Six Demon Bag is the second album by experimental rock group Man Man, known mainly for their carnivalesque sound and well-received live shows. It received generally favorable reviews and calculated a score of 79 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 17 reviews.[8]
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| Released | February 21, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 40:26 | |||
| Label | Ace Fu | |||
| Producer | Craig Van Hise | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Phoenix | [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.3/10)[3] |
| PopMatters | (9/10)[4] |
| Prefix Magazine | (9.0/10)[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | (B+)[6] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [7] |
Honus Honus discussed the differences between this album and their first album:
I feel like the first album had a lot of the same emotions going on but the rough production value kind of obscured the sentiments. I can't even hear half the lyrics I'm singing on the first record. It's a bit of a charm but at the same time it makes for a difficult listening experience. I won't go into exact details but the period of my life in which Van Helsing Boombox was written is definitely not making any highlight reel. Dark days.
The album was placed on Obscure Sound's list of the best albums of 2006 at number 34[9] and Pitchfork's list of the top 50 albums of 2006 at number 20.[10]
Pitchfork Media also listed the song "Van Helsing Boombox" as the 350th best song of the 2000s.
A music video for "Engrish Bwudd" was directed by Lindsay Kovnat, and was featured on the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival in 2006.
Man Man planned a tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the album's release in 2016 during which they played it start to finish.[11]
Track listing edit
- "Feathers" – 2:08
- "Engrish Bwudd" – 3:33
- "Banana Ghost" – 2:54
- "Young Einstein on the Beach" – 0:58
- "Skin Tension" – 3:46
- "Black Mission Goggles" – 4:59
- "Hot Bat" – 1:26
- "Push the Eagles Stomach" – 3:39
- "Spider Cider" – 3:05
- "Van Helsing Boombox" – 3:44
- "Tunneling Through the Guy" – 5:25
- "Fishstick Gumbo" – 0:04
- "Ice Dogs" – 4:45
Big Trouble in Little China edit
The album's title comes from a line from Big Trouble in Little China, and refers to a sack that contained the magical tools/potions of Egg Shen as he led Jack Burton, Wang Chi, and the Chang Sing in their desperate attack against the evil Lo Pan.
Egg Shen: Can see things no one else can see. Do things no one else can do.
Jack Burton: Real things?
Egg Shen: As real as Lo Pan!
Jack Burton: Hey, what more can a guy ask for?
Egg Shen: Oh, a six-demon bag!
Jack Burton: Terrific, a six-demon bag. Sen-sational. What's in it, Egg?
Egg Shen: Wind, fire, all that kind of thing!
References edit
- ^ Six Demon Bag at AllMusic
- ^ The Phoenix
- ^ Pitchfork Media Archived 2006-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PopMatters
- ^ Prefix Magazine
- ^ Stylus Magazine
- ^ Tiny Mix Tapes Archived 2004-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Six Demon Bag at Metacritic
- ^ Obscure Sound - Best Albums of 2006: #40 - #31
- ^ Pitchfork Feature: Top 50 Albums of 2006 Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Man Man's Honus Honus Talks Mister Heavenly, Solo Record, and Writing Lyrics on the Walls". TRANSVERSO. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
External links edit
- "Engrish Bwood" video
- "Van Helsing Boombox" mp3
- Six Demon Bag - a trinket item from World of Warcraft