Fishbone (EP)
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.
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| Released | September 21, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA; Eldorado Recording Studios, Burbank, CA | |||
| Genre | Ska;[1] Rock | |||
| Length | 26:33 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | David Kahne | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
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 is about a government attempt to convince the public that Hiroshima was actually caused by Godzilla farting. "Ugly", while never a single, has become a fan favorite.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ugly" | Kendall Jones | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Another Generation" | Jones | 4:04 |
| 3. | "? (Modern Industry)" | David Kahne, Jones | 4:26 |
| 4. | "Party at Ground Zero" | Jones, Angelo Moore, John Norwood Fisher | 6:31 |
| 5. | "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F." | Fisher | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Lyin' Ass Bitch" | Lisa R. Grant, Jones, Moore | 4:16 |
- 7. "Skankin' to the Beat" (bonus track, some vinyl editions)[4]
Personnel
- Fishbone
- Angelo Moore - saxophone, vocals
- Walter A. Kibby II - trumpet, vocals
- Kendall Jones - guitars, vocals
- Chris Dowd - keyboards, trombone, vocals
- John Norwood Fisher - bass, vocals
- Philip "Fish" Fisher - drums
- 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
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
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| 1985 | Village Voice | United States | "Albums of the Year (EP)" | 3 | [5] |
References
- Prato, Greg. "allmusic ((( Fishbone > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- Christgau, Robert. "Fishbone". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
- Brackett, Nathan. "Fishbone". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 298, cited March 31, 2010
- Fishbone Official Page, Facebook, April 19, 2014
- "Village Voice - Albums of the Year". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
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