Official video: “? (Modern Industry)” is a bizarre and catchy little song (and Fishbone’s first single, from 1985) that lists different radio stations’ call letters. I wonder how many of those stations are still around and also wonder if any … Continue reading
Mean spirited fan video, though its the actual track: “Ugly” is the first song I heard by Fishbone – probably on WXCI in 1985. This led me to purchase their debut EP. The chorus is something of a thing of … Continue reading
Official video: “Sunless Saturday” is solid evidence that for a brief time in 1991, Fishbone were the greatest band in the world. Further evidence, live from The Arsenio Hall Show: Fishbone could hurl themselves all over the stage and still … Continue reading
Album cover video: I notice that I have four out of the six tracks from the 1985 Fishbone EP. “Lyin’ Ass Bitch”, according to AllMusic.com, “hasn’t aged well.” I think this is a reference to the lyrics, which consist of … Continue reading
Fan video: Another single from 1993′s Give A Monkey A Brain…, “Lemon Meringue” doesn’t really do it for me. I do like the lyric “Watchin a clock instead of watchin time,” but overall the song doesn’t strike me as anything … Continue reading
Official video: “Ma and Pa” was a single released from 1988′s Truth and Soul. A fairly uptempo ska/punk number with a bit of a social message, “Ma and Pa” is a pretty catchy tune, though it was totally overshadowed by … Continue reading
Official video: “Fight The Youth” is the first track from The Reality of My Surroundings and was released as the first single. I’ve always found it to be a fairly generic piece of 80′s hard rock, but the piece has … Continue reading
Fan video: Keyboardist Chris Dowd is the featured singer on 1988′s “Change”, from Truth and Soul. This is another song that I’d have entirely missed out on if not for The Essential Fishbone. Sometimes, it pays to purchase a compilation … Continue reading
Official video: The Reality of My Surroundings, released in 1991, has been called “Fishbone’s last great album.” Indeed, I remember (and AllMusic.com confirms) that several critics compared the album to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album produced three … Continue reading
Official video: A sort of ska ballad, “Unyielding Conditioning” is one of the better loved songs from Fishbone’s poorly received 1993 album Give A Monkey A Brain And He’ll Swear He’s The Center Of The Universe. Apparently, most of the … Continue reading