Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power (January 1, 2023) Album • Page 45

Top 5 easy. Quick ranking putting it at #2.

 

Pretty sure it's #1 for me

 

I have it at 8th. I hadn’t heard of Fireworks until this came out and haven’t heard any of their other albums. Absolutely love this album though

 

Didn’t have any eclipse glasses then remembered at the last second the vinyl came with these

 

Same haha

 

Me too!

 

I didn’t know this until very recent but Dave worked at Sleeping Village in Chicago and I’m currently at his moving away show.

 

I last saw Fireworks 10 years ago when I did photos for their tour with TWY so this is a nice nostalgic moment.

 

He’s here in a few months with Forever Came Calling and I’m quite excited.

 

Feels like we need some Fireworks/B&C shows since both bands are back

 

For those in the small intersection of Fireworks and Young Money fans, anyone notice that the ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh in Bedrock is very close to the woah-oh-oh-oh in Detroit?

 

They're on the new Tony Hawk game, which to a man of a certain age, feels huge.

 

Would love to hear some new music from them. While the last album was good, it definitely doesn't have the staying power of their previous three albums.

 

Man, I wholly disagree lol. I was just listening to it a week ago and realized HLP is probably one of my favorite albums ever.

I don’t know if this was ever stated outright, but it felt like the last album we were getting from them.

I also really enjoyed that tea and water EP and would be down to get more of that.

 

I still think HLP is one of the most underappreciated albums in this genre of music within the last 5 years

 

HLP is my favorite Fireworks album and it's not even close. Damn near perfection.

 

I have way too much emotional attachment to both Gospel and OCL, but I can understand the argument for HLP being their "best" for sure.

 

Gospel was such a fun take on that style of pop-punk.

 

It's my favorite album from that era. Two is The Greatest Generation, three is Listen and Forgive.

 

OCL #1 for me, although I can't fault any of the four. Other than House and Trance by Crime in Stereo, HLP was my most anticipated album of the last 5 years or so. I was full on giddy with the surprise announcement/release - good then that the record is absolutely wonderful. I've always thought they were way better than TWY, Transit, PBC, other bands of era etc etc

 

Yeah OCL is easily #1 in the discography

 

I love all three (and the debut, but it's different), but HLP is the clear standout to me. Phenomenal album.

 

What irks me is that my favorite song from “Oh Common Life” is the title track that didn’t even make the damn album.