Firestorm: Songs of the Third World War

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Firestorm: Songs of the Third World War
Studio album by Leslie Fish
Released 1989
Genre Filk

Firestorm: Songs of the Third World War is an album by folk/filk singer-songwriter Leslie Fish, dealing primarily with the subject of the Third World War and survival. It is often considered one of the most influential and controversial albums in the filk subgenre.

Some of the songs, such as "Black Powder and Alcohol" and "Eyes of Eagles," provide information skills which would be in demand in a post-apocalyptic environment, such as manufacturing gunpowder and penicillin and grinding lenses out of glass. Many of the other tracks reflect Fish's anarchist political philosophy, most notably "No High Ground" and "Rhododendron Honey".

The album was only released on cassette, and is currently out of print. It is not known whether, or when, it will reappear on CD.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Better Than Who?"
  2. "Robbing the Poor"
  3. "Walk Through the Nightside"
  4. "Teacher, Teacher"
  5. "Freedom Of the Snow"
  6. "The Paper Sea"
  7. "Bring It Down"
  8. "The Day It Fell Apart"
  9. "Desolation Valley"
  10. "Firestorm"
  11. "Hello! Remember Us?"
  12. "Still Alive"
  13. "Black Powder and Alcohol"
  14. "The Discards"
  15. "Eyes of Eagles"
  16. "Blue Bread Mold"
  17. "Heart Like an Axle"
  18. "Rhododendron Honey"
  19. "The Digwell Carol"

All songs written by Leslie Fish.

[edit] Personnel