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|Nome Gruppo = Fu Manchu
|Nazione gruppo = [[Stati Uniti]]
|Immagine bandiera nazione = immagine:Flag of the United States.svg
|Generi musicali = [[Stoner rock]]
|Anni di attività = [[1987]] - in attività
|Tipo artista = Gruppo
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|Url = [http://www.fu-manchu.com/ fu-manchu.com]
|Numero totale album pubblicati = 10
|Numero album studio = 8
|Numero album live = 1
|Numero raccolte = 1
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I '''Fu Manchu''' is a [[Southern California|Southern Californian]] [[stoner rock]] band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in [[1990]]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' describes their sound as:
:"Super heavy and bass happy Detroit rock 'n' roll is totally deep-fried, fuzzed out, window breakin', pot sellin', sleepin-in-the-van, skater metal." [http://www.rollingstone.com/artist/bio/_/id/1076?pageid=rs.ArtistDiscography&pageregion=nav]
The lyrics on Fu Manchu's releases tend to stick to the topics of [[pinball]], [[muscle car]]s, [[UFO]]s/[[Bigfoot]], and [[skateboarding]]. They have been featured on compilations put together by [[Tony Hawk]] and [[ESPN]]'s [[X Games]], invited to perform on the US television program ''[[Monster Garage]]'', and featured in the documentary about skateboarding's founding crews, ''[[Dogtown and Z-Boys]]''.
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Fu Manchu originally formed in [[1987]] as a [[hardcore punk]] band called Virulence. Their primary influences were the bands [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] and [[Bl'ast]]. The line up was vocalist Ken Pucci, guitarist Scott Hill, bassist Greg McCaughey, and drummer Ruben Romano. In [[1989]] they released their debut [[long player|LP]] ''If This Isn't a Dream...'' on [[Alchemy Records (US)|Alchemy Records]]. In [[1990]], Pucci left the band and was replaced by vocalist Glen Chivens and they changed their name to Fu Manchu. Soon after they released the "Kept Between Trees" [[single (music)|7 inch single]] on [[Slap A Ham Records]]. On this record, Fu Manchu still exhibited much of the hardcore sound established by Virulence. However, the band soon began to drift away from hardcore and towards a more [[1970s]] [[hard rock]] style. McCaughey was not pleased with this, as he regarded this move to be following a trend; the [[Sub Pop]] record label was at the peak of its underground success at this time, and many of their bands were known for having a similar 70s rock sound. McCaughey left the band and was replaced by Mark Abshire. Chivens also left the band around this time for unknown reasons. Rather than bring in a new vocalist, Scott Hill added lead vocalist to his guitar duties. To compensate, [[Scott Votaw]] was recruited as lead guitarist. In [[1992]], Fu Manchu released three 7 inch singles: "Senioritis," "Pick Up Summer," and "Don't Bother Knockin' (If This Vans Rockin')." In [[1993]], Votaw left the band and was replaced by former [[Olivelawn (band)|Olivelawn]] drummer Eddie Glass.
[[Image:Fumanchu kingoftheroad logo.jpg|thumb|300px|Fu Manchu King of the Road Logo.]]
In the wake of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]’s success in the early [[1990s]], Fu Manchu was approached by a major record label and given funds to record a [[Demo (music)|demo]] so that the label could determine if a proper Fu Manchu album was worth pursuing. According to members of Fu Manchu, they recorded the demo with no intention of signing to the label. Instead, their plan was to go into the sessions with the mindset of recording a proper album rather than a demo, which they would release independently. Sure enough, this is precisely what happened; Fu Manchu did not sign with the major label, but the recording sessions resulted in Fu Manchu’s first album, ''No One Rides For Free'' ([[1994]]), which was released by [[Bong Load Records]], an independent label.
Abshire left Fu Manchu before they recorded their second album, ''Daredevil'', in [[1995]]. He was replaced by Brad Davis. Romano and Glass left shortly after the release of Fu Manchu's third album, ''In Search Of...'' ([[1996]]) and were replaced by [[Brant Bjork]] and Bob Balch, respectively. Glass, Romano and Abshire soon formed [[Nebula (band)|Nebula]], a [[power trio]] that took the [[Jam band|jam]]-influenced side of Fu Manchu and expanded on it. Members of Nebula have commented that "we're all family" to fans wearing Fu Manchu shirts at their concerts.
Fu Manchu went on to release several successful albums and reinforce their reputation as a powerful live act. The band had gained this reputation over the years due to their performance when touring with bands such as [[Kyuss]], [[Monster Magnet]], [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]], [[Corrosion of Conformity]], and [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]] among others.
[[Brant Bjork]] left the band after their [[2002]] release ''California Crossing'' to pursue his solo career and was replaced by former [[Sunshine (band)|Sunshine]] and Smile drummer [[Scott Reeder (drummer)|Scott Reeder]] (often mistaken for the former [[Kyuss]], [[Unida]], and [[Goatsnake]] bassist [[Scott Reeder]]). In [[2004]], Fu Manchu released their latest album, ''Start The Machine''.
Currently Fu Manchu is recording a new album for an early 2007 release under their new label [[Liquor And Poker|Liquor And Poker Music]].
==Discografia==
* [[1994]] - ''[[No One Rides for Free]]'' (Bong Load Records)
* [[1995]] - ''[[Daredevil]]'' (Mammoth Records)
* [[1996]] - ''[[In Search Of...]]'' (Mammoth Records)
* [[1997]] - ''[[The Action is Go]]'' (Mammoth Records)
* [[1998]] - ''[[Return to Earth 91-93]]'' (Elastic Records)
* [[1999]] - ''[[Eatin' Dust]]'' (Mammoth Records)
* [[2000]] - ''[[King of the Road]]'' (Mammoth Records)
* [[2002]] - ''[[California Crossing]]'' (Mammoth Records)
* [[2003]] - ''[[Go for it... Live!]]'' (live) (Steamhammer Us)
* [[2004]] - ''[[Start the Machine]]'' ([[DRT Entertainment]])
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Fu Manchu sometimes pay homage to [[Bl'ast]] via song and record titles. The song "Laserbl'ast!" from ''The Action is Go'' is an ode to Bl'ast (as well as to the 1970s [[B movie]] ''[[Laser Blast]]'',) while the titles "Something Beyond" and ''Start the Machine'' are both named after Bl'ast songs. Note that while Fu Manchu has a song entitled "Something Beyond," it isn't a cover of the Bl'ast song.
==Formazione==
*[[Scott Hill]] - [[cantante|voce]], [[chitarra elettrica|chitarra]]
*[[Bob Balch]] - [[chitarra elettrica|chitarra]]
*[[Brad Davis]] - [[Basso elettrico|basso]]
*[[Scott Reeder (batterista)|Scott Reeder]] - [[Batteria (musica)|batteria]]
==Collegamenti esterni==
* {{en}} [http://www.fu-manchu.com Sito ufficiale]
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