Signs of Infinite Power

Fu Manchu | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 20, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B002NULKWW
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,351 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

UK vinyl LP pressing. 2009 release, the 11th album from the SoCal Alt-Rock quartet. If life is a highway, Fu Manchu s its soundtrack. Over the last dozen years, the Southern California quartet has perfected the art of the riff, mastered the depth of the groove and sharpened the edge of the hook. As Signs Of Infinite Power proves, the group's always-rockin' van still has plenty of gas left in the tank. Although Fu Manchu's alumni include such decorated names as Brant Bjork (Kyuss, QOTSA), the group's lineup has been rock-solid since 2001. If you're craving a fix of unpretentious, classic-minded Hard Rock in its most timeless form, look no further than Fu Manchu. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars also somewhat disappointed, November 3, 2009

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David Whittle (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Signs of Infinite Power (Audio CD)

I love Fu Manchu, old and new. Even Start The Machine gets a lot of playtime in my car.

Signs of Infinite Power sounds like the Fu I love: the crunchy guitars, low-fi drums and monotone singing -- but something is missing. The songwriting and hooks don't reach out and grab like the other albums. At first listen I kept waiting, track after track, for this album to click in... but it never did. It's not terrible, but at the same time this isn't hopeful for the future of the band. And it's certainly not an album that's going to win any new fans.

Maybe after repeated listenings SoIP will grow on me? I hope so, because I can't explain what happened here and I hope this isn't the start of the end for the mighty Fu Manchu.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't be a hater, its as good as anything else they've done., November 9, 2009

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Alex Nennig "al27" (Oshkosh, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Signs of Infinite Power (Audio CD)

I'm stunned at the amount of backlash this album is getting... its a very good Fu Manchu album!

The thing about Fu Manchu is this, they pretty much stick to the same sound. The people may change, but, like Motorhead, the sound remains basically the same. So when you get a Fu Manchu album, if you have anything else they've done you can pretty much guess what the other stuff sounds like.

So when ranking a new Fu Manchu album as being "good" or "bad," it isn't really contingent on the album being "original" so much as being an album full of high quality Fu Manchu songs.

And in that regard, this is a fine entry into their catalog. The production is top notch, as seismic and heavy as you'd hope it to be when turned up really loud. The songs themselves are a nice combination of fine hooks and totally killer riffs (the riff in the title track is like "Sweat Leaf" but better!!!). The groove is deep and generates much head bobbing from me while listening.

All in all, its what you want from a Fu album. It continues the near flawless streak they started with "King Of The Road." From that album and beyond, I've found every album to be fairly similar, but also fairly perfect.

Fu Manchu is a killer band and "Signs Of Infinite Power" does nothing but add to their already impressive discography.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars At least it sounds like Fu Manchu, November 9, 2009

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Scott Hallo (Melbourne, VIC Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Signs of Infinite Power (Audio CD)

I actually am enjoying this album. At least it has the old fuzz sound back again. To me this is the best thing they have done since California Crossing. The last two albums and various ep's have just not really cut it. This is return to form with two or three stand out tracks that will fit nicely into their set list for years to come. It aint "In Search Of..." or "King Of The Road" but it has them travelling in that direction again. If you are a Fu fan, you will enjoy this album.