No One Rides For Free | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
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 |
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
No One Rides For Free | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Genre | Stoner rock | |||
Length | 27:07 | |||
Label | Bong Load | |||
Producer | Brant Bjork, Fu Manchu | |||
Fu Manchu chronology | ||||
|
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.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
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 |
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