General Article name: Daredevil
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: AT THE DOJO Number of tracks: 11 Tracklist LP - 1 Fu Manchu - Trapeze Freak Fu Manchu - Tilt Fu Manchu - Gathering Speed Fu Manchu - Coyote Duster Fu Manchu - Travel Agent Fu Manchu - Sleestak Fu Manchu - Space Farm Fu Manchu - Lug Fu Manchu - Egor Fu Manchu - Wurkin' Fu Manchu - Push Button Magic   Description Description

Borrowing a phrase from This Is Spinal Tap, the sonic evolution of Southern California stoners Fu Manchu throughout the '90s can't even be charted. In fact, in dinosaur terms, 1995's Daredevil finds them sun-bathing on the beach of a primordial ocean, still wondering whether leaving the water was such a good idea in the first place. Before this review gets too weird, let it be said that this album was certainly their most focused effort to date, thanks to the infectious classic-rock riffs of tracks like "Travel Agent" (excellent groove) and "Coyote Duster" (great guitar solo). Unfortunately, the remaining songs tend to be indistinctive and repetitive -- no thanks to their inexplicable titles and nonexistent choruses. But, not all albums are about hit singles, and as a whole Daredevil provides a great background noise for, well, getting stoned. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia

Eduardo Rivadavia

Contributors Artist: Fu Manchu Record Label: At the Dojo