Michael Lee Firkins is the self-titled first studio album by guitarist Michael Lee Firkins, released in 1990 through Shrapnel Records.

[1] In a 2009 article by Guitar World magazine, the album was ranked eighth on the all-time top ten list of shred albums.

[2] Vincent Jeffries at AllMusic reviewed the album very positively, praising Firkins' unique playing and guitar tone and suggesting that he was "one of the best artists (if not the best)" from Shrapnel's 1980s–early 90s shred line-up.

He also highlighted "Déjà Blues", "Space Crickets" and "Laughing Stacks" as "instrumental classics".

[1] All music is composed by Michael Lee Firkins