Mr. Machinery Operator

Mr. Machinery Operator
Studio album by Firehose
Released	February 23, 1993
Recorded	September 8–20, 1992
Studio	Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label	Columbia
Producer	J. Mascis[1]
Firehose chronology
Flyin' the Flannel (1991) Mr. Machinery Operator (1993) lowFLOWs: The Columbia Anthology ('91–'93) (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]</ref>
Rolling Stone	[3]

Mr. Machinery Operator is the fifth and final studio album by the American alternative rock band Firehose.^[4] It is also their second album to be released on the major label, Columbia Records.

Track listing

1. "Formal Introduction" (Raymond Pettibon/Mike Watt)
2. "Blaze" (Ed Crawford)
3. "Herded into Pools" (Watt)
4. "Witness" (George Hurley/Crawford)
5. "Number Seven" (Kira Roessler)
6. "Powerful Hankerin'" (Pettibon/Watt)
7. "Rocket Sled/Fuel Tank" (Watt)
8. "Quicksand" (Chip and Tony Kinman)
9. "Disciples of the 3-Way" (Watt)
10. "More Famous Quotes" (Watt)
11. "Sincerely" (Roessler/Watt)
12. "Hell-Hole" (Hurley/Crawford)
13. "4. 29. 92" (Watt)
14. "The Cliffs Thrown Down" (Watt)

Reception

Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B- and called it "agreeably sedate."^[1] Robert Christgau called the album a bomb.^[5]

References

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