We Must Obey

We Must Obey
Studio album by Fu Manchu
Released	February 19 2007
Recorded	August 2006 at Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, California
Genre	Stoner Rock
Length	36:25
Label	Liquor and Poker Music; Century Media
Producer	Fu Manchu, Andrew Alekel
Fu Manchu chronology
Start The Machine (2004)	We Must Obey (2007)	Signs of Infinite Power (2009)

We Must Obey is the ninth studio album by the California stoner rock band Fu Manchu, released in the Winter of 2006 via Liquor & Poker Music, in conjunction with Century Media. It would notably feature a cover of "Moving in Stereo" by The Cars.

Background

With a break from touring in 2006 Fu Manchu would begin work on a follow-up record, this time signing with Liquor & Poker Music for US distribution and Century Media for European distribution. The band would release a new EP in Hung Out To Dry on 28 November, the title track being the first song written after the band finished touring in support of Start The Machine and serving as a teaser for the next album. The Hung Out To Dry EP would also feature "Between The Lines" on the upcoming album, "Never Again" which would appear exclusively on the European CD and a cover of "D.O.A." by Van Halen exclusive to the EP.

Fu Manchu would perform in Costa Mesa on 16 November and then a release show for "Hung Out To Dry" at the infamous Viper Room on 1 December. The band would record their next album through the summer and fall, citing is as one of their most aggressive and heaviest releases in a 2007 interview. Knew It All Along would be released as a stand-alone single in 2007 as the first release on Fu Manchu's own label At The Dojo Records, with the b-side being a cover of "Who Are You?" by Void.

We Must Obey would see release through Liquor & Poker Music on 19 February 2007, produced by Andrew Alekel and featuring a cover of "Moving In Stereo" by The Cars. We Must Obey would peak at #30 on the Billboard Heatseekers and see general praise from the likes of Pop Matters, Scene Point Blank, Metal Temple, Blabbermouth and Brave Words among others. The title track would also notably appear on Tony Hawk's Proving Ground. Fu Manchu would tour the United States and Europe with Valient Thorr throughout 2007 and then close out with another European and United States leg in the fall of 2007 and winter of 2008, respectively. Fu Manchu would go largely quiet barring an occasional string of shows throughout the rest of 2008.

Tracklist

All songs written by Fu Manchu except where noted.

We Must Obey

• 1. We Must Obey (3:12)
• 2. Knew It All Along (3:11)
• 3. Let Me Out (3:08)
• 4. Hung Out To Dry (3:25)
• 5. Shake It Loose (4:12)
• 6. Land of Giants (3:56)
• 7. Between The Lines (1:32)
• 8. Lesson (3:20)
• 9. Moving In Stereo (2:42) (Greg Hawkes, Ric Ocasek)
• 10. Didn't Really Try (2:51)
• 11. Sensei Vs. Sensei (4:56)

Hung Out To Dry

• 1. Hung Out To Dry (3:25)
• 2. Between The Lines (1:32)
• 3. Never Again (3:00)
• 4. D.O.A. (3:50)

Knew It All Along

• 1. Knew It All Along (3:11)
• 2. Who Are You? (2:02) (Void)

Personnel

Fu Manchu

• Scott Hill - Guitar, Lead Vocals
• Bob Balch - Guitar
• Brad Davis - Bass
• Scott Reeder - Drums

Other Personnel

• Andrew Alekel - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
• Jennifer Whittenburg - Engineer
• Gene Grimaldi - Mastering
• John McGill - Layout
• Jerami Johnson - Photography

External Links

• We Must Obey on Discogs
• Hung Out To Dry on Discogs
• Knew It All Along on Discogs