| 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 | |||
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No One Rides for Free is the debut album by the stoner rock band Fu Manchu. 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 |   |
| 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."
Drowned in Sound reckoned it inferior to Daredevil, but still authentic stoner rock. The Rough Guide to Rock called it a "classic".
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.
- ^ 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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