Fu Manchu - best albums/tracks ?

"Evil Eye" from The Action is Go is a really rad song.

Overall,a mostly inessential band, but they have their moments.

In Search Of... is great. Anything up to "King Of The Road" is pretty good.

A few track suggestions:

Asphalt Risin'
Seahag
Module Overload
Hell on Wheels
Over the Edge
King of the Road
Weird Beard
California Crossing
Squash That Fly
Mongoose

I can't choose any particular song because I think they're too similar. I believe in Fu Manchu as a conceptual act, they always do the same record with always the same songs (yeah, the guitar riffs are always different, maybe the song estructure can change too, but the essence it's just the same). They also try to reflect the effects of entropy so the albums are gettin' worse year by year...
I think "In search of..." is the best choose.

The titles of their songs and concepts are better than their execution. One wishes "Laser Blast" was actually as good as the good/bad/wretched sci-fi B-movie it's hung on. All told, you can probably make one decent CD from their catalog, but it's a job. Their studio cover of BOC's "Godzilla" eats it. The live version is better for some reason.

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, FU MANCHU has a number of very special events planned for 2010. The band will unveil a host of plans that include rolling out both one-of-a-kind live events and extra special vinyl releases. Additionally, the VIRULENCE (pre-FU MANCHU) recordings will be remastered and packaged with the band’s “1985-87 demos” and both live songs and video footage from 1987-89 under the title If This Isn`t A Dream…1985-1989. The package will be made available on both CD and LP and is slated for a winter 2009 release via Southern Lord Records.

wow sorry for bein a dick. fu manchu is excellent.

that guy was on the mark Fu Manchu - best albums/tracks ?

Had no idea they go back that far!

kinda excited about the virulence stuff being reissued! i'm probably the only one, though.

also "the falcon has landed" rules

Track Listing:
1. WHO ARE YOU? (VOID COVER)
2. NOTHING DONE (SSD COVER)
3. D.O.A. (VAN HALEN COVER)
4. WHEN THE SHIT HITS THE FANS (CIRCLE)
5. MOVING IN STEREO (CARS COVER)
6. BEACH BLANKET BONGOUT (JFA COVER)
7. FREEDOM OF CHOICE (DEVO COVER)
8. GODZILLA (BLUE OYSTER CULT COVER)
9. THINGS START MOVING (ADOLESCENTS COVER)
10. RIDE TO LIVE (LIVE TO RIDE) (TWISTED SISTER COVER)
11. SIX PACK (BLACK FLAG COVER)
12. WORDS TO LIVE BY (PENANCE COVER)
13. JAILBREAK (THIN LIZZY COVER)
14. CHEVY VAN (SAMMY JOHNS COVER)

About The Covers by Fu Manchu:
"Fanclub" career-spanning collection of the band's various hard-to-find or previously unreleased covers, representing various band line-ups over the years, of tracks by Thin Lizzy, Black Flag, the Cars, Devo, the Adolescents, etc etc! Limited to 700 on black vinyl.

there is also a grey version that is limited to 900 for sale on the tour

The Black is already up on ebay for 16.00 bux shipped

was just listening to 'in search of..' the other day and thinking i need more of their albums. i guess 'the action is go' would be the one?

yeah thats a good un. just avoid california crossing at all costs

KING OF THE ROAD SAYS YOU MOVE TOO SLOW

King of the Road is their best, I don't care what anyone else says.

And I like California Crossing.

I agree with Adrien.

that proves hes wrong(about california crossing)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGMeXeH2sqc

King of the Road is the one I like the best and has some of their most catchy songs. It jams front to back and is a great interstate record.

I don't recall California Crossing as being significantly worse than most of their others that you'd make a big deal of it

I'm sort of intrigued abt that covers thing and I know they're all olde tyme HC dudes but I still can't figure out how them covering eg that Void song is gonna work

They've been quietly putting out a steady stream of archival things on their Bandcamp, including some older things with extra tracks they dug up:

https://fumanchuband.bandcamp.com/

None of the Mammoth era releases yet (though maybe they're elsewhere), but all sorts of good stuff, including the Man's Ruin tracks with some new goods:

https://fumanchuband.bandcamp.com/album/godzillas-eatin-dust-4

And an expanded Return to Earth:

https://fumanchuband.bandcamp.com/album/return-to-earth-1991-1993-deluxe-edition

Also Scott Hill will regularly email you a quick "thanks" note for everything you buy. Very polite of him!