[POSTPONED: May 9, 2020] Fu Manchu / Speedealer [moved to March 18, 2021]
Fu Manchu is one of the great stoner rock bands. They have been around for thirty years with a similar fuzzy, grungey sound. I missed them the first time around but because more keenly aware of them when their 2018 album Clone of the Universe featured not only an 18 minute song, but also a guitar solo from Alex Lifeson of Rush.
Their early stuff is really catchy and I wish I had known about them for longer. They seem like they’d be a really fun live band.
Speedealer was originally called REO Speedealer, which I love. They were told to cease and desist from REO Speedwagon (imagine that). They play a kind of aggressive garage metal. They have a punk edge and the lead singer has a growly punk voice that is clear enough amid the roughage.
I feel like they don’t quite pair with Fu Manchu (they seem a bit too aggressive) and would pair better with Monster Magnet.
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