Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe is the fourth full-length album from alternative rock band Fishbone. It is the last album to feature all six original members, as guitarist Kendall Jones left the band a few months after the album's release, and keyboardist/trombonist Chris Dowd would leave the next year.

It is Fishbone's heaviest album, with the band focusing on heavy metal without any trace of their trademark horn section until the fourth song, the ska-infused "Unyielding Conditioning". Saxophonist Branford Marsalis makes an appearance on the manic "Drunk Skitzo", and the ending of "Swim" includes excerpts of a Damon Wayans stand-up routine about his experience at a Fishbone concert.

Shortly after the release of the album, the band toured as part of the third annual Lollapalooza festival, but was dropped by Sony Records the following year.

A poster of the album can briefly be seen on the wall in a garage after 5.44 minute during the sixth episode of the first season of the TV series Six Feet Under.

01. Swim

02. Servitude

03. Black Flowers

04. Unyielding Condition

05. Properties Of Propaganda (Fuk This Shit On Up)

06. Lemon Meringue

07. They All Have Abandoned Their Hopes

08. End The Reign

09. Drunk Skitzo

10. The Warth Of Your Breath

11. No Fear

I must say the reason why this album is my favorite is the same reason why many might not like it: it's very polarized.
The funk songs are just funk and not mixed with ska and punk and rock.
The rock songs are just rock.
The polarization of the album almost serves as a manifestation of the problems in the band at the time (shortly after the album was released, original members and key songwriters guitarist Kendall Jones and keyboardist/vocalist Chris Dowd left the band). 

If you're someone who likes just one type of music, chances are you'll like at least a song or two but not the whole album.
If you're a fan of all forms of music, this album will serve as a great introduction to the band without having to sort through the cheesy 80's-styled production that their previous albums suffered from. 

The album's first track, "Swim," can either be the song that brings you in or makes you dismiss the album without even listening to the rest of the album.
I say this because while the song is very energetic and does a great job of showing Fishbone's heavier influences, the repetitive chorus of "I like to swim" may be too repetitious for many.  

Key tracks on the album are "Servitude," "Black Flowers," "Unyielding Conditioning," "Warmth Of Your Breath," "Drunk Skitzo," and "No Fear."
This album is a key point in the band because not only was the band at the top of their game lyrically and musically but it also shows the end of an era with Fishbone and shows the splintering of the band.