fans have been waiting for: two full live sets of leader Ron Thomason's incendiary satire and humor, plus many Dry Branch favorites including "Orphan Train,""Coming to Us Dead," and "Hot Corn, Cold Corn." Nowhere does their inimitable style come alive more fully than in a concert setting. Spanning two discs, this live performance perfectly captures all the elements of Dry Branch that have endeared them to the bluegrass community for so long. From gospel shakers to straight-ahead bluegrass stomps to rural metaphysics, Live at the Newburyport Firehouse is the definitive Dry Branch Fire Squad experience.

"Simply put, this is the best live band playing today…each time I was moved not only to laughter, but tears and joy as well. Every time." -Chris Stuart, Southern California Bluegrass News "It's old-time vocals shouted out with honesty and conviction - rough edges proudly showing, breathtakingly quick instrumentals that bring to mind free-spirited wild horses, Ron Thomason's biting satire and wry political commentary, hauntingly moving a cappella gospel songs, pure unadulterated old-time religion set to mountain music. This is the Dry Branch Fire Squad." -Nancy Cardwell, Bluegrass Now

Customer Reviews:

Talking on a music CD.......2007-06-13

A terrible set of 2 disks. I rate this worse than 1 star. In the years I have been buying from Amazon, it is the first purchase I have ever returned. Between each song is several minutes of meaningless drivel and gum-flapping blather. There is over 42 minutes of b.s. on these 2 disks. When I buy music disks, I expect to hear music, not clap-trap tripe.

Incredible music from an incredible band........2005-04-11

Dry Branch Fire Squad may not be as well known as other bluegrass bands, but it should be. After listening to a few of their albums, and hearing them live a couple of times, I find myself unable to listen to newgrass/bluegrass.

This latest album is the real deal. If you can't make it to a live concert, Live at Newburyport Firehouse is the next best thing. A DBFS show is a mix of storytelling and music making, and this album lets you hear both sides of one of the most entertaining bands around. Buy the album, then track down one of their live performances. You will be glad you did.

Nice 2-CD album highlights amazing entertainment quotient.......2005-03-02

Playing Time - 43:17 (disc 1), 43:59 (disc 2)-- Way back in the ol' days (1971 to be exact), mandolinist Ron Thomason played with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys (Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley were also bandmates at that time). The Dry Branch Fire Squad, from Springfield, Ohio, was formed in 1976 by Thomason, and the band's longevity and success have been attributed to their raw, mountain-style vocals and Thomason's dry humor as an emcee. For 30 years (until his retirement in 1999), Thomason also taught English, math and was a junior high assistant principal. The Dry Branch Fire Squad now celebrates their eighth album on the Rounder Records label. Like their best-selling fourth release ("Live at Last"), their eighth is also a live project, this one with 2 discs and 87 minutes of music, stories, and anecdotes.

Their "Live at the Newburyport Firehouse" has about an equal number of songs and stories. There are many of the band's favorites such as "The Orphan Train," "Coming to Us Dead," "Shine, Hallelujah, Shine," and "Hot Corn, Cold Corn." We can tell that the crowd is held in rapt attention, and they also laugh and applaud for the tales told by wry-witted Thomason like "Mel Bay" and six-minute "Hippies, Beatniks and Power Easements" which is the prelude to an up-tempo "Jesus on the Mainline."

In this live show recorded in November, 2002, one thing becomes very apparent. This band focuses on entertainment, puts their audience first, and their show is presented much like an old-time radio show. Their boundless energy is well-balanced so the sets flow well with peaks and valleys, alternating songs with stories. While audience applause can be slightly annoying in a live recording, that is a tradeoff we must accept in return for the spirit and enthusiasm of a live show. There is actually more dialogue on these discs than there is music, and that might discourage some from multiple listens. Rounder Records might want to consider a future project from Ron Thomason that is solely a disc of storytelling.

Besides Thomason, the lineup for this 2002 DBFS show features Charles Leet (bass), Mary Jo Leet (guitar), Adam McIntosh (guitar, mandolin), and Dan Russell (banjo, mandolin, bass). All sing in the band. I was particularly impressed with McIntosh's guitar work and Russell's banjo picking. Adam McIntosh sings the lead vocals only on a cover of Merle Haggard's "Lonesome Fugitive," and his lead vocal quality is a strength that the band should further capitalize on in the future. Dan Russell really tears up bluegrass instrumentals like "Roanoke" and "Shenandoah Breakdown." Also adept at country music, Russell has professional experience with the likes of John Anderson.

In sum, this splendid 2-CD album highlights a band with amazing staying power and entertainment quotient. It seems that they now enjoy music-making, storytelling and entertaining more than ever. (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)

A great album.......2005-02-03

I'm not a big bluegrass fan but my guitar teacher recommended this album. It is excellent. The music is very well-performaed and is a likeable selection. Even better than the music is the storytelling between songs. I am a new fan and will be buying more of their albums.

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Talented Rock Band
A return to form? Well, kind of.............
#1 Band in the World
Still putting out great music!
I don't know about this one...

Prime Time
Firehouse
Manufacturer: Discmakers
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Category 5
Firehouse 3
Good Acoustics
Bring 'Em out Live

ASIN: B00020NFL4
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

Prime Time
Crash
Door to Door
Perfect Lie
Holding On
Body Language
I'm the One
Take Me Away
Home Tonight
Let Go

Product Description

1. Prime Time
2. Crash
3. Dor To Door
4. Perfect Lie
5. Holding On
6. Body Language
7. I'm The One
8. Take Me Away
9. Home Tonight
10. Let Go

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Talented Rock Band.......2005-10-20

I must admit that I am guilty of generalizing this entire genre of music as being mostly "cosmetic" with little musical content to justify its popularity. What I heard on Firehouse's Prime Time has really changed my thinking. Extremely well crafted vocal leads with tight harmonies and skillful guitar features all weave together to provide strong melodic and rhythmic development; something painfully lacking in today's pop hits. The band's creative braintrust; Bill Leverty, really has a talent for writing and performing. I sincerely enjoyed it and would recommend it to others.

A return to form? Well, kind of....................2004-08-13

OK, so here we are with Firehouse's 6th studio release. You really have to give credit to these classic 80s bands that still manage to produce decent albums well into the 21st century. Some albums are better than others, and I must admit to being a bit disappointed with 'O2'. So what we really want to know is is this a return to the form and energy of Firehouse's first 2 albums? Cause let's be honest, that's what most of us have been hoping for and what this CD supposedly is according to other reviews.

In a nutshell, the answer is yes and no. They have made a jolly good effort, and credit is due here, but it is a bit of a hit and miss album.

First the good news. There are a few gems on this album. `Crash' and `Door to door' are classic Firehouse all out rockers. `Door to door' features Michael Foster on vocals and he does a very good job. This track also features some outstanding guitar soloing from Bill which you will not be able to help play air guitar to! The standout track on the album is `Perfect Lie'. With it's heavy intro, great lyrics, emotion and catchy melodic chorus, this song ranks as one of Firehouse's best songs ever. `Body language' and `Take me away' are above average.

Now for the bad news. There are too many average tracks. The first and title track is the band trying to sound funky and modern (similar to a few tracks on `O2') which just does not suit the band. The chorus just does not have any `kick' to it for it to even hope of comparing to the openers of previous albums like `Rock on the radio', `Reach for the sky', or `Can't stop the pain'. The 2 tracks with Bill on vocals (`Holding on' and `I'm the one') are rather dull and disappointing, which is a shame as his song on 'O2' was pretty good. The singing should definitely be left to CJ next time. The one ballad at the end `Let go' shows much promise with it's emotional intro, but the chorus sounds a bit like a nursery rhyme which is a real shame.

So overall, this is a decent effort and better than 'O2', but could have been so much better. They have captured the sound of their heyday, but only on a few tracks. If you are an established Firehouse fan like me, I'd say this is a must have album as the 3 or 4 great tracks really are fantastic. If you are a newcomer, the first 2 albums are a better bet.

#1 Band in the World.......2004-07-04

There is no doubt about it that FireHouse is the best band around these days, no one can match them other than perhaps Tesla. This is a great album overall, really good stuff, give it a listen a couple of times. I agree with the other review, they should just let CJ Snare do the singing, he sings flat out better, and is amazing. But overall great job FireHouse!

Still putting out great music!.......2004-06-12

This continues on the Firehouse legacy. Another top studio CD from a great hard rock band. These guys have never stopped (unlike many of their other contemporaries) and there is good reason why. This is some solid music and a great live band.

I don't know about this one..........2004-05-09

I am a die hard Firehouse fan and find this addition to their collection disappointing...the worst yet. If you truly love all their prior efforts, you might find this one very sad as I did. More misses than hits to me. "Perfect Lie", IMO, is the best song on this album period. Just let CJ Snare sing all the songs next time guys....

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The Amazing Firehouse Five Plus Two
Fun Album!
A great album!
Just a fun, classic CD
I would give anything to go back in time to this night

At Disneyland
Firehouse Five Plus Two
Manufacturer: Good Time Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000XOF
Release Date: 1991-11-13

Tracks:

Anvil Stomp
Muskrat Ramble
You've Got To See Mamma Ev'ry Night Or You Can't See Mamma At All
Lassus Trombone
Coney Island Washboard
Ja-Da
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
Tiger Rag

Customer Reviews:

The Amazing Firehouse Five Plus Two.......2007-07-21

Something that most folks didn't know. In the 1950's and 1960's one could go to Disneyland and hear these guys play, and have absolutely no idea how instrumental all seven of these men were to the Disney Company. One could hear the band play, then go into Fantasyland and see Tweedle Dee and Tweetle Dum and have no idea that the trombone player (Ward Kimball) was the man who designed those characters! All seven of these men were life time animators at Disney. The band started as a hobby and at one time actually included an eighth member, (Walt Disney) on the Kazoo. If you love Disney and Disneyland, you must buy this CD as that's the only way you can hear the original band members. They are all deceased. This is an incredible audio tour into Disney history.

Fun Album!.......2007-02-05

This is a great album to have on with family, during a dinner party, on a weekend drive or when spring cleaning around the house. It is sure to please a lot of people!

A great album!.......2002-08-09

This is a GREAT album for anyone who loves Dixieland!It's a great family album,and it's also great for parties,too!For kids,it's a great alternative to the drug,violence and sex-promoting profanity-filled heavy metal [stuff] that kids listen to.Kids may like this album so much that they toss thier heavy metal CDs into the fireplace.

Just a fun, classic CD.......2001-10-02

Makes for mighty enjoyable listening.

I would give anything to go back in time to this night.......2001-04-28

"Fire Chief" Ward Kimball as band leader and the "Firehouse Five Plus Two" a Dixieland jazz band that made at least 10 albums. They performed on the Bing Crosby radio show, were featured in a 1950's Walt Disney TV special called "One Hour in Wonderland" that predated the weekly show. They appeared on "Dateline Disneyland" (ABC's Opening Day live television broadcast) in front of the firehouse on Main Street USA, in the parade, and finally performing at the now extinct Plantation House resteraunt in Frontierland. They also appeared on the original Mickey Mouse Club's "Anything Can Happen Day" on and performed two numbers, "I Want to be a Fireman" and the "Tiger Rag". This appearance is available on the DVD "The Best of the Mickey Mouse Club" here at Amazon.com. It is mislabeled on the DVD as November 12, 1964 which was actually a re-run of the original episode that almost 10 years earlier; the footage of the second song reappeared in a "Wonderful World of Disney" episode called "At Home with Donald Duck", although the footage was edited out for a 1976 re-run. On January 3, 1964 they appeared on another episode,
They Disneyland 10th Anniversary". They had other appearances in non-Disney fare.

The amazing thing is that they did all of this while working as busy top Walt Disney Studio animators. Truth is that they liked to blow off steam on breaks and after work. They played in the studio offices or on a studio soundstage in the early days. Their jam sessions caused animators, storymen, and inbetweeners to dance with the ladies from the color and ink crew right in the soundstage. As members of the group were some of his best studio animators, Walt Disney liked them and let them do their own thing on the side. But he also loved their music and onstage antics. He even invited them to play in the Disneyland park on Opening Day in 1955 and regularly after that, and later to even appear on his TV show.

The band was not owned or controlled by the Disney Company in any way. They moonlighted, recorded albums, played in nightclubs, and had alot of fun along the way. The FF5+2 was not some polished studio band with tight engineering, but an exercise in spontaneity and improvisation. They truly didn't even believe in practicing, just havin' fun. Maybe that is the best part of listening to them, because they sound great and are very full of life and laughter. They still make you want to dance along. Interestingly, as animators they were used to creative sound effects and included this art in their music too. For example they used an anvil on one track, sirens, bells and whistles.... and it works. This album is great for Disney history buffs since it was recorded at the nostalgic Golden Horsehoe Saloon in Disneyland and you can hear them bantering with the audience, who is going nuts over their music. The voice you hear introducing each song is none other than Ward Kimball himself. They played at different spots throughout the Disneyland park throughout the '60's. This album is one of the shortest produced by the band, but very unique due to its LIVE status. You can hear the gang joking and hamming it up with each other during tracks and inbetween. I only wish I had a video of this performance. Very clean sound on this re-release, high quality CD. The Good Time Jazz label was kind enough to reproduce not only the original cover but even the liner notes. The actual number of musicians in the group changed from time to time, but at this time it was truly 7.

Start your FF+2 collection with this recording and you will want more, they are just great fun!! Two of Disney's famous 9 Old Men are in the group, Frank Thomas (on piano) and the irrepresible band leader Ward Kimball (trombone). The cover art is a photo of the band at Disneyland in the Firetruck. Check out the cover artwork from band member and animator Ward Kimball on some of their other recordings.

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