Fishbone (EP)

Infobox Album
Name = Fishbone
Type = ep
Artist = Fishbone


Released = 1985
Recorded = 1985
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 26:31
Label =
Producer = David Kahne
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifuxqy5ldje link]
This album = "Fishbone" EP
(1985)
Next album = "In Your Face"
(1986)

"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. Fact|date=March 2008

The music video for "Party at Ground Zero" was directed by Henry Selick, cite web
url=http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=10696
title=Party At Ground Zero - Music Video Database
accessdate=2008-06-01] future director of "The Nightmare Before Christmas". Still frames from the video are featured on the cover of the song's 12-inch single.

The track "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F." is believed to stand for "Voyage to the Land of the Freeze-Dried Godzilla Farts" and isabout a government attempt to convince the public that Hiroshima was actually caused by Godzilla farting.Fact|date=March 2008

Track listing

#"Ugly" (Kendall Jones) – 2:15
#"Another Generation" (Jones, David Kahne) – 4:04
#"? (Modern Industry)" (John Norwood Fisher, Jones, Kahne) – 4:26
#"Party at Ground Zero" (Fisher, Jones, Moore) – 6:31
#"V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F." (Fisher) – 4:23
#"Lyin' Ass Bitch" (Grant, Jones, Moore) – 4:17

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

Production

*Nancy Donald – design
*David Kahne – engineer
*Tony Lane – design
*David Leonard – engineer, mixing
*John Scarpati – photography
*Jack Skinner – mastering

References