Mr. Machinery Operator

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.

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]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Reception

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

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)

Personnel

fIREHOSE

• Mike Watt: bass guitar and vocals
• Ed Crawford: guitar, vocals and additional bass
• George Hurley: drums, bongos, percussion

guests

• J. Mascis: additional guitars, bass guitars and vocals
• Joe Baiza, Nels Cline, Mac McCaughan: additional guitars
• Freda Rentie: additional vocals
• David Kahne: Hammond organ