Firehouse was a band that was born a decade too late. If they were older by ten years, they'd be huge. They suffered from poor timing-releasing a glam rock/hair band album at the very end of the glam rock era. That doesn't mean they were not good, it means they were not lucky.
Most of the songs on this album are good-surprisngly good, really. "Lover's Lane", "Overnight Sensation", "Shake and Tumble"-you listen to these songs and wonder why this band isn't more well known. They are more known for their ballads (When I Look Into Your Eyes and Love of a Lifetime) but I've always found those to be a bit melodramatic and over the top. "Don't Treat Me Bad" also got a lot of radio play. While it's a good song, I prefer the others.
Firehouse is very underrated. This album deserves way more attention.
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