I have gone on the record here that I don't like fIREHOSE's Columbia output quite as much as the trio's work for SST, but it's still pretty damn good. The highpoint of those brief major-label years was the 20-minute 'Live Totem Pole' EP. The 1992 disc was recorded at North Hollywood's Palomino Club on Aug. 16, 1991. Five of the seven songs were eclectic covers by the likes of Public Enemy and Wire. The other two songs were fIREHOSE classics from the SST years. The best cover of the lot was the indie anthem "Slack Motherfucker" from Superchunk. If you don't have any Superchunk, start with the singles compilation 'Tossing Seeds.'The songs on 'Live Totem Pole' have been out of print for years... until today. To celebrate the 45-song double-disc release of fIREHOSE's 'lowFLOWs: The Columbia Anthology ('91-'93),' let's listen to the band when it's at its best... live. I hope they play this one when I see them in Seattle this weekend.
Superchunk - Slack Motherfucker (mp3)
fIREHOSE - Slack Motherfucker (mp3)
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