Law of the Fish

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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

1. "This Wagon's Gonna Roll" (Ed Volker) – 4:20
2. "Like Dreamers Do" (Volker) – 4:04
3. "Doctor, Doctor" (Volker, Dave Malone, Camile Baudoin, Reggie Scanlan, Frank Bua Jr., Glenn Sears) – 4:05
4. "Oh Beautiful Loser" (Volker) – 4:12
5. "Suck the Head" (Volker, Baudoin) – 3:14
6. "Mood to Move" (Volker) – 3:59

Side 2

1. "Sparkplug" (Volker) – 3:01
2. "Holiday" (Volker) – 4:01
3. "Love Is a Tangle" (Volker) – 4:10
4. "Boomerang" (Volker) – 4:20
5. "Hard Time Train" (Volker) – 5:35
6. "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

External links

• Jon Pareles review of Law of the Fish in the New York Times