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Tangential, but Fishbone is a band that should have gotten a lot more attention than they did.

by davidw 9y ago

frankharv 9y ago
They were fabulous too but its been painful seeing the band fall apart. First Chris then the rest. They were part of Lolapalooza #1 too. It was the high point of alternative rock I believe. I hated Souxsie and the Banshee's but when they played everybody was tossing their empty water bottles up in the air and there was something magical happening. Perry really had a great idea there. A festival done right. Nothing Shocking. I saw a later Lolapolooza in Raleigh and it was more more subdued.
- rootw0rm 9y ago
  How could u hate Siouxsie? what kind of monster are you?
mgkimsal 9y ago
Wow... haven't thought about fishbone in a long time, but I think you're right. I had a boss who was in to fishbone. Gosh, this was probably... 1989? 1990? I was possibly just a tad too young to get in to them at that time, and, to many people, he was probably just a bit too old to be in to fishbone at that point, but... he loved 'em :)
delgaudm 9y ago
Agreed. I always thought Fishbone deserved the fame that the Red Hot Chili Peppers got.
- davidw 9y ago
  I think RHCP was easier for the public to digest. A bunch of black guys playing music that was all over the board and not at all easy to categorize was a much tougher sell to middle America.
  - flarg 9y ago
    Fishbone had a minor push here in the UK but nothing compared to RHCP, they were pretty different IMHO so certainly in the UK and Europe there would have been room for both. They needed better management push.
davidw 9y ago
Here are some random Fishbone videos for those of you who are curious: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrONIb9gQ-k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrONIb9gQ-k - Party at Ground Zero, from like 1985. Ska-ish and probably their most famous song. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy--HbGS--I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy--HbGS--I - Subliminal Fascism. Punk-ish. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZF4moOxOjI&list=RDRZF4moOxOjI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZF4moOxOjI&list=RDRZF4moOxO... - Modern Industry - in all their late 80ies glory. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV5Nkah8nP8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV5Nkah8nP8 - Everyday Sunshine * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_FivvLXgA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_FivvLXgA - Servitude - harder edge. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5qhfpXTF70 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5qhfpXTF70 - Psychologically Overcast * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXonkWWua-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXonkWWua-Q - Dear God Kind of a random assortment. Here are some really random collaborations Fishbone with Annette Funicelllo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRTl66N4Ujc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRTl66N4Ujc Fishbone with Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eRowpUntIs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eRowpUntIs
topmonk 9y ago
Lil Pump is also a band that is having a hard time with drugs. But I think some artists can handle it. Lil Pump is just so strong of an artist, I don't think drugs can really stop him.
- b6 9y ago
  This is so unrelated to the article, but I would love to have some idea what you're talking about here. Are you saying Lil Pump is a very strong artist? In what sense?
  - topmonk 9y ago
    I don't know, it's just a feeling. His song, "Gucci Gang", gave me a really strong reaction the first time I heard it. I kept thinking of the whole western world, and what is happening to it. For context, I'm in my mid forties and have I've been in East Asia for 5 years. Listening to this song, I felt like what I once knew as a kid was finally gone. The last columns have crumbled, and the foundation of what I could maybe come back to some day has disappeared. All I know is that I don't think I'll forget it, even when I'm 80. Not too many songs can do that, and this one really hit me, more than anything else. It was like a bullet. If I had to describe what great art is, I'd say this is definitely it.
    - owlninja 9y ago
      And you are being serious??
      - topmonk 9y ago
        Huh? What in my post makes it sound like I'm not being serious?
        cholantesh 9y ago
        Lil Pump is kind of a joke among rap fans, so it's kind of bewildering to see a serious defense of him.
xrd 9y ago
A high school friend made a documentary about them. http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0840358/ http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0840358/

Tangential, but Fishbone is a band that should have gotten a lot more attention than they did.

by davidw 9y ago

Tangential, but Fishbone is a band that should have gotten a lot more attention than they did.

They were fabulous too but its been painful seeing the band fall apart. First Chris then the rest. They were part of Lolapalooza #1 too. It was the high point of alternative rock I believe. I hated Souxsie and the Banshee's but when they played everybody was tossing their empty water bottles up in the air and there was something magical happening. Perry really had a great idea there. A festival done right. Nothing Shocking. I saw a later Lolapolooza in Raleigh and it was more more subdued.

rootw0rm 9y ago
How could u hate Siouxsie? what kind of monster are you?

mgkimsal 9y ago

Wow... haven't thought about fishbone in a long time, but I think you're right. I had a boss who was in to fishbone. Gosh, this was probably... 1989? 1990? I was possibly just a tad too young to get in to them at that time, and, to many people, he was probably just a bit too old to be in to fishbone at that point, but... he loved 'em :)

delgaudm 9y ago

Agreed. I always thought Fishbone deserved the fame that the Red Hot Chili Peppers got.

davidw 9y ago
I think RHCP was easier for the public to digest. A bunch of black guys playing music that was all over the board and not at all easy to categorize was a much tougher sell to middle America.
- flarg 9y ago
  Fishbone had a minor push here in the UK but nothing compared to RHCP, they were pretty different IMHO so certainly in the UK and Europe there would have been room for both. They needed better management push.

davidw 9y ago

Here are some random Fishbone videos for those of you who are curious: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrONIb9gQ-k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrONIb9gQ-k - Party at Ground Zero, from like 1985. Ska-ish and probably their most famous song. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy--HbGS--I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy--HbGS--I - Subliminal Fascism. Punk-ish. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZF4moOxOjI&list=RDRZF4moOxOjI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZF4moOxOjI&list=RDRZF4moOxO... - Modern Industry - in all their late 80ies glory. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV5Nkah8nP8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV5Nkah8nP8 - Everyday Sunshine * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_FivvLXgA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_FivvLXgA - Servitude - harder edge. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5qhfpXTF70 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5qhfpXTF70 - Psychologically Overcast * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXonkWWua-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXonkWWua-Q - Dear God Kind of a random assortment. Here are some really random collaborations Fishbone with Annette Funicelllo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRTl66N4Ujc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRTl66N4Ujc Fishbone with Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eRowpUntIs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eRowpUntIs

topmonk 9y ago

Lil Pump is also a band that is having a hard time with drugs. But I think some artists can handle it. Lil Pump is just so strong of an artist, I don't think drugs can really stop him.

b6 9y ago
This is so unrelated to the article, but I would love to have some idea what you're talking about here. Are you saying Lil Pump is a very strong artist? In what sense?
- topmonk 9y ago
  I don't know, it's just a feeling. His song, "Gucci Gang", gave me a really strong reaction the first time I heard it. I kept thinking of the whole western world, and what is happening to it. For context, I'm in my mid forties and have I've been in East Asia for 5 years. Listening to this song, I felt like what I once knew as a kid was finally gone. The last columns have crumbled, and the foundation of what I could maybe come back to some day has disappeared. All I know is that I don't think I'll forget it, even when I'm 80. Not too many songs can do that, and this one really hit me, more than anything else. It was like a bullet. If I had to describe what great art is, I'd say this is definitely it.
  - owlninja 9y ago
    And you are being serious??
    - topmonk 9y ago
      Huh? What in my post makes it sound like I'm not being serious?
      - cholantesh 9y ago
        Lil Pump is kind of a joke among rap fans, so it's kind of bewildering to see a serious defense of him.

xrd 9y ago

A high school friend made a documentary about them. http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0840358/ http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0840358/