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Released
  
October 7, 1997

The Action Is Go (1997)
  
Eatin' Dust (1999)

Release date
  
7 October 1997

Label
  
Mammoth Records

Length
  
55:43

Artist
  
Fu Manchu

Producer
  
Jay Yuenger

Genre
  
Stoner rock

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Recorded
  
1997 at Grandmaster Recorders, Ltd. in Hollywood, California & Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California

Similar
  
California Crossing, King of the Road, In Search Of, Eatin' Dust, No One Rides for Free

The Action is Go is the fourth studio album by California stoner rock group Fu Manchu. It features new drummer Brant Bjork (Kyuss) and new lead guitarist Bob Balch, replacing Eddie Glass and Ruben Romano, who left to form the band Nebula. According to an AllMusic review, the new lineup provided Fu Manchu with "the impetus and inspiration to really start moving forward," and the resulting album demonstrates the band's "punk energy, classic rock drive, psychedelic crunch, and heavy-ass grind all at once." The album was produced by Jay Noel Yuenger of White Zombie, who contributed some additional instrumentation.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Evil Eye" - 3:30
  2. "Urethane" - 3:36
  3. "The Action Is Go" - 3:06
  4. "Burning Road" - 5:47
  5. "Guardrail" - 2:57
  6. "Anodizer" - 4:26
  7. "Trackside Hoax" - 4:54
  8. "Unknown World" - 2:49
  9. "Laserbl'ast!" - 3:47
  10. "Hogwash" - 3:41
  11. "Grendel, Snowman" - 4:09
  12. "Strolling Astronomer" - 3:43
  13. "Saturn III" - 7:55
  14. "Nothing Done" - 1:15

The European version includes two more songs:

  1. "Swami's Last Command" - 3:15
  2. "Module Overload" - 4:19

Personnel

  • Scott Hill - vocals, guitar
  • Brant Bjork - drums
  • Bob Balch - lead guitar
  • Brad Davis - bass guitar, theremin
  • Jay Noel Yuenger - producer, organ, Minimoog, Electro-Harmonix Space Drum

    • Credits

    Recorded by Bradley Cook at Grandmaster Recorders, Ltd. Hollywood, CA, and Sound City, Van Nuys, CA
    Assisted by Ryan Boesch and Billy Bowers
    except "Unknown World" Recorded by Ulrich Wild at Music Grinder, Los Angeles, CA
    Additional recording by Bradley Cook
    Mixed by Joe Barresi at The Village, West Los Angeles, CA
    Assisted by Eric Greedy
    Mastered by Dave Collins at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA
    Cover photograph 1977 Glen E. Friedman
    Fu Manchu photographed by Alex Obleas
    Studio photography by Lisa Johnson
    Art direction: Lane Wurster
    Graphic design: Chris Eselgroth
    Artist management: Catherine Enny for Guerrilla Management Collective

    All songs written by Fu Manchu 1997 Strolling Astronomer Music (ASCAP) except "Nothing Done" written by Al Barile of SSD 1983 Xclaim!

    Songs

    1Evil Eye3:31
    2Urethane3:36
    3The Action Is Go3:07

    References

    The Action Is Go Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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