Fu Manchu
King Of The Road

"King of the Road" is an album from 2000 by Fu Manchu. I don't think there's much more to say about it.

Those who already know the album will agree with me that there's not much to explain. For those who know Fu Manchu but not King of the Road, suffice it to say that this is a great album that won't disappoint. Who are Fu Manchu? For a fan of stoner rock, it's a gap that needs filling: Californians from Orange County, formed in 1990 from the ashes of the Hardcore Punk band Virulence, as I read on Wikipedia, Fu Manchu are one of the classics of American stoner rock (this I already knew).

Fu Manchu are usually identified as the "younger brothers" of Kyuss. This gives a good idea of the music in question, especially since Fu Manchu certainly reach the level of Kyuss, but it's also important to remember a fundamental difference: the heavy, fuzzy, chaotic, and dusty stoner rock of our guys doesn't aim for mystical-psychedelic experiences in the desert, but rather for having fun at the beach with beer, girls, rolled down windows, shirts of questionable colors and, in this case, driving big, thirsty, gaudy American cars. In other words, the things we, the young folks with three g's, like.

Sure, I've said things that have already been said: just as my description of the album resembles many others you can read, the songs that make up "King of the Road" are very similar to each other, in turn programmatically adhering to the other Fu Manchu albums. But, just as someone has already written on this site [Rivo in the review of California Crossing, note of the editor], if it seems like everything is the same, the limitation is of the genre, not the band. Always the same stuff but done well: this is "King of the Road". I hope the same holds true for my review that smells so much of déjà vu and an abundance of quotes. If you don't read this piece of mine, you won't miss anything, but if you don't listen to the album, you will. Instead of reading, if I were you, I'd give the King of the Road a listen.

King of the Road says you move too slow!