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Fishbone
EP by Fishbone
Released	September 21, 1985
Recorded	1985
Studio	Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA; Eldorado Recording Studios, Burbank, CA
Genre	Ska; Rock
Length	26:33
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Kahne
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
Robert Christgau	B+
Rolling Stone

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 imagines a government attempt to convince the public that Hiroshima was actually caused by Godzilla farting.

Reception

Spin wrote, "The spirits of Little Richard, Chuck Berry and dozens of anonymous honkers and shouters haunt the grooves. Fishbone charges through the six cuts at breakneck speed. Tunes jump jaggedly from one change to another, flashing a frantic ska-beat, squawking horns, growling guitars, nearly a capella harmonies, yelps, squeaks, guffaws and moans."

Track listing

7.   "Skankin' to the Beat" (bonus track, some vinyl editions)

Personnel

Fishbone

• Angelo Moore – saxophone, vocals
• Walter A. Kibby II – trumpet, vocals
• Kendall Jones – guitars, vocals
• Chris Dowd – keyboards, trombone, vocals
• John Norwood Fisher – bass, 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 City)

Accolades

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. Prato, Greg (June 12, 2012). "V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F." Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
5. Randall F. Grass (July 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 3. p. 32.
6. Fishbone Official Page, Facebook, April 19, 2014
7. "Pazz & Jop 1985". The Village Voice. New York. February 18, 1986. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Robert Christgau.

• 1985 debut EPs
• Fishbone albums
• Albums produced by David Kahne