Start the Machine (album)

Start the Machine is the eighth album by California stoner rock band Fu Manchu. This is the first studio album featuring new drummer Scott Reeder.

Start the Machine
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)
GenreStoner rock
Length35:28
LabelDRT Entertainment
ProducerBrian Joseph Dobbs
Fu Manchu chronology
Go for It... Live!
(2003)
Start the Machine
(2004)
We Must Obey
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Written in Stone"3:21
2."I Can't Hear You"1:27
3."Understand"3:16
4."Make Them Believe"3:46
5."Hey"2:28
6."I'm Gettin' Away"2:33
7."Out to Sea"3:34
8."Open Your Eyes"2:32
9."Today's Too Soon"3:29
10."It's All the Same"3:30
11."Tunnel Vision"2:05
12."I Wanna Be"3:27

Personnel edit

  • Scott Hill – lead vocals, guitar
  • Bob Balch – guitar, backing vocals
  • Brad Davis – bass, theremin, backing vocals
  • Scott Reeder – drums, backing vocals

Production edit

  • Brian Joseph Dobbs – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Danielle Burns – digital editing
  • David Paul Jr. Collins – mastering
  • Carl Saff – remastering

References edit

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Fu Manchu Start the Machine review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  2. ^ Doran, John (February 2005). "Fu Manchu 'Start the Machine'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 94.