On their debut EP, Fishbone presented as a ska band with punk-rock energy. Their songs leaped and bounced the same way frontman Angelo Moore seemed to carom off every surface at their manic live shows; the tight horn charts and catchy riffs were propelled by the ultra-high-energy rhythm section of the brothers Norwood (bass) and Philip (drums) Fisher. On wild romps like “Ugly” and “Party At Ground Zero,” it was easy to focus on the addictive music, but the lyrics were a sharp and perceptive critique of ’80s geopolitics, calling out the oppression and apocalyptic threat of life in Cold War America. Meanwhile, “Another Generation” attempted to rouse the youth to consciousness and action (“Grab your arms and choose a side/There’s a battle to be won”), while recognizing the draw of mere aesthetic rebellion (“The fools all hide behind the fashion/The new age rebels have no cause/But little do they realize, that a true change can come from within/But that’s too simple to be true/My hair looks better now in blue”).