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Fishbone

Background information
Also known as Fishbone & Familyhood Nextperience
Origin Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre(s) Ska-punk
Funk metal
Alternative rock
Alternative metal
Years active 1979–present
Associated acts Year of the Dragon, Dirty Walt & The Columbus Sanitation, Trulio Disgracias, Dr. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Ska punk is a fusion Music genre that combines Ska and Punk rock. Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. Madd Vibe, The Seedy Arkhestra
Website http://www.fishbone.net/
Members
Angelo Moore
Andre´ "PaDre" Holmes
Rocky George
Dre Gipson
John McKnight
John Norwood Fisher
John Steward
Former members
Walter A. Angelo Christoper Moore Born November 5, 1965, also known as Dr Rocky George (born January 9, 1964 in Culver City California) is an American Heavy metal guitarist best known for being the John Norwood Fisher (known as Norwood Fisher, b September 12, 1965) is the bass player for the funk/rock/ska/metal band Fishbone. Kibby II
Philip "Fish" Fisher
Kendall Jones
Chris Dowd
John Bigham
Spacey T
Anthony Brewster
Dion Murdock
Tori Ruffin
Curtis Storey

Fishbone is an alternative rock band that plays a fusion of funk, ska, punk rock, reggae, heavy metal and more. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s The band was formed in 1979 in the ghettos of South Central Los Angeles by Angelo Moore, also known as "Dr. Madd Vibe" (vocals, saxophones ranging from sopranino to bass, and theremin); Kendall Jones (guitar); John Norwood Fisher (bass); Philip "Fish" Fisher (drums); "Dirty" Walter A. South Los Angeles, often abbreviated as South LA, is the official name for a large geographic and cultural portion lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Angelo Christoper Moore Born November 5, 1965, also known as Dr The sopranino saxophone is one of the smallest members of the Saxophone family The bass saxophone is the second largest existing member of the Saxophone family (not counting the subcontrabass Tubax) John Norwood Fisher (known as Norwood Fisher, b September 12, 1965) is the bass player for the funk/rock/ska/metal band Fishbone. Kibby II (vocals, trumpet); and Chris Dowd (keyboards, trombone). The group came from the same Los Angeles scene that spawned the Minutemen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction. The Minutemen were an American Punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980 Red Hot Chili Peppers are Jane's Addiction is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1985

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History

Fishbone first gained attention with their live concerts, earning a reputation as one of the most diverse bands in the alternative rock genre. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Their unique stew of different styles, mixed with hectic energy and pounding rhythms, was a huge influence on the funk/rock/new wave/metal/rap hybrid that would become popular in the 1990s. The band did not have any official recordings until the release of their self-titled EP, Fishbone, in 1985, which featured the classic ska favorite "Party at Ground Zero". Fishbone is the recording debut of alternative group Fishbone. In 1987, in support of their first full-length album, In Your Face, the band performed "Jamaica Ska" (the classic Jamaican ska single specifically written as a breakthrough U. In Your Face is Fishbone 's first full length album released in 1986 S. pop-charts hit) in the Annette Funicello/Frankie Avalon reunion movie Back to the Beach. Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American Singer and Actress. Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone September 18 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Actor Back to the Beach is a 1987 Comedy film starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, directed by Lyndall Hobbs. Fishbone toured with the Beastie Boys across the US and other parts of the world.

Though the band had a manic, kinetic sound and stage presence, the group was mainly a ska/reggae band in its early years. But by 1987, the band had turned up the distortion, and heavy metal and hardcore sounds started creeping into their music. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s 1988's Truth and Soul brought Fishbone wide critical acclaim. Truth and Soul is the second Album by Alternative rock band Fishbone, released on September 13, 1988. A diverse piece of social commentary, Truth and Soul covered important topics such as the breakup of families, early 1900s racism, fascism, nuclear war, and oppression in lower income housing projects. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology The album was highlighted by a metal version of Curtis Mayfield's classic "Freddie's Dead" from the soundtrack of the movie Super Fly. Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk " Freddie's Dead " is a song by Curtis Mayfield. It was the first single from his 1972 soundtrack album for the film Super Super Fly is a 1972 Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks Jr That same year, the group toured with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and became nationally known as a major player in the burgeoning alternative music scene, a legacy sealed by live shows that were unrivaled in their fury and intensity. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Also that year, Fishbone and Little Richard recorded the Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter song "Rock Island Line" for the album Folkways: A Vision Shared-A Tribute To Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly. Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter

In 1990, the band added a seventh member, former Miles Davis music director John Bigham on guitar and keyboards. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Fishbone's winning streak continued with The Reality of My Surroundings in 1991, a critical and commercial success. The Reality of My Surroundings is the third Album by Fishbone. An hour-long mini-epic, The Reality of My Surroundings is widely considered Fishbone's greatest triumph. A psychedelic swirl of manic energy and witty commentary, the album showcased the very different personalities of Fishbone's seven members. One month before the album's release, the group played a memorable performance on Saturday Night Live, with Moore doing a back flip into the camera pit a mere five seconds into their performance of "Sunless Saturday" (a song which later featured an MTV video directed by Spike Lee). Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, The sunny soul number "Everyday Sunshine" also became a modest hit on radio and MTV.

Their sound remained rooted in funk and ska, but focused more on hard rock and heavy metal on 1993's Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe. Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe is the fourth full-length album from Alternative rock band Fishbone. With the burgeoning popularity of alternative rock, Fishbone was suddenly gaining popularity in the mainstream, but the band was beginning to tear apart internally.

Just before hitting the road on the 1993 Lollapalooza tour, the band experienced their first personnel loss as guitarist Kendall Jones left the band to join a religious cult. Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances John Norwood Fisher tracked him down and attempted to kidnap him. John Norwood Fisher (known as Norwood Fisher, b September 12, 1965) is the bass player for the funk/rock/ska/metal band Fishbone. He was arrested and sued over the incident but no charges were filed against Fisher because Jones was considered too insane to stand trial. [1] The band suffered another blow in 1994 when keyboardist Chris Dowd left the band for unknown reasons. Fishbone was then dropped by Sony Records. Dowd recorded with a band including Jeff Buckley under the name "Seedy Arkestra", releasing the album The Puzzle, which included the incendiary anti-Fishbone track "Flog Your Dead Horse". He has since gone on to attend Peterson's culinary schools, and as a result has been asked to play some solo shows at Foundry On Melrose on account of his instructor from Peterson's (Eric Greenspan) being the head chef.

Now a five-piece, Fishbone released the extremely heavy/punkish Chim Chim's Badass Revenge in 1996, which did well in the underground music scene, but went completely unnoticed by the general public. Chim Chim's Badass Revenge is the fifth full-length album from Alternative rock band Fishbone. By 1998, the band went through more major personnel changes as founding member/ drummer Philip "Fish" Fisher (Norwood's brother) left the band (to be later definitively replaced by John Steward); John Bigham also left the band to pursue his own career (The Soul of John Black) and was replaced by former Sound Barrier and Mother's Finest guitarist Tracey "Spacey T" Singleton. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Mother's Finest is a Funk rock band founded in Atlanta Georgia by Joyce Kennedy and Glenn Murdock in the early 1970s John McKnight (from Ben Harper's band) joined on keyboards, trombone, and guitar after a short stint by Anthony Brewster. Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American Musician. During the latter part of the 1990s, Fishbone earned their keep on the road through constant touring, as they remained one of rock's most respected live bands.

Fishbone's dedicated fan base was, for the most part, happy to travel down whatever musical path the musicians pursued, but the band's record sales dropped consistently after 1991. However, in 2000, the band was signed to a major record deal and given the chance to record a new album with several special guests, such as Gwen Stefani, George Clinton, Rick James, H.R. of Bad Brains, Donny Osmond, and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson Jr) ( February 1 1948 &ndash August 6 2004) was an American musician HR ("Human Rights" (born February 11, 1956 in London England) is the stage name of Paul D Bad Brains are an American Hardcore punk band formed in Washington D Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond (born on December 9 1957 in Ogden Utah, USA) is an American Singer, Musician, Actor Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are a Latin- rock band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The result, Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx, was a critical success, but saw poor sales. Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx is the sixth album from Alternative rock band Fishbone. The band was dropped from their label and headed back on the road. John McKnight left the band in 2001, and the group continued on as a 5-piece. In 2002, on their own independent record label, they released Live at the Temple Bar and More (2002) which contained all brand new original material recorded throughout 2001 and 2002. Live at the Temple Bar and More is the first live album from Alternative rock band Fishbone. This was later complemented by another live CD/DVD, Live in Amsterdam, containing most of their hits and filmed at the 2002 Cannabis Cup Festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Cannabis Cup is a festival that was started in 1987 by High Times editor Steven Hager, who came to The Netherlands for an interview Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west

In late 2003, Fishbone suffered another blow with the departure of founding member and trumpeter Walter A. Kibby II, as well as guitarist Spacey T. Walter Kibby had previously released a solo album with The Columbus Sanitation (featuring many of his current and former Fishbone cohorts including Spacey T). The two would later help form The Year Of The Dragon, releasing the album, A Time To Love Is A Time To Bleed in 2006. Kibby was initially replaced by Andre (PaDre) Holmes and later by Curtis Storey, after PaDre left for a stint with The Time on keyboards. The Time is a Funk and Dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981 They are close Prince Associates and arguably the most successful Spacey T was replaced by two guitarists - Rocky George of Suicidal Tendencies and Tori Ruffin of The Time, though Ruffin left soon thereafter. Rocky George (born January 9, 1964 in Culver City California) is an American Heavy metal guitarist best known for being the Suicidal Tendencies (also known as ST or Suicidal) is an American Hardcore punk and heavy metal band The Time is a Funk and Dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981 They are close Prince Associates and arguably the most successful The band once again added a keyboardist, Dre Gipson. Two years later in 2005, John McKnight re-joined the band on trombone, guitar.

In 2005, Fishbone contributed the song "Date Rape" to the Sublime tribute CD and DVD Look at All the Love We Found, for which New Congress Pictures produced their first music video in ten years. "Date Rape" is a song by Southern California band Sublime. Sublime was a hip-hop influenced American Ska-punk and Reggae band that originated in Long Beach California. Look at All the Love We Found is a Tribute album by various artists dedicated to Sublime, released on June 21, 2005 (see 2005 The video was directed by Renee Tod and Josh Fischel.

Also that year the band The Girlfriend Experience had been reporting to have played with a new Kendall Jones band calling themselves "The Cause. "

2006 saw the return of the collaboration between Fishbone and producer David Kahne (who worked on the band's 80's recordings) for the first studio recording in 6 years, titled Still Stuck In Your Throat released in late 2006 in Europe and April 2007 in the USA. David Kahne is an American Record producer. Kahne is notable for his role as in-house producer and engineer at 415 Records, the first American New Still Stuck In Your Throat is the first studio recording from Fishbone in 6 years since 2000s Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present The Some of these new songs can be seen on the live DVD Bongidae! also featuring Slightly Stoopid and Barrington Levy. Slightly Stoopid is an American band based in Ocean Beach California, who describe their music as "a fusion of acoustic rock and Blues Barrington Levy (born 30 April 1964, in Clarendon, Jamaica) is a Reggae and Dancehall Recording artist.

Angelo Moore (also credited as musical director), John Steward, and John Norwood Fisher appeared as part of the house band in the 2006 Outkast feature film Idlewild. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Outkast (typeset as OutKast) is a Grammy Award -winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point Georgia, a city

As of July 2007, trumpeter Curtis Storey has left Fishbone due to a serious illness from which he is currently recovering. PaDre Holmes has once again filled the slot as the band's trumpet player with Fernando Pullum, who previously performed with Fishbone on March 15, 1991, on Saturday Night Live during "Sunless Saturday" filling in some dates during the interim of 2007. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City

The band is currently involved in filming a documentary, tentatively titled Everyday Sunshine, directed by Lev Anderson and Chris Meztler and shot their first official live DVD In Bordeaux, on April 23rd 2008, produced by Stephan Kraemer. Both are due at the end of 2008.

Trivia

Fishbone's famous logo; created by David Kahne, the band's original producer.
Fishbone's famous logo; created by David Kahne, the band's original producer.

Members

For a complete list, see List of Fishbone band members. This is a list of past and present Fishbone band members. This list only includes official members not various session members who have filled in for departed members

Current

Past

Discography

Studio Albums

Live Albums

EPs

DVDs

Compilation Albums

External links

Dictionary

fishbone

-noun

  1. A bone from a fish.
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