┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Firehouse - Good Acoustics + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Dec-09-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1996 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.firehousemusic.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Firehouse Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Good Acoustics Label : Epic ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The history of FireHouse can be traced back to ║ │ │║ 1984, when Leverty's band White Heat needed a ║ │ │║ drummer. After over 20 auditions, current ║ │ │║ FireHouse drummer Michael Foster answered the ad ║ │ │║ and when Leverty was impressed by his skill, he ║ │ │║ quickly hired him. When the band wasn't on tour, ║ │ │║ Leverty and Foster would visit rock clubs, and ║ │ │║ it was at one of these clubs where they caught ║ │ │║ sight of a band called Maxx Warrior. Singing for ║ │ │║ the band was C. J. Snare, and the band's bassist ║ │ │║ was Perry Richardson. Leverty and Foster were ║ │ │║ impressed with Snare's vocal ability, and became ║ │ │║ determined to unite the bands. As soon as Maxx ║ │ │║ Warrior broke up, Leverty sent Snare some of his ║ │ │║ songs and asked him to sing on his tape. Foster ║ │ │║ and Leverty were again impressed, so they ║ │ │║ brought Snare in to be the band's lead singer ║ │ │║ for a show in Virginia several weeks later. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The three-member group took their tape to Perry ║ │ │║ Richardson, the ex-bassist for Maxx Warrior, who ║ │ │║ said he liked it but had promised the band that ║ │ │║ he was in at the time six months of shows. When ║ │ │║ the six months was up, Richardson and his new ║ │ │║ bandmates moved to Charlotte, North Carolina and ║ │ │║ began recording demos in Leverty's bedroom. The ║ │ │║ band would record all day and play hotel shows ║ │ │║ at night to earn income. Since Leverty and ║ │ │║ Foster's band name of White Heat was ║ │ │║ trademarked, the band chose FireHouse instead. ║ │ │║ In December 1989, Michael Caplan of Epic Records ║ │ │║ flew to New York to see a FireHouse show, and ║ │ │║ told the band immediately following the ║ │ │║ performance that they were ready for a record ║ │ │║ deal. The band went into the studio with David ║ │ │║ Prater as producer. Prater, having produced ║ │ │║ bands such as Dream Theater and having drummed ║ │ │║ with Santana, produced the band's first two ║ │ │║ albums. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The band's self-titled debut in 1990, FireHouse, ║ │ │║ was met with much critical acclaim. The band won ║ │ │║ the American Music Award for Best New Hard ║ │ │║ Rock/Heavy Metal Band of 1991, Metal Edge ║ │ │║ Magazine's Best New Band of 1991, Young Guitar ║ │ │║ Magazine's Best Newcomer of 1991, and Music Life ║ │ │║ Magazine's reader's pop poll Best Newcomer of ║ │ │║ the Year 1992. The band's first album sold over ║ │ │║ two million copies in the United States, and was ║ │ │║ certified double platinum by the RIAA. The ║ │ │║ band's third and most successful single, "Love ║ │ │║ of a Lifetime," reached No. 3 and sold 500,000 ║ │ │║ copies. Other singles also charted including the ║ │ │║ harder-rocking "Don't Treat Me Bad" at No. 14. ║ │ │║ The first single from the album, "Shake & ║ │ │║ Tumble" enjoyed success on the radio and brought ║ │ │║ attention to the band, but it failed to chart on ║ │ │║ the Pop charts, although it did at Metal radio. ║ │ │║ [5] The album went on to become certified Gold ║ │ │║ in Canada, Singapore, and Japan. ║ │ │║ The band followed their impressive debut with ║ │ │║ Hold Your Fire in 1992. Although not as ║ │ │║ successful as its predecessor, Hold Your Fire ║ │ │║ produced three more hit singles and was ║ │ │║ certified Gold in the USA. To date, Hold Your ║ │ │║ Fire has soundscanned over 873,000 copies in the ║ │ │║ United States alone. It is estimated that the ║ │ │║ RIAA will certify Hold Your Fire as platinum in ║ │ │║ 2008.[1] Singles from Hold Your Fire included ║ │ │║ "Sleeping with You," "Reach for the Sky," and ║ │ │║ the ballad "When I Look Into Your Eyes." The ║ │ │║ latter single became a Top 40 hit in the United ║ │ │║ States. ║ │ │║ For the band's third album, aptly titled 3, they ║ │ │║ changed producers. Ron Nevison, who had served ║ │ │║ as producer for Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, ║ │ │║ Europe, Heart, and many other groups, produced ║ │ │║ this album.[1] While the band's success had ║ │ │║ waned in the United States by 3's release in ║ │ │║ 1995, it brought them more success overseas than ║ │ │║ ever before. It was certified Gold in several ║ │ │║ Asian countries, giving the band an opportunity ║ │ │║ to tour in countries like India and Thailand. ║ │ │║ The lead single from the album, "I Live My Life ║ │ │║ for You," was the band's third Top 20 ballad in ║ │ │║ the United States. Snare remarked that despite ║ │ │║ drastic changes in the industry, FireHouse was ║ │ │║ the only band of its genre that managed to have ║ │ │║ a Top 20 hit as late as 1995, without having to ║ │ │║ make drastic changes to their sound. 3's ║ │ │║ follow-up, Good Acoustics, was a collection of ║ │ │║ acoustic arrangements of several of their ║ │ │║ greatest hits, as well as four new songs. Good ║ │ │║ Acoustics, produced by the band's guitarist Bill ║ │ │║ Leverty, went gold in six countries around the ║ │ │║ world including Malaysia, Thailand, and the ║ │ │║ Philippines. Tracks "In Your Perfect World", ║ │ │║ "You Are My Religion", and "Love Don't Care" ║ │ │║ became hits in many Asian countries. After the ║ │ │║ album's release, the band launched their second ║ │ │║ tour of Asia which ended in late 1996, which was ║ │ │║ followed by another tour of Indonesia, Thailand, ║ │ │║ and Japan in February 1997, including several ║ │ │║ sold out shows. The band returned to Southeast ║ │ │║ Asia in July and played an unprecedented 25 city ║ │ │║ sold out tour of Indonesia. ║ │ │║ After this time, the band, frustrated with their ║ │ │║ label's lack of promotion in the United States, ║ │ │║ asked to be released from their contract. ║ │ │║ However, they made a significant and important ║ │ │║ change, when they signed with Pony Canyon, from ║ │ │║ Japan. With the decline of popularity among rock ║ │ │║ acts of the 80s in the States, and their steady ║ │ │║ fame in Asia and elsewhere abroad, they agreed ║ │ │║ and released Category 5 with their new label. ║ │ │║ They toured heavily throughout Asia during 1998 ║ │ │║ and 1999, achieving great success with their ║ │ │║ album. They continued to tour heavily in the ║ │ │║ United States as well, performing on the first ║ │ │║ ever "Rock Never Stops Tour" all over America in ║ │ │║ 1998. This tour featured fellow 1980s rock bands ║ │ │║ including Slaughter and Quiet Riot. On April 22, ║ │ │║ 1999, FireHouse recorded a live show in Osaka, ║ │ │║ Japan and released it with the title Bring 'Em ║ │ │║ Out Live later that year. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Sometime in 2000, the band parted ways with ║ │ │║ bassist Perry Richardson due to personal ║ │ │║ conflict and hired Bruce Waibel, who had played ║ │ │║ in The Gregg Allman Band for 10 years. Leverty ║ │ │║ met Waibel in Sarasota, Florida and was ║ │ │║ impressed with his bass guitar skills. When the ║ │ │║ band had an opening for a bassist due to ║ │ │║ Richardson's departure, Leverty contacted Waibel ║ │ │║ and asked him to join the band. With Waibel, ║ │ │║ they recorded their next album, O2, and toured ║ │ │║ on the Metal Edge 2002 tour with Dokken, Ratt, ║ │ │║ Warrant, and LA Guns. After the twelve week ║ │ │║ tour, Waibel parted ways with the band to spend ║ │ │║ more time with his family. In 2003, Waibel died ║ │ │║ unexpectedly at age 45. Guitarist Bill Leverty ║ │ │║ expressed the band's sadness over his death in a ║ │ │║ statement shortly after the news broke. ║ │ │║ Initially, Waibel was replaced by Brazilian ║ │ │║ Dario Seixas, who played bass on the band's 2003 ║ │ │║ critically acclaimed album Prime Time, but ║ │ │║ Seixas left the band shortly after, so the band ║ │ │║ announced that they were in need of a bass ║ │ │║ player. Allen McKenzie, who was playing bass for ║ │ │║ Jani Lane's solo project at the time, sent in ║ │ │║ his audition tape, and the band agreed that he ║ │ │║ was the right musician for the job. ║ │ │║ In December 2004, FireHouse became the first ║ │ │║ major international rock band to play concert ║ │ │║ dates in northeast India. The band's first ║ │ │║ Indian concert date was in Shillong, followed by ║ │ │║ two more dates in Dimapur, and Aizawl. The ║ │ │║ band's first Indian date, in Shillong When the ║ │ │║ Maharaja of Tripura Kirit Pradyot Deb Burman ║ │ │║ invited them, took place in front of a sold out ║ │ │║ stadium crowd of over 40,000, setting a record ║ │ │║ for that city.[6] The band toured in 2005, 2006, ║ │ │║ and launched another tour in 2007 visiting ║ │ │║ states in the Midwest United States such as ║ │ │║ North Dakota and playing at several festivals ║ │ │║ including Rocklahoma. In a March 2007 interview, ║ │ │║ when asked about the band's next album, ║ │ │║ guitarist Bill Leverty said "we plan on going ║ │ │║ into the studio this coming winter. Hopefully, ║ │ │║ weÆll be able to get all the songs together and ║ │ │║ record them for a spring/summer ║ │ │║ release."Regarding the future of the band, C. J. ║ │ │║ Snare commented that "this has been an ║ │ │║ incredible, incredible career. To do something ║ │ │║ that you love, to be an artist, to be an ║ │ │║ entertainer and to actually go out there and ║ │ │║ have fans all over the world and be able to make ║ │ │║ a living at it... as long as that's perpetuated, ║ │ │║ I don't see any reason to ever stop." ║ │ │║ In 2011 the band released their ninth studio ║ │ │║ album titled Full Circle, which featured re- ║ │ │║ recorded versions of some of their older tracks. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - You Are My Religion [04:04] │ │ 02 - Love Don't Care [04:43] │ │ 03 - In Your Perfect World [04:09] │ │ 04 - No One At All [03:35] │ │ 05 - Love Of A Lifetime [04:11] │ │ 06 - All She Wrote [03:46] │ │ 07 - When I Look Into Your Eyes [04:05] │ │ 08 - Don't Treat Me Bad [04:18] │ │ 09 - Here For You [03:54] │ │ 10 - I Live My Life For You [04:23] │ │ 11 - Seven Bridges Road [02:40] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [43:48 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘