Fush Yu Mang
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Fush Yu Mang
Fush Yu Mang is the debut studio album by American rock band Smash Mouth, released on July 8, 1997. It includes their first major hit, "Walkin' on the Sun". The title of the album was taken from a line ("fuck you, man!") slurred by Al Pacino in Scarface. (One song, "Padrino", contains the line "I'll take any flick with Al Pacino".) On the cover of the album is the band in Greg Camp's '62 Ford Falcon Squire wagon flying through space with an outstretched arm giving the finger. The title is written in a stylized, pseudo-Asian font. The album also features a cover of War's "Why Can't We Be Friends ". The initial release was given a Parental Advisory label, while later releases were not. -Wikipedia
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Punktastic
This album ain’t half bad. In fact I’d even go as far as saying that it is actually quite good. Most of the stuff on here you’d really enjoy if you like Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake, so you could do a lot worse than listen to this.
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All Music
With its organ riff and breezy melody, "Walking on the Sun" is a great one-shot single, yet Smash Mouth never comes close to replicating its easy charm anywhere on Fush Yu Mang. They sound clumsy when they rock, and their up-tempo numbers never quite catch fire.
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Sputnik Music
Feb 1, 2017 Fush Yu Mang has revealed itself to just be a pure, fun slab of ska-punk that ironically isn’t really to be taken too seriously.
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Sputnik Music
January 19, 2018 So I will end this review by saying to just listen to this album in full. It is truly an amazing album which makes me wonder what would have happened to Smash Mouth if they kept this ska-punk sound.
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Treblezine
We also had (and I guess still do have) Smash Mouth. Hailing from San Jose, Calif., the group embodied just about every late ’90s stereotype you could pack into one band that wasn’t Sugar Ray. It’s made worse by tepid, generic ska-punk sounds that, even by 1997, sounded out of date.
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MTV
Smash Mouth, the Northern California answer to the punk-rock call, cover all the bases on their newest album Fush Yu Mang. The recent release comes across as a sampler of popular punk styles: '77 punk, ska and hardcore. In fact, Smash Mouth don't restrict their stylistic hat tips to punk; the band takes a little bit from almost every musical trend in California since the beginning of rock...
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Music Tap
Fush Yu Mang (the title is a brave but clever variation of a swear phrase). Also a minor hit was the ska-like, punkish cover of War’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”. On Fush You Mang, Smash Mouth experiments with a variety of musical styles for their initial album release that includes reggae, punk, and early Rock sounds.
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Swap A CD
Smashmouth have their gig down. They're a ska-metal combo and they look it, breathe it, and sound it--from the requisite short hair to the thumping bass to the mostly silly lyrics. They've got something more, though--namely a pop sensibility that really clicks.
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Green Light Music
It also had a smash hit - “Walkin’ on the Sun,” which was this crazy cool neo-rockin’-lounge song that burnt up the airwaves. But aside from that, the rest of the album is killer too. Smash Mouth blur the lines but remain assuredly punk as they incorporate ska, pop, and some funk outbursts too. It’s one hell of an eclectic album and one of the most uniquely rocking albums I’ve ever heard.
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Pop Rock Bands
Smash Mouth is not just another of those predictable third-wave ska bands that appear and disappear faster than one can say The Specials. Don't worry skankers, FUSH YU MANG provides enough horns-and-guitar ska rhythms to keep you bobbing your head indefinitely.
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Bol
We already knew that Smash Mouth is a varied band, but when we listened to this CD, we still thought it is a groovy album with the well-known hits Walkin 'On The Sun and Why Can't We Be Friends, but the other tracks such as' Let's Rock' and 'Heave Ho' certainly caress the rock strings. All in all good production.
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Sputnik Music
June 18th, 2005 If a review had been written of Fush Yu Mang back in 1997, 5 stars would probably be inevitable. Unfortunately, Smash Mouth's sudden swerve away from this promising beginning leaves one questioning why a band refusing to fit into a label would go on to crank out generic pop song after generic pop song.
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Slacker
Smash Mouth never comes close to replicating its easy charm anywhere on Fush Yu Mang. They sound clumsy when they rock, and their up-tempo numbers never quite catch fire. There are some moments that'll satisfy third wave ska revival fans, but anyone hooked in by the single will find the album disappointing.
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Ultimate Guitar
Needless to say, this albums beats the everliving crap out of Astro Lounge. This is a great punk/ska/alternative CD, while Astro Lounge and all the synthetic pop that followed was corporate crap. My favorite tracks are Beer Goggles, Let's Rock, Why Can't We Be Friends, and Pet Names.
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