Fishbone (EP)

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Fishbone
EP by Fishbone
Released September 21, 1985
Recorded 1985 at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA and Eldorado Recording Studios, Burbank, CA
Genre Alternative rock, ska punk
Length 26:33
Label Columbia Records
Producer David Kahne
Fishbone chronology

Fishbone
(1985)
In Your Face
(1986)
Singles from Fishbone
  1. "? (Modern Industry)"
    Released: 1985
  2. "Party at Ground Zero"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Robert Christgau B+[3]
Piero Scaruffi [4]

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. [citation needed]

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.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1985 Village Voice United States "Albums of the Year (EP)" 3 [5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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

Personnel

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)

References

  1. Prato, Greg. "allmusic ((( Fishbone > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 31, 2010. 
  2. Brackett, Nathan. "Fishbone". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 298, cited March 31, 2010
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Fishbone". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
  4. Scaruffi, Piero. "Fishbone". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
  5. "Village Voice - Albums of the Year". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 



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