Category 5

Artist: Firehouse
Label: Lightyear
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 085365435124
EAN: 0085365435124
ASIN: B000021XQE

Release Date: 1999-10-19

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Listmania:

Firehouse Studio Albums: Best to Worst
My Deserted Island CD's (In no particular order)

Tracks:

Can't Stop The Pain
Acid Rain
Bringing Me Down
Dream
Get Ready
If It Changes
The Day, The Week, The Weather
The Nights Were Young
Have Mercy
I'd Do Anything
Arrow Through My Heart
Life Goes On

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Customer Reviews:

Another rocking hair band that doesn't rock anymore.......2004-03-11

What happend to the firehouse of the early 90s? This group went from a once hard rocking band to putting out shlock like Category 5. If you are thinking about buying this because you enjoyed their earlier albums, be prepared to be dissapointed. It's a bunch of mellow rock that I would expect to hear on a radio station in a dentist's office. A station that plays Phil Collins, Sheryl Crow, and Bryan Adams.

Is This Firehouse?.......2003-01-20

I don't know what CD most of these reviewers are listening to, but it must be different than the one I just heard. What happened to Firehouse? First off, this is easily their softest CD. I don't care about that, though. What I do care about is good songs. This CD maybe has one or two of them. "Dream" is a good ballad. It fills the power ballad thing that Firehouse has one of on every CD. "Acid Rain" is ok, I guess. The rest is all filler. It's not total crap, but it's definately not on par with their other CD's. They even have two songs that are basically country tunes on here. "I'd Do Anything" & "Arrow Through My Heart" sound like they would fit well on country radio. I am not even kidding. "Arrow...." is a decent tune, though. But, can I get a guitar solo or a decent thundering drum pound, please?!!! And what happened to C.J. Snare's voice? He was one of my favorite singers and on this CD he sounds tired and worn out. In fact, the whole band just seems like they are going through the motions here and have had it. If they keep putting out CD's like this one, they will have had it. Permanantly.

HOT HOT HOT.......2001-10-11

Firehouse was in the zone this time. No doubt about it. The songwriting is superb and this is easily their best release along with "Good Acoustics" coming in a close second. The melodies are smooth and the lyrics are better than usual. "The Day the week and the Weather" has got to be the best Firehouse song ever. "Acid Rain" and "If it Changes" are also dynamite. So good is the songwriting this time around, that you can almost forgive them for previous childish lyrics like "Rock on the radio/turn it up 'til your speakers blow!" Hey, let's be fair, they've matured a lot and these songs aren't as disposable as their early hits like "Don't Treat Me Bad". A lot of groups from the 80's are unmercifully dumped on some fairly and some unfairly. Firehouse has lasted because they have grown into something more than a product of it's time, they actually make real music. If you compare them to pretentious acts like Trixter, Mr. Big, and Lillian Axe, you can see why they have out-lasted their competetion. Some not familiar with this genre often compare bands like Firehouse to Bon Jovi which is not a fair comparison. Bon Jovi while musically competent, doesn't have the songwriting talent that Firehouse does. It's a shame their bass player quit after this album because I think he brought a lot to the band's sound. His absence is sorely apparent in their follow-up CD "O2". To summarize, if you are recently discovering or re-discovering Firehouse you'll be pleasantly surprised. They have come a long way and I hope they continue to make real music.

Weather permitting, an ultimate listen..........2001-10-09

To date, this has to be one of the bands best efforts. Sure, it's a bit lighter than usual, but it still kicks. Firehouse has been an amazing quartet since the release of their debut album in 1990. They have only got better with time, and this album help to showcase that. From the start of "Can't Stop The Pain," right through to "Life Goes On," which is followed by a bonus track titled "To Get To Know You," this album truly stands out. C.J. also stands back and allows a fellow band member due to lead on the bonus track! The success of this disc in North America pales in comparison to other countries, due to the lack of support for it here. Stand-outs, aside from the entire disc itself include "I'd Do Anything," "Acid Rain," and "Have Mercy." If you're a fan of the band or the era know as "hair bands," this is a MUST HAVE. If you're a fan of great melodic rock, this is a MUST HAVE. Simply put, if you're a fan of music period, this disc is a MUST HAVE.

Most Under rated band in America.......2001-06-05

This band is truly the most overlooked band anywhere. Forget the hairband mentallity, just listen to their music and how it has progressed. I suggest to anyone who likes harder rock or accoustic music and even well written lyrics to buy all of there cd's. "I am here for you" off of Firehouse 3 and "the day, the week and the weather" off of Category 5 are their best. The new album 02 is simply fantastic. Hey Big Label Record Companies, You are defenetly missing the boat on these guys.

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