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Still Stuck in Your Throat

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Remember back in the early days of rock 'n roll when Little Richard would put out a brilliant song and the record companies would have someone crappy like Pat Boone water it down and sell a bunch of records? Such is the case with Fishbone. Fishbone is going on 20+ years of the finest California punk-ska-jazz-funk-metal-soul-reggae-nuttmegasaurus you have ever heard! Red Hot Chili Peppers, No Doubt, Sublime, Likin Park (nice spelling) and a whole universe of lame bands should line up to thank Fishbone for all the ideas they've ripped off over the years.
Now a number of Fishbone Soldiers have fallen along the way, but the new line up with the new album are as strong as they have ever been! Party With Sadaam, Skank and Go Nuts and We Just Lose Our Minds rank with some of the best songs Fishbone have ever done.
Why this band has not sold millions of records is testament to just how stupid the big record companies are. Help Right The Wrong - Buy this record - then go back and buy ALL of their other records!!! See Fishbone in a town near you! The live show takes it to another level! Do It NOW!
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'Still Stuck In Your Throat'is as musically diverse as any classic Fishbone album however, only a handful of tracks could be considered classic tunes. One gets the feeling that the band were still adjusting and familiarising themselves to the recent personel that is now Fishbone.

It is an album with at least one song for everyone, whether you like the fratic punk metal, soul driven funk or the upbeat happy ska, Fishbone still know how to mix it up like the masters they are. The standout tracks are: 'Behind Closed Doors', 'We Just Lose Our Minds', 'Party With Saddam'and 'Forever Moore' with each and everyone of these pearlers ranking with the best Fishbone songs of the past. Apart from the quality of the songwriting on these tunes, it is the production that makes them shine. A tight and precise clearity within the mix allows all the members to stand out but it is the superb vocals of Angelo Moore and the new supersized horn section that also rates them up with classic tunes from the vast Fishbone back catalogue.

Unfortunately the production of the album is extremely inconsistant and nothing is more obvious to outline this fact when the beautiful rich production of 'Behind Closed Doors' is followed by a limp and mirky 'Premadawnutt'. The latter sounds like a cheap live bootleg demo when it really should have deserved more attention from the engineer. Unlike previous Fishbone albums, the balance of the guitar has been reduced making it one of the weaker Fishbone axe albums. It's a shame because Rocky George is cutting some fine work on the disk it's just the mix makes you have to really work hard to hear his skill. Another downer is the almost after-thought drum sound on about a third of the material on the album. The snare is buried and drummer John Steward is proficent enough behind the kit to also deserve more.

Some of the tracks such as the ragga metal dancehall punk song 'Let Dem Hoes Fight'display a band that hasn't softened or lost potencey in their latter years of playing. Their pursuit of energy and heavy power is still very much present. It's just that the production again takes away from such fine moments.

'Skank 'N Go Nuttz'is an older track revisited, as is 'Premadawnutt' but the energy of past demos or live recordings isn't captured and the guitars lack the bite it did with previous guitarist Spacey.T, mainly because of the lower guitar mix.

Something that Fishbone have never really achieved in the studio through out their 25 year career is their extra explosive live energy that makes them still one of the most exciting and visually stimulating bands to see on stage. This was reinforced after witnessing the band over Easter 2007 and can I tell you the talent and tightness of this current line up just isn't captured on 'Still Still Stuck In Your Throat'. All the songs that sound "alright" on the record came to life on stage. If only they had caught that energy when recording this album!!

Sadly Fishbone's latest album is not the record to bring Fishbone back into the consciousness of a mainstream rock audience like they were back in the late 1980's and early 90's with masterpieces such as 'The Reality Of My Surroundings' however, there is some pure Fishbone magic in and amoungst the songs of 'Still Stuck In Your Throat'.

Q: Does it rate with 'The Reality Of My Surroundings' or 'Give A Monkey A Brain'?

A: No, not really but it would take something absolutely divine to compete with those jems.

Q: Is Fishbone still relevent?

A: Hell yeah! See these brothers live any opportunity you can because the the band hasn't been this tight for more than a decade.

With the positive vibes of the current line up and the way they are gelling together personally and musically, the next release should be spectacular.

Just when you think that FISHBONE has sailed off into musical oblivion, they hit you in the face with a gem. This albumn represents Fishbone's finest body of work in almost a decade. Production failures prevent this albumn from reaching it's full potential, but the songs cannot be denied by bad mixing. Angelo Moore is at the top of his game as witnessed by an audience that was fortunate enought to catch his performance at the Pearl Room in Mokena IL, on May 11th 2007. The horn section sounded better than it has in a long time and Rocky played ax like a young prodigy with what appeared to be a cast on his picking hand. Norwood (actually seemed sober) kept the bottom heavy and frantic all night. The young guy (dre) is really finding his identity on the keys and bit part voacls. The albumn is good, but if you really want to capture FISHBONE, do yourself a favor and go take in one of America's last authentic treasures. FISHBONE LIVEON STAGE.

If you thought Fishbone was dead, think again! This album is just insane!!! More horns, more craziness than ever! And most of all, the energy is back! This album really captures the band's sound, as if in a live setting. As a long time 'bone fan, I have been waiting a long time for a new studio LP. I figured I'd be disappointed. My expectations were somewhat low. The result: I was just blown away. This album serves as a better follow up to Reality, than Monkey did. go buy it. and go see them live.

If you rock out to "Still Stuck in Your Throat" (as you must be doing if you're a real Fishbone fan) and you don't have "The Hen House Sessions" on DVD, then get it cuz they record three of the songs from "Still Stuck..." on it. And it ROCKS! Something else though: I think Dirty Walt is absent from "Still Stuck..." but good news!!! He IS with Fishbone on "The Hen House Sessions." Buy it. Buy it NOW!!

This latest incarnation of Fishbone is amazing, and this is a great 4.5 star album. I was blessed to see the band twice in April this year, and they are still the best live band on the planet! Let the shopping mall record buying public think it's the Peppers.

I just bought the U.S. release of Fishbone's "Still Stuck In Your Throat" a little over two weeks ago. Technically, I've been listening to the album itself for longer than that because I got the import version when it came out (It's exactly the same as the domestic version except for the cover, which I think has been improved). And I still can't believe it - they're back. I mean, they're good like they haven't been since "The Reality of My Surroundings." I've been a fan since "Truth & Soul," and I have bought almost all of their CDs at one point or another, but I've eventually sold back most of the post-"T.R.o.M.S." albums. And for the last several years, each time I buy a new Fishbone disc, I think to myself, "Maybe this one will be a return to form." [...].

So you can say I was skeptical of the hype this album was getting when it was released overseas. I still don't know why it's only just now being released here, but old-school die-hards who were frustrated with "Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe" and pretty much tuned out after "Chim-Chim's Badass Revenge" are going to be truly shocked by this album. It may not be as good as "T.R.o.M.S.," but it's easily the best thing they've done since. If you're already a die-hard, then you know what to expect. Hard Rock, Punk, Funk, Metal, Ska, Soul, Hip-Hop, Dub-Reggae, Pop, Jazz...you name it, it's here. This is classic Fishbone. And if you've never heard Fishbone before, this is a good place to start. If you like Sublime, No Doubt, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, or bands from way back in the ska-core days (like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones), here's a chance to hear where they all came from. They were all fans and friends of Fishbone, and it's obvious in their music.

[...].[...]. Also, this is one of those albums you have to spend some time with before it gels (kind of like Radiohead's "Kid A," Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland," the Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique," or Fishbone's own "T.R.o.M.S."). But once you do, it all falls into place. I've read some critics who even said that parts of the album sounded "groundbreaking," referring in particular to the song "We Just Lose Our Minds," but if you're a long-time fan, you won't be shocked. "W.J.L.O.M." sounds like an Earth Wind & Fire track slowed down, like a record at the wrong speed, until there's a tension underneath the smooth soul (kind of a distant cousin to "Slow Bus Movin'"). For "G.a.M.a.B..." fans, there are metal workouts like "...Nerve Endings," (which sounds like they picked up a trick or two from System of a Down). [...]. And if you've never seen them live, do yourself a favor and go see them as soon as they come to your town. I just caught them on the tour for this album, and this is the best they've been in years. I never thought I'd be able to say this again, but it's a good time to be a Fishbone soldier.

I can't believe i slept on this album for so long. I had heard some tunes off of it when it first came out but for some crazy reason i never purchased it until recently. The album is great and Fishbone shows no signs of slowing down. Highly energetic and as always pure fun. Can't wait for the next one to come out this year and with Dirty Walt back I don't doubt that it will be a nutter classic from this highly underated and extremely talented group of characters. Can't wait to see them live again, always a great show. I don't think there is a band out there right now who can touch a live Fishbone show. Pure fun.

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I will never sleep on another Fishbone album again. I swear on my Nuttmeg. HA!!!!

The production value here is a little thin, but the quality of the material more than proves that this band has the ability to do their best work independent of the corporate label shills. This is a return to form for the 'bone, imo. Sounds like the next logical step that should have come after Give a Monkey a Brain. Up there with their best stuff. If you don't have it yet, get it. Youll be glad you did. Then go pick yourself up a ticket for the most powerful and potent musical force in all of humanity: FISHBONE LIVE!!! Then pick up the new live recording from Bordeaux. Very rocking.

Fishbone is good group and their sound is really original. This album contains a lot of good songs