Fishbone is the recording debut of alternative group Fishbone. This six-song EP was released in 1985 and captures the band at the height of their early funk/ska era. The track "Party at Ground Zero" remains one of the band's most popular tracks.
The track "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F." stands for "Voyage to the Land of the Freeze-Dried Godzilla Farts", as confirmed on the band's website, and imagines a government attempt to convince the public that Hiroshima was actually caused by Godzilla farting.[4]
Reception
Spin wrote, "The spirits of Little Richard, Chuck Berry and dozens of anonymous honkers and shouters haunt the grooves. Fishbone charges through the six cuts at breakneck speed. Tunes jump jaggedly from one change to another, flashing a frantic ska-beat, squawking horns, growling guitars, nearly a capella harmonies, yelps, squeaks, guffaws and moans."[5]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Ugly" | Kendall Jones | 2:52 |
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| 2. | "Another Generation" | Jones | 4:04 |
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| 3. | "? (Modern Industry)" | David Kahne, Jones | 4:26 |
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| 4. | "Party at Ground Zero" | Jones, Angelo Moore, John Norwood Fisher | 6:31 |
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| 5. | "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F." | Fisher | 4:23 |
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| 6. | "Lyin' Ass Bitch" | Lisa R. Grant, Jones, Moore | 4:16 |
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- 7. "Skankin' to the Beat" (bonus track, some vinyl editions)[6]
Personnel
- Fishbone
- Additional personnel
- Lisa Grant – vocals on "Lyin' Ass Bitch"
- Production
- Nancy Donald – design
- David Kahne – engineer
- Tony Lane – design
- David Leonard – engineer, mixing
- John Scarpati – photography
- Jack Skinner – mastering (Sterling Sound, New York City)
Accolades
References
- ^ a b Prato, Greg. "allmusic ((( Fishbone > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Fishbone". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 298, cited March 31, 2010
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Fishbone". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
- ^ Prato, Greg (June 12, 2012). "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F." Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Randall F. Grass (July 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 3. p. 32.
- ^ Fishbone Official Page, Facebook, April 19, 2014
- ^ "Pazz & Jop 1985". The Village Voice. New York. February 18, 1986. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Robert Christgau.
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- John Norwood Fisher
- "Dirty" Walter A. Kibby II
- Phillip "Fish" Fisher
- Kendall Jones
- John Bigham
- Anthony Brewster
- Dion Murdock
- John McKnight
- Tracey Singleton
- André "PaDre" Holmes
- Torri Ruffin
- Curtis Storey
- John Steward
- Jay Armant
- Dre Gipson
- Rocky George
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