When Fishbone hit the scene there was nothing like
them. Nothing. Their mix of punk, metal and funk had
not been heard on this Earth, and the hard rock masses
were blown away. The early nineties saw Fishbone's
finest releases. Albums like "The Reality of
My Surroundings" and "Give A Monkey A Brain
and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe"
were diverse, original, and rocked hard. Then Fishbone
disappeared.
In 2007 the Bone is back, baby, and in a big way.
"Still Stuck In Your Throat" delivers 12
tracks of funked up Fishbone frenzy. I've read reviews
that say this isn't "The Reality of My Surroundings"
Fishbone. Obviously. It's been sixteen years. Fishbone
has grown, members have changed... Let's face it,
none of us really want our favorite band to record
the same album over and over. Does "Still Stuck
In Your Throat" sound like Fishbone. It surely
does. If anything Fishbone is more diverse and just
as much fun than ever.
If you haven't heard Fishbone, imagine Prince fronting
the Bad Brains. A perfect example of this is "Let
Dem Ho's Fight". This track mixes a hardcore
chorus with a funk verse that includes the best flute
work since Prince's "Sexy M F". Tracks like
this and "Frey'd F*ckin' Nerve Endingz"
show Fishbone flexing some muscular hardcore chops.
Place that against "We Just Lose Our Minds",
an R&B ballad that shows how versatile Angelo
Moore's voice is. "The Devil Made Me Do It"
shows Fishbone as a prime ska band, and "Skank
'N Go Nuttz" is impossible to classify into any
genre except perfect party music.
Fishbone has come back strong with "Still Stuck
In Your Throat" serving up a buffet of sounds
and styles that are a feast for the ears. The energy,
soul and raw talent that is Fishbone has grown in
intensity, and reaches a peak on this mind blowingly
diverse release.
Key Tracks: "Skank 'N Go Nuttz", "We
Just Lose Our Minds"
Reviewed by Jim McDonald |
