California Crossing
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January 17, 2002 (Japan)
| California Crossing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 23, 2001 January 17, 2002 (Japan) | |||
| Studio | Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California | |||
| Genre | Stoner rock | |||
| Length | 39:27 | |||
| Label | Mammoth | |||
| Producer | Matt Hyde | |||
| Fu Manchu chronology | ||||
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California Crossing is the seventh studio album by the American stoner rock band Fu Manchu It was released on October 23, 2001, by Mammoth Records.[1][2]
The album was produced by Matt Hyde, who encouraged Fu Manchu to spend more time on preproduction and song arrangements.[3][4] The band pushed the vocals higher in the mix for the album, worked on backing vocals, and tried to keep most of the tracks around three minutes.[5][6] Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris provides vocals on "Bultaco".[7]
Drummer Brant Bjork departed the band after the recording of the album.[8]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Calgary Herald |  [10] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [11] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[12] |
| NME | [13] |
| Rolling Stone | [14] |
| St. Petersburg Times | A[15] |
| USA Today | [16] |
The Guardian deemed the album "a strangely nihilistic celebration of all things Cali."[17] NME wrote that Fu Manchu "are the stoned Ramones, a matey Motorhead: a band who can rewrite that album into the infinite future and rule perpetually."[13] The Washington Post thought that "more than anything else, it's the band's cartoonish perspective that keeps Crossing from flagging."[18] USA Today called the songs "rooted in mad propulsion, clean sonics and Scott Hill's atonal holler."[16]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Separate Kingdom" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Hang On" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Mongoose" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Thinkin' Out Loud" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "California Crossing" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Wiz Kid" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Squash That Fly" | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Ampn'" | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Bultaco" | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Downtown in Dogtown" | 3:18 |
| 11. | "The Wasteoid" (instrumental) | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Planet of the Ape Hangers" | 3:50 |
