Fishbone (EP)

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

Fishbone chronology

Fishbone
(1985)

In Your Face
(1986)

Singles from Fishbone

"? (Modern Industry)"
Released: 1985
"Party at Ground Zero"
Released: 1985

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]
Robert Christgau	B+^[3]

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.

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	^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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

7. "Skankin' To The Beat" (bonus track, some vinyl editions)^[5]

Personnel

Angelo Moore - Saxophone and vocals
Walter A. Kibby II - Trumpet and vocals
Kendall Jones - guitars and vocals
Chris Dowd - keyboards, Trombone and vocals
John Norwood Fisher - Bass and 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)

References

↑ Prato, Greg. "allmusic ((( Fishbone > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
↑ Brackett, Nathan. "Fishbone". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 298, cited March 31, 2010
↑ Christgau, Robert. "Fishbone". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
↑ "Village Voice - Albums of the Year". AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
↑ Fishbone Official Page, Facebook, April 19, 2014

Fishbone

Angelo Moore John Norwood Fisher "Dirty" Walter A. Kibby II John Steward Rocky George Dre Gipson Jay Armant Kendall Jones Chris Dowd Phillip "Fish" Fisher John Bigham Anthony Brewster Dion Murdock John McKnight Tracey Singleton André "PaDre" Holmes Torri Ruffin Curtis Storey

Studio albums	In Your Face Truth and Soul The Reality of My Surroundings Give a Monkey a Brain... Chim Chim's Badass Revenge The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx Still Stuck in Your Throat

Live albums	Live at the Temple Bar and More Live in Amsterdam Fishbone Live Live at The Independent

Compilations	Singles Party at Ground Zero Fishbone 101 The Essential Fishbone

Extended plays	Fishbone It's a Wonderful Life Set the Booty Up Right Nuttsactor 5 The Friendliest Psychosis of All Crazy Glue Intrinsically Intertwined

Singles	"? (Modern Industry)" "Party at Ground Zero" "When Problems Arise" "Freddie's Dead" "Ma and Pa" "One Day" "Change" "He's a Flyguy" "In Your Eyes / Skankin' to the Beat" "Fight the Youth" "Everyday Sunshine/Fight the Youth" "Sunless Saturday" "Monkey Business" "Swim" "The Pool is Now Open" "Black Flowers" "Unyielding Conditioning" "Servitude" "No Fear" "Alcoholic" "Crazy Bald Heads / The Stage" "The Suffering" "Party with Saddam" "Whipper Snapper"

Featured singles	"Fix"

Video and Film	The Reality of My Surroundings – Past to Present Fishbone Familyhood Instructional Visional Guide Ofishal Bootleg Video Critical Times – Fishbone's Hen House Sessions Live in Amsterdam Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

Related articles	List of Fishbone members

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