Law of the Fish

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Law of the Fish

Studio album by The Radiators

Released

1987

Recorded

Southlake Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana

Genre

swamp rock

Length

45:38

The Radiators chronology

Heat Generation
(1981)

Law of the Fish
(1987)

Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Law of the Fish is the third album by The Radiators. It is their second studio album and their first major label release.

Overview

After a five-year hiatus from record-making (but not from performing), The Radiators signed with Epic Records and released their first major label album, which helped introduce their self-described "fishhead music" to a national audience. The album made it up to #139 on the Billboard 200, and the songs "Doctor, Doctor" and "Like Dreamers Do" made it to #20 and #23 respectively on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.

The songs on the album were written over a period of several years, with the oldest, "Suck the Head", bearing a 1979 copyright date. Only two of the songs, "Oh Beautiful Loser" and "Sparkplug" actually have a 1987 copyright date.

Track listing

Side 1

"This Wagon's Gonna Roll" (Ed Volker) – 4:20
"Like Dreamers Do" (Volker) – 4:04
"Doctor, Doctor" (Volker, Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin, Reggie Scanlan, Frank Bua Jr., Glenn Sears) – 4:05
"Oh Beautiful Loser" (Volker) – 4:12
"Suck the Head" (Volker, Baudoin) – 3:14
"Mood to Move" (Volker) – 3:59

Side 2

"Sparkplug" (Volker) – 3:01
"Holiday" (Volker) – 4:01
"Love Is a Tangle" (Volker) – 4:10
"Boomerang" (Volker) – 4:20
"Hard Time Train" (Volker) – 5:35
"Law of the Fish" (Volker, Malone, Baudoin, Scanlan, Bua Jr., Sears) – 0:59

Credits

Ed Volker – keyboards, vocals
Dave Malone – guitars, vocals
Camile Baudoin – guitars, vocals
Reggie Scanlan – bass
Frank Bua Jr. – drums
Glenn Sears – percussion
Rodney Mills – producer, engineer
Tag George - Second Engineer

Notes

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r16027

External links

Jon Pareles review of Law of the Fish in the New York Times

The Radiators

Ed Volker Dave Malone Camile Baudoin Reggie Scanlan Frank Bua, Jr. Glenn Sears

Studio albums	Heat Generation Law of the Fish Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland Total Evaporation New Dark Ages The Radiators Dreaming out Loud

Live albums	Work Done on Premises Snafu 10-31-'91 Bucket of Fish Live at the Great American Music Hall Earth vs. The Radiators: the First 25

Compilations	Party On The Best of the Radiators: Songs from the Ancient Furnace

Films/DVDs	Earth vs. The Radiators: the First 25

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