Start the Machine (album)

Start the Machine is the eighth album by California stoner rock band Fu Manchu. This is the first studio album featuring new drummer Scott Reeder.

Start the Machine
Studio album by Fu Manchu
Released	September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)
Genre	Stoner rock
Length	35:28
Label	DRT Entertainment
Producer	Brian Joseph Dobbs
Fu Manchu chronology
Go for It... Live! (2003) Start the Machine (2004) We Must Obey (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Classic Rock	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Written in Stone"	3:21
2.	"I Can't Hear You"	1:27
3.	"Understand"	3:16
4.	"Make Them Believe"	3:46
5.	"Hey"	2:28
6.	"I'm Gettin' Away"	2:33
7.	"Out to Sea"	3:34
8.	"Open Your Eyes"	2:32
9.	"Today's Too Soon"	3:29
10.	"It's All the Same"	3:30
11.	"Tunnel Vision"	2:05
12.	"I Wanna Be"	3:27

Personnel

• Scott Hill – lead vocals, guitar
• Bob Balch – guitar, backing vocals
• Brad Davis – bass, theremin, backing vocals
• Scott Reeder – drums, backing vocals

Production

• Brian Joseph Dobbs – producer, engineer, mixing
• Danielle Burns – digital editing
• David Paul Jr. Collins – mastering
• Carl Saff – remastering

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Fu Manchu Start the Machine review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
2. Doran, John (February 2005). "Fu Manchu 'Start the Machine'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 94.