Track Listing

1. Freddie's Dead
2. Ma and Pa
3. Question of Life - Fishbone, A. Moore
4. Pouring Rain
5. Deep Inside
6. Mighty Long Way
7. Bonin' in the Boneyard
8. One Day
9. Subliminal Fascism
10. Slow Bus Movin' (Howard Beach Party)
11. Ghetto Soundwave
12. Change

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22796 in Music
• Released on: 1990-10-25
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Truth & Soul is the most focused, most frenetic, and most political album in Fishbone's small but important catalog of ska/metal/funk/punk. They still party on this record (note "Bonin' in the Boneyard") but they also offer some serious doses of reality, and some fierce insight about growing up black in America. Much of the material (including "Slow Bus Movin'," "Ghetto Soundwave," and the potent, hopeful "One Day") was recorded on the 1988 birthdates of Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln. Madcap vocalist Angelo Moore is in good form on Truth, but guitarist Kendall Jones often threatens to steal the show, particularly on the amped-up cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Freddie's Dead." --Michael Ruby

Customer Reviews

Only the best album I own
Truth and Soul is Fishbone's best album, in fact I would put it up against any album anywhere, it's that good. But in all reality you should own all Fishbone albums. If you're looking for a good place to start, this is it. Once you hear Ghetto Soundwave once, you will be a Fishbone fan. Ma and Pa is simply amazing. Fishbone's musicianship cannot be questioned, every member in this group has master his instrument. Best tracks are Subliminal Facism, Question of Life, Bonin', One Day. If you don't like Fishbone after hearing this, you never will.

Funk it up Fishbone!
Some may not agree, but I call this easily their best album. It should have made them huge. "Truth And Soul" is a wonderful mesh of funk/ska/rock/punk, and usually gets me jumping around the living room. Great lyrics too. Few songs have the energy that "Ma And Pa", "Bonin' In The Boneyard", and "One Day" do. This album is also a must for fans of the old movie "Tapeheads", as this includes "Slow Bus Movin' (Howard Beach Party)" which the soundtrack missed. But it's not all horn-blowing and bass-slapping. "Change" is a beautiful song played on acoustic guitar, that's about making the world a better place for all. Any fan of older Chili Peppers or Bosstones needs to hear this.

Unbelievable
Man. Man, I don't even listen to this type of sound. Couldn't care less for it. But Man. Man. My old roommate turned me on to these guys and this album and I've thanked him for it in my heart ever since. It's a shame, Fishbone deserved so much recognition for this album, but hey, they're black, they're talented and they don't give a damn. These are not ingredients for mass appeal. I recommend to any and everyone who love tight musicianship and a little love and politics in their songs to buy this album. It defies convention, there really isn't much to compare it to - hence it's poor sales. But any rock guide will have the maximum rating for this album. Fishbone should be proud. I know I am.