Fishbone

Fishbone

Track Listings

1. Bastille Day

2. Fortune Cookie

3. When the Developers Came to Tea

4. Lullaby on 24th and Mission

5. Going Song

6. Sarcophagi

7. Jam

8. Funnybone

9. Jacques Cousteau

10. Write Me a Letter

11. Snail Road

12. Miss Jones

13. Squid

Fishbone,Zoe Lewis,Dog Called Dog Prod.,Folk & Traditional,Pop,Rock/Pop

Still Stuck in Your Throat
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Fishbone are back on track!

BEST LIVE BAND IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Fishbone is BACK!!!

Some Songs Shine But The Production Is Inconsistant

Believe it or not...Fishbone's back

Still Stuck in Your Throat
Fishbone
Manufacturer: Sound in Color
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Reality of My Surroundings

Fishbone - Reality of My Surroundings: Past to Present

ASIN: B000NI3FAQ
Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

Jack Ass Brigade (Moore, Fisher) - 3:37
Let Dem Ho's Fight (Moore, Fisher, Steward and Fishbone) - 2:42
Skank 'n Go Nuttz (Fisher) - 4:58
Party With Saddam (Gipson) - 4:27
We Just Lose Our Minds (Fisher) - 9:42
Frey'd Fuckin' Nerve Endingz (Fisher, Moore) - 4:41
The Devil Made Me Do It (Fisher) - 5:00
Forever Moore (Fisher, Moore) - 3:53
Behind Closed Doors (Fisher, Gipson) - 5:16
Premadawnutt (Fisher) - 4:17
Faceplant Scorpion Backpinch (Moore, Fisher) - 3:13
Date Rape (Brad Nowell and Sublime) - 3:31

Album Description

The legendary Fishbone is back in full-effect! With a brand-new studio album coming out in the U.S. in April, the revolutionary ska/punk/reggae/metal rockers are blanketing the globe with their monstrous live presence. Going strong for more than 20 years, Fishbone has continually brought the house down at every live performance. This long awaited studio release is already buzzing around in Europe and has fans throughout the U.S. back in "FISHBONE IS RED HOT" mode.

Combining equal parts of deep funk, high-energy punk, and frantic ska, the Los Angeles-based Fishbone were one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late '80s and were spawned from the same circle of bands as Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chilli Peppers. With their hyperactive, self-conscious diversity, goofy sense of humour, and sharp social commentary, the group have gained a sizeable cult following and have sold out shows across the world. Led by vocalist/saxophonist Angelo Moore, the group formed in 1979 while the band was still in junior high; the original lineup comprised Moore, Chris Dowd, Kendall Jones, Walter Kibby II, and John Norwood Fisher. After performing in local clubs during the early '80s, the group signed with Columbia Records in the mid-'80s, releasing a self-titled EP in 1985. The following year, Fishbone released their first full-length album, In Your Face. From here the band have had a prolific output - with over ten albums since their genesis. They've worked with the likes of Primus and Suicidal Tendencies, showing an eclecticism not seen in the independent scene since Bad Brains. Upbeat and surging with energy, "Still Stuck In Your Throat" crackles with the life of a band possessed. Now reaching over 25 years in the business, Fishbone still sound nothing less than fresh. With an experimental edge to the new recordings, the band have become anything but tired and predictable. And with a sound authentic enough to appeal to fans of The Specials and Sublime (of which, the classic track Date Rape is covered here) but creative and eccentric enough (Party With Saddam?!) to satisfy followers of DC-punk, post-hardcore and jazz, it seems that Fishbone have yet again transcended genre in the name of digression.

Customer Reviews:

Fishbone are back on track!.......2007-07-17

This latest incarnation of Fishbone is amazing, and this is a great 4.5 star album. I was blessed to see the band twice in April this year, and they are still the best live band on the planet! Let the shopping mall record buying public think it's the Peppers.

BEST LIVE BAND IN AMERICAN HISTORY.......2007-05-13

Just when you think that FISHBONE has sailed off into musical oblivion, they hit you in the face with a gem. This albumn represents Fishbone's finest body of work in almost a decade. Production failures prevent this albumn from reaching it's full potential, but the songs cannot be denied by bad mixing. Angelo Moore is at the top of his game as witnessed by an audience that was fortunate enought to catch his performance at the Pearl Room in Mokena IL, on May 11th 2007. The horn section sounded better than it has in a long time and Rocky played ax like a young prodigy with what appeared to be a cast on his picking hand. Norwood (actually seemed sober) kept the bottom heavy and frantic all night. The young guy (dre) is really finding his identity on the keys and bit part voacls. The albumn is good, but if you really want to capture FISHBONE, do yourself a favor and go take in one of America's last authentic treasures. FISHBONE LIVEON STAGE.

Fishbone is BACK!!!.......2007-05-06

If you thought Fishbone was dead, think again! This album is just insane!!! More horns, more craziness than ever! And most of all, the energy is back! This album really captures the band's sound, as if in a live setting. As a long time 'bone fan, I have been waiting a long time for a new studio LP. I figured I'd be disappointed. My expectations were somewhat low. The result: I was just blown away. This album serves as a better follow up to Reality, than Monkey did. go buy it. and go see them live.

Some Songs Shine But The Production Is Inconsistant.......2007-05-05

'Still Stuck In Your Throat'is as musically diverse as any classic Fishbone album however, only a handful of tracks could be considered classic tunes. One gets the feeling that the band were still adjusting and familiarising themselves to the recent personel that is now Fishbone.

It is an album with at least one song for everyone, whether you like the fratic punk metal, soul driven funk or the upbeat happy ska, Fishbone still know how to mix it up like the masters they are. The standout tracks are: 'Behind Closed Doors', 'We Just Lose Our Minds', 'Party With Saddam'and 'Forever Moore' with each and everyone of these pearlers ranking with the best Fishbone songs of the past. Apart from the quality of the songwriting on these tunes, it is the production that makes them shine. A tight and precise clearity within the mix allows all the members to stand out but it is the superb vocals of Angelo Moore and the new supersized horn section that also rates them up with classic tunes from the vast Fishbone back catalogue.

Unfortunately the production of the album is extremely inconsistant and nothing is more obvious to outline this fact when the beautiful rich production of 'Behind Closed Doors' is followed by a limp and mirky 'Premadawnutt'. The latter sounds like a cheap live bootleg demo when it really should have deserved more attention from the engineer. Unlike previous Fishbone albums, the balance of the guitar has been reduced making it one of the weaker Fishbone axe albums. It's a shame because Rocky George is cutting some fine work on the disk it's just the mix makes you have to really work hard to hear his skill. Another downer is the almost after-thought drum sound on about a third of the material on the album. The snare is buried and drummer John Steward is proficent enough behind the kit to also deserve more.

Some of the tracks such as the ragga metal dancehall punk song 'Let Dem Hoes Fight'display a band that hasn't softened or lost potencey in their latter years of playing. Their pursuit of energy and heavy power is still very much present. It's just that the production again takes away from such fine moments.

'Skank 'N Go Nuttz'is an older track revisited, as is 'Premadawnutt' but the energy of past demos or live recordings isn't captured and the guitars lack the bite it did with previous guitarist Spacey.T, mainly because of the lower guitar mix.

Something that Fishbone have never really achieved in the studio through out their 25 year career is their extra explosive live energy that makes them still one of the most exciting and visually stimulating bands to see on stage. This was reinforced after witnessing the band over Easter 2007 and can I tell you the talent and tightness of this current line up just isn't captured on 'Still Still Stuck In Your Throat'. All the songs that sound "alright" on the record came to life on stage. If only they had caught that energy when recording this album!!

Sadly Fishbone's latest album is not the record to bring Fishbone back into the consciousness of a mainstream rock audience like they were back in the late 1980's and early 90's with masterpieces such as 'The Reality Of My Surroundings' however, there is some pure Fishbone magic in and amoungst the songs of 'Still Stuck In Your Throat'.

Q: Does it rate with 'The Reality Of My Surroundings' or 'Give A Monkey A Brain'?

A: No, not really but it would take something absolutely divine to compete with those jems.

Q: Is Fishbone still relevent?

A: Hell yeah! See these brothers live any opportunity you can because the the band hasn't been this tight for more than a decade.

With the positive vibes of the current line up and the way they are gelling together personally and musically, the next release should be spectacular.

Believe it or not...Fishbone's back.......2007-04-26

I just bought the U.S. release of Fishbone's "Still Stuck In Your Throat" a little over two weeks ago. Technically, I've been listening to the album itself for longer than that because I got the import version when it came out (It's exactly the same as the domestic version except for the cover, which I think has been improved). And I still can't believe it - they're back. I mean, they're good like they haven't been since "The Reality of My Surroundings." I've been a fan since "Truth & Soul," and I have bought almost all of their CDs at one point or another, but I've eventually sold back most of the post-"T.R.o.M.S." albums. And for the last several years, each time I buy a new Fishbone disc, I think to myself, "Maybe this one will be a return to form." [...].

So you can say I was skeptical of the hype this album was getting when it was released overseas. I still don't know why it's only just now being released here, but old-school die-hards who were frustrated with "Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe" and pretty much tuned out after "Chim-Chim's Badass Revenge" are going to be truly shocked by this album. It may not be as good as "T.R.o.M.S.," but it's easily the best thing they've done since. If you're already a die-hard, then you know what to expect. Hard Rock, Punk, Funk, Metal, Ska, Soul, Hip-Hop, Dub-Reggae, Pop, Jazz...you name it, it's here. This is classic Fishbone. And if you've never heard Fishbone before, this is a good place to start. If you like Sublime, No Doubt, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, or bands from way back in the ska-core days (like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones), here's a chance to hear where they all came from. They were all fans and friends of Fishbone, and it's obvious in their music.

[...].[...]. Also, this is one of those albums you have to spend some time with before it gels (kind of like Radiohead's "Kid A," Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland," the Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique," or Fishbone's own "T.R.o.M.S."). But once you do, it all falls into place. I've read some critics who even said that parts of the album sounded "groundbreaking," referring in particular to the song "We Just Lose Our Minds," but if you're a long-time fan, you won't be shocked. "W.J.L.O.M." sounds like an Earth Wind & Fire track slowed down, like a record at the wrong speed, until there's a tension underneath the smooth soul (kind of a distant cousin to "Slow Bus Movin'"). For "G.a.M.a.B..." fans, there are metal workouts like "...Nerve Endings," (which sounds like they picked up a trick or two from System of a Down). [...]. And if you've never seen them live, do yourself a favor and go see them as soon as they come to your town. I just caught them on the tour for this album, and this is the best they've been in years. I never thought I'd be able to say this again, but it's a good time to be a Fishbone soldier.

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Great album for a wonderful cause!

Red Hot and Latin Redux

Manufacturer: Nacional Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Reina

ASIN: B000FUF88E
Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

Pepe & Irene - Los Lobos
Yolanda Niguas - David Byrne
Gente Que No - Todos Tus Muertos
What's New Pussycat? - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
El Son Del Dolor - Youth Brigade
Wanna Be Loved - Buju Banton
Quien Es Ese Negro - Mellow Man Ace
Padre Nuestro - Reign
Whoever You Are - King Chango
Aguas De Marco - Cibo Matto
Una Hoja Una Raiz - Laurie Anderson
Cosas Que Me Ayudan A Olvidar - Andres Calamaro
Que Bonita Bailas - Nortec Collective
Peligroso Pop - Plastilina Mosh
Sol Tapado - Thievery Corporation
Sister Twisted - Kinky
Crosseyed And Painless - Brazilian Girls

Album Description

This 10-year anniversary re-issue of the groundbreaking benefit album includes new bonus tracks from Brazilian Girls/Kevin Johansen, Thievery Corporation, Nortec Collective, Kinky, and Plastilina Mosh. It also features re-mastered tracks such as the original groundbreaking bilingual collaborations between David Byrne/Café Tacuba, Fishbone/Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Los Lobos/Money Mark, and Laurie Anderson/Aterciopelados. Profits will go to the Red Hot Organization to continue fighting AIDS in the Latino community and in Latin America.

Customer Reviews:

Great album for a wonderful cause!.......2006-07-25

I loved the original edition of "Red Hot & Latin" when it came out 10 years ago, but the new re-issue track is even better! Highlights include the new bonus tracks from Brazilian Girls/Kevin Johansen, Kinky, Nortec Collective, and Thievery Corporation....but the older material also holds up quite well.
I still think that Fishbone and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs' collaboration on "What's New Pussycat" is such a blast - those guys should tour together again some time!

This album was truly groundbreaking when it first came out - there were bilingual collaborations from many acts, WAY before this was commonplace. Any fan of Latin, world, or alternative music needs to own this album.....plus, all the proceeds go to fight HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the U.S. Latino community, so it's for a worthy cause.

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underated
This is the one to own...
Also Consider Crazy 8's "Big Live Nut Pack!"
Try it ... you WILL catch on!
This ska-funk has got me Bonin'.

The Essential Fishbone
Fishbone
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Give A Monkey A Brain And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe

ASIN: B00008PX8M
Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

Party At Ground Zero
Cholly
Skankin' To The Beat
When Problems Arise
Freddie's Dead
It's A Wonderful Life (Gonna Have A Good Time)
A Movement In The Light
Bonin' In The Boneyard
Unyielding Conditioning
Everyday Sunshine
Change
Fight The Youth
Ma And Pa
Lemon Meringue
Lyin' Ass Bitch
Sunless Saturday

Customer Reviews:

underated.......2005-07-23

They are the most underated band and norwood fisher is the most underrated bassist ever. They are so good. They are a good mix of the red hot chili peppers(best band in the world) and no doubt. THEY ARE AWESOME TRY THeM OUT

This is the one to own..........2004-12-26

This is a solid 16 song collection from this reggae tinged, punk inspired, ska influenced, funky alternative rock & roll party band. Needless to say, I love these guys. Most of their albums are inconsistent, but this is the one to own.

Also Consider Crazy 8's "Big Live Nut Pack!".......2003-11-22

I'm a big fan of Fishbone, and I really like this album. However, I just realized that another favorite band, The CRAZY 8'S (now defunct) would be popular with Fishboners. If you like OINGO BOINGO and FISHBONE, you'll LOVE The Crazy 8's! (...especially "Big Live Nut Pack!")

Try it ... you WILL catch on!.......2003-05-21

Fishbone is a band which had -- and still has -- 99% of the ingredients necessary to make it huge, but somehow managed to nail perfectly the conditions required to meet the 1% chance that no one would hear their music -- chaos within the band, willful flouting of the "rules" of making hit songs, pigeonholeing (some would say racism?) within the music industry, etc etc etc.

If your music taste includes ANY of the following: Sly and the Family Stone, Funkadelic, the Specials, Ozomatli, etc, run - don't walk - to your local record store and pick up this new "Best of" Fishbone. What Fishbone has in common with those bands is an energy and vitality that is missing from too much "mainstream" music, and an ability to combine a good-time party sound with some serious messages. And Angelo Moore, who plays sax and sings (roughly 75% of their songs; everyone in the band sings at one point or another), is the most spectacular currently-active frontman in rock-and-roll, somehow managing to be a combination of Johnny Rotten, Mick Jagger, and Marvin Gaye. Really, I mean it. He sings with the voice of an angel while leaping into the mosh pit!

Fishbone is NOT for everyone, but don't believe it if you've heard that they are outside the mainstream. They play a variety of styles -- based in funk, with a heavy dose of ska, factoring in some heavy guitars and a LOT of horns -- usually merging those styles together into a unique stew (rather than keeping the styles separate on each song). A fair number of these tunes really SHOULD have been blockbuster #1 hits (Lemon Meringue, Unyielding Conditioning, Everyday Sunshine, more) ... you've really missed out an a lot of spectacular music if you've yet to delve into Fishbone!

If you already (really) know Fishbone, you don't need this review to tell you how great they are. But if you're curious, and like to be a little bit adventurous with your music, you absolutely will not regret spicing up your life with some of this Fishbone magic.

Try it ... you WILL catch on!

This ska-funk has got me Bonin'........2003-04-15

I'd bet alot of people were waiting for this one. As good as Fishbone are, a few of their albums were just so-so. This collects roughly their 16 best tracks, remastered, and all on one CD. Everything great from "Party at ground zero", to the excellent "Sunless Saturday". The only thing missing for me is "Slow bus movin'[Howard's beach party]", which can be found on "Truth and Soul", and the "Tapeheads" soundtrack. So if you're looking for a disc to stick between your "Chili Pepper's" and "Bosstones" cd's, I would highly suggest "The Essential Fishbone".

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An Overlooked Masterpiece
amazing journey with some really talented people
Fishbone at their best
The Reality of My Surroundings(1991)
One of the greatest bands

The Reality of My Surroundings
Fishbone
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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Give A Monkey A Brain And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe
Truth and Soul
Fishbone
Chim Chim's Badass Revenge
The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx

ASIN: B00000273W
Release Date: 1991-04-23

Tracks:

Fight The Youth
If I Were A...I'd
So Many Millions
Asswhippin'
Housework
Deathmarch
Behavior Control Technician
If I Were A...I'd
Pressure
Junkies Prayer
Pray To The Junkiemaker
Everyday Sunshine
If I Were A...I'd
Naz-Tee May'en
Babyhead
If I Were A...I'd
Those Days Are Gone
Sunless Saturday

Customer Reviews:

An Overlooked Masterpiece.......2007-04-14

I bought this album when it came out after hearing "Behavior Control Technician" and being floored by it. I wasn't sure when I bought it if the rest of the album could be that good and original. It was, and more. A brilliant piece of work that stands strongly amongst other great albums of it's time such as, "Check Your Head" by the Beastie Boys, "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and "Ritual de lo Habitual" by Jane's Addiction. A must listen for everyone who wants to hear mind expanding music that will move your soul. A true classic.

amazing journey with some really talented people.......2006-10-16

From the first time I heard this back in 1991 I was hooked on this band - an amazing amalgam of different musical styles something between a ska, punk, rock, rap, funk, progressive jazz etc... position, with an intelligent attitude, brilliant musicianship and showmanship (they are amazing live) and a true creativity in their music - able to explore a lot of boundaries while making very listenable songs.

This album is a freak - all the tracks on in flow reasonably well but they are all supurb. Best examples of it's variety:
'everyday sunshine': a great song which successfully uses a brass section in its build up in pace and noise - very inspirational song and greatly enthusiastic lyrics.

'pressure': a wild something like a punk track but where it sounds all over the place it has these surgically precise swtiches and timing among it with the different segments and instruments. This is a really great song but it takes a few listens to pick up on it's brilliance I feel. Is worth it.

'naztee mayen': the guys having a lot of fun with an unorthadox type of casio sound but it's great as a funk style track - again it's precision in the timing is exciting.

'those days are gone': a million things going on musically but a brilliant song from them, great lyrics and a really nicely played track.

'sunless saturday': rock track that shows their diversity - really nicely done, heartfelt, but fast and again extremely tight.

An incredible album from an incredible band who genuinely offer something really different.

Fishbone at their best.......2005-09-20

This is my favorite Fishbone recording. Their energy and passion come across beautifully, but are balanced by tight production that is missing from some of their later recordings. This album also features a wonderful variety of styles and moods. "Everyday Sunshine" is going to be my funeral elegy, if my wife has anything do to with it (selecting the elegy, not the timing of my funeral!). She has seen how that song moves me, makes me dance, sing, and feel good about life. It is a beautiful pairing with the hard-rocking and nihilistic "Sunless Saturday." The two songs exemplify what makes this a special album.

The Reality of My Surroundings(1991).......2005-03-05

For anyone who walked in on Fishbone at the Truth & Soul party of 1988, the shock and disturbing qualities that now enter the landscape of The Reality of My Surroundings (TROMS) is most certainly a party let down. It's like your parents coming home earlier than expected, and reality sets in. Truth and Soul is certainly their most accessible work, and often hailed as their masterpiece. But that is only in terms of how approachable it is by the general consumer. The suburbanite and middle class citizen. The record buying public. In my opinion, with TROMS, one of the most important black bands in America's recording history set about writing their manifesto. And anyone who had heard Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet, and the pronouncement by Chuck D. in Thin Line Between Law & Rape, `' You can't take whatcha want, Dont cha know We aint got nuttin left? Cause you took the rest, We aint got jazz, rock & roll , Rappin the lose. Wit a few fat ladies left singin da blues.''

Fishbone set about taking it all back when they released their first E.P. in 1985. By TROMS, reggae, ska, funk, rock, punk, jazz, hip hop, and folk music had all been rescued from what Chuck D. saw as a detainment cell for black culture. Rescued by Team Fishbone in a daring plan. TROMS is an album that does have to be taken song by song, track by track, because it is worthy of any description of its contents. Fishbone albums are celebrations of Black History Month, in a perpetual state. The history and influence of Black society on American culture is so undeniable, but gracefully brushed under history's rug. Without Black society, there would be no rock and roll. No jazz. No soul. No rhythm and blues. America would be a virtual, cultural, wasteland. With no SPIN magazines.

At the time of TROMS, Fishbone was comprised of Angelo Moore (Vocals / Sax), Chris Dowd (Vocals / Trombone / Keyboards), Walter Kibby II (Vocals / Trumpet), Kendall Jones (Guitar / Vocals), John Bigham (Guitar - before Fishbone he was with Miles Davis), and brothers Phil Fisher `'Fish'' (Drums), and Norwood Fisher (Bass / Vocals). Whether this is their quintessential line-up is up to the listener.

Fight the Youth (K.Jones / J.N.Fisher / P.Fisher)
`'And now another story of stolen faith and tragic glory'' - Heavy Metal with a Funk edge, the opening song sets the tone for the album and its topics to be explored. It states that a generation fed with anger, will make a future where nightmares come true. This chooses to fight against that, and to inform those whose minds have been poisoned by these corruptions, that they will soon find themselves at war.

If I Were A . . I'd (A.Moore / C.Dowd)
`'If I believed everything I saw on television'' opens up the segmented `If I Were A ... I'd', which is scattered throughout the album. This first part questions the life believed `reality' as told by media and commercial advertisers. The final solution is to be a Cop, or succinctly put here, a Power Trippin' Robot. So far this album would make those who thought Truth & Soul was a friendly bunch of people throwing a party, realise something quite quickly. Party's over. Sped up James Brown.

So Many Millions (J.N.Fisher / A. Moore)
`'Your education will do me no good, in my neighbourhood'' - Musically like Parliament / Funkadelic on a Bad Trip, So Many Millions illustrates with no holds barred, the problems of growing up Black in America. How can education be of any service, when the only thing it teaches about Black people is about their enslavement, and then their emancipation. They are like a footnote to someone else's history. Meanwhile, Dizzy Gillespie can't get into a club to play Be Bop because of its rules, and Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers are refused entry into Studio 54, where their songs are in heavy rotation. So little changes over too long a time.

Asswhippin' (Fishbone)
Relentless Jungle drums underscore the public whipping of the screaming.

Housework (W.Kibby / A.Moore / K.Jones / J.N.Fisher / P.Fisher)
`'Pops is gone and Mom's workin' 5 and 6 days a week'' - No options outside of what your friends and you can get up to while you're not at school, doing chores at home, having to start working because life isn't being good to you and yours,where you is. Everything explored in So Many Millions is summed up here, in the Ska mode. With bits of Gospel, Ragtime and Rock thrown in. This song might remind buyers of Truth & Soul of what they were expecting to find.

Deathmarch (A.Moore / C.Dowd)
A visit to New Orleans along the way. (Instrumental)

Behavior Control Technician (J.N.Fisher / P.Fisher)
`'Sheltering will restrict your baby's mind'' - Heavy Metal Funk with a good nod to George Clinton. Question Authority or remain a Little Zombie. Ordered Chaos music.

If I Were A . . I'd (A.Moore / C.Dowd)
`'If I were a Kernel(sic) in the United States Marine Corps `' - namedrops Vietnam, Nicaragua, lying, cheating, the trading of hostages for missiles, corporate wars.

Pressure (A.Moore / K.Jones)
`'Fear is the curse and today's word is pressure'' - Frenetic Ska Punk Chaos. Fishbone caught `pressure' musically for all to hear.

Junkies Prayer (A.Moore / C.Dowd / K.Jones / J.N.Fisher / B.West)
`'My pusher who art in the Krack House'' - truly one of the most disturbing pieces on TROMS, a loop of a laughing man, a lone tambourine, bongos, all underscore the twin readings (Left speaker / Right speaker) of the junkies prayer. ``Yea though I walk through the valleys of Harlem, Bronx, Manhattan . . . `' . Nightmare vision.

Pray To The Junkiemaker (A.Moore / C.Dowd)
`'You're on the road to the Tombstone Commode'' - The happy go lucky Reggae / Ska signified by the music harkens back to Truth & Soul Fishbone, but this is merely an extension of Junkies Prayer. An anti-drug statement accented with brutal honesty, it might be one of Angelo Moore's best vocals on the album.

Everyday Sunshine (Chris Dowd)
`'And no one wants or needs, nor sign of greed, could rule our soul'' - One of the songs that was released as a single from TROMS, Chris Dowd's `Sunshine' steps back to `Truth & Soul' accessibility, and is paralleled later by Kendall Jones's `Sunless Saturday'. The music is pure Soul / Gospel, with leanings toward Sly & The Family Stone. It almost becomes a Baptist Revival by its end.

If I Were A . . I'd (A.Moore / C.Dowd)
`'If I were a society'' - attacks the whole condition in which human beings are ignored for the sake of the ruling majority, and the powers that be. `Majority society just ain't right for me'.

Naz-tee May'en (J.N.Fisher / P.Fisher / A.Moore / K.Jones)
`'Aint nuthin' I'd rather be doin', than sweatin', chewin' and spewin'.'' - An ode to heterosexual fornication. The music can be described as `Fun Funk', very up and jolly. It's almost Bubblegum Funk.

Babyhead (Walter Kibby II)
`''Givin' up the goo to the bones groove'' - If the previous song approached the subject with a sense of humour, this song is an altogether different story. This is not Barry White's bedroom of romantic seduction. It's somewhere in his basement, or some part of the house you didn't know he had. Quite a few Fishbone fans don't rate this song highly. I personally think it's great. Descends from Light Cosmic Syrup into Heavy Metal Molasses.

If I Were A . . I'd (A.Moore / C.Dowd)
`'If I had a choice'' - concludes the If I Were A . . . I'd series. Switches the power back to the person, who ends up doing the same things everyone else is doing, but at least knows it.

Those Days Are Gone (C.Dowd / J.N.Fisher)
`I had a dream once. There was a wall inside my head. You all had put it there.'' - Psychedelic Hard Rock that swirls around your head if one's wearing headphones. Another accessible track for those who enjoyed Truth & Soul, totally disturbed by what they had heard on TROMS so far.

Sunless Saturday (Kendall Jones)
`Perhaps the charcoal grey and brown around me, is just the mirror image of my tainted soul?' - Jones's `Sunless Saturday' was the other single released from TROMS. An acoustic opening makes its way into heavy metal thrash. It is giving up hope personified, where the person doesn't see any chance of sunlight returning to his world. It's a prayer amongst pestilence.

This album stands as a document and diary of one of America's most important bands, who mixed almost 100 years of African-American musical culture into one form, called Fishbone. Purchase the album just to say `I own a Fishbone album'.

One of the greatest bands.......2005-01-13

Fishbone is an absolutely amazing band. They are the complete package- awesome albums, legendary live shows, and a one-of-a-kind and charismatic frontman (frontmen depending on what Fishbone era we're talking about). "The Reality of My Surroundings" is probably my favorite album from Fishbone- it is the bridge from the old-skool, more 80s sounding pop/ska/alternative rock (remember when alternative rock really was alternative) to the darker, heavier, more abrasive albums that they released after this. If you're looking for a funky, catchy yet musically impressive Fishbone album I recommend "Truth and Soul". If you're looking for a more aggressive Fishbone album, I recommend "Give a Monkey a Brian and He'll Swear He's The Center of The Universe". If you're looking for a Fishbone album that has all of these elements, buy this album! Seriously, Fishbone is one of the most original, impressive, and most-underrated bands of modern music. They appeal to all different types of musical tastes. They Rock.

Give A Monkey A Brain And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe

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Fishbone for the SOAD fan.
"Who do YOU Serve?"
Unassailable...!!!!
FISHBONE finally rocks hard
amazing

Give A Monkey A Brain And He'll Swear He's The Center Of The Universe
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ASIN: B0000028PD
Release Date: 1993-05-25

Tracks:

Swim
Servitude
Black Flowers
Unyielding Conditioning
Properties Of Propaganda (Fuk This Shit On Up)
The Warmth Of Your Breath
Lemon Meringue
They All Have Abandoned Their Hopes
End The Reign
Drunk Skitzo
No Fear
Nutt Megalomaniac

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Fishbone for the SOAD fan. .......2005-06-12

Out Of all the fishbone albums. This one is probably the Hardest, heaviest, angriest, album out of thier columbia albums, and thier most directly to the point out of all of them. Where all of the other kinda toyed around with you for awhile amoungst the message, this one is a full-on brutal assault, while still remaining far more eclectic, than most hard rock out there, and still maintaining traces of the funk, and ska they have been carrying with them. Though it is slightly more straitforward than Reality of my surroundings.

"Who do YOU Serve?".......2004-03-20

...First of all, I am a huge fan of Fishbone...or at least I WAS until Kendall Jones and Chris Dowd left and the band started releasing sub-par material left and right ("Give a Monkey a Brain" was their last great album, in my opinion). If you are not familiar with Fishbone, you may want to first purchase "Truth and Soul" and/or "In Your Face" (which are both fantastic albums and more "commercial" sounding than this one) before you dive into the heavy-duty nuttmeg of "Give a Monkey..."
I think this album along with "Reality of My Surroundings" are Fishbone's greatest...This one is their heaviest, featuring a few "metal" songs ("Swim", "Servitude", and "End the Reign"). These songs are some of the greatest on the album but I think some fans couldn't hang with that..."Unyielding Conditioning" (ska) and "Lemon Meringue" (soul/funk) are two of the most well written songs ever by Fishbone. "Nutt Megalomaniac" is funky as hell. "They All Have Abandoned Their Hopes" is a hauntingly apocalyptic song...one of my favorites. "Warmth of Your Breath" is definitely NOT a love song. It's a funky little speed metal ditty directed at certain police officers...
The entire cd is awesome, no weak songs. The musicianship is outstanding...Norwood's bass lines are as funky as ever (especially on "Lemon Meringue")...Kendall Jones and John Bigham lay down some great guitar and Angelo Moore and Chris Dowd's vocals are some of their best work ever. This album sounds fresh to this day...Fishbone WAS one of the most underrated bands ever and they never got the success a group of this magnitude deserved. This was the last album they did with Kendall Jones and Chris Dowd and, for me at least, their departure marked the end of Fishbone as we knew it. I have the albums that followed and while they have some good songs here and there they don't come close to matching Fishbone when they were in their heyday. Kendall Jones' songwriting skills are sorely missed on all the albums that followed.
"Give A Monkey..." is a like an all-you-can-eat buffet for the ears but it will take most people several listens to uncover all the sonic nuggets that are hidden.

Unassailable...!!!!.......2004-01-24

My fave Fishbone album. This one has it all- a seamless, and I mean seamless, blend of styles. I'm not talking Mr. Bungle mix of styles (not that it's a bad thing- far from it, long live the cult of Patton) I'm talking each song sounds like the pinacle of whatever genre Fishbone happen to inhabitting/shredding at that given moment.

Take your pick- maelstrom-metal, funk, ska, reggae, psychedelia, and even a hint at Gospel (No Fear- stylisticaly- is a gospel song... well, the organ just makes it sound like Gospel, or in this case Gospel-funk rock without the odious 'oh-please-breathe-on-me-oh-God lyrics and afro-american yodeling that passes for gospel singing... militant atheist that I am...)

On ONE FREAKIN ALBUM!!!! They manage to summon the mothership, send out the best mosh-anthem I have EVER heard, Channel the ghosts of Eddie Hazel and Sid Vicious (in one song no less), crank out one of the few reggae tunes I can stomach, skank-their way to paradise in a way that most 3rd wave skasters can only drool at, Out Kool both Kool AND The Gang and invent a cure for sanity and the drab pabulum that chokes media of all species.

I mean, it's just impossible to take any of the 'hard' bands out there seriously after putting their albums next to this. They seem flat, monochromatic, lifeless, dull. Unfunky. Lyricallly Fishbone may not be the most original but they play to their strengths, are inventive and funny and certainly capable of stuff as poignant/eloquent as anything that 'Dear Charlotte' have ever penned.

And yet, this album kinda tanked (despite their prominent Lollapalooza placement... I don't get it- that was the first year that People bitched about Lollapalooza- year 3... but Primus? Dinosaur Jr? and Fishbone? It was one of the best shows I'd ever seen, ah but I digress...)

These guys couldn't fail even if they were drop-kicked into the studio with Avril, baby Spice, Nick carter, the result wold still leave you wondering what the hell assulted you and left you wanting more...

Oh, I'm 25 years old and have been to more concerts than I can recall and still will unhesitatingly state that Fishbone put on THE BEST live show I have ever seen- I don't care what your bag is, The Bone will stuff it for you. And they play for hours. You will leave the venue sore and deaf and maybe (as I have been known to do) you will drive a couple hours to see them again the next night in a different town or state.

FISHBONE finally rocks hard.......2003-07-28

Album sells have never been FISHBONE's forte. Because their albums are ahead of our time. This 1993 rockfest of 'GIVE A MONKEY A BRAIN AND HE'LL SWEAR HE'S THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE',whew, is the hardest FISHBONE has ever been. 'THE REALITY OF MY SURROUNDINGS', their best album, was close. If you just wanna rock hard there is "Swim","Servitude","Black Flowers","Warmth Of Your Breath","End The Reign","Drunk Skitzo" and "No Fear". The funk and reggae/ska songs are here but this is more of a rock album than a FISHBONE album, which is cool, but the fun out of FISHBONE albums, the humor,is not in this one. Too much of serious KENDALL? (the first member to leave the band). The album is good, but it's just NOT a FISHBONE album.

amazing.......2003-07-25

This album has aged amazingly well - whenever I'm in the mood for Fishbone, I put this one on. Although "Truth & Soul" is probably their best, it sounds a bit dated today. "Monkey" is simply amazing in its breadth, from the crunching metal of "Servitude" (which at first I didn't like but might now be my favorite track) to the more melodic rock of "Black Flowers" and "No Fear", to the straight-up P-Funk style "Lemon Meringue", to the fantastic sunny ska of "Unyielding Conditioning", quite possibly one of the happiest-sounding tunes ever recorded (though with somber lyrics). This is the last album recorded before the weirdness with Kendall caused the band to turn into the "speed metal with horns" incarnation. This album captures that ferocity balanced with the melodic hooks of their previous works. You gotta love it.

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Influential and rocking at the same time
Why oh why!
FULL ON!
best album by an underappreciated band
Funk it up Fishbone!

Truth and Soul
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ASIN: B0000026CV
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Freddie's Dead
Ma And Pa
Question Of Life
Pouring Rain
Deep Inside
Mighty Long Way
Bonin' In The Boeyard
One Day
Subliminal Facism
Slow Bus Movin' (Howard Beach Party)
Ghetto Soundwave
Change

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Truth & Soul is the most focused, most frenetic, and most political album in Fishbone's small but important catalog of ska/metal/funk/punk. They still party on this record (note "Bonin' in the Boneyard") but they also offer some serious doses of reality, and some fierce insight about growing up black in America. Much of the material (including "Slow Bus Movin'," "Ghetto Soundwave," and the potent, hopeful "One Day") was recorded on the 1988 birthdates of Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln. Madcap vocalist Angelo Moore is in good form on Truth, but guitarist Kendall Jones often threatens to steal the show, particularly on the amped-up cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Freddie's Dead." --Michael Ruby

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Influential and rocking at the same time.......2007-07-20

Influence means nothing really, even though it's a cool factor. But for Fishbone, but that's a good thing, because the funk and ska inspired styles incoroparted into the rock layed a blueprint for all the funk inspired rap bands, including RATM (sort of), but mostly The Red Hot Chili Peppers and of course, 311 (There's plenty more, but those stand out to me). The band formed in 1979, but only played their style of music (which was always ska and funk mixed in with rock) at live shows. IN reality, they were one of the first bands to do this, so a lot of bands like Sublime, No Doubt, and more, have a link to Fishbone. More of the masses got a hold of fishbone later in the 80's, so it's little knowledge, and I am not even sure. IT's hard to know, but nevertheless, Fishbone influenced all kinds of bands. (Their first offical album was released in 1985), Both playing and style; P-nut (311) and Trever Dunn (Mr. Bungle) both say JOhn Norwood Fisher has influenced them, P-Nut in particular looks up to him.

______ that, but the music is great anyway. Truth and Soul may be considered an alternative band, but their sound is way diverse than nerdvana. Here's a quick rundown

Freddie's Dead-Not to funky, but's it got some of it. Remake of the Curtis Mayfield song from the 70's.
Ma and Pa-song about divorce. THis one is most definitly influenced by funk/ska.
Question Of Life-A funky song, it's got plenty of trumpets.
Pouring Rain-more of a slower ballad, one of the weakest on the album
Deep Inside-more of a punk song
Might Long Way-mostly a funky hard rock song.
Bonin' In The Boneyard-Cool party song!!!!!!!!! BOYEEEEEE!!!!!!!! (HAHAHA No) It's got plenty of funk in it, and the notable parts are the horns and the bass solos in the middle, just a couple of cheesy yeah-yeah-yeah's (*shudder*).
One Day-Not sure how to describe this song.
Subliminal Fascination-another punk song
Slow Bus Movin'-Some person called it cowpunk, though I am not sure. Whatever it is, it has some country in it.
Ghetto Soundwave-Sort of like Question Of Life, just not AS good.
Change-And acoustic song, but with Fishbone you never know. IT's got a lot of soul in it, and shows that Angelo Moore is pretty versatile (unlike Anthony from the RHCP)

This was definitly very impressive, this band has diversity in them, especially Angelo Moore's crazy as _____ divserve style of vocals. Reccomend to anybody who likes alternative rock.

9.0/10

Why oh why!.......2007-04-29

Hey I like the Red Hot Chilis as much as anyone else but this band were just as good if not better than them so why are they not up there with them or even at least get 5 minutes of fame like No Doubt? I read on black punks website one of there members did suggest a reason and hey, it doesnt take a genius to work out (It was only realy Living Colour back in the day who made it big)

Have to say though while latter day Red Hot Chilis have their own style and play it well back a few years and they were just plain average, before Mothers Milk this band blew them away. Fishbone knew how to mix funk, ska, punk and just about everything else and make is come out sounding sweet. Even gave us the added bonus of lyrics that actually meant something (unlike early Chilis)

You realy need to buy this one, check out 24/7 Spyz as well.

FULL ON!.......2007-04-23

This is the mega nut of supreme positive potency, it'll take you a Mighty Long Way from where you started out from in your day-to-day! Energetic and uplifting and crazy. Also soulful and serious. If you like this then try the Chili Peppers' first few albums, and Fishbone's first release, the self-titled E.P. TAKE ME AWAY, SPECIAL K!

best album by an underappreciated band.......2007-01-18

is fishbone the great undiscovered band of the 1980s/early 90s?

this band is so good on so many fronts that it's criminal they are not a household name. this album, in my view, is their best. they should be revered with the likes of the replacements, the red hot chili peppers and husker du.

few bands have so successfully mixed intelligence, raw punk-funk energy, great musicianship and soul, without ever being pretentious. i saw them live several times and those shows stand out as among the most raw & powerful I ever saw, as good as red hot chilis (but clothed).

how do you categorize this band? Ska? Funk? Soul? Protest music? Punk? Who cares! It's all there in this disc from the brilliant cover of "Freddie's Dead" to the punk of "subliminal fascism" to the hilarity of "bonin' in the boneyard" to positive protest power of "change."

Funk it up Fishbone!.......2006-09-12

Some may not agree, but I call this easily their best album. It should have made them huge. "Truth And Soul" is a wonderful mesh of funk/ska/rock/punk, and usually gets me jumping around the living room. Great lyrics too. Few songs have the energy that "Ma And Pa", "Bonin' In The Boneyard", and "One Day" do. This album is also a must for fans of the old movie "Tapeheads", as this includes "Slow Bus Movin' (Howard Beach Party)" which the soundtrack missed. But it's not all horn-blowing and bass-slapping. "Change" is a beautiful song played on acoustic guitar, that's about making the world a better place for all. Any fan of older Chili Peppers or Bosstones needs to hear this.

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FEESHBONE
ENERGY!
Solid EP. We need more music like this!
Classic EP
BONE IN THE USA

Fishbone
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ASIN: B000002647
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Ugly
Another Generation
? (Modern Industry)
Party At Ground Zero
V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F.
Lyin Ass Bitch

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FEESHBONE.......2007-04-23

How can one go wrong? If there is a way to do so with this release, I don't know about it. Let these positive vibes bore into your skull. This E.P. holds one of the most positive optomistic upbeat vibe songs that I've personally ever heard, gets me stoked, which is "? (Modern Industry)" but you can't really tell this from the short clip here on Amazon, you've got to hear the whole song.

ENERGY!.......2006-06-21

Just as on the cover of the record, ENERGY! Keyboards flyin', Saxs' flailin', jumpin', divin', spinnin', these brothas' never stand still! I saw them perform @ Roseland, NYC in 198??? I don't remember what year but I was frightened when I left the show. Eyes bugged out, 'fro discombobulated, couldn't walk straight. I should have called EMS on myself! My friend and I were both in high school when (I think it was) MTV played the video. Nope, sorry, it was Ralph McDaniels and Video Music Box. "Hey dude----What's Token"? ?(Modern Industry) was the song. They named lots of radio stations in the US. Great, energetic songs!

Solid EP. We need more music like this!.......2005-08-14

I've owed The Reality of My Surroundings a few years now (it has the best songs I've ever heard from a non-mainstream band), and have heard the hits off Truth & Soul. I went to buy that CD from the used record store down the street, but they didn't have it, so I got Fishbone's s/t album instead. I had heard "Party at Ground Zero" before, and I've even seen the music video (crazy footage of the band and friends wearing fish heads while anticipating a nuclear war). Anyway, I loved the song with the video, but it's too repetitive without something visual to accompany it. It's still a good song (along with the rest), but I like a prefer many of the others more. My favorites are "Modern Industry" (where Fishbone salute their local radio stations as well as foreign ones from Sweden), the cool and laid-back "Another Generation", and the very funny "Lyin' Ass Bitch" (at first, I didn't realize the lead on the song was female and thought it was Angelo playing around).

Classic EP.......2003-05-27

Fishbone began their career correctly with this smoking EP. "Ugly" is a good song, with the sophmoric lyrics that pop up at least a couple times per every Fishbone disc. "Another Generation" is a good midtempo song which songs Fishbone's more serious side, "?" is a disposable novelty, "Party At Ground Zero" is a rock classic, truly a seriously great party song. "V.T.T.L.T.F.D.G.F" is a good rock song, and "Lying" is a funny ska song to close things out.

BONE IN THE USA.......2002-10-31

Truly Bone in the USA, I go back to 1986 with this CD to my days as a DJ for my college radio station. I took it to the next level seeing Fishbone live three times from Raleigh, NC (Hot 'lanta) to St. Louis, MO (Mississippi Nights). I was taken by the fact that they were something I had longed for all my life, a black band that was not afraid to rock.....Blending rock, reagge/ska and funk with irreverent socio-political undertones this band can best be described as an American equivalent of Madness. Going one step further and giving them their full credit every band which has followed (Living Color, Mighty Bosstones, No Doubt and Red Hot Chili Peppers) all trace their roots back to this EP.

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Finally Found
The sound of the Fled soundtrack

Fled
Original Soundtrack , Monica , The Tony Rich Project , Joi , For Real , Big Rube , DJ Kizzy Rock , T-Boz , Goodie Mob , and Fishbone
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ASIN: B000008R1B
Release Date: 1996-07-16

Tracks:

Intro - Big Rube
You Can't Run - Royal C
Touch Myself - T-Boz
Remember What I Said - Goodie Mob
Bright Lights - T. Smith
Word
Missing You - Monica
Highway - The Tony Rich Project
Magic in Your Eyes - Joi
Spain
Right Way - For Real
Crank This - DJ Kizzy Rock
Fled - Fishbone

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Finally Found.......2006-03-31

I named this title Finally Found because I've been looking for this Soundtrack CD for about 4 years and a half now, I finally purchased the CD a week ago and should be recieving it any day now and I can't wait.

I have been looking for it for so long because on this particular CD it contains a certain song that I been trying to retreive and it's called "Missing You" by "Monica" I really like this song because it made me feel what Stephen Baldwin was feelimg when he was telling Larry Fishburn in the diner about how the badguys killed his girl at his girls place, and while he's telling him all of a sudden you start hearing this music coming out of nowhere, then next thing you know you start hearing Monica singing really soft as if monica she knew what was going on.

I thought it was really touching and very sentimental, the song for that part to me was perfect. That's the reason why I've been breaking my neck backwards to find this CD I knew the CD existed but I could not find it, the search is over and I'm satisfied. The movie is great and full of action . I've never seen a movie like this before , it makes you laugh and it makes you cry, the movie is great, keep doing what your doing, keep up the good work. Thanks for making such a great soundtrack

Jlove,

The sound of the Fled soundtrack.......2003-03-27

This cd is one like I have never seen before.I have purchased the cd before and i only listen to 3 songs off of it and to me I will always buy a cd for one song. So I think that the cd could have been better but T-Boz,Monica and DJ Kizzy Rock did their best and held it down for the Fled soundtrack,that's why I rate this cd as three stars

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Not worth the $$ I paid...and I bought a used copy!!
A boring album that doesn't even have the novelty of being Punk or badly-produced
ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW
CHIM CHIM'S BAD@SS REVENGE (1996)
"Chim Chim" ain't where it's at

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ASIN: B000002GV9
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Intro
Chim Chim's Badass Revenge
In The Cube
Beergut
Interlude 1
Psychologically Overcast
Alcoholic
Love...Hate
Interlude 2
Riot
Monkey Dick
Sourpuss
Rock Star
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Not worth the $$ I paid...and I bought a used copy!!.......2007-04-27

I LOVE Fishbone but......Sorry folks...how can ANY true Fishbone fan give this 4 or 5 stars?!?! I would never say it sucks but after the absolute brilliance of the 3 albums that came before it...I'm tempted!!!

It always did seem like Fishbone was actually 2 bands that got together to jam and, after Kendall Jones and Chris Dowd left, I guess this is what we were left with!!!

A boring album that doesn't even have the novelty of being Punk or badly-produced.......2006-02-04

This isn't a bad album per se, but when compared by previous Fishbone albums, Chim Chim falls flat on its face. My favorite song on the album is "Alcoholic," which I later found out the band had been playing live since 1985. No wonder that was the best song. My main beef with this record is the lack of solos and instrumental breaks in the songs. Plus, there are way too many lyrics in the songs, which drag on forever. Aside from "Alcoholic," the rest of the songs are unmemorable, except for "Riot," which is a hardcore-esque throwaway song (nice way to alienate white listeners, guys). Some people here have said this album has an underproduced Punk feel, which is one of the falsest things I've ever seen written about a Fishbone album. Aside from the gimmick song "Riot," this album is a meandering pot-infused Rock and R&B album. It doesn't even have the novelty of being badly-produced.

Get any Fishbone album before this one. I suggest their self-titled debut, which is their most consistent record (all the songs are great). The rest of Fishbone's albums from In Your Face up 'til Give a Money a Brain are a mixed bag; there are a few amazing songs alongside many lackluster ones. Aside from one good song, the only badass thing Chim Chim boasts is some awesome album artwork, so when you sell this CD to a friend for a nickel, be sure to keep the inlay.

ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW.......2005-03-14

Comically angry, abrasive, and a bit cluttered "Fishbone" album is not without the cool whimsey, genuine social comment, and tight ska-rock-soul musical excellence that is Fishbone, a band that gets more respect than it does recognition for their powerhouse rocking assault on the ears and for staying true to their original concept; great music and something philosophical about a fishbone. I love the hard rock edge, the ska horns, and Angelo Moore's political, wild and crazy guy poet's rants and raves. Here we have Chim Chim the monkey, a metaphorical Fishbone, joyfully lashing out at social disorder, white rock and roll guys (with tvs in their ears and eyes), the pressure to hip-hop, and happy-go-lucky substance abuse; the song "Alcoholic" really sounds like a walk from the bar to the alley and back to the bar. Fishbone create a real homey, family insider feeling for the listener, one feels a part of this not hip-hop but not without bop alternative musical ensemble. Chim Chim, however, like a pet monkey gone violently beserk, needs a few sessions in anger management as some of these songs go on just a bit too long, like Angelo Moore is really, really mad about something.

CHIM CHIM'S BAD@SS REVENGE (1996).......2005-03-06

The problem with this album wasn't Fishbone's. It was mine, and mine alone. And when I finally understood and got past that problem, this album became one of the best Fishbone albums they released, despite sound quality or diminished band members.

My disappointment came first with opening up the Cd on day of release, and finding two members of the band missing, Kendall Jones and Chris Dowd. It truly made my heart sink, because Fishbone up until that point had retained all its original members for more than 10 years. And often, as is the case, when people start jumping ship, it means the boat is sinking. Well, at least that's the purported case with rats, I've never been on a ship to know if it's true. This original disappointment persuaded me to not give the album a chance, and it was a mistake that has been corrected. It took me some years to do, but I get this album now, and everything that's being said on it. It's nearest equivalent in overall message is 1991's The Reality of My Surroundings.

The 1996 Chim Chim Fishbone were: Angelo Moore (Vocals / Sax), Walter Kibby II (Vocals / Trumpet), John Bigham (Guitar - before Fishbone he was with Miles Davis), and brothers Phil Fisher `'Fish'' (Drums), and Norwood Fisher (Bass / Vocals). All songs were credited to Fishbone as a whole for the first time, apart from `Pre Nut' and `Chim Chim's Bad@ass Revenge co-written with executive producer Dallas Austin.

CHIM CHIM is an album that does have to be taken song by song, track by track, because it is worthy of any description of its contents.

Intro -
`'It's the coming of the Digital Freak Swing Vs. Ape Kills Master. If you try you will catch on''. Spoken piece announced by a security alert horn. The aim and purpose of Fishbone's Chim Chim is documented before you even hear one song.

Chim Chim's Bad@ss Revenge -
`'Running the stop sign to get your peace of mind'' - Opens like a cowboy's lament, while Angelo Moore welcomes you to the proceedings like an old, irritable drunk on stage. Which then goes into kickstart jump up thrash metal. Not as stereo as it could be, the rest of the album doesn't sound like this. Maybe that was the plan. The bass, and guitars are the equivalent of Mono, the drums are in Stereo. Why? Who knows. Chim Chim knows.

In The Cube -
`'With no question, and no testin' of no one's wits or individuality'' - The 8 minute 32 second slow Ska / Jazz / Funk workout. Points out the error of all of our ways, even when our intentions are good.

Beergut -
`'But the gut snuck up while he wasn't lookin'' - Dedicated to the beerdrinker and hellraiser. Pure chaos all the way through, but what happens at the end of this song as Fishbone becomes a musical train is quite phenomenal. That train would speed past the station so fast, you'd have no hope of catching it. `'Next stop - Corn Liquor, Wines and Spirits.''

Interlude 1 - Band Introduction and History of Fishbone to date. Jawbone solo!

Psychologically Overcast -
`'Cause the clouds are in your mind'' - Features Busta Rhymes. Should have been the single, if one ever were to be released. Funk Metal.

Alcoholic -
`'With an Eight for a Chaser'' - Dedicated to the Winos, Junkies and Drunks, opens with Reggae, slips into Punk Ska, with a brief second of Funk. Absolutely as funny as Angelo found it halfway through.

Love ... Hate -
`'Love and Hate too close for most but Revenge can make it even'' - Opens with Swing Metal Blues, into Ska. Probably the album's defining piece, certainly one of its high watermarks. 6.44m of pleasure.

Interlude 2 - Update of the Chim Chim story.

Riot -
`'Treat your customer crazy, they gonna act crazy'' - Total thrash punk. Reasons for riot.

Monkey Di©k -
`'Get me soap and water'' - Frenetic, crazy chaos blues at 90mph, until the chorus. This is the song that woke me up to how good this album actually was. I heard everything differently, and I understood what was going on, once I got past my own blockade. Includes the first use of the Theremin on a Fishbone album. Lev Sergeivitch Termen who invented it in 1917, would be proud. I think? It was used on a song called what???

Sourpuss -
`'You got that clench jaw scrunched snawz look'' - The music is actually sour. And that is very hard thing to do, actually making the music reflect the topic matter. Like sucking a lime for 7 minutes and 13 seconds. Minnie The Moocher all frowned out til it gets funked up at the end.

'Rock Star -
`'Wreck your hotel room, catch a Lear Jet, stay in debt. Manic depressed.'' - A brutal indictment on racism and ego in the music industry, and what Fishbone encountered trying to release their music to the mass. Enters like the Fishbone train that left the station in `Beergut', going 100 miles per hour.

Pre Nut -
Precursor to the final track. Da' Blues, with Soul.

Nutmeg -
`'The time is now for you to be the beast'' - Opens like a bizarre Cecil B. DeMille epic he never filmed, if he had also acknowledged there aren't many Caucasian people, if at all, hanging around ancient Mesopotamia. Twisted Snake Charming Metal. Fish, their drummer, has his say about the Nutmeg in the finale.

This album stands as a document and diary of one of America's most important bands, who mixed almost 100 years of African-American musical culture into one form, called Fishbone. Purchase the album just to say `I own a Fishbone album'.

"Chim Chim" ain't where it's at.......2004-08-26

I agree when it comes to evaluating this Fishbone album that it's their worst release compared to everything else they've done. But it honestly doesn't bother me because I know I'll always have all the Fishbone albums that I love (like the magnificent "Truth & Soul") to go back to. So what if I don't like "Chim Chim"?! Plenty of other people out there do. It's true that the quality of "Chim Chim" is on par with that of an unmixed demo or fan-made bootleg, so be extremely careful if you're looking for the same high-quality gloss found on "Truth" and "Reality of My Surroundings", because "Chim Chim" ain't where it's at.

2.5 stars out of 5

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Release Date: 2002-06-18

Tracks:

Skann N' Go Nutts
Are U Wit It
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Demon In Here
In The Heat Of Angrrr
Last Dayz, Critical Times
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LIVE AT THE TEMPLE BAR AND MORE (2002).......2005-03-06

This is essentially the last recorded material by Fishbone with half of its original lineup still intact. After this album, original member Walter Kibby II leaves, along with newer recruit Spacey T. for pastures greener. Part of the complaint may have been about lack of studio time, or effective management, or constantly touring to eek out a living. Whatever the complaint, this Live album recorded at 3 different venues debuts original material. It's sound quality is good, and the Henhouse Sessions DVD (...)documents that many of these songs did get the studio treatment. It would have made a brilliant album, with no signs of Fishbone creativity on the wane, despite their personal fortune or visibility. Word has it there will be new studio material in 2005, which is good news for many.

Fishbone is really a band that needs to be witnessed live, and captured in the studio. I've seen this band many, many times, and any recording of them and the energy they produce as a live band is worthy of purchase, especially if it's new material. But I would personally love to hear studio versions of this material, as the Henhouse DVD acknowledges there is. Particularly `In The Heat of Angrrr'.

The 2002 Temple Fishbone were: Angelo Moore (Vocals / Sax / Theremin), Walter Kibby II (Vocals / Trumpet), Tracey `Spacey T' Singleton (Guitar - before Fishbone he was with Sound Barrier), John Steward (Drums), and Norwood Fisher (Bass / Vocals). All songs were credited to Fishbone as a group. Singleton was the original guitarist of the first Black heavy metal band to be signed to a major label. By odd coincidence (for me as a reviewer), Neftali Santiago of MANDRILL (who a few days ago got reviewed by me for their 1973 `Composite Truth' album!) produced the 4 song demo that landed them a contract with MCA Records in 1980. Synchronicity and small circles.

Skank n' Go Nutts -
Angelo asks everyone if they're ready. Science Fiction Ska is what they're about to hear should they be ready, which switches from outer space to heavy metal thrash ground level. With the departure of guitarist John Bigham and drummer Phil `Fish' Fisher, the first concern is if Fishbone can still be `good'. By this first song, I don't hear that they've lost as much as people like to think they have. `Skank' is as good as anything that has appeared on any of their previous studio albums. The recording quality of this material is very good as stated before, especially for a live gig.

Are U Wit It -
Cool laid back funk is the style for this next song, driven by Norwood's heavily compressed slap bass, and Spacey T's wah wah pedalled guitar, which goes into a pretty incredible out of this world guitar solo. That's why I would love to have heard this guy on a studio recording of the same material. His use of effects changes nearly every section of this song. Moore uses the Theremin like a hip hop scratch record.

Premadawnutt -
The trademark Fishbone Horns dominate this song, which is very hard to describe. It comes across like a thrash metal version of Toni Basil's `Oh Mickey'. But before it can stay there long enough to be familiar, it drifts into Reggae, and then a secton that sounds like you're running and hitting a wall over and over again. This song is like Looney Tunes on Acid. It then becomes this frenetic 200 mph race back to the opening horn section, and subsequent free-form sax solo.

Demon In Here -
The story behind this one is actually true, as the Henhouse Sessions reveal. As Moore describes the protagonist, Singleton plays acoustic guitar runs. But what this song becomes is something totally different. Could be classic Fishbone if you listen to it, easily placed alongside something from `The Reality of My Surroundings' or `Give A Monkey A Brain ...'. The Theremin adds a slightly Looney Tunes quality to this song which sounds like a drummer's nightmare, but Steward handles this whole song with ease. Goes from total heavy metal crunch into Hang `Em High territory.

(Burning) In The Heat of Angrrr -
Could easily sit alongside the first Fishbone E.P.(1985) or `In Your Face' (1986). Anyone who wondered what happened to `classic' Fishbone, look no further. It still exists in this song. One of the best songs of the new material, first it's rock, then quickfire, but laid back soul. The ending is like a horror movie.

Last Dayz, Critical Times -
Grunged out, severely heavy rock, which all of a sudden becomes reggae. The warnings of Armageddon set to music. The Theremin, heavily echoed, practically screams. This song makes me lament the loss of Walter Kibby II, he adds so much to their songs.

Git Out Of The City -
Swing it. Which then swings right into Reggae. Which then jumps into the deranged Delta Blues. Passes from one musical genre to the next like it's the easiest thing to do.

Down Boy -
Quick Ska which turns into some sort of easy breezy psychedelic song, back into ska, then into Hendrix territory for a bar or two. Then into heavy metal Jazz. The album closes with fans singing over and over again, `Fishbone is Red Hot'.

All of this material is easily some of Fishbone's best. I see no signs that this band should stop, because creatively they still have it, and sound like no other band out there. This album stands as a document and diary of one of America's most important bands, who mixed almost 100 years of African-American musical culture into one form, called Fishbone. Purchase the album just to say `I own a Fishbone album'.

Not the Same 'ol Fishbone but Good Enough!.......2004-05-30

With the departure of several of the original band members, the bright future of this legendary band is firmly placed well behind them. To borrow one of their song titles, 'Those Days Are Gone'. However, there's certainly enough here in this latest brew for the diehard Fishbone soldier to sip on. For the Fishneophyte, the first four or five albums are listening prerequisites to appreciate the mozaical musical style, frenetic energy and good wholesome humor of this album. 'Live at the Temple Bar' also makes up for the lackluster 2000 release, 'Fishbone and Friends' which contained no Fishbone and no Friends with it suppressive corporate production sound.

Like each one of their previous albums 'Temple Bar' requires several listens then you're hopelessly hooked. Without the mellifluous influence of some of the departed band members, at times some of the songs are a bit too discordant and because it's a live production, are a bit too gritty, but it's still Fishbone. Encapsulating the band in their natural element, the live show, each song is an awe-inspiring example of magisterial musical artistry and showmanship

What's also remarkable about this collection of songs is that once you get past the wrinkles and tattoo (which suspiciously appears to be covering a bald spot) in the picture on the backside of the CD of the lead singer's devilishly grinning visage, you realize that this 20+ year old rock band is creating new music that is as youthful as ever. With time, bands tend to produce a more contemplative sound in contrast from their earlier work, however, with song titles like 'Skank 'N Go Nutts', Fishbone thankfully shows no signs of growing up.

A poignant moment on the CD comes at the very end of the last song when the audience fades off chanting in unison, 'Fishbone is Red Hot'. This not only reveals the love and admiration fans have for this talented group but also the signature of a band whose audience is hungrily caught in the afterglow of a magical and intimate moment.

'Live at the Temple Bar and More' with Fishbone's typical rockjazzfunkpunksoulthrashskaetc sound, is only for the adventurous music listener. Tap into it and enjoy a band doing what they were meant to do. Have fun!

Fishbone kicks! VERSATILITY and virtuosity in tact live!!!!!.......2004-04-22

Sknk n go nutts! If you like fishbone and don't have this cd, go get it! It is my favorite cd i've listened to this month! I can't wait to hear their next cd. Personally like it better than any of their other cds (I HAVE ALL OF THEM)! It reminds me of bad brains and (classic)red hot chili peppers mixed together. with reggae/ska/thrash/and funk mixed in. 'There is a demon in me & he smiles at me' is my favorite track, hopefully a studio version is also in the works of all these songs!

THE GREATEST LIVE ALBUM IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND!!!.......2003-10-02

I'm not joking or being sarcastic. I don't work for the band or the label. I love a wide variety of music, from Bach to Bebop to Beatles to Bad Brains. I have no personal gain here. But all things considered: all-new material which is as strong (or stronger) than anything they've done in the past, outstanding (even stunning) production quality, and nailed-to-the-floor performances all the way around by each band member (especially the new guys) -- this album just leaves every other live album in its wake/dust. PERIOD.

Fishbone??.......2003-05-11

I'm glad Norwood, Angelo and Walter are still playing live shows. They are fun to watch and are truly talented. Unfortunately, without the rest of the original line-up, they don't really compare to the Fishbone I once knew and loved. It's sad that they are playing at heavy metal dives nowadays but go check them out if you want to have fun. Or just buy their first four albums and listen to them at home.

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