I see the helpless and i see the insane I see the pauper singing in the pouring rain I see the means of help elude us again I think the sun will never visit me again... Relevant today more than ever
U-G-L-Y You ain't got no alibi You're just Uuuuugly. Some of the best shows I've ever been to. I probably weighed about 160 lbs back then but I'd lose 20 lbs after a FISHBONE show.
They were on their way up, but the lead guitarist ended up joining a cult and quitting the band, Norwood Fisher (bass), and Angelo Moore (vocals, trumpet) drove up from LA, to Marin in NorCal to deprogram him. They were arrested for kidnapping... Put a damper on their career.
if you are interested in black metal/punk/hardcore bands.. Bad Brains - Banned in DC, I against I, Right Brigade, Big Take Over.. the played reggae too and live mixed the genres flawlessly. Legendary Band.
You have no idea how happy this made me to see. This song is what absolutely got me into Fishbone last year and it's really the tip of the iceberg because they just hit so many different types of music. They've instantly hit my bucket list of bands to see live before I die because they're still going and they still put on a hell of a show (the OG lineup just reunited in the last couple of years and started touring again). If you dig them, I would love to see you react to more of their stuff. Also check out the documentary on them when you get a chance. Really fascinating and raw look at the band and their history.
You just discovered Fishbone last year? That's pretty sweet. Fishbone is in my top 3 live experiences, with The Roots and Prince. Absolutely incredible live when I saw them and I hear they're still amazing.
Eight years ago, the lead singer, sax and trombone player Angelo Moore (AKA Dr. Madd Vibe), was a housemate of mine. Really kind soul with an incredible energy. Love that guy. Loved that house. It was an incredible year of my life living with members of Fishbone, GWAR, Green Jello and Radiactive Chicken Heads. There's some bands you should react to! Take care man, thanks for doing these two Fishbone reactions!
I always forget they did the soundtrack for "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" with Curtis Mayfield. Their version of Freddie's Dead is probably the best cover of a song ever....
Fishbone is still around, they've been around since 79, Norwood Fisher, started the band, he was always one of my favorite Bass players, he actually tried to kidnap their guitarist that was convinced Fishbone was demonic. Norwood thought he was being brainwashed by a religious cult.
i saw them live at The Sting in New Britain, CT somewhere back in '91-'93(-ish?)... every one of them is multi-talented, they were _throwing_ instruments back & forth between the stage hands-- there were literally guitars, trombones, sousaphones flying through the air 😂 it was the middle of summer, & it was so hot in the venue, the floor was _completely_ wet with sweat, & no one left fully clothed 🤣
Angelo is the truth! One of the first shows I ever saw in 1994 and was lucky enough to meet Angelo. He let me into a 19 year old show to see them when I was 18 as my brother interviewed the band at the college radio station at Iowa (KRUI) and gave them a ride to the show in our 1982 Grand Prix. One of my best memories!!!
For more Fishbone, as many people have already suggested but I will suggest again, Everyday Sunshine and Party at Ground Zero should be your next visits on the Fishbone music tour. One of my favorite bands and one of the best concerts I've ever been to. My friends and I had to get fake ID's to see them because we were under 21 and they were playing 21-and-up show back when I was in high school I think it was (might've been a freshmen in college, I don't remember that far back :P ). None of us drank, btw, we just wanted to get in to see Fishbone. ^_^
Fight the Youth is a fucking jam. They closed an outdoor show in Hawaii in 1993 I was at with Sunless Saturday and it was to this day one the highest energy performances I’ve ever seen any band play with and I’ve seen a lot. That crazy acoustic outro is burned in my mind, the backdrop of the show was like a 15-20 foot hurricane swell breaking way outside Chinamans Hat (look it up) island in Kaneohe Bay. Unreal
Jamel, this was my official summer song of 1991. when I hear it I remember that summer, that year perfectly. I've also seen them live many, many years ago.
I think this song is about depression due to the state of the world. Fishbone is one of the best bands ever, period. They are well worth your time. It is a shame they never hit it as big as some other bands. They’re still around and tour occasionally. I go see them every chance I get, and these days it is rare, but still happens once in a blue moon.
This is great! I really appreciate that you would cover some early American punk and hardcore. You should check out Bad Brains. Another hardcore band who are considered pioneers of the sound and they all happen to be Rastafarian. Fishbone and Bad Brains are two of the craziest live shows you could ever see. It's impossible to describe the energy in rooms like that. Thanks again! Keep up the outstanding work!
"Sunless Saturday" is the companion song to the "Sly and the Family Stone" style banger "Everyday Sunshine" (or vice versa). 90's Fishbone is far less frenetic and far more polished than 80's Fishbone -- a mosh pit of confections that defied expectations with songs like "Ugly," "? (Modern Industry)," "Party at Ground Zero," "Lyin' Ass Bitch" and others.
A child of the 70s/80s, I like the frenetic and less polished version of the band. To me, when bands try to go slower, go "another direction" (as many say), or even mix in a different Jandra, it most times fails (too many rock and metal bands to name here). All these bands go away from the roots, then they suck and lose their identity. JMHO
I love how you look for the deeper meaning, you understand that the surface is nothing and you dig down. You are the best kind of person, together we can save this world.
Yahh man. Fishbone is great! One of my faves from the 90's. You should react to "Everyday Sunshine" and "Fight the Youth" and their cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Freddie's Dead". Also watch their documentary called "Everyday Sunshine" from 2011. Such a crazy journey.
Fishbone is one of those bands that you can't put into any one category; are they metal? Are they ska? Funk? Soul? The answer is: yes. Definitely listen to the fans and check out Everyday Sunshine; it's one of those songs that just makes your day so much better. Party at Ground Zero, Cholly, Ma and Pa, Ugly...just some of the other tunes you should also scope. Fishbone has a lot of slept on songs.
I love Fishbone so much. An American treasure. If you keep going down the rabbit hole with them -- Unyielding Conditioning is a great change up and gets to their Ska roots. There's a great live version on YooToob titled "Fishbone On Conan",..or, the original video is dope as well.
This entire album is GREAT! You really should do "Fight The Youth" next! FISHBONE! I've seen them live twice: the first time I got to go backstage and meet them. 2nd time, they played with none other than the mighty Primus!
My favorite group of ALL TIME. If you want another deep lyrical Fishbone song, check out Pray to the Junkiemaker or They All Have Abandoned Their Hopes.
I've seen them live three times in small venues in South Carolina. Twice in the 90's and once about 2 years ago. Each time, Angelo Moore mingles in the audience before or after their set. I have spoken with him all three times and I always thank him for all the great music over the years. He always responds "Well, how do you like the new stuff?".
Lyrics I see the pestilence outside my window I see the dung heaps piled at least a mile high I see the shards of shattered dreams in the street I face the morning with my customary sigh I hear the sounds of children laughing aloud A stumbling wind has attracted quite a crowd My breakfast finished now I brave the outside But all the clouds have hidden all the warmth inside Chase these clouds away I hate this sunless Saturday Chase these clouds away I hate this sunless Saturday Freedom come For us now Light our sky Burn away these clouds, yeah Perhaps the charcoal gray and brown around me Is just the mirror image of my tainted soul I think the sun will never visit my sky Until the truth is seen by each and every eye Chase these clouds away I hate this sunless Saturday Freedom come For us now Light our sky Burn away these clouds I see the helpless and I see the insane I see a pauper singing in the pouring rain I see the means of help elude us again I think the sun will never visit me again Chase these clouds away I hate this sunless Saturday Saturday, Saturday Saturday, no more sunless Saturday Saturday, no more sunless Saturday, hey hey Yeah, sunless Saturday Sunless Saturday, yeah
...nah, man: They are, just, talkin' about being: depressed, sad, FEELING so bad that it seems like "the sun will never visit" you again. -You've been there?? ...I have!
Fishbone is fantastic. I've been a huge fan since the late-1980s, when I was just entering my teens. They started as a very eclectic mix of ska, funk, and soul, with punk touches. Within a few records, though, they'd be showing more explicit guitar-driven tendencies, with song writing, and arrangement influences from progressive rock bands, such as Yes, and Pink Floyd. The first big song I heard from them was the excellent "Party at Ground Zero" (1985), but their biggest breakthrough has to be their 1991 record, The Reality of My Surroundings. That album is on fire, from the opening stabs of "Fight the Youth", to the fadeout of "Sunleess Saturday". My favorite parts of the record have to be the two paired pieces on the record: "Asswhippin" with "Housework"; and "Jukies Prayer" with "Pray to the Junky Maker". The whole record is an experience to behold, though. Get some headphonees and an hour to yourself in a dimly lit room. You'll be happy. Also, yeah, Fishbone is still kind of together, despite a lot of drug-related ups, and downs over the years. They even have a couple of live dates this year in CA and FL.
This video was directed by Spike Lee, and is fantastic!! This is my favorite Fishbone song, and i get a real Dream Theater vibe from this track. These guys are the real deal!! More Fishbone...
I saw Fishbone at 1st Avenue and at The Mirage in Minneapolis in the 90s. At First Ave, Angelo Moore dove from the stage, surfed the crowd to the back of the bar, then climbed up the wall and rallied the crowd hanging from outside the sound booth. At the Mirage show, Angelo crowd-surfed right over my wife (before we were married). She looked at me and said, "I think Angelo just sweated on me." Such an exciting moment for some twenty-something rockers.
Check out the album Truth & Soul. One of my favorite albums of all time. Ma and Pa, questions for life, and bonin in the boneyard, Change and many many more the whole album is fantastic
I think Fishbone could have had pretty much the same fame and fortune, but I guess RHCP was just easier to market somehow. Putting that aside, however, both bands were not only contemporaries on the scene, but also allies, very supportive of each other, rather than having any hostile rivalry. Regardless of who reaches the riches, that's the sort of camaraderie that can make the music scene of an era truly great and memorable. Fishbone have been out there giving it their all for a long time, and through some really rough times, too. Fishbone can be very off-the-wall, too. They'll have one song about a very important, deep social/political issue, and then the next song might be about doing crazy stuff like getting it on in a cemetery. They won't leave you bored. :D
I saw them in 1988. One of the best shows ever. Fishbone was very different early on. In their early days they were America’s best ska band - maybe the only ska band anyone knew about in this country. Check out their early tunes like Party at Ground Zero or Ugly to discover the sound that originally made them famous. And they’re from LA!
I kind of slept on Fishbone for years but decided to give them a proper listen some time a year or 2 ago. Their other stuff is more "ska" based but the 2 you reacted, Servitude and Sunless Saturday, are my favourites. As much as I like ska, I like funk mental/groovy stuff even more and they do it well! If you haven't done so yet, you should also check out some Bad Brains - in particular the groovier/metal stuff like Rise, God Of Love, Soulcraft etc.. might be more your sort of thing.
What you heard is what the band became, you have to start from the beginning with fishbone. They are one of the most incredible live acts you’ll ever see.
Also not sure where to do requests but you might get into Ghost Town by The Specials . They were a mixed race band during the ska movement in the 80s in England. They were one of those bands that started this anti racist punk /ska movement fighting with words for equal rights in the u.k. sorry I ramble. So happy I stumbled across your channel you've got a beautiful soul.
Basically, when Fishbone came around back in the 80s, it was unlike anything anyone had seen or heard. Naturally, record company execs had no idea what to do with them or how to market them. They were always right on the cusp of fame, but they never quite got past the status of being a huge cult band-even with movie appearances and this video that was directed by Spike Lee. Check out the video for Everyday Sunshine next!
If you watch the videos for Sunless Saturday and then watch Everyday Sunshine, you see that they’re meant to be watched together. The beginning of Everyday... starts at the end of Sunless..., in the dark, prison-like cages before opening up to happy fields of flowers.
Thank you for reacting to this video. I think the messaging behind this song was simply that of confinement and restriction. Though it can easily be applied to incarceration. I feel that the projects and ghettos are in themselves a cell block (of sorts) which restricts those who live within them from the access that outsiders may have. Seeing that Saturdays are often seen as a time of relaxation, the band is illustrating that this is not the reality of those with systematically limited means. "Chase these clouds away. I hate these sunless Saturdays." Another interesting fact is that this video was directed by Spike Lee. Rock on, my dude.
Hey, just found your channel tonight... Left this song as a suggestion on your Living Color, Cult of Personality video cause I thought you might like it... I love this song so much...
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Now, watch the “sequel”, Everyday Sunshine! Perfect counterpoint to this song.
i love how that was held for later in the tracklist, a nice call and response as you listen through the record, breaking through the clouds
I see the helpless and i see the insane
I see the pauper singing in the pouring rain
I see the means of help elude us again
I think the sun will never visit me again...
Relevant today more than ever
That entire album is great. Reality Of My Surroundings is Fishbone at their absolute best.
The Pinnacle
Right On! 🤘🏽
yeah, killer album.
Black rock needs to come back. Back in the 90s you could hear them on the radio.
Check out "party at ground zero" or "everyday sunshine" by them. They had insane live shows back then.
They still tour occasionally now, and are still great to see.
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U-G-L-Y
You ain't got no alibi
You're just Uuuuugly.
Some of the best shows I've ever been to. I probably weighed about 160 lbs back then but I'd lose 20 lbs after a FISHBONE show.
Best live show I’ve ever been to
They have insane live shows NOW!
They were on their way up, but the lead guitarist ended up joining a cult and quitting the band, Norwood Fisher (bass), and Angelo Moore (vocals, trumpet) drove up from LA, to Marin in NorCal to deprogram him. They were arrested for kidnapping...
Put a damper on their career.
Wow
They've been through some wild shit.
Not 100% correct
if you are interested in black metal/punk/hardcore bands.. Bad Brains - Banned in DC, I against I, Right Brigade, Big Take Over.. the played reggae too and live mixed the genres flawlessly. Legendary Band.
Bad Brains LIVE!
Bad Brains - Reignition
Fishbone had a huge influence on Gwen Stefani and No Doubt. She mentions them all the time!
You have no idea how happy this made me to see. This song is what absolutely got me into Fishbone last year and it's really the tip of the iceberg because they just hit so many different types of music. They've instantly hit my bucket list of bands to see live before I die because they're still going and they still put on a hell of a show (the OG lineup just reunited in the last couple of years and started touring again). If you dig them, I would love to see you react to more of their stuff. Also check out the documentary on them when you get a chance. Really fascinating and raw look at the band and their history.
You just discovered Fishbone last year? That's pretty sweet.
Fishbone is in my top 3 live experiences, with The Roots and Prince. Absolutely incredible live when I saw them and I hear they're still amazing.
If there was a definition for slept on group. These guys are it. My favourite band and to them live unbelievable
Truth and Soul is an amazing album. 'Bone'n in the Boneyard' Funky bass!!!
M H Funky ASS bass!
Don't Call Me White My personal favorite albums are Reality... and Truth & Soul. But Servitude is a banger, which comes from Chim Chim...
@@TahoeNevada As a middle aged white guy, no worries. My hs girlfriend bought Truth and Soul for me on my 18th birthday...29 years ago.
M H I’m a middle aged white dude, too!
@@TahoeNevada Lol...I only saw your comment in an alert and didn't realize 'Don't call me white' was the other guy's username.
Eight years ago, the lead singer, sax and trombone player Angelo Moore (AKA Dr. Madd Vibe), was a housemate of mine. Really kind soul with an incredible energy. Love that guy. Loved that house. It was an incredible year of my life living with members of Fishbone, GWAR, Green Jello and Radiactive Chicken Heads. There's some bands you should react to!
Take care man, thanks for doing these two Fishbone reactions!
I always forget they did the soundtrack for "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" with Curtis Mayfield. Their version of Freddie's Dead is probably the best cover of a song ever....
If you want more Fishbone, look up songs like "Black Flowers" and "Ma and Pa".
Black Flowers is outstanding its too bad it wasn't shitty or generic enough to get heard on the radio
Black Flowers is a favorite of mine for sure. Was working at a music store when Give a Monkey a Bran came out and it was on heavy rotation.
I. Fucking. Love. This. Song.
This is on my old Guaranteed Speeding Ticket mix CD for road trips.
Fishbone is still around, they've been around since 79, Norwood Fisher, started the band, he was always one of my favorite Bass players, he actually tried to kidnap their guitarist that was convinced Fishbone was demonic. Norwood thought he was being brainwashed by a religious cult.
he def was...
Ran by Kendall's father no less.
Brotherdeath69 I couldn’t remember if it was the Drummer or Guitarist. I remember they had to get him a couple of times.
If you love them, check out the band called Bad Brains, who influenced Fishbone. They're still around, active since 1977.
John Norwood Fisher did not attempt to Kidnap Kendall Jones ..they were best friends ....his dad had brainwashed Kendall ......
And now Fishbone ..... saw these back in the day, 92/93 oh yeah and guess who the support was ????
TOOL..... I was spoilt that night ;)
i saw them live at The Sting in New Britain, CT somewhere back in '91-'93(-ish?)... every one of them is multi-talented, they were _throwing_ instruments back & forth between the stage hands-- there were literally guitars, trombones, sousaphones flying through the air 😂 it was the middle of summer, & it was so hot in the venue, the floor was _completely_ wet with sweat, & no one left fully clothed 🤣
nailed it! i was there too. unforgettable. ✌🏼🤘🏼
I've been fortunate enough to have opened for this band twice. Love me some FISHBONE
"Bone'n in the Boneyard", the Chili Peppers sample a part of this song but I can't remember which one....Good time boys🤔
Peppers sampled alot from Fishbone
Angelo is the truth! One of the first shows I ever saw in 1994 and was lucky enough to meet Angelo. He let me into a 19 year old show to see them when I was 18 as my brother interviewed the band at the college radio station at Iowa (KRUI) and gave them a ride to the show in our 1982 Grand Prix. One of my best memories!!!
I saw Fishbone live (in Stockholm Sweden) in the mid 90's. I'm really glad I did. Not too many like them
For more Fishbone, as many people have already suggested but I will suggest again, Everyday Sunshine and Party at Ground Zero should be your next visits on the Fishbone music tour. One of my favorite bands and one of the best concerts I've ever been to. My friends and I had to get fake ID's to see them because we were under 21 and they were playing 21-and-up show back when I was in high school I think it was (might've been a freshmen in college, I don't remember that far back :P ). None of us drank, btw, we just wanted to get in to see Fishbone. ^_^
Their drummer Philip Fisher was in a metal band (Wicked Wisdom) with Jada Pinkett Smith on vox! I actually saw them open for Sevendust once. 🤘
Fishbone is hands down the best live band I've ever seen. Check out the albums Truth & Soul and In Your Face
Fight the Youth is a fucking jam. They closed an outdoor show in Hawaii in 1993 I was at with Sunless Saturday and it was to this day one the highest energy performances I’ve ever seen any band play with and I’ve seen a lot. That crazy acoustic outro is burned in my mind, the backdrop of the show was like a 15-20 foot hurricane swell breaking way outside Chinamans Hat (look it up) island in Kaneohe Bay. Unreal
FISHBONE !!!!!maby the best band I ever saw on stage !!!!!!
Jamel, this was my official summer song of 1991. when I hear it I remember that summer, that year perfectly. I've also seen them live many, many years ago.
UH OH !!!! You Divin into THE BONE now ! I was blessed enough to see these guys live a million times way back when ...SPIRITUAL !@
I think this song is about depression due to the state of the world. Fishbone is one of the best bands ever, period. They are well worth your time. It is a shame they never hit it as big as some other bands. They’re still around and tour occasionally. I go see them every chance I get, and these days it is rare, but still happens once in a blue moon.
This is great! I really appreciate that you would cover some early American punk and hardcore. You should check out Bad Brains. Another hardcore band who are considered pioneers of the sound and they all happen to be Rastafarian. Fishbone and Bad Brains are two of the craziest live shows you could ever see. It's impossible to describe the energy in rooms like that. Thanks again! Keep up the outstanding work!
They bummed cigs off me and my brother and chatted outside the Einstein-A-Go-Go’s before one of their shows in 1989. It was glorious
"Sunless Saturday" is the companion song to the "Sly and the Family Stone" style banger "Everyday Sunshine" (or vice versa). 90's Fishbone is far less frenetic and far more polished than 80's Fishbone -- a mosh pit of confections that defied expectations with songs like "Ugly," "? (Modern Industry)," "Party at Ground Zero," "Lyin' Ass Bitch" and others.
A child of the 70s/80s, I like the frenetic and less polished version of the band.
To me, when bands try to go slower, go "another direction" (as many say), or even mix in a different Jandra, it most times fails (too many rock and metal bands to name here).
All these bands go away from the roots, then they suck and lose their identity. JMHO
Easily my favorite Fishbone song. Such raw power in the instrumentals.
Loved that era of LA rock. Fishbone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Mary's Danish
I saw them at the Memphis in May festival in 1996 when i was stationed there. We were shroomin and George Clinton came on after them... fun night!!!
Unpredictable and brilliant. Love Fishbone!
I love how you look for the deeper meaning, you understand that the surface is nothing and you dig down. You are the best kind of person, together we can save this world.
Sunless Saturday and Servitude are two of my favorite songs ever, both so powerful and full of energy.
Yahh man. Fishbone is great! One of my faves from the 90's. You should react to "Everyday Sunshine" and "Fight the Youth" and their cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Freddie's Dead". Also watch their documentary called "Everyday Sunshine" from 2011. Such a crazy journey.
Holy crap I asked you to check out this song and then you DID! Legend.
Fishbone is one of those bands that you can't put into any one category; are they metal? Are they ska? Funk? Soul? The answer is: yes.
Definitely listen to the fans and check out Everyday Sunshine; it's one of those songs that just makes your day so much better. Party at Ground Zero, Cholly, Ma and Pa, Ugly...just some of the other tunes you should also scope. Fishbone has a lot of slept on songs.
Yes! You took my request. Now check out the other side fishbone. Unyielding Conditioning, or Ma and Pa
Wow. I always heard of Fishbone but I never knew how good they were. Thank you for reacting to this.
I love Fishbone so much. An American treasure. If you keep going down the rabbit hole with them -- Unyielding Conditioning is a great change up and gets to their Ska roots. There's a great live version on YooToob titled "Fishbone On Conan",..or, the original video is dope as well.
This entire album is GREAT! You really should do "Fight The Youth" next! FISHBONE! I've seen them live twice: the first time I got to go backstage and meet them. 2nd time, they played with none other than the mighty Primus!
My favorite group of ALL TIME.
If you want another deep lyrical Fishbone song, check out Pray to the Junkiemaker or They All Have Abandoned Their Hopes.
You gotta listen to junkies prayer before pray to the junkiemaker though!
@@christopherroth7239 My pusher who art in the crackhouse......
Yes finally so happy you did fishbone! They must be one of the best live bands I have ever seen.
Seen them live twice in small clubs.
So much energy in this song. You just can't help to want to get up and dance and jam!
I've seen them live three times in small venues in South Carolina. Twice in the 90's and once about 2 years ago. Each time, Angelo Moore mingles in the audience before or after their set. I have spoken with him all three times and I always thank him for all the great music over the years. He always responds "Well, how do you like the new stuff?".
Lyrics
I see the pestilence outside my window
I see the dung heaps piled at least a mile high
I see the shards of shattered dreams in the street
I face the morning with my customary sigh
I hear the sounds of children laughing aloud
A stumbling wind has attracted quite a crowd
My breakfast finished now I brave the outside
But all the clouds have hidden all the warmth inside
Chase these clouds away
I hate this sunless Saturday
Chase these clouds away
I hate this sunless Saturday
Freedom come
For us now
Light our sky
Burn away these clouds, yeah
Perhaps the charcoal gray and brown around me
Is just the mirror image of my tainted soul
I think the sun will never visit my sky
Until the truth is seen by each and every eye
Chase these clouds away
I hate this sunless Saturday
Freedom come
For us now
Light our sky
Burn away these clouds
I see the helpless and I see the insane
I see a pauper singing in the pouring rain
I see the means of help elude us again
I think the sun will never visit me again
Chase these clouds away
I hate this sunless Saturday
Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, no more sunless Saturday
Saturday, no more sunless Saturday, hey hey
Yeah, sunless Saturday
Sunless Saturday, yeah
Saw Fishbone at the City Museum in St Louis. Fun show.
I grew up listening to these awesome dudes!😁I'm SO glad you're checking them out.😉
...nah, man: They are, just, talkin' about being: depressed, sad, FEELING so bad that it seems like "the sun will never visit" you again.
-You've been there?? ...I have!
Love this one! Used to play it back in my college radio days. Great tune!
I am so glad you got to these guys. Started as a Ska / Punk band, but really ventured out. They did a little of everything. Fantastic musicians.
Bad Brains "I against I"
Fishbone is fantastic. I've been a huge fan since the late-1980s, when I was just entering my teens. They started as a very eclectic mix of ska, funk, and soul, with punk touches. Within a few records, though, they'd be showing more explicit guitar-driven tendencies, with song writing, and arrangement influences from progressive rock bands, such as Yes, and Pink Floyd.
The first big song I heard from them was the excellent "Party at Ground Zero" (1985), but their biggest breakthrough has to be their 1991 record, The Reality of My Surroundings. That album is on fire, from the opening stabs of "Fight the Youth", to the fadeout of "Sunleess Saturday". My favorite parts of the record have to be the two paired pieces on the record: "Asswhippin" with "Housework"; and "Jukies Prayer" with "Pray to the Junky Maker". The whole record is an experience to behold, though. Get some headphonees and an hour to yourself in a dimly lit room. You'll be happy.
Also, yeah, Fishbone is still kind of together, despite a lot of drug-related ups, and downs over the years. They even have a couple of live dates this year in CA and FL.
This video was directed by Spike Lee, and is fantastic!! This is my favorite Fishbone song, and i get a real Dream Theater vibe from this track. These guys are the real deal!! More Fishbone...
I saw Fishbone at 1st Avenue and at The Mirage in Minneapolis in the 90s. At First Ave, Angelo Moore dove from the stage, surfed the crowd to the back of the bar, then climbed up the wall and rallied the crowd hanging from outside the sound booth. At the Mirage show, Angelo crowd-surfed right over my wife (before we were married). She looked at me and said, "I think Angelo just sweated on me." Such an exciting moment for some twenty-something rockers.
surprised no one recommended the "Swim" video.
i recommended it.
Anything off the Truth & Soul album is the real deal, was in the pit back in the day!!
FISHBONE!!!! I think it means that until we accept the truth, we can't move forward. We are all cousins, ya know. Love you man. Peace!
Check out the album Truth & Soul. One of my favorite albums of all time. Ma and Pa, questions for life, and bonin in the boneyard, Change and many many more the whole album is fantastic
They are still touring every year in small venues around the country. Well worth checking them out.
Also, you need to check out Bad Brains. The godfathers of hardcore from DC.
wut.. under what rock have i been living this is sick!! woohooooo
I think Fishbone could have had pretty much the same fame and fortune, but I guess RHCP was just easier to market somehow. Putting that aside, however, both bands were not only contemporaries on the scene, but also allies, very supportive of each other, rather than having any hostile rivalry. Regardless of who reaches the riches, that's the sort of camaraderie that can make the music scene of an era truly great and memorable. Fishbone have been out there giving it their all for a long time, and through some really rough times, too.
Fishbone can be very off-the-wall, too. They'll have one song about a very important, deep social/political issue, and then the next song might be about doing crazy stuff like getting it on in a cemetery. They won't leave you bored. :D
Wow! I haven’t heard this in years, I have it on cassette somewhere. One band I have not seen, I regret that. Thanks man.
Amazing band, amazing song, so happy you checked them out!!
They performed this song on Saturday Day Night Live in 1991. I remember watching it that night.
Goosebumps with every damn song of theirs!
You've got to check out their performance of this on Saturday Night Live. Best musical performance ever featured on the show.
Fishbones Best Album... saw the Sunless Saturday video premiere on MTVs 120 minutes back in 1989... Been a Fishbone fan ever since
Dude's doing that crazy shit on a damn upright bass! Mindblowing!
I saw them in 1988. One of the best shows ever. Fishbone was very different early on. In their early days they were America’s best ska band - maybe the only ska band anyone knew about in this country. Check out their early tunes like Party at Ground Zero or Ugly to discover the sound that originally made them famous. And they’re from LA!
Beat me to it...was going to suggest some Fishbone goodness XD
I kind of slept on Fishbone for years but decided to give them a proper listen some time a year or 2 ago. Their other stuff is more "ska" based but the 2 you reacted, Servitude and Sunless Saturday, are my favourites. As much as I like ska, I like funk mental/groovy stuff even more and they do it well!
If you haven't done so yet, you should also check out some Bad Brains - in particular the groovier/metal stuff like Rise, God Of Love, Soulcraft etc.. might be more your sort of thing.
What you heard is what the band became, you have to start from the beginning with fishbone. They are one of the most incredible live acts you’ll ever see.
bruh i am sooooo hype you made it to fishbone!
First and only time I crowd surfed was my first FISHBONE show:)
Also not sure where to do requests but you might get into Ghost Town by The Specials . They were a mixed race band during the ska movement in the 80s in England. They were one of those bands that started this anti racist punk /ska movement fighting with words for equal rights in the u.k. sorry I ramble. So happy I stumbled across your channel you've got a beautiful soul.
Fishbone are even better live, if you ever get the chance try to see them live.
"Fight the Youth" is their best song from this same album.
what about so many millions ray?
@@troydaniels7155amazing song. Brutally honest lyrics put to great music
Everyday Sunshine improved my life.
Steven Daniels Every time I feel depressed, I play Everyday Sunshine. Lifts my spirits. Like an old lady in church!
@@TahoeNevada Right!
Basically, when Fishbone came around back in the 80s, it was unlike anything anyone had seen or heard. Naturally, record company execs had no idea what to do with them or how to market them. They were always right on the cusp of fame, but they never quite got past the status of being a huge cult band-even with movie appearances and this video that was directed by Spike Lee.
Check out the video for Everyday Sunshine next!
You have to see them live. I have chilled with them super nice/cool people.
If you watch the videos for Sunless Saturday and then watch Everyday Sunshine, you see that they’re meant to be watched together. The beginning of Everyday... starts at the end of Sunless..., in the dark, prison-like cages before opening up to happy fields of flowers.
That bass and double bass were pumping like crazy.... but that guitar solo was INSANE!!!
I bet people recommended this because you did a Living Colour video. it's always fishbone and bad brains after that
When in reality it should be 24-7 Spyz
Although Bad Brains influenced both bands, they're always the last band to be recommended.
Their very best tune!! Fantastic stuff.
This song just fucking crushes. Sounds just as fresh and relevant as it did 30 years ago.
One of my all time favorite bands. Check out more of their stuff. Great movie documentary out there they did too.
I saw them at lollapalooza in 93 with primus A I C tool ratm great show, fishbones swim is still vivid in my mind
Thank you for reacting to this video. I think the messaging behind this song was simply that of confinement and restriction. Though it can easily be applied to incarceration. I feel that the projects and ghettos are in themselves a cell block (of sorts) which restricts those who live within them from the access that outsiders may have. Seeing that Saturdays are often seen as a time of relaxation, the band is illustrating that this is not the reality of those with systematically limited means. "Chase these clouds away. I hate these sunless Saturdays." Another interesting fact is that this video was directed by Spike Lee. Rock on, my dude.
Even more underrated Black NYCHARDCORE ~~~~~~~~24-7 SPYZ~~~~~~
Nobody:
Angelo Moore: Lets take acid and make a music video!
Fishbone: Everyday Sunshine
Yes he needs to see it.
yes. this songs sassy sister... also.
nobody:
Angelo Moore: "wwwWWAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!"
Angelo has always been really _out there,_ but it should never be left unsaid that he's also a really nice, friendly, gracious dude. :)
0okamino As soon as I saw him, I was like ADHD! Makes him a great frontman, though.
Angelo for President!
Amazing live!!
I saw these guys and the red hot chili peppers for free at the S.U. block party in the mid-eighties. Got my bass-riff fix that day!
Hey, just found your channel tonight... Left this song as a suggestion on your Living Color, Cult of Personality video cause I thought you might like it... I love this song so much...