Chim Chim's Badass Revenge

Chim Chim's Badass Revenge
Studio album by Fishbone
Released May 21, 1996
Recorded at Indigo Ranch Studios In Malibu,California
Genre Alternative rock, punk rock, ska punk, funk rock
Length 68:32
Label Rowdy Records/Arista Records
Producer Dallas Austin and Fishbone
Fishbone chronology
Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe
(1993)		 Chim Chim's Badass Revenge
(1996)		 Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx
(2000)
Singles from Chim Chim's Badass Revenge
  1. "Alcoholic"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Entertainment Weekly (B-)[3]
Robert Christgau [4]
Piero Scaruffi [5]

Chim Chim's Badass Revenge is the fifth full-length album and concept album from alternative rock band Fishbone. It was the first studio album in three years following the departure of founding members Kendall Jones and Chris Dowd.

After losing two founding members and being dropped from Sony Records, on this album the band examined racism and music industry practices. The album includes some of the band's heaviest songs, such as the hardcore punk title track, "Riot" and "Psychologically Overcast", the latter having guest vocals by Busta Rhymes. The album was produced by Dallas Austin, who said he wanted to take Fishbone to the next level, like Rick Rubin had done with Red Hot Chilli Peppers. [6] Austin later used Fishbone as the backing band for the second album Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome by R&B singer Joi Gilliam, in 1997.[7]

The album sold well in underground circles but only reached #158 on the Billboard Album Charts. It was the last Fishbone album for four years, as the band went through more personnel changes and record company woes.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Fishbone, except for "Chim Chim's Badass Revenge" and "Pre Nutt", which were written by Fishbone and executive producer Dallas Austin.

No. Title Length
1. "Intro"   1:41
2. "Chim Chim's Badass Revenge"   4:27
3. "In The Cube"   8:32
4. "Beergut"   3:39
5. "Interlude 1"   1:57
6. "Psychologically Overcast"   5:06
7. "Alcoholic"   4:43
8. "Love...Hate"   6:44
9. "Interlude 2"   1:08
10. "Riot"   0:56
11. "Monkey Dick"   4:35
12. "Sourpuss"   7:14
13. "Rock Star"   5:09
14. "Pre Nutt"   3:11
15. "Fight For the Nuttmeg"   10:30

Personnel

Fishbone

Additional

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1996 The Billboard 200 158

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "allmusic ((( Chim Chim's Bad Ass Revenge > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r233719. Retrieved March 31, 2010. 
  2. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Fishbone". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 298, cited March 31, 2010
  3. ^ Ferguson, Jason. "Chim Chim's Bad Ass Revenge". Entertainment Weekly. May 1996, cited March 31, 2010
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Fishbone". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
  5. ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Fishbone". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
  6. ^ Fishbone:Everyday Sunshine documentary, 2010
  7. ^ Wax Poetics magazine, Issue No 42, 2010
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