Law of the Fish
| Law of the Fish | ||||
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| Studio album by The Radiators | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Southlake Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
| Genre | swamp rock | |||
| Length | 45:38 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Rodney Mills | |||
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Law of the Fish is the third album by The Radiators. It is their second studio album and their first major label release.
Overview
After a five-year hiatus from record-making (but not from performing), The Radiators signed with Epic Records and released their first major label album, which helped introduce their self-described "fishhead music" to a national audience. The album made it up to #139 on the Billboard 200, and the songs "Doctor, Doctor" and "Like Dreamers Do" made it to #20 and #23 respectively on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.
The songs on the album were written over a period of several years, with the oldest, "Suck the Head", bearing a 1979 copyright date. Only two of the songs, "Oh Beautiful Loser" and "Sparkplug" actually have a 1987 copyright date.
Track listing
Side 1
- "This Wagon's Gonna Roll" (Ed Volker) – 4:20
- "Like Dreamers Do" (Volker) – 4:04
- "Doctor, Doctor" (Volker, Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin, Reggie Scanlan, Frank Bua Jr., Glenn Sears) – 4:05
- "Oh Beautiful Loser" (Volker) – 4:12
- "Suck the Head" (Volker, Baudoin) – 3:14
- "Mood to Move" (Volker) – 3:59
Side 2
- "Sparkplug" (Volker) – 3:01
- "Holiday" (Volker) – 4:01
- "Love Is a Tangle" (Volker) – 4:10
- "Boomerang" (Volker) – 4:20
- "Hard Time Train" (Volker) – 5:35
- "Law of the Fish" (Volker, Malone, Baudoin, Scanlan, Bua Jr., Sears) – 0:59
Credits
- Ed Volker – keyboards, vocals
- Dave Malone – guitars, vocals
- Camile Baudoin – guitars, vocals
- Reggie Scanlan – bass
- Frank Bua Jr. – drums
- Glenn Sears – percussion
- Rodney Mills – producer, engineer
- Tag George - Second Engineer
Notes
External links
- Jon Pareles review of Law of the Fish in the New York Times