Six Demon Bag

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Six Demon Bag
Six Demon Bag cover
Studio album by Man Man
Released February 21, 2006
Genre Experimental rock
Length 40:26
Label Ace Fu
Producer Craig Van Hise
Professional reviews
Man Man chronology
The Man In a Blue Turban With a Face
(2004)
Six Demon Bag
(2006)
Rabbit Habits
(2008)

Six Demon Bag is the second album by experimental rock group Man Man, known mainly for their carnivalesque, acquired-taste sound and well-received live shows. It received generally favorable reviews and calculated a score of 79 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 17 reviews.[1]

Honus Honus discussed the differences between this album and their first album:

I feel like the first album had a lot of the same emotions going on but the rough production value kind of obscured the sentiments. I can't even hear half the lyrics I'm singing on the first record. It's a bit of a charm but at the same time it makes for a difficult listening experience. I won't go into exact details but the period of my life in which Van Helsing Boombox was written is definitely not making any highlight reel. Dark days.

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The album was placed on Obscure Sound's list of the best albums of 2006 at number 34[2] and Pitchfork's list of the top 50 albums of 2006 at number 20.[3]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Feathers" – 2:08
  2. "Engrish Bwudd" – 3:33
  3. "Banana Ghost" – 2:54
  4. "Young Einstein on the Beach" – 0:58
  5. "Skin Tension" – 3:46
  6. "Black Mission Goggles" – 4:59
  7. "Hot Bat" – 1:26
  8. "Push the Eagle's Stomach" – 3:39
  9. "Spider Cider" – 3:05
  10. "Van Helsing Boombox" – 3:44
  11. "Tunneling Through the Guy" – 5:25
  12. "Fishstick Gumbo" – 0:04
  13. "Ice Dogs" – 4:45

[edit] Big Trouble in Little China

The album's title comes from a line from Big Trouble in Little China, and refers to a sack that contained the magical tools/potions of Egg Shen as he led Jack Burton, Wang Chi, and the Chang Sing in their desperate attack against the evil Lo Pan.

Victor Wong as Egg Shen saving the day with his six demon bag.
Victor Wong as Egg Shen saving the day with his six demon bag.
Egg Shen: Can see things no one else can see. Do things no one else can do.

Jack Burton: Real things?

Egg Shen: As real as Lo Pan!

Jack Burton: Hey, what more can a guy ask for?

Egg Shen: Oh, a six-demon bag!

Jack Burton: Terrific, a six-demon bag. Sensational. What's in it, Egg?

Egg Shen: Wind, fire, all that kind of thing!

[edit] World of Warcraft

The MMO World of Warcraft contains an item called the Six Demon Bag, also reference to Big Trouble in Little China. Its use "Blasts enemies in front of you with the power of wind, fire, all that kind of thing!" It has a 3 minute cooldown.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Six Demon Bag at Metacritic
  2. ^ Obscure Sound - Best Albums of 2006: #40 - #31
  3. ^ Pitchfork Feature: Top 50 Albums of 2006

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