Track Listing
1. Swim
2. Servitude
3. Black Flowers
4. Unyielding Conditioning
5. Properties of Propaganda (Fuk This S*** on up)
6. Warmth of Your Breath, The
7. Lemon Meringue
8. They All Have Abandoned Their Hopes
9. End the Reign
10. Drunk Skitzo
11. No Fear
12. Nutt Megalomaniac
| Details | | Playing Time: | 64 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Branford Marsalis | | Producer: | Fishbone, Terry Date | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Fishbone: Angelo Moore, Christopher Dowd, Walter A. Kibby II, John Norwood Fisher, Kendall Rey Jones, D. Fish, John Bigham.
Additional personnel: Branford Marsalis (saxophone); Billy "Bass" Nelson, Vicki Calhoun, Kristen Vigard, Aklia Chin (background vocals).
With GIVE A MONKEY A BRAIN...AND HE'LL SWEAR HE'S THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE, Fishbone have taken their heady blend of ska, reggae, jazz, funk, hip-hop and hard rock right to the metallic tip of hardcore urgency. And while there were always edgy metallic elements on the periphery of Fishbone's work, since the release of TRUTH AND SOUL they've been leaning in more of a hard rock direction. On GIVE A MONKEY A BRAIN... they've chosen to bring it front and center, allowing guitarist Kendall Jones to stretch his wings a bit, to particular effect on the power-chord encrusted "Swim" and "End The Reign," and the anthemic "Servitude" and "Black Flowers."
Despite their new hard rock flavor, they haven't abandoned their giddy humor or the buoyant, offbeat urban funk of past Fishbone releases. Tunes like "Nutt Megalomaniac" and "The Warmth Of Your Breath" illustrate Fishbone's infectious brand of hard rock funk and hyper-ska delirium. And rather than trying to shoehorn their style into a junk food pop context, Fishbone is content to let listeners nibble on selected tidbits of sonic onslaught from their soul buffet. GIVE A MONKEY A BRAIN might just be their breakthrough into the outer fringes of the mainstream.
Editorial Reviews
3 Stars - Good - ...MONKEY'S probably the Bone's most user-friendly album. It's got a good beat and you can slam to it...
Rolling Stone (08/01/1993)
...Fishbone offers energized righteousness and didactic doo-doo jokes side-by-side as a creative shield against despair...
Musician (08/01/1993)
...They're exhilarating, dangerous and have no regard for their personal safety. The band to dance to when the ship's going down....
Melody Maker (06/12/1993)
...Much of Fishbone's charm comes from an ability to jump musical genres without losing the groove... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (05/28/1993)
...anyone confused by this album and the group itself needs to go somewhere far away, like Neptune...
The Source (09/01/1993)
...They're exhilarating, dangerous and have no regard for their personal safety. The band to dance to when the ship's going down....
Melody Maker (06/12/1993)
3 Stars - Good - ...MONKEY'S probably the Bone's most user-friendly album. It's got a good beat and you can slam to it...
Rolling Stone (08/01/1993)
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