Fu Manchu California Crossing CD

California Crossing Music

List Price	$9.98 (You save $2.29)
Category	Rock Albums, Heavy Metal CDs, Alternative, Rock/Pop, Hard Rock
Label	Mammoth
Orig Year	2001
All Time Sales Rank	27050
CD Universe Part number	2226297
Catalog number	165515
Discs	1
Release Date	Feb 05, 2002
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Matt Hyde
Engineer	Nick Raskulinecz
Personnel	Scott Hill, Brant Bjork, Bob Balch, Keith Morris

Fu Manchu California Crossing Songs

1.	Separate Kingdom	$0.99
2.	Hang On	$0.99
3.	Mongoose	$0.99
4.	Thinkin' Out Loud	$0.99
5.	California Crossing	$0.99
6.	Wiz Kid	$0.99
7.	Squash That Fly	$0.99
8.	Ampn'	$0.99
9.	Bultaco	$0.99
10.	Downtown in Dogtown	$0.99
11.	Wasteoid, The	$0.99

California Crossing Music Review

Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars FuManchu Changing It's Sound
"California Crossing" is another great album by one of the best stoner rock outfits out there. FuManchu is changing it's sound a bit - they've dropped a lot of the sludgy fuzz guitar tones for a cleaner sound. The production's a bit more polished and "commercialized", but the tunes still rock! This is a great disc for new or hardcore fans, but I like "King of the Road" and "The Action Is Go" better.
Submitted by a reviewer (Milford, MA, USA)
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