Fishbone: The Movie

I was a huge fan of Fishbone. In high school, as a kid learning to play bass, Fishbone's amazing Norwood Fisher was an inspiration. As a lot of other strange West Coast band's -- from Jane's Addiction to Primus -- became popular, Fishbone faltered, even though they were far more interesting, creative and just plain musical.

1991's The Reality of My Surroundings was about as big as the band ever got. The album is a masterpiece, a mix of metal, funk and soul, the likes of which have not been heard since.

A film about the band is screening now. It's not scheduled for a Philly area showing, but I'm keeping an eye out. Of all the early '90s bands getting retrospectives on the big screen, (Tribe Called Quest, Blur, Pearl Jam), Fishbone has got to be the most interesting one I've heard of. Any movie about a band in which some band members tried to kidnap a guitarist who they believed had been brainwashed by religious fanatics has got to be good. It looks like all that is in the film.

I hope the film helps Angelo Moore and Norwood keep going. They've been at it for 30 years. Amazing.


RBFF - "Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone" - documentary trailer from Tilapia Film on Vimeo.