Fishbone
The Reality of my Surrounds (1991)
Genre: Funk Metal, Ska Punk, Hardcore Punk, Alternative Rock
Here we can find the band at their creative peak; they have created a
batch of ground breaking songs. Out of all the alternative bands spawned in the
late 80’s, early 90’s they were the only ones that fused so many styles and get
away with it, and this album is testament of that.
Vocals and Lyrics: Lyrics on this about are the best in the Fishbone catalogue;
they are very smart, funny and intelligent. They tackle some very important
social issues with certain ease, without alienating the casual listener. The
singing on the album is quite elaborate at moments Angelo, Chris and Walter
work off each other very well. 9.9
Instrumentation:
Guitar: Kendall is a superb guitar player, and slowly he’s becoming a
driving force in the band.
Bass: Norwood does some crazy
stuff in background, it sound like he drops a few jazz arrangements here and
there, and his bass for Sunless Saturday is brilliant.
Drums: Fish Fisher is the bands secret weapon, they can’t do all this
crazy stuff without a great drummer, it would be a muddled mess without this
guy.
Horn Section and Keyboards: They add layers of brilliance to each song; and
I must add that the bridge to Fight the Youth is incredible. 7.7
Melody
and Structure: There is some real sophisticated and complicated stuff on this
album, Fishbone pulls it off, without the whole thing collapsing or getting too
over indulgent. 9
Sound,
Production and Feeling: This is the first Fishbone album where the production
does them justice, the band sounds great. 9.5
Songs:
All of the songs on this album are Fishbone classics, the tracks are very well written,
but the most important thing overall is that you can see a band that has grown
and matured since Truth and Soul (there previous album) taking everything to
another level. Sunless Saturday is probably the best song in Fisbone’s
catalogue. 12
The
Bad: The intermission tracks get tedious -1
Originality:
Hats off for one of the greatest bands of the 90’s nuff said. 10
Overall:
57.1
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