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Not that it's unique, yet even with half the band changed from the last time around, the twin-riff action that kicks off "Evil Eye," and The Action Is Go! as a whole, sounds like nobody else but Fu Manchu, somehow. Punk energy, classic rock drive, psychedelic crunch, and heavy-ass grind all at once -- really, is anything more needed? From there the new lineup proceeds to kick ass and take names in its own way -- music to shake one's very long hair to while cranking it up and driving around. Hill's strength as a vocalist has long been that he doesn't sound like a deep, bellowing yahoo, but that nutty kid down the block who knows how to party anyway. The Action Is Go! lets him demonstrate that in spades, not to mention his guitar abilities as well as Balch's lead soloing. He and Bjork make perfect recruits for Fu Manchu -- the one pours out the heavy, never dull riffing, the other knows how to lay down some grooves and slam it out when needed in equal measure. Check out the extended zone-outs on "Burning Road" and "Trackside Hoax" to see how both can play it calm when needed for totally cranking up. Another smart touch was getting J. Yuenger, ex-White Zombie guitarist, as producer -- he balances a touch more clarity in the mix with full-bodied charge, not to mention playing a variety of additional keyboards and goodies. Unsubtle hints and homages to the '70s puree of influences crop up throughout -- Bjork's funky breaks on "Urethane" will have many humming War's "Lowrider" to themselves, and for good reason. All this, a cover of SSD's hardcore classic "Nothing Done," and a great Glen E. Friedman skateboard photo from 1977 on the front -- sounds like Southern California from here. ~ Ned Raggett
Audio Mixer: Joe Barresi.
Recording information: Grandmaster Recorders, Ltd., Hollywood, CA; Music Grinder, L.A., CA; Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA.
Photographers: Alex Obleas; Lisa Johnson ; Glen E. Friedman; Lisa Wurster.
Fu Manchu: Scott Hill (vocals, guitar); Bob Balch (guitar); Brad Davis (bass); Brant Bjork (drums).
Personnel: Scott Hill (vocals, guitar); J. Yuenger (organ, Moog synthesizer); Brant Bjork (drums); Brad Davis (Theremin).
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Entertainment Weekly (11/07/97, p.87) - "Invoking the legendary thunder of Blue Cheer as well as the clanging cowbell boogie of Mountain, this Santa Monica quartet creates a near-perfect facsimile of circa-'71 heavy rock....the music's sheer goonish density should strike a chord in the hearts of rock-addled mall rats across America." - Rating: A-
Q (12/99, p.156) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...these cartoon meditations about Cars, girls and science fiction are delivered with a corrosive venom that makes Nirvana sound like a prissy boy band....[packs] an enjoyably primordial and visceral rock thrill." Fu Manchu Action Is Go Songs Action Is Go Music Review Purchase Action Is Go CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Kyuss Sky Valley CD (1994)
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After creating a classic with their second album, Blues for the Red Sun, desert metal gods Kyuss faced the unenviable task of delivering the goods once again for a new label, Elektra Records. And they almost pulled it off with 1994's stellar Welcome to Sky Valley. The album's 13 songs are divided into three "suites" which fully display the band's impressive creative range, from furious metal to psychedelic grooves, and anything in between. The first and most consistent of these suites starts with the huge guitar riff of "Gardenia" ...
| | Kyuss ...And The Circus Leaves Town CD (1995)
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Kyuss' fourth release is entitled ...And the Circus Leaves Town, and apparently it took whatever it was that made their previous release so compelling with it. The band still opts for a bottom-heavy, filling-rattling assault, but they also try to create songs that aren't really there. By containing their thundering ambitions to more bite-size (five- to six-minute) chunks, this record constantly comes up short. Tracks like "Gloria Lewis" and "Phototropic" never seem to get started. There are still some worthy moments. "One Inch Man" is a heavy-boogie stomp with wah-wah guitar work from Josh Homme, and "Catamaran" is interesting. However, this band has proven to have a sound far too big to be contained by conventional song lengths, and it's a waste for them to try. Kyuss' music works best when it's given room to sprawl out and unfold like on the closing "Spaceship Landing," the track on this album that most resembles their work on Welcome to Sky Valley. ...And the Circus Leaves Town isn't a bad record. It still bears the band's unique stamp. It's just a bit disappointing. ...
| | Fu Manchu In Search Of... CD (1996)
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Fu Manchu was one of the most enduring and influential bands of the '90s stoner metal movement (along with Kyuss, Monster Magnet, and Sleep), but it wasn't until their third full-length release, In Search Of..., that the Southern California stoners finally obtained "major" label support by signing with Mammoth Records -- not that this had any effect on singer Scott Hill's indistinctive vocals, or the band's fuzzy dirge of post-Sabbath riffery with psychedelic overtones. And ...
| | Fu Manchu King Of The Road CD (2000)
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Any dude who grew up in the '70s can tell stories ...
| | Fu Manchu California Crossing CD (2001)
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Formidable SoCal stoner rockers Fu Manchu sweetened the pot significantly on CALIFORNIA CROSSING. While ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
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This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal the show, despite creditable efforts via an anthemized version of Ryan Adams' beautifully downtempo "When the Stars Go Blue," and a great, leering rendition of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra's "Summer Wine."
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| | Natalie Macmaster My Roots Are Showing CD (2000)
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MY ROOTS ARE SHOWING was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.
Since Natalie MacMaster is basically a traditional Cape Breton Island Celtic fiddler who sometimes adds more modern elements to her music, a traditional album is an ideal way to hear her in her most natural environment, and My Roots Are Showing, finally issued in the U.S. by Rounder in April 2000 after having been released by Warner Bros. in Canada in 1998, is that album. On most of the 13 cuts, MacMaster combines a series ...
| | Matthew Good Last Of The Ghetto Astronauts CD (1995) Import
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| | Karaoke Canta Como: Julio Iglesias CD (2002)
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| | Rock 'N & Roll Is Here Rock 'N & Roll Is Here Vol. 4-Rock 'N & Roll Is Here CD (2006) (Import)
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| | Peter Chilvers Piano CD (2007) (Import)
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| | Lazenby The Loft Years CD (2008) (Import) United Kingdom
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| | Pinocchio - TV O S T Pinocchio CD (2008)
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