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│║ Release Date.Dec-09-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2003 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.firehousemusic.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Firehouse Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Prime Time Label : Leverty Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ 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. ║ │
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│║ 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. ║ │
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│║ 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. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Prime Time [04:34] │
│ 02 - Crash [04:34] │
│ 03 - Door To Door [05:28] │
│ 04 - Perfect Lie [04:31] │
│ 05 - Holding On [04:06] │
│ 06 - Body Language [03:53] │
│ 07 - I'm The One [05:24] │
│ 08 - Take Me Away [03:56] │
│ 09 - Home Tonight [03:31] │
│ 10 - Let Go [04:39] │
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