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This one’s mainly going to appeal to Hooch as I doubt anybody else on here knows them, but I got the new album ” The Man of the Burning Tightrope” on import the other day. Hooch- it’s odd! I’m not sure it’s one you’ll like on first hearing, I’m having to give it a few listens to get ito it myself. It’s still got Tod’s trademark cynical lyrics and his ex junkie drawl, but it’s almost going over into some kind of mexican crossover! Gringo core anyone?

It’s probably closest to Get off the cross…we need the wood for the fire in tone, which is a shame, because I was hoping for more spy themes!

Posted on Thu, 14 August 2003 at 22:31

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Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:

Thought this was going to be a thread about whisky. Am now glum.

Posted on Thu, 14 August 2003 at 22:46

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Heh heh, can’t wait to hear it on Saturday (and claim my 30% discount when I buy it from HMV ;)). Have been listening to Ponzi sooo much since it arrived, I’m totally addicted. Daisy keeps singing Caroline as well, which is really cute.

Posted on Thu, 14 August 2003 at 22:54

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dano wrote:

Don’t worry CE, Firewater ( the band ) are all about the drink!

No 30% discount for you Hooch, the album was especially ordered in for moi! I’ll let you listen to it though, cause I’m nice like that!

Posted on Fri, 15 August 2003 at 00:35

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Oh cheers :p

Will get round to buying it at some point, probably after Belfast though cause I’m totally broke at the moment. Especially since some fucker did me out of £40 getting a refund on a perfectly good plane ticket :mad:

Posted on Fri, 15 August 2003 at 00:37

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dano wrote:

I’m just whistling in the dark…

cue the music!

Posted on Fri, 15 August 2003 at 00:39

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allroy (Rainer) wrote:

dano wrote:

This one’s mainly going to appeal to Hooch as I doubt anybody else on here knows them

Shame on you, Dano, for underestimating our musical wisdom.
I loved Cop Shoot Cop, so I’ve got to know Firewater (but I think CSC were better).
By the way, they’re on tour in Europe in September (at least, a show in Colgne is announced for the 21st).

Posted on Fri, 15 August 2003 at 07:17

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dano wrote:

Yeah, but will the buggers play in England? Will they fuck as like!

I said I doubt anybody else here will have heard them, I didn’t say outright that they wouldn’t have! ( Can you detect my blatant wriggling out of this? )

I got into Firewater through the CSC route, and I got into CSC after seeing them support Therapy? I keep meaning to check otu the Red Expendables stuff but haven’t got around to it yet!

Hooch, here’s the link I promised you: http://www.firewater.tv/

Posted on Fri, 15 August 2003 at 09:38

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allroy (Rainer) wrote:

CSC supporting T?, that sounds great. I’ve only seen them live once at a showcase togehter with Pavement, Scarce, Heather Nova and the German equivalent of Richard Ashcroft, Blumfeld.
I also never came across RedEx.

Posted on Fri, 15 August 2003 at 10:01

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dano wrote:

If you check out Phil Pueleo’s site he’s selling the RedEx disc, along with a live CSC recording.

Posted on Fri, 15 August 2003 at 10:15

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allroy (Rainer) wrote:

08.10. Graz PBC A
09.10. Wien Flex A
10.10. Ebensee Kino A
11.10. Steiern Röda A
12.10. Salzburg Arge Nonntal A
14.10. Nürnberg Hirsch D
15.10. München Muffathalle Cafe / D
16.10. Konstanz-Kulturladen / D
17.10. Grenoble-Festival / F
18.10. Bern Reitschule CH

These are just the dates for the German speaking area deep down in the south found on the site http://www.ox-fanzine.de
http://www.firewater.tv doesn’t have finalized dates yet, but I hope for you, Dano, that the UK will be included.

Posted on Tue, 19 August 2003 at 06:06

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dano wrote:

I’m hoping for me as well!

Posted on Tue, 19 August 2003 at 17:50

#12

hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Is anyone hoping for me? Bah!

Posted on Tue, 19 August 2003 at 20:45

#13

dano wrote:

I hope so!

Posted on Wed, 20 August 2003 at 07:41

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allroy (Rainer) wrote:

Just to water the mouths of dano and Hooch. Firewater are touring Europe very early next year: the dates can be found here.
But it seems they’re only playing London in the UK.

Posted on Fri, 17 October 2003 at 12:28

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

*drooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool*

I am so there :D YEY!!!!! Thankyouuuuu :D:D:D

Posted on Fri, 17 October 2003 at 21:51

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allroy (Rainer) wrote:

You’re welcome.

Posted on Sat, 18 October 2003 at 06:02

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Title: meh!

I emailed IDB Booking to find out when they’d announce the venue for the show and this is the response I got:

“Dear Sarah
Firewater will not do any UK shows this time, we hope to do this w/ the next tour fall 04.”

WHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY? :( :( :( :(

Posted on Mon, 27 October 2003 at 13:54

#18

allroy (Rainer) wrote:

‘Coz you’ve been a naughty girl singing East 17 songs lately. :p

Posted on Mon, 27 October 2003 at 14:32

#19

Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:

And you’ve been “keeping the faith” with other bands as well…

Posted on Mon, 27 October 2003 at 19:57

#20

hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Bah, surely all the more reason to let me see Firewater and remind myself what ‘good’ music is meant to sound like?!

Posted on Mon, 27 October 2003 at 22:02

#21

Citizen Erased (confused again) wrote:

Well, I’m disappointed, even though I wasn’t going to go.

Posted on Mon, 27 October 2003 at 22:12

#22

Bongo Fury wrote:

Firewater are putting out a record of covers called Songs We Should Have Written. It will be released on January 20. They’ll play songs by Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, The Beatles, Sonny & Cher, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits and so on…

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“Some of them will sound kind of absurd until you hear how they’re done. We really fucked ‘em up, ripped ‘em apart, put ‘em back together and made ‘em our own.”

-from an interview with Tod A

here is a link to the interview:

http://www.magnetmagazine.com/interviews/firewater.html

Posted on Fri, 31 October 2003 at 05:24

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Yey! I heard they were doing it a while ago - great to see what tracks they’ll be recording, will certainly be interesting :D

Posted on Fri, 31 October 2003 at 23:24

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Heard today there will be a new Firewater album in September. First four four years, am ridiculously excited :D

Posted on Thu, 21 June 2012 at 01:17

#26

Cuchulain wrote:

Saw this thread for the first time and thought it was about booze… rather disappointed now.

Will look up the band though as I’ve never heard of them.

Posted on Thu, 21 June 2012 at 09:40

#27

hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Oh do, they’re incredible. I love them only a gnat’s crotchet less than the mighty T?

Posted on Thu, 21 June 2012 at 15:20

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

Anything At All
Some Strange Reaction
Bad Bad World

I really loved the last album, The Golden Hour, but haven’t linked to anything from it here as it really does pay to listen to it as a whole. Bit of background about it here if the other stuff sparks your interest :)

Posted on Thu, 21 June 2012 at 15:33

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