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The Essential Fishbone (CD)

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Fishbone Artist Snapshot:

Fishbone came up in L.A. in the mid-'80s, purveying a hybrid of ska, funk, rock, and metal, all filtered through a zany sense of humor. Their pan-stylistic sound connected with audiences right off the bat, and they developed a hardcore following for both their recordings and their energetic live performances. In the early '90s, guitarist Kendall Jones got involved in some unusual circumstances involving what some say was a religious cult, and the band was thrown somewhat askew. Subsequently, a revamped version of the group started working under the unwieldy moniker Fishbone's Familyhood Nexperience.

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DISC 1 for The Essential Fishbone (CD) Album By Fishbone (Artist)
1   Party At Ground Zero
2   Cholly
3   Skankin' To The Beat
4   When Problems Arise
5   Freddie's Dead
6   It's A Wonderful Life (Gonna Have A Good Time)
7   Movement In Light
8   Bonin' In The Boneyard
9   Unyielding Conditioning
10   Everyday Sunshine
11   Change
12   Fight The Youth
13   Ma And Pa
14   Lemon Meringue
15   Lyin' Ass Bitch
16   Sunless Saturday
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (5/1/03, p.58) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Shows this band of eccentrics could rock plenty well, even without bells and whistles..."

Title Note

Fishbone: Kendall Jones (vocals, guitar); Angelo Moore (vocals, saxophone, theramin); Dirty Walter A. Kirby (vocals, trumpet); Chris Dowd (vocals, trombone, keyboards); Lisa R. Grant (vocals); David Kahne (guitar, keyboards); John Bingham (guitar); Norwood Fisher (bass); Fish (drums, percussion); Billy "Bass" Nelson (background vocals).

Producers: David Kahne, Fishbone.

Compilation producer: Jerry Rappaport.

Recorded between 1984 & 1993. Includes liner notes by Adrian Young.

Once upon a time in the 1980s, the word "alternative" was not an over-used appellation in rock music. Instead, it described bands like Fishbone--groups whose manic musical energy burned through genre distinctions in a way that made them totally unfit for mainstream acceptance. As representatives of this bygone era, and as a remarkable entity unto themselves, Fishbone stand as exemplars of "alternative," and THE ESSENTIAL FISHBONE proves why.

A healthy sampler of this Los Angeles sextet's output, ESSENTIAL ranges from Fishbone's earliest ska-heavy releases (think Oingo Boingo meets the Specials) like "Party at Ground Zero" to the metal crunch of "Sunless Saturday" from its most ambitious studio album, THE REALITY OF MY SURROUNDINGS. In between is quirky New Wave ("When Problems Arise"), bouncy funk ("Bonin' in the Boneyard"), celebratory soul rave-ups ("Everyday Sunshine"), and acoustic balladry ("Change"). The dreamy funk of "Lemon Meringue" and the fine cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Freddie's Dead" are additional highlights. This is exuberant, original music that makes one miss the college-rock heyday of the late '80s and early '90s.

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