No One Rides for Free

No One Rides for Free

Track Listings

1. Time to Fly

2. Ojo Rojo

3. Show and Shine

4. Mega-Bumpers

5. Free and Easy (Summer Girls)

6. Super Bird

7. Shine It On

8. Snakebellies

No One Rides for Free,Fu Manchu,Bong Load Records,Alternative Metal,Hard Rock,Heavy Metal,Pop,Rock,Stoner Metal

Ass, Gas, or Cash (No One Rides for Free)
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Pick it Up

Too Much Poppin' Wit This West Coast Gangsta Shiznit

Wow...A Classic!

West Coast Classic

From A True Pimp's Perspective.....

Ass, Gas, or Cash (No One Rides for Free)
K-Dee
Manufacturer: Lench Mob Records/Ka
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Pick it Up.......2005-09-11

Well this is one of those tight west coast rappers that didnt get his props better get this one cause its rare and hard to find now days

Too Much Poppin' Wit This West Coast Gangsta Shiznit.......2004-12-04

I can see why this CD is so expensive, man this CD is a just another tru west coast classic this did not get no pub and I will call it the most underrated west coast gem ever. K-Dee where are ya man. These fools in this studio rap game today don't have nothing on this cat when it comes to pimpin'. The best tracks are the whole CD from "The Best Thing Goin'" to the title track "Ass, Gas or Cash" w/my man Bootsy adding his voice to the last song and my man Cube for discovering this great talent. I can't believe that this cat hasn't released anything since. K-Dee, rap music needs you right now to sit this so-called pimps down and put the whole rap music industry down. So if you planning on spending this kind of money on this CD, it is worth every penny, trust me.

Wow...A Classic!.......2004-08-07

I can't belive people are still sleeping on this West Coast Classic! I recently won a copy of K-Dee's album off ebay for 50 bucks and damn... it was well worth it. If you're a big West Coast fan you M-U-S-T get this album it is one of the greatest albums to ever be released

West Coast Classic.......2003-09-05

This is it! One of the most difficult CDs to get your hands on. It is well worth the time and the money. There were a number of great slept-on albums from this time period that dropped from the West Coast. Do the research and locate the gems!!!

From A True Pimp's Perspective............2003-05-21

This is one of the most slept-on albums of all time. No, this IS the most slept-on album of all time. Every song on this CD is tight. You can just put this CD in your player and just let it ride. There's not one dull moment on this CD. He's the pimp that everybody forgot about, but I didn't. I had this on tape, but it became damaged. (Back when everybody was buying tapes.) I'm seriously going to get this back on CD version, and will not let this out of my sight. This CD will go into what I call, "Classic CD's", because this one was definitely was a classic. What ever happened to K-Dee? Ice Cube, what up? Where yo boy at???

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Where it all REALLY started
My favorite Fu
First review for first Fu Manchu LP

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Manufacturer: Cube Farm
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Time To Fly
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Customer Reviews:

Where it all REALLY started.......2006-07-08

Well, I give all Fu Manchu's CD's 5 stars, but this one (along with "The Action Is Go") might be their best. Here's why...

First of all, this is one of a very few recordings they did with original members Eddie Glass (guitar) and Ruben Romano (drums). After recording this CD and then "Daredevil" (I think), the two of them split to devote more time to their new band NEBULA. Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Mondo Generator) produced the CD, then later took Romano's spot as the full-time drummer for the band. So if you're a big fan of NEBULA as I am, this is where it all started.

The sound is not quite Fu yet. Yes, there are plenty of cow bells keeping time; loud, grungy guitars, Scott Hill's ultra-baked, almost spoken vocals; simple 70's guitar riffs revisited; but something has not yet been etched into this band's style. That's OK--Brant Bjork injects much life into the recording in the production room, giving each song a little KYUSS feel to it...especially "Superbird." This sounds like a song right off of "Wretch," Kyuss' first (and maybe least respected) album. Picture KYUSS recording "Wretch" with Eddie Glass on guitar along side Josh Homme...that's what this song sounds like.

The other songs: "Ojo Rojo" ...nuff said. This is one of Fu's greatest acheivements ever.
"Time to Fly" is a typical slow-rockin Fu song, similar to tracks found on "King of the Road."
"Show and Shine" sounds just like an early NEBULA song, which tells me Eddie Glass was already scheming this style of guitar rock. To a certain extent, "Mega-bumpers" falls into this category as well, where certain NEBULA nuances are noticeable.
"Shine It On" might have the catchiest riff on the CD, but falls into the same category as their much-later song, "No Dice:" cool, but lacking something.
"Snakebellies" is an average tune. This song needed Brant on the drums...bad.

Buy this CD if you are a Fu fan. If you're looking for something to steer away from, hold off buying their newest albums "California Crossing" and "start the Machine." They are both good, CC especially. But, the sound is bit more refined and there are a couple of songs on each which I must say are pretty weak. CC has a few great, classic Fu tunes, but you really need to get all the stuff from the 90's first. Someday, you won't be able to find it at all.

My favorite Fu.......2005-10-07

This is and will always be my favorite Fu Manchu album. The main reason is the song Ojo Rojo, which contains the lyric:

"She wanted nothin'

And I delivered"

It doesn't get any better than that, folks.

Another reason I love this album is the circumstances under which it was recorded. In the wake of Nirvana's success in the early 1990s, major record labels were scrambling around trying to scoop up and sign every band they could find who were the least bit grungy. Fu Manchu was grungy, all right. In those days they were a lump of coal in the rough. One of the majors took an interest in them, but they were too gun-shy to sign them immediately. Instead they doled the band a bit of cash to record a demo to see if a proper album was worth pursuing. Not being idiots, Fu Manchu were 99.9999% certain that they weren't going to get signed in the end, so they used their studio time to record what they considered an actual album, not a demo. Sure enough, they didn't get signed, but they had their first album in the can, and they released it independently circa 1993. The End.

So, yeah. Their later records might be technically better in terms of production and musicianship and this definitely lacks the cocksure attitude Fu exhibits on records like Action Is Go and King of the Road. But this early gem is like the retarded neighbor kid you just can't help but like more than the all-star quarter back kid down the block and the stuck up cheerleader chick across the street.

First review for first Fu Manchu LP.......2005-03-28

This album rocks. The songs are probably equal to that of In Search Of.. but this album's downfall is that it is too short. Despite that I really like the hard rocking grooves that go along with No One Rides For Free. I would suggest that you buy this if you are a fan of stoner rock, hard rock, rock and roll, some kinds of metal, or if you are a music fan. Fu Manchu knows how to write a catchy tune, its too bad that not too many people caught onto it.

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Beginning of greatness
Beware the cost!
Keepin' the stoner rock sound alive!

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Manufacturer: Sweet Nothing
ProductGroup: Music
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Customer Reviews:

Beginning of greatness.......2003-11-10

Fu-Manchu is one of the best bands around now. They certainly don't hold back with their music and have plenty of solos. If you appreciate heavy classic rock influenced bands then this band is for you.

Beware the cost!.......2001-12-08

Take the velvet underground vocals and through them in with Black Sabbath's sound.
Great stuff, but these 8 tracks combine for a total 27 minutes of music. A little pricy for $16.

Keepin' the stoner rock sound alive!.......2000-01-15

Are you kidding me? No one's reviewed this yet? Damn, this is a stone-cold classic. This here's from the early 90's, basically one of the few albums at that time keeping the Sabbath/Cheer sound alive. And with lines like: "She wanted nuthin'/And I delivered," you KNOW you're in the right place. Fantastic.

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