Truth And Soul

I don't know what to make of this. Ska, Funk, and Hard Rock are all in the same place—neither fish nor flesh (pun intended). One might call this versatile, but there is nothing common, nothing to identify that this is all by the same band.

My relationship with ska is similar to my relationship with jazz, in that there are a lot of different types of ska and jazz and I like a single small subset of it but I don't really know how to describe it or find more of it. This was not really the ska I like

Bizarre album. Never heard of Fishbone. Quite a mix of styles. The Ska ones are okay and have decent energy - the rock ones sound very 80's and are pretty shit . A low 2. Will not listen again.

I just couldn’t get into it.

Странный ска, фанк-метал или что это вообще такое. Довольно интересно, и это довольно *крутая* музыка, но совсем не моя. Лучшая песня - One Day.

Fishbone is a band you want to like or that you feel you ought to like, but when you listen to them again after a break of several years, and listen deeply, you can't shake that realization you had decades ago that they are just good but not great. Maybe too you might be kind of amazed at how big they got. It's enough to make you doubt yourself... But trust those ears and that taste my friend! No matter how important they were to the scene or how fun they were live, if there's very little outside of a couple of moments to hold your interest in listening to this record then let that truth and soul be known.

Well that was a mixed bag of genres and not in a good way.

Quite a myriad of approaches from ska based to rocky horror picturesque - might need another listen

This was ok. 2.5 rounded down to 2

Weird album. Some ska/funk which is decent. The rest is heavy metal shite

Interesting but not for me

It’s suffering from an identity crisis, is it shit or crap?

I was going to say, ‘it’s not you, it’s me’. But the last song highlights Truth and Soul’s narrational … ‘incoherence’ is a bit strong. That said, stylistically this album is all over the place, the Jack who never got round to mastering anything.

I think I like the individual parts of this album - ska, punk, metal - but it really hasn't aged well. Not a fan.

Even as someone who liked the watered down version of ska fronted by Gwen Stefani, I couldn't really get into this - but for maybe the rock version of Freddie's Dead. Nice to get an unexpected take on some Curtis Mayfield.

Some cool playing but not really my thing. 2.5/5

I used to go see a band simmilar to this in Memphis in the early 90s called Freeworld. They were a lot of fun to see live. But their studio albums felt sterile and left much to be desired. I kinda feel Fishbone would be the same for me. But unlike Freeworld were it brings out incredible memories of the old 616... I just feel the sterility. (5.3) ★★½

Not a big fan of this style, and even if this is not bad, it is not interesting and sounds sterile. 2.5 stars

Very vibrant blast of funk metal as well as reggae, ska and even early skater punk. And it is kinda cool except that it is just really cheesy and dated and more often than not the songs are super lame and annoying. It’s almost like Faith No More joining forces with Was (Not Was) and coming up with more songs like Walk The Dinosaur except not as good. There could also be snatches of Cult Of Personality if it was by Living Off-Colour. The cover of Freddie’s Dead at the start is a complete bungle. There are occasionally okayish party jams throughout but Bonin’ In The Boneyard is not one of them. 2.5 stars

Some good songs, just not too keen on the clown-ahh music

Doesn't get me half as excited as it was intended to. It's also all over the place, and not in a good way

(phone rings) - Good morning, Fishbone, my name is Clarice how can I help you today? - Yeah, hi, umm, I'd like a band. - OK great. Fishbone is a band so we can definitely help you there. What kind of band are you looking to make an album today? - Umm, well I was looking for music that's, like, got instruments played by people or, ah, do you, do you... What do people usually... ? - That's great, let me take a look for you sir. Our most popular offers are The Prince, The Hair Guitar and Generic Australian. We also do Jamaican folk dub with electronic cover versions. - Oh good, yes I'd like that please. - Fantastic, which one shall I put you down for, sir? - All of them. - All of? Right, let's see if there's an option for all. - Do they, do they play loud. - If loud is a problem we can certainly personalised that for you sir. - No, no, loud is good. Can there be occasional screaming? - Screaming. Of course. - But one acoustic guitar love song in the middle. - And maybe not the Jamaican dub thing. - Ah, certainly, unselecting the Electro dub with remixes. And how will you be paying today? - With dad's; I mean, umm, with my credit card. - How old are you sir?

The 80s called... they want their clichés back!

If this whole list had been compiled in 1990, then I'd say sure, throw this one on there. But as it stands, this is incredibly dated and honestly not a whole lot of fun. I'm not the biggest fan of proto-ska covers and samples of Curtis Mayfield and Prince. All that said, I'll bet this band put on a great live show.

No

So much going on here it’s a complete bombardment of the sense. Extraordinary!

Weird and unenjoyable.

Slightly odd mix that I would describe as “pop, funk, trumpet chaos” Had its moments.

I really did not like this album. I'd probably give it 1.5 stars, but I'll give it 2 instead of 1, because the band at least has integrity and was trying to do something unique. I just personally don't like anything that came out of their attempts. I don't like funk rock or funk punk, and if I want something like this, I'll go Bad Brains every single time.

I know there was an audience for this in the 90s. I don't feel it's aged particularly well. Was never really my sound even back then when I would have listened to it.

Apparently, I don't like ska

this was just scraping around at my brain in the background. could i write poetry to this? n

Can't go more than 30 seconds without either a corny lyric or a corny vocal delivery or a corny synth. The good parts are great, but overall I can't get into it.

other than a spirited rendition of Curtis Mayfield's Freddie's Dead, I found this to be fairly bland and dull 'rock ordinaire'.

Thought they sounded like Sublime. Realised they came first. Don’t particularly enjoy either.

Hits a handful of genres, and is all over the place lol. Not for me but I get why some have ranked it highly

2 - Did not vibe with this. Felt like it was strangely clean but not in a good way

Don’t love it…in fact don’t really like it all that much. It has a couple of good songs, but overall, not sure it belongs on the list in my opinion.

Never did anything for me

I really thought I was going to like this but was very disappointed. It did not land for me. I’ll give it at two just for moments. 2

The ska elements and some of the more 80s stylings of this make it a hard listen.

V 90s funk rock

I know they're highly esteemed, even with those I normally trust. But I don't know, this seemed to just amplify the annoying parts of Faith No More without the coolness of Mike Patton.

Weird and hard to categorize. Some ska here for sure with the horns but other genres too, mostly high energy stuff. I don't particularly care for a lot of this, but One Day has very cool riffs and a stop start rhythm to it. Subliminal Fascism is interesting too.

It was sort of fun but this wasn't my jam. I got bored with it and impatient for it to move along. It's not something I'd ever revisit. 2.5/5

bem mais ou menos

I wanted good ska.

Not for me

The only thing I could think of while listening to this album is "this sounds so 80s". There wasn't anything special or standout about this album.

Maybe 2.5. Probably wouldn't listen again.

2.4/5. listened 2x catchup on 6/25/24

Maso

best song is the first track, which is a cover. cool sound, songwriting is lacking

I guess I appreciate the energy but I found it mostly irritating.

Je cherche encore le metal ...

Clearly an influential sound, but not my bag.

Meeh

Ziemlich wirr 2/5

Felt like the album didn't have a cohesive sound. Overall, nothing grabbed my attention. The musicianship is pretty good, but not into this style of music. Surprised this would be on the list of best albums. There aren't even a lot of listens on Spotify.

Some good ska/punk tracks here mixed in with some sub-par tracks.

Two good songs: Ma and Pa and Slow Bus Movin’. A couple of fun, campy numbers: Deep Inside, Mighty Long Way.

Strange album.

Lots of moving pieces. Funk, punk, hard rock. Some early ska vibes? Soulful vocals. There is a brief riff at the end of "Change" that Lana Del Ray seemed to inadvertently steal in her song "A&W"

3/5 bad mixing

Loved this as a pre-punk teenager, but have not listened to it since. There were a few times I found by head bopping. I do like when they funk and soul, not as much when they ska and "punk". The mix of styles doesn't always seem to blend so much as compete with each other in a lot of places. The production is off-putting to me. Too polished for the heavier and faster parts, too lifeless in the funk and soul. Talented musicians and performers for sure. I can tell they have a lot of love for Funkadelic, but at least at this point are not able to truly capture that same magic. Some of this is just over the top campy and hard to listen to, like Howard Beach Party; is this surf-ska?? Please don't.

Fishbone's Truth and Soul album showcases the band's undeniable talent but falls short of the higher energy they would later unleash. Released in 1988, it presents a fusion of funk, punk, ska, and soul that highlights the band's eclectic musical influences. Tracks like Freddie's Dead and Ma and Pa demonstrate the band's musical versatility and knack for blending genres. However, compared to their later releases, Truth and Soul feels somewhat restrained and lacks the electrifying energy that would come to define their sound. While the album displays moments of brilliance, it also hints at a band that may have been feeling disinterested or constrained by expectations. Nevertheless, standout tracks like Question of Life and Change still showcase Fishbone's exceptional musicianship and songwriting prowess. Truth and Soul serves as a transitional work for Fishbone, hinting at the heights they would later reach while still grappling with finding their musical identity. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 0 STAND OUT TRACK - None

You never quite know what’s coming next with this album, with its mix of styles. That said, I didn’t particularly enjoy the heavier rock aspects, and the album as a whole sounded kind of like a self-produced an album from a bar band.

Interesting mix of styles. Fun album but also comes across as a little amateurish. Feels like an album that could not transcend the time period which in this case does not help.

Ska

Vaguely remember this band being considered ‘cool’ in the early ‘90’s, and I can sort of see why. Must have been something a refreshing change from ‘80’s pop and it clearly lays out a pathway for Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Faith No More and others. But, the problem with mixing genres and experimenting with styles is that you risk sounding confused and scattered, which is what we have here. Thrash metal with a funk brass section? Have a go at some reggae? Why not?

Who the hell is this... thought Freddys dead was about Freddy Kruger but sadly not. Thinking, quite like this song and jumps to some different style. Bit if a mess and sounds dated.

Meh

I found this quite ridiculous, but pretty fun at times.

I have no doubt this band would be fun live but this album is just so all over the place I didn't like most of it. It's way too silly and honestly made me laugh at a few parts before I realized they were serious. The fusion of so many styles is just not working. I like a little more cohesion throughout an album and this was really the worst of all worlds. Tacky vocals, heavy metal guitar, outdated synths, politics, and some horn toots slapped over the top, no thank you. I wish they had a clearer style and literally never uttered the words "Ghetto Soundwave" together again. Their attempts at ska and hardcore are very weak. This album is as dead to me as Freddie, please leave it in 1987.

Not for me

fun mix between ska and funk and almost operatic vocals. wide range of musical influences from thrash to hardcore to ska to prog. The lyrics were a little odd, but I didn't mind it.

I'm 2 songs in and what in the cinnamon toast fuck am I listening to??? Did not expect some punky ska from the 80's. Not my favorite but again love this whole thing for showing me some kinda genre bending music I would never even know. As it goes on I tend to like the instrumentals and don't really like the weird vocals. Parts of it remind me of the worst parts of Zappa. Instrumentals don't even carry this one to a 3. High 2.

Gear: Hifiman Arya Mix: Vocals allenfalls okay. Bass könnte prominenter sein. tolle Ortbarkeit und Rhytmusgruppe. Musik: Cool und treibend ab dem ersten Ton - ein ganzes Album ist dann aber vor dem ersten Kaffee des Tages doch zunehmend ermüdend. Wertung: ✨✨(✨)/5

I got baited. The first song was super sick, and I thought it was going to continue as a pop rock album. Instead, it launches straight into unapologetic ska. I guess the album’s fine? It honestly sounds like any generic ska I’ve listened to. Maybe there’s something wrong with my ears, but the ska genre sort of just overpowers everything else, kind of like adding garlic to a random dish. There are more rock-sounding songs towards the end of the album, but I wished the whole album was like that. Favorite track: Freddie’s Dead

I mean… I don’t hate it. But I don’t actually like it. I don’t think. Ghetto Soundwave was my favorite. Maybe.

Decent

This music is too mathy and precise for me. I’d argue that Ska shouldn’t sound so perfect. Several songs sound like they belong on a soundtrack for a zany comedy from 1989. I bet they all went to Berkeley school of music or some such place. The bass. Ugh, calm down. They’re good musicians, it just wears me out.2.5

Definitely unique and energetic. A strange combination of funk, jazz, ska, metal, rock... sort of hard to pin down. Also sort of hard to groove to. Very talented musicians, but maybe too eclectic for mainstream fame. It's okay but not something I'd revisit. 2.9 (came out same year as Public Enemy's "Takes a nation of millions...")

The final track Change is a masterpiece. Too bad it took 12 songs to get there…

Favourite Song: Ma and Pa

I liked the message, the music was ehh for me

When I was younger and less experienced with music, I’d like stuff like this. Now this sounds very cheesy and corny. Ska and jam band music isn’t for me.

100% new to me - enjoyed learning about the band's history, goofy nature, leftist lyrics. The ska influence is fun, even if not my usual jam.

Noisy

Can't remember if I'm blaming Melody Maker, NME or Q for me having owned this on cassette for nearly 40 years and only really remembering 2 songs. Near mint copy for sale? This is, not good

I haven't thought about this album in a long time. It's fine.

A very interesting band, and a very interesting album. One part thrash metal, one part ska, one part soul. It felt a little bit all over the place, but I managed to enjoy many tracks. It feels like a band bending genres and maybe slightly ahead of their time, but I wasn't particularly impressed overall.

Instrumental interessante, mas a sequência das músicas foi massante.

hardcore stuff

Album no. 10/1001 Can hear some rock foundations, but not my favourite

Kind of rock/funk/ska? The first few tracks had some promise but I got bored pretty quickly. Forgettable; not surprised they're not more well known.

Not my thing

Jacks of all trades, masters of none.

I know 1001 albums is a lot of albums, but not sure how this one was significant enough to make the cut.

I can appreciate what they're trying to do here but if you listen to British bands 10 years previously (Ska bands from Coventry and Dexy's to name a couple) they were doing this better.

Zu uneinheitlich. Manchmal geht die Mischung Funk, Ska, Hard Rock auf. Freddies dead, Pouring rain. Bei einigen Stücken wünscht man sich bloß, dass sie vorbei gehen ....

This was confusing, I listened to it too many times thinking I was missing something. There is definitely a hint Thunderfox in here with the fused ska metal going on but really it was the (in my opinion) failed attempt at heavy metal killed it for me. Favourite song was Freddie's Dead but minus 1 point because its a cover.

I've got no idea what to make of this. Maybe on the right day I would've understood it better but as at today it's way too much. Genre bending in a bad way. Calm down pls. What really brings it down is the tacky 80s synth sounds that date it so easily. Maybe without it would've been a better experience.

Ska Is Shit

1.5/5

Songs seem to jump different genre of music, so hard to get into.

Not really my thing.

Not my thing. I dont remember these guys really but was never my style.

Seems like a band transitioning. I had listened to some of their earlier Ska stuff. I was expecting that energy and was let down by what i got.

The one upside to this is it inspired me to listen to some proper ska punk

Not great

I saw them once as a youngster and remember being blown away - bass player performed in a towel only? But for mine, this album hasn't really aged well.

Different…..

Not what I was expecting

Meh.

Just a mess. Adding ska to rock is not a smart move.

I am sorry. You put everything out on the table and people don't know what to choose. Much though the idea of Fishbone is a great one, the reality of Fishbone is a billion things going in different directions.

It wasn’t for me, that’s for sure

Even by ska standards this is awful

Look, I had fun. Ska is meh, but track 1 was cool and I like the singer! Maybe a 3, but 2 is probably right

This album is certainly full on. It sounds as if "Extreme" decided to take a trip through Ska Avenue on their way to the studio. The album is rather all over the place and lacks cohesion, but there are some fun riffs here and there. I can't say that it's something I'll find myself coming back to any time soon, though.

dont really get the praise tbh, its decent some funky influences can be heard and lyrically creative but the end kind of falls off

What is going on here? I thought I was getting a ska album and, to be honest, I wasn't thrilled by the prospect. But then it turned into a hair-metal album. Somehow, that's even less thrilling. Then there were elements of like... 70s soul? But also some almost theatrical elements? I don't know. It was a mess and left me more confused than entertained.

Strange mixture that kind of worked, not terrible but not something I would ever listen to again.

Pretty groovy. I’m not particularly struck by anything in a good or bad way, though there are a couple cool riffs and licks. Overall this one just kinda passed over me. Best song: Freddy’s Dead

Interesting styles

Just. No.

After the uncontrollable shuddering subsided from reading Fishbone are a 'funk-rock and ska band', and I'd listened to three minutes of this record, I wondered if this might end up being the album I'd never listen through. By the end, I still think it's crap, but admire it. It's cheerful. Were 'Boogie Nights' set a decade later, I imagine Jason Molina's character would be cheerfully shotgunning the blow to this on an expensive CD system. And it's ambitious, true to itself, jumping all over the record store sections while maintaining internally consistent: the last three songs had me thinking of, in turn, George Clinton, the Butthole Surfers, and Extreme, while sounding only like Fishbone. I don't think any other band could sound like Fishbone. (For a little while they also reminded me of the late, lamented Complete. Simon, listen to and watch this, then read the comments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P07Di283vfw ) This is a respectful 2.

A strange mix of rock and ska-funk. I just don't understand how this is rated as one of the top 1001 albums?

no

An interesting mix of ska and metal ... but there just wasn't a song on the album that I could latch on to.

“Got me moaning in the bone yard and it’s alright ,yeah” - this song was wild.. the dogs barking , the funky ass bass. I just don’t even know what to say.

The kind of music dickheads at my school listened to Sorry Fishbone Some of this is decent but I’m predisposed against you

Best Song: Bonin' In the Backyard. This sounds like a beach party of a bunch of disjointed actors, somehow coming together for a brief bit of positivity and fun before it descends into some kind of bro-filled debauchery. Worst Song: Slow Bus Movin'. Really just feels like frat boy attempts at politics over a waltzy beat. Overall: This feels like music that needs to be listened to on a board. Sometimes it's a skateboard, sometimes it's a surfboard. There might even be a snowboard track in there somewhere. Suffice it to say, I don't stand on enough boards to like this album very much.

It's not my type of music. Growing up in the 90's ska and punk-ska was always there, so perhaps this was a forebearer to that sound. The oddest song on the album is by far "Change," which plays like a power ballad without the power. It is an outlier on the album and feels like something Poison would try to do on an acoustic album they do.

I picture them low down at a festival lineup while I line up for a shit vegan burger in the drizzle. US metal funk punk reggae. It doesn't really know what it is. The lead singer is able but too affected. Next

Meh. Got bored halfway through

Huske kje, trur da va greit men litt irriterande

Eh, I wasn’t feeling this one. It’s a good-natured mash-up of genres with some earnest social messages but I also found it pretty cheesy. I didn’t like the opening cover of “Freddie’s Dead” and the rest of the album didn’t pick up much from there. “Bonin’ in the Boneyard” almost worked for me but it was still pretty silly.

I thought the sound overall was pretty cheesy/corny and not really my thing. Chromatic keyboard parts and ska chord progressions and trumpets with a reggae backbeat guitar. Sounds like someone put a bunch of sticky notes on a dart board of \"music ideas\" and then threw darts at said board in order to come up with a sound. \"Bonin' In the Boneyard\" is an incredibly funny song title to me and is something that I want to say in my every day vernacular; I can see something like \"Hey Dan, what have you been up to?\" \"Oh you know, just bonin in the boneyard\"

Too noisy for me today

Ja voor de achtergrond net oke

Never heard of this band before. It's a very interesting and eclectic mix of genres...maybe a bit too eclectic! Some of the songs on the second half stuck out to me more than the first half. I might give it another listen and see if there are any growers. Yeah after a second listen, I can confirm that the first half is utter chaos! They switch genres so quickly its hard to keep up. The second half has some bops though, especially Bonin' in the Backyard. Some of it reminds me a lot of early RHCP.

Old ska? It sounds like the soundtrack to A Goofy Movie.

Never heard this and initially put off by the intensely late 80sness. But it's not all bad. Most of it is though. Question of Life is very reminiscent of the punk ska bands I would later love for a while from 99-00 or so. Deep Inside is terrible. Mighty Long Way is terrible. Sounds like the closing theme to one of those cheesy teen US sitcoms they'd stick on the schedule of a Saturday morning. Bonin in the Boneyard nicks the keyboard riff from 1999 and slaps the shit out of some poor bass all over it. Actually good. One Day gets a pass because of the message despite veering way too far over on the Chilli Peppers Wankometer, which has been twitching regularly throughout the record. Subliminal Fascism is thankfully only 90 seconds long. Slow Bus Movin is sadly 150 seconds long. I get that it's an angry piss take though so fair enough. Ghetto Soundwave, oh thank fuck, the horns are back. A jaunty song about American cops doing one of their favourite hobbies. Just one bad apple. Nice effect detuning the horns and guitars as the hope is dying. Props. So I think that's 3 good songs so far amongst the shite. Change is quite nice to finish off. Tempted by a 1 here but it probably just scrapes a 2 for the good songs.

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Interesting album that’s a bit all over the place, not one I’ll rush back to,

Very little to like about this for me. Somehow both repetitive and disjointed.

There were too many sounds on this album. I think it’s cool that Fishbone could play so many styles of music well but I don’t think this flowed well as an album at all. Maybe more listens would lead this to grow on me, as the songs on their own are decent but it felt like a slog to get through for a 40 min album with the punk parts being my least favorite.

Two stars for the sheer balls to make something so ''weird''. Didn't really click with me though

Me ha parecido un peñazo total. Aburrido, una mezcla entre Ska-P y la orquesta Mondragón. Ha envejecido muy mal. No merece la pena. Dos estrellas y gracias.

It feels like too many of the tracks rely on you solely appreciating the energy/tempo, quirkiness or a deeper meaning attempted in the lyrics. Unfortunately too many of the songs, seem to only have that. I did appreciate Ma & Pa, Pouring Rain and Mighty Long Way as a bit more approachable and songs like Bonin' in the Boneyard have a bit more interesting musical energy. Still, too much of it I would skip through on a repeat listen.

Some people really get into this ska stuff, I'm not one of them.

Ett par spår som får godkänt. Resten var inte särskilt spännande.

Meh - not into funk-rock really - didn’t do it for me

I didn't really enjoy this. Funk rock was never a style I felt developed well.

They are talented, but it's a mix of Mexican music and classic rock so it's just a double whammy for me.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: No, I just found it meh. I get what kind of sound this is going for but I found the trumpets and backing elements for near enough all the songs really harsh on my ears and I couldn’t see what they added to each track Favourite song: Track 1 - Freddie’s Dead

Yeah, people in 1988 would love this.

Funk rock.Agradables, sin más.

1988. Bonin' in the Boneyard

Not for me.. sounds too much like a jam session.

Pretty horrible, hated most of this. Constipated metal funk, evidently the inspiration for many dreadful bands that followed. Obviously good musicians so just scrapes a 2. Boo

Random Ska and Rock mix

More annoying than pleasant. A majority of it sounds like Jimmy Buffet trying to lead a Ska Band.

What an earth was this.

Heb niet zoveel met deze vrolijkheid..

Heel gedateerd!

Oef, met moeite kon ik er nog 2 sterren van maken. Op een enkel nummer na was het best vervelend eigenlijk.

Het nummer bonin’ in the boneyard deed me m’n wenkbrauwen fronsen. Verder gebeurde er niet zoveel met me tijdens deze plaat.

A bit too all over the place for me. Some cool songs and great musicianship but completely lacks cohesion.

Man, this did not do it for me...It had moments where I wanted to like it, but I think the lesson here is that I don't like Ska; it just took songs and beats that I liked and made them more aggressive, less interesting, and less fun. I think it was good at what it did, but that is just not something that appeals to me.

Not a big fan. Mostly it just faded into the background and couldn't keep my attention.

I did not think I would like this that much 4 Freddie's dead got thriller vibes. Crazy fun album Ok it's kinda stupid 2

+++

This is not worth anybody's time.

This album tries to do too many things - sound like too many things but it kind of falls short. It’s a pity - it feels like this band could have been a great one.

Meh

Fishbone is one of those groups that I really wanted to love. In 1988, this was a group that was very different from anything else I was taking in. Had a cool logo. Looked cool in band photos. Seemed to go hard. And man there's so much energy all over this thing. Talent for days. But just not connecting here.

Not my kind of music. There was a moment there where it was okay, somewhere in the middle of the second song.

Decent bass but ended up fucking me off

This probably sounded very fresh and new in '88 but has aged poorly under the weight of the funk rock and ska rock we're now overly familiar with.

punky, metally, funky ska. Whilst that sounds like a cool combo...... I found this whole album jarring

This is a mix of punk, ska, reggae and rock. It has some ok tracks, but overall it lacks cohesion and is a bit of a messy annoyance. 2/5.

Frenetic. Some interesting stuff, but not my jam.

When we went to Greece they served us the fish bone-in, with the head still on and the eyes looking at you and everything. Americans in the 21st century really are spoiled when it comes to how we acquire and eat our food. Kind of amazing how our consumption habits have evolved so quickly over the last century. Get your frozen chicken* nuggets and never have to think about where they came from, how that chicken lost its head and then its bones and got processed into something that... oh, why is that breading and pureed meat mush so yummy!? Get me a 10-piece! Hey, actually, Fishbone is kind of meat mush too. Bits of whatever genres they could find. The first few tracks had me thinking that it was pretty fun, but the middle of the album was more boring and tasteless than any chicken nugget. They recovered a bit at the end with weirdness and some nice social commentary.

This like a 10 year old when you ask what they want to be when they grow up: a doctor, a lawyer, a football star, the prime minister, a world class bowler, etc. You get it. When the 10 year old grows up, they learn that they need to focus their efforts on one profession, or at least one type. This album needs to grow up. Is it alternative, pre-ska, metal, reggae, rock, etc.? Are they like Metallica, No Doubt, or Jesse and the Rippers? Unfortunately, all of them a bit. Wikipedia calls it fusion. I call it immature. There are some enjoyable passages, but far too many misses.

Nothing special for me. 2/5

How is this on the list?

what the what? well constructed jazzy funk rock reggae that i will absolutely never listen to

svoldið mehh -- ekkert slæmt sko en

couldn't listen to the whole thing

not great, not complete crap but nothing memorable

Some of the songs were fun, but the record as a whole is all over the place. Definitely some neat ideas, though.

Didn't love this one. Only got half way through the album before I realized it just wasn't my taste

I thought a hard rock version of Freddie’s Dead wasn’t a bad idea. But as they jump around from one genre to the next it sounds too contrived, especially ska vs metal. I think I saw them on TV once, they were playing live at the social of a PGA tournament and the golf commentators raved about what a great party band they were. That sums it up for me. If I was at a friend’s wedding and in place of a band that could play everything from Bony M to Van Halen, these guys showed up, I’d say, cool. But I wouldn’t run out and buy their album.

I owned this album. It was an ok album. Life changing? Nah.

I can see how this might appeal to some, but it's not really doing it for me.

Not a fan of this one. Felt a too avant-garde 80s vibe, going for something unique. Respect the effort, just doesn't land for me.

The best of this album IMO: - Pouring Rain Sounds like each song belongs in a different album or band. Ska, blues, metal, reggae... I like diversity but it doesn't sound well in this album. It's like they don't know what their band is about. Weird album. 1.7/5

Its OK, asides from a few songs I don't think I'd relisten, it's just not for me

Am told that Fishbone had been known as a ska band and that they were venturing into harder and "more serious" rock. I didn't love this venturing. I mostly liked the ska parts. I really prefer the Curtis Mayflield version of "Freddie's Dead," (although as I often notice, I like Fishbone's better the more times I hear it). The album really moves around the styles, meaning it's hard to get a sense of who Fishbone is supposed to be, and none is really a favorite style of mine, meaning it's hard to want to hear more. But I don't disagree with it being in this list. Definitely interesting things happen. I liked "Slow Bus Movin'" and "Change" the most. The latter song really doesn't sound like anything else on the album, though.

As it turns out, I apparently prefer their later material. This didn't really work for me at all, bar a few fun numbers.

Don’t have too strong opinions on this album. It had a variety of styles throughout and went by pretty quick. However it never really intrigued me. 4.1/10

Muy mnie

Funk rock.Agradables, sin más.

Wasn't into tbh

Naaaaaah

Never even heard of Fishbone before. After sitting through Freddie's Dead, I wish this were still the case. A sort of jam on Curtis Mayfield by technically competent but soulless musicians. Ma and Pa sounds like ska punk, but with tons of synths, and the same problems as above. What I will say for this is that it has no consistent genre. Goes from the above to metal to some sort of hideous Billy Ocean pop but punkier. This band never made it - Red Hot Chili Peppers did. I'm not sure either is a present I'd want, but I'd have liked to hear what Fishbone sound like without a producer who appears to actively hate them. While I hated the songs, the genre agnosticism kept this from being the worst chore (looking at you, The Eagles and Sade).

Funk rock and funk metal are genres with the cards stacked against them. It's taking the cleanness out of funk and the edge out of rock/metal. Fishbone, in comparison to their contemporaries (RHCP, Faith No More, Sugar Ray), is slightly more successful in this regard, but it still comes out as being a bit of a wash. The ska-inflected bits are better than the others, but it still doesn't end up feeling sounding all that great.

It's obvious these guys can do anything but I found the genre jumping to be annoying Ma and pa is good

I'm sure I've heard something from Fishbone before, but I could not tell you what. I want to like Fishbone, but I don't think I do.

Kinda boring

Very dated sound, high energy but weak vocals, scattered approach.

Didn’t enjoy.

Not for me

average

meh, got bored listening to this one

Pretty funky, but nothing too memorable here.

Haven’t heard the group before and it’s a genre I normally like, but this was not my favorite album.

Not my cup of tea but a couple of okay tunes.

aikamoisia nää jankutukset jenkkilästä (?)...

Don’t really know what to make of this one. Kinda liked it, kinda didn’t. Some Prince vibes at times

Just not a fan.

Ei oikei herättänyt tuntemuksia. Pari ok biisiä, mutta ei puolustanut itseään tällä listalla.

Nah, not for me really.

not my favorite kind of music

really weird album. sounds like a bit of jazz, 60s and 70s pop and then a sprinkling of 80s rock as well. the singer has a flexible definition of sticking to one genre as well and it doesnt really work that well as a combination

I now have a greater understanding as to why Theon Greyjoy hated that hornblower. 4/10

Not my tempo

4

Okay in parts. Not really my things.

not for me.

80’er rock, nice vokal, melodisk, reggae-vibes

Who said this was good? Like a great album? No and that disgrace to Freddie's Dead

Utter, Fucking. Shit.

To be fair, I can only speak for the first song and a half, I gave up at that point. What the hell was that?

This really wasn’t my thing at all. Every song felt the same and it all just melted into one sound - which is a sound I’m not overly keen on.

Bad and Awful. That should be the title. 1.0

Nah. I can see what you were thinking but then when it actually comes together it's so wrong

there were some actually good moments but overall it's a bad album messing around with moods without any integrity or artistic vision.

O fak. Vidm, da sm se dons zbudila v enem od krogov pekla ("Freddie's Dead"). Ughhhhhhhh, it got worse ("Ma and Pa"). K da se band ne more odločit kater žanr muske hočjo bl sfukat ("Migthy Long Way"). Zvenijo k band, k ne obstaja, k se pojav v nekem made for TV filmu. O, thank the nonexisting god, konc je. Zj grem pa loh poslušat neki dobrga, koj k mi nehajo ušesa krvavet.

i can’t stand this. not sure why, i like similar albums/artists. but this feels like there’s nothing interesting to say - simply annoying

Es gibt keinen Grund für mich, das zu hören!

What the heck was that? Send it back where it came from quick. Did I just hear a band that were speaking up for the big social problems like fascism and ghettos on one hand, then the next minute they are singing about boning in the boneyard? Putting the world to rights was in safe hands with these goons. And a real mess of instruments and styles too. Nothing here for me. Next?….

2 out of 12 ain't bad. Well, yes it is ... This started out good, then went off the rails. Came back on with 'pouring rain', then that was it. A lot of reviews say this is great. Mine says - not so much.

Boring as hell

The album offers a wide range of genres, including punk, ska, reggae, soul, funk, and blues. There’s even some heavy metal thrown in. Why all of that on a single record? I have no idea. It’s not my thing at all.

ummmmmm love the black panthers shout out? but this is just not for me..... lol...

🎧This is bad music

most songs nor for me

Awful, just awful. I think it's some of the worst music I have ever heard.

I really disliked this It doesn’t have any coherence so comes across as a mess. I didn’t mind some of the songs, but as an album it’s a mess.

trash

Gleich, langweilig kein Lied hat wiedererkennungs Merkmal

did not listened, sorry to this album

Weird.

INCREDIBLY AWFUL. Almost impressive how bad this is.

At least it's not Robbie Williams

too many genres

I recognize the name/cover from the record shop in Falkirk, i must have confused it with Fish or Marillion or something because I was not expecting safe tame ska. Too slow and low, to an almost frustrating degree.… … Right, I’ll leave the above as I learn all too deep into this 1000+ album list not to make sweeping statements about an album without fully listening to it in full. Overall, they remind me of a band wedding band who take requests and say…don’t know that one but here’s one of our own that’s vaguely that genre and proceed to thoroughly undersrwelm. The slow stuff was too slow/too low. The faster stuff wasn’t spiky enough And I can imagine the anthems stuff going down like a lead balloon ‘Come on guys gets the lighters out and sing along’ *silence*

random songs with very different feel none of which were overly enjoyful

It's like an album assembled entirely from the annoying parts of albums I actually like.

Old school rap. Still rap. Pass.

Oh great, American funk rock. At least the first track is Curtis Mayfield, even if it's a pointless derivative cover that makes you long for the original. I'm apprehensive about getting to their own material... My one hope is that it may be akin to Frank Zappa which is the most hopeful I can be in terms of influence / sound on here. Track 2... Jeezus what the fuck? Sounds like some kids at school pissing around, with lyrics to suit a 15 year old. Right best get busy and just suffer what might be the most perfect horror to beset my ears in this project (sweats). Being fair Pouring Rain is much better, cutting bank on the wank rock to actually let a song breathe and the singer to actually emote. There's some actually good production on this track. And then Deep Inside hits in all it's Guns n Roses to be horror making me want to wash out my ears, it's some of the most repulsive shit I've heard, the guy is just cramming in all the words with zero musicality. But thank god it's short. If only I could say the same for the rest of this horror show. I'm on a day off today, but I'm doing some work from home just so this can sink into the background more and be more tolerable. Jeez subliminal fascism just hit, please finish soon... it does, phew! I'm sure these guys are an important on the 90s funk rock scene, but that was one of the most foul smelling aberrations to behold music so there's no honour there!

When people talk about how over the top U2 or Hootie and the Blowfish are as bands, I never quite understood it. But as soon as I turned on Fishbone's Truth and Soul I immediately started to understand what those people must be talking about because this project is a bit much for myself. I am all for some over the top music, I mean come on I basically was raised on Hard Rock thanks to my dad, but this project just feel very corny in a lot of ways I can't stand. It also doesn't help this is a Ska Rock record and that genre as a whole can very much run itself thin with my tastebuds. This project has the energy of a hyped up camp counselor but doesn't have nearly enough charisma to keep me wanting to get to the next track. If anything this project felt like a burden to hear as I was adamantly waiting for this project to be over. I am sorry to all the Fishbone fans out there but this was cheesy as fuck and not in a "funny haha" enjoyable way but more in a "what the fuck was the author thinking here?" kind of way.

mid

Awful

Rock en scha kan leuk zijn maar hier gaat dat helemaal mis ik vind deze album en niet leuk

Not my thing

my dad could like this(thin chance but he likes the ska music,maybe not this type though)

not for me

I really don't like this. There are elements in each of these songs that I generally enjoy, but everything all together just...doesn't work for me at all. Oof.

On a binge right now because I haven’t listened to a lot of music, so I’m probably biting out but aside from the closer, what the fuck was this album?

silly ska. good fun.

Think the only real enjoyment I got from it is novelty, the idea of listening to this more than once makes me a bit ill

fine

Was not really into this one. There was a ska song towards the beginning that was pretty good

Did not age well - this was probably revolutionary at the time but seems weak now

What is this? I have never heard of this band. A terrible 80s cock rock cover of Curtis Mayfield? what have I done to deserve this? Enjoying this more now that it's gone ska. But ultimately not my thing.

I swear this is the album they wrote for the Heathcliffe movie they didn't make (knockoff Garfield the Cat),

eh

Metal-ska!? Nej tack, jag undanber mig och fördömer detta å det grövsta

Efter den inledande slakten av Freddie's Dead är allt hopp ute.

Just not it man

These guys are the rock equivalent of Insane Clown Posse. There's entirely too much going on and it's just noisy. I can't put my finger on why but I was extremely put off by it.

Not for me

CRAP

Not my

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nej.. för glatt och för mycket energi

The opening 'wacky wedding band' slaughtering of a stone-cold classic was enough for me to bail. Drivel.

Bloody awful.

My de. Tt hasn’t

This was an uncalled for assault on my ear drums

Meh

For being at the forefront of Ska/Punk, this one was pretty blah to me. To sterile and pretty lame. 1.5/5

There's a buffet restaurant near me where you can eat food from every country at the same time. People sit at a table eating poorly cooked curry in a rubbery Yorkshire pudding with a side of dry spaghetti bolognese. Its an abomination

Rambling directionless drek, blah. I saw The Selecter in concert, that’s Ska.

Sorry, man. I really don’t like this mess