FireHouse
- For the Dixieland jazz band, see Firehouse Five Plus Two
Firehouse is an American hair metal band that was formed in Charlotte, NC in 1988. Veterans of east coast club circuit fixtures Maxx Warrior and (then Virginia-based White Heat, Firehouse quickly established themselves with regional audiences. When an A & R representative from Epic Records came to Charlotte to confer with another NC band, Diving For Pearls, he saw Firehouse and offered a record contract. The band released its self-titled debut Firehouse in 1990 which provided the hit singles "Don't Treat Me Bad", "All She Wrote", and "Love Of A Lifetime". Their second album Hold Your Fire in 1992 provided the hits "Reach For The Sky", "Sleeping With You", and "When I Look In Your Eyes", whose intro is a somewhat blatant (albeit musically simpler) rip-off of Journey's "Faithfully". Firehouse proved to be the final major glam metal band to break into the mainstream, in 1991. At the 1991 American Music Awards, Firehouse found themselves standing before the nation accepting the award for Best New Hard Rock/Metal Band, chosen over Nirvana and Alice in Chains.
Firehouse continued to have success in the US and, later, overseas, but their heydey proved to be over a decade ago. Their most recent release is 2003's Prime Time. They were part of the Rock Never Stops Tour line-up in 2005.
Band members
Current Members
- C.J. Snare - vocals, keyboards
- Bill Leverty - guitars
- Michael Foster - drums
- Allen McKenkie - bass guitar
Former members
- Perry Richardson - bass guitar (1989 - 1999)
- Bruce Waibel - bass guitar (2000 - 2003)
- Dario Seixas - bass guitar (2003)
Discography
Albums
- Firehouse (1990)
- Hold Your Fire (1992)
- 3 (1995)
- Good Acoustics (1996)
- Category 5 (1998)
- Bring 'em Out Live (1999)
- O2 (2000)
- Prime Time (2003)
Singles
- "All She Wrote"
- "Don't Treat Me Bad" #19 US HOT 100
- "Love of a Lifetime", #5 US Hot 100
- "When I Look Into Your Eyes" #8 US HOT 100
- "All She Wrote"
- "Reach for the Sky"
- "Hold the Dream"
- "I Live My Life For You"
- "Here For You"
- "Nothin' At All"
Hot 100 info is supplied from Billboard.com.