The Reality of My Surroundings

The Reality of My Surroundings is the third studio album by the American rock band Fishbone, released on April 23, 1991, by Columbia Records.

The Reality of My Surroundings was recorded after the band had achieved breakthrough success in 1988 following a stint opening for Red Hot Chili Peppers, which had contributed to their album Truth and Soul (1988) charting in the Billboard 200. They had also appeared in the film Tapeheads that year at the suggestion of star John Cusack.

The band spent most of 1989 composing the songs for the album, which contain elements of funk, rock, reggae, hard rock, punk rock and a new focus on heavy metal-inspired guitars. Basic tracks for the album were recorded in Hollywood at Ocean Way Recording, with overdubs done at Ocean Way, Studio 55, Summa and Capitol Studios. All four "If I Were A...I'd" tracks were recorded live.