No One Rides for Free
No One Rides For Free | ||||
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Studio album by Fu Manchu | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Genre | Stoner rock | |||
Length | 27:07 | |||
Label | Bong Load | |||
Producer | Brant Bjork, Fu Manchu | |||
Fu Manchu chronology | ||||
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No One Rides for Free is the debut album by the stoner rock band Fu Manchu.[1] The album was produced by former Kyuss member Brant Bjork, who would eventually become Fu Manchu's drummer for a short tenure. It was the band's only album to feature bassist Mark Abshire. A twenty-year anniversary edition was released in 2014.
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
The Los Angeles Times noted that "a band can go far these days by recycling sounds from the biggest, dumbest mastodons of '70s arena rock."[3]
Drowned in Sound reckoned it inferior to Daredevil, but still authentic stoner rock.[4] The Rough Guide to Rock called it a "classic".[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Time to Fly" | 3:05 |
2. | "Ojo Rojo" | 3:49 |
3. | "Show and Shine" | 2:54 |
4. | "Mega-Bumpers" | 3:51 |
5. | "Free and Easy (Summer Girls)" | 2:03 |
6. | "Superbird" | 4:05 |
7. | "Shine It On" | 2:30 |
8. | "Snakebellies" | 4:48 |
Personnel
- Scott Hill – guitar, vocals, producer
- Ruben Romano – drums, producer
- Mark Abshire – bass, producer
- Eddie Glass – guitar, producer
- Brant Bjork – producer
Credits
Recorded and mixed at Sandbox Studio
Engineered and mixed by Geoff Siegel
Mastered by Stephan Marcussen
All songs by Fu Manchu
Published by Van-O-Rama Music/ASCAP 1993
Cover photo: Von Lidd
Live photos: Alex Obleas
References
- ^ Fox, Darrin (May 2007). "Fu Manchu". Guitar Player. Vol. 41, no. 5. p. 28.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "No One Rides for Free Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Boehm, Mike (26 Mar 1994). "Fu Manchu 'No One Rides for Free'". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
- ^ "Fu Manchu No One Rides for Free / Daredevil (re-issues)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 397.
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- Scott Hill
- Bob Balch
- Scott Reeder
- Brad Davis
- Eddie Glass
- Brant Bjork
- No One Rides for Free (1994)
- Daredevil (1995)
- In Search of... (1996)
- The Action Is Go (1997)
- Godzilla's/Eatin' Dust (1999)
- King of the Road (2000)
- California Crossing (2001)
- Start the Machine (2004)
- We Must Obey (2007)
- Signs of Infinite Power (2009)
- Gigantoid (2014)
- Clone of the Universe (2018)
- Go for It... Live! (2003)
- Live at Roadburn 2003 (2019)
- "Asphalt Risin'" (1996)
- "Jailbreak" (split 7" with Fatso Jetson, 1998)
- Return to Earth 91–93 (1998)
- Nebula
- Kyuss
- Queens of the Stone Age
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