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3rd times the charm! Dec 14, 2007
I have been a fan of these guys since Don't treat me bad started making the rounds on radio many years ago. Their follow up to their debut was "Hold Your Fire" which is another solid release. On 3,the guys expand a little bit musically but still have their edge. If you're wanting Metal,there's always Metallica or Anthrax or groups of that genre. This effort by Firehouse has a little bit of everything to offer."Love is a dangerous thing" is a little uptempo rocker which is followed by the heavier,but still melodic "what's wrong",and then there is the Tongue in cheek rocker "Somethin' 'Bout your body" which is a catchy song.There are the ballads,such as "Here for You","No one at All",and of course "I live my life for you" which closes out the cd nicely.The cd has a good flow throughout,with no reason to skip thru any of the tunes.It's a shame that these guys weren't marketed better.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 The right title here is five (stars), not three Nov 25, 2007
If you're into hair, melodic metal, you know Firehouse was a terrific band with a flavour all their own thanks to CJ Snare's very original voice and Bill Leverty's wonderful riffs writing and guitar playing. They wrote really exceptional melodic metal tunes in their career and this album makes no exception. Just to name some tunes I'd say that "Love is a dangerous thing", "What's wrong" and "Trying to make a living" are killer songs for real! KILLERS! And "Here for you" and "I live my life for you" perfect power ballads. All in all still a wonderful album from one of the top acts in hair metal! "Hold your fire", their second album to me is one of the greatest albums in melodic rock genre, but this one comes really close. I was perplexed when I was there to buy this one because I saw a lot of bad reviews around but I'm sorry, I don't agree at all. I'm so glad I did buy this one on the spot (even because it's not available anymore)! I own this album now and it's just as good as I think an album from Firehouse should be. I don't know if it's because this album came out in a bad year for music (grunge period uh?) and I don't know if the people is hard against this album because of the latter weaker albums but this one is still very very solid. Believe me. If you loved the first two efforts from the band you'll love this one too. Some people talks about a change in style here, but I really can't understand what they're saying. They're totally wrong. Firehouse produced here just another winner hair metal, melodic, anthemic, AOR, Arena rock masterpiece in their vein. They didn't softer their style a bit here. The sounds are still the same, the writing still very solid and very near HYF. The continuity is complete. The title here is 3 exactly because it is the third album in a straight line. Absolutely NO style changes here. And absolutely five stars for me. Infact the right title here would be 5 not 3. Buy it if you'll love the earliest albums from the band, you'll love 3 too.
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Pretty Solid Dec 03, 2005
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have another solid album. I have given it a listen many times. One of my favorite songs is called: "Here For You". See, that's a ballad. Except, this isn't just your average I love you, blah blah. This is an adult ballad. I'm trying to send that message to someone, if you understand what I am interpreting. I'm not really sure what to say here.
Peace.
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Hit & Miss........... Jan 20, 2003
This CD is a bit frustrating. There are six REALLY good songs and the rest are just so-so, in my opinion. "Love Is A Dangerous Thing" & "What's Wrong" are two great songs and a nice way to open the CD. "Trying To Make A Living" is a song that we can all probably relate with in some way. It's a awesome song, nontheless. "Here For You" & "No One At All" are great ballads. They have that semi-acoustic feel to them. Then there is the big hit from the CD, "I Live My Life For You". This is a Firehouse staple (famous sappy, but good, power ballad) song. It got the most airplay out of any single. It was one of the best power ballads of the 90's, in my opinion. But overall, the rest of the songs are very average. That's what is so frustrating about this CD. The six I mentioned are 6 of the best songs the band has EVER done. Then the rest are "blah". Can I get a 'perfect middle', please? I would still recommend it to anyone who is a fan of this band or this kind of music. The six good songs are definately worth the price of the CD.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
This album is extremely underrated...A very solid record! Nov 02, 2000
This album is unfairly harped upon in many of the reviews here as a weak FIREHOUSE effort. In fact, while this album is softer than HOLD YOUR FIRE, probably the bands heaviest effort, the album as a whole is more similar to their first two albums than CATAGORY 5 is. The result is an album that strikes the middle ground. "Love is a Dangerous Thing" is a strong mid-paced rocker, somewhat in the lines of a softer "Reach for the Sky". "Here for You" and "I live my Life for You" are two of the bands best ballads. Quite simply, if you love the bands output (specifically CATAGORY 5), you should love this album. If you find either of their first two albums not heavy enough, you probably won't like this one. But if you're willing to respect music on its own terms, you'll find this to be a satisfying album. I read the negative reviews here, and as a result, waited a long time before finally buying it. The result? I was very pleasantly surprised. Buy it, and you will be too.
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