Full title: Fishbone 101: Nuttasurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' The Fonkay. NUTTASURUSMEG FOSSIL FUELIN' THE FONKAY is a two-disc retrospective of Fishbone's Columbia recordings. The second disc consists of rarities and previously unreleased material including 11 demos Fishbone did for Columbia before being signed to the label and three songs from the 1987 vinyl-only Christmas release IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME). Includes liner notes by Norwood Fisher, Angelo Moore, Vernon Reid, Toure and John Bigham.

Product description Fishbone Fishbone 101: Nuttasaurusmeg Fo .com Here's a righteous romp through the free-spirited L.A. ska-punk pioneers' history. This two-CD set features a well-chosen best-of disc that pulls prime cuts such as "Party at Ground Zero" and "U.G.L.Y" (from Fishbone's mercurial 1985debut), "Bonin' in the Boneyard" and "Freddie's Dead" (from 1988'sTruth and Soul), "Everyday Sunshine" and "Sunless Saturday" (from 1991'sThe Reality of My Surroundings), and "Black Flowers" (from the 1993 swan song,Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe). Disc 2 features formative demo tracks from the group's early-'80s incarnation it's amazing to hear their development from fun, awkward ska players to assured monster musicians, from scrappy horn band to metalloid mofos. Fishbone's influence--be it on the Red Hot Chili Peppers or the Mighty Mighty Bosstones--is massive their success wasn't. This retrospective clarifies why, for once, you could believe the hype.--James Rotondi

Full title: Fishbone 101: Nuttasurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' The Fonkay. NUTTASURUSMEG FOSSIL FUELIN' THE FONKAY is a two-disc retrospective of Fishbone's Columbia recordings. The second disc consists of rarities and previously unreleased material including 11 demos Fishbone did for Columbia before being signed to the label and three songs from the 1987 vinyl-only Christmas release IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME). Includes liner notes by Norwood Fisher, Angelo Moore, Vernon Reid, Toure and John Bigham.