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| Name = Six Demon Bag
| name = Six Demon Bag
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Man Man]]
| artist = [[Man Man]]
| Cover = ManManSixDemonBag.jpg
| cover = ManManSixDemonBag.jpg|border=yes
| Released = [[February 21]], [[2006]]
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2006|2|21}}
| Genre = [[Experimental rock]]
| Length = 40:26
| recorded =
| Label = [[Ace Fu Records|Ace Fu]]
| venue =
| Producer = Craig Van Hise
| studio =
| Reviews =
| genre = [[Experimental rock]]
| length = 40:26
* [[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|3}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:39frxqydldde link]
| label = [[Ace Fu Records|Ace Fu]]
* ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]'' {{Rating-4|3}} [http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid21731.aspx link]
| producer = Craig Van Hise
* [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] (8.3/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20222/Man_Man_Six_Demon_Bag link]
| prev_title = [[The Man In a Blue Turban With a Face]]
* ''[[PopMatters]]'' (9/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/man_man_six_demon_bag/ link]
| prev_year = 2004
* ''Prefix Magazine'' (9.0/10) [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/M/Man-Man/Six-Demon-Bag/1978 link]
| next_title = [[Rabbit Habits]]
* ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' (B+) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/man-man/six-demon-bag.htm link]
| next_year = 2008
* ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]'' {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/m/man_man.htm link]
|
| Last album = '''''[[The Man In a Blue Turban With a Face]]'''''<br />(2004)
| This album = '''''Six Demon Bag'''''<br />(2006)
| Next album = '''''[[Rabbit Habits]]'''''<br />(2008)
}}
}}
{{Album ratings

| noprose = yes
'''''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.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/manman/sixdemonbag ''Six Demon Bag'' at Metacritic]</ref>
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r817740}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref>[http://thephoenix.com/article_ektid21731.aspx The Phoenix]</ref>
| rev3 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev3Score = (8.3/10)<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20222/Man_Man_Six_Demon_Bag Pitchfork Media] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703214122/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20222/Man_Man_Six_Demon_Bag |date=2006-07-03 }}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev4Score = (9/10)<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/man_man_six_demon_bag/ PopMatters]</ref>
| rev5 = ''Prefix Magazine''
| rev5Score = (9.0/10)<ref>[http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/M/Man-Man/Six-Demon-Bag/1978 Prefix Magazine]</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
| rev6Score = (B+)<ref>[http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/man-man/six-demon-bag.htm Stylus Magazine]</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]''
| rev7Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/m/man_man.htm Tiny Mix Tapes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025112244/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/m/man_man.htm |date=2004-10-25 }}</ref>
}}
'''''Six Demon Bag''''' is the second album by [[experimental rock]] group [[Man Man]], known mainly for their carnivalesque 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.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/manman/sixdemonbag ''Six Demon Bag'' at Metacritic]</ref>


Honus Honus discussed the differences between this album and their first album:
Honus Honus discussed the differences between this album and their first album:
{{Cquote|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.}}{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
{{Cquote|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.}}{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}}


The album was placed on Obscure Sound's list of the best albums of 2006 at number 34<ref>[http://obscuresound.com/?p=579 Obscure Sound - Best Albums of 2006: #40 - #31]</ref> and [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork's]] list of the top 50 albums of 2006 at number 20.<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/40007/Staff_List_Top_50_Albums_of_2006/page_4 Pitchfork Feature: Top 50 Albums of 2006]</ref>
The album was placed on Obscure Sound's list of the best albums of 2006 at number 34<ref>[http://obscuresound.com/?p=579 Obscure Sound - Best Albums of 2006: #40 - #31]</ref> and [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork's]] list of the top 50 albums of 2006 at number 20.<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/40007/Staff_List_Top_50_Albums_of_2006/page_4 Pitchfork Feature: Top 50 Albums of 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208152300/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/40007/Staff_List_Top_50_Albums_of_2006/page_4 |date=2007-02-08 }}</ref>

Pitchfork Media also listed the song "Van Helsing Boombox" as the 350th best song of the 2000s.

A music video for "Engrish Bwudd" was directed by Lindsay Kovnat, and was featured on the [[Nicktoons Film Festival|Nicktoons Network Animation Festival]] in 2006.

Man Man planned a tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the album's release in 2016 during which they played it start to finish.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Man Man's Honus Honus Talks Mister Heavenly, Solo Record, and Writing Lyrics on the Walls|url = http://www.transversomedia.com/articles//man-mans-honus-honus-talks-mister-heavenly-solo-record-and-much-more|website = TRANSVERSO|access-date = 2015-11-05}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"Feathers" – 2:08
#"Feathers"&nbsp;– 2:08
#"Engrish Bwudd" – 3:33
#"Engrish Bwudd"&nbsp;– 3:33
#"Banana Ghost" – 2:54
#"Banana Ghost"&nbsp;– 2:54
#"Young Einstein on the Beach" – 0:58
#"Young Einstein on the Beach"&nbsp;– 0:58
#"Skin Tension" – 3:46
#"Skin Tension"&nbsp;– 3:46
#"Black Mission Goggles" – 4:59
#"Black Mission Goggles"&nbsp;– 4:59
#"Hot Bat" – 1:26
#"Hot Bat"&nbsp;– 1:26
#"Push the Eagle's Stomach" – 3:39
#"Push the Eagles Stomach"&nbsp;– 3:39
#"Spider Cider" – 3:05
#"Spider Cider"&nbsp;– 3:05
#"Van Helsing Boombox" – 3:44
#"Van Helsing Boombox"&nbsp;– 3:44
#"Tunneling Through the Guy" – 5:25
#"Tunneling Through the Guy"&nbsp;– 5:25
#"Fishstick Gumbo" – 0:04
#"Fishstick Gumbo"&nbsp;– 0:04
#"Ice Dogs" – 4:45
#"Ice Dogs"&nbsp;– 4:45


==Big Trouble in Little China==
==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]] in John Carpenter's incredible 1986 action/adventure epic [[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]].
[[Image:Jackegg.jpg|left|thumb|280 px|[[Victor Wong]] as Egg Shen saving the day with his six demon bag.]]
<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:Jackegg.jpg|left|thumb|280 px|[[Victor Wong]] as Egg Shen saving the day with his six demon bag.]] -->


{{Cquote|'''Egg Shen''': Can see things no one else can see. Do things no one else can do.
{{Cquote|'''Egg Shen''': Can see things no one else can see. Do things no one else can do.
'''Jack Burton''': Real things?
'''Jack Burton''': Real things?


'''Egg Shen''': As real as Lo Pan!
'''Egg Shen''': As real as Lo Pan!


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


'''Egg Shen''': Oh, a six-demon bag!
'''Egg Shen''': Oh, a six-demon bag!


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

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


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


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|3}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://wearemanman.com/bwood.html "Engrish Bwood" video]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070320170254/http://www.wearemanman.com/bwood.html "Engrish Bwood" video]
*[http://www.wearemanman.com/boombox.mp3 "Van Helsing Boombox" mp3]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070629175041/http://www.wearemanman.com/boombox.mp3 "Van Helsing Boombox" mp3]
*[http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7734 Six Demon Bag] - a trinket item from [[World of Warcraft]].
* [http://www.wowhead.com/?item=7734 Six Demon Bag] - a trinket item from [[World of Warcraft]]


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Latest revision as of 20:16, 13 December 2023

Six Demon Bag
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2006 (2006-02-21)
GenreExperimental rock
Length40:26
LabelAce Fu
ProducerCraig Van Hise
Man Man chronology
The Man In a Blue Turban With a Face
(2004)
Six Demon Bag
(2006)
Rabbit Habits
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Phoenix[2]
Pitchfork Media(8.3/10)[3]
PopMatters(9/10)[4]
Prefix Magazine(9.0/10)[5]
Stylus Magazine(B+)[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes[7]

Six Demon Bag is the second album by experimental rock group Man Man, known mainly for their carnivalesque 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.[8]

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.

[citation needed]

The album was placed on Obscure Sound's list of the best albums of 2006 at number 34[9] and Pitchfork's list of the top 50 albums of 2006 at number 20.[10]

Pitchfork Media also listed the song "Van Helsing Boombox" as the 350th best song of the 2000s.

A music video for "Engrish Bwudd" was directed by Lindsay Kovnat, and was featured on the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival in 2006.

Man Man planned a tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the album's release in 2016 during which they played it start to finish.[11]

Track listing

[edit]
  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 Eagles 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

Big Trouble in Little China

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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.

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. Sen-sational. What's in it, Egg?

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

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Six Demon Bag at AllMusic
  2. ^ The Phoenix
  3. ^ Pitchfork Media Archived 2006-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ PopMatters
  5. ^ Prefix Magazine
  6. ^ Stylus Magazine
  7. ^ Tiny Mix Tapes Archived 2004-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Six Demon Bag at Metacritic
  9. ^ Obscure Sound - Best Albums of 2006: #40 - #31
  10. ^ Pitchfork Feature: Top 50 Albums of 2006 Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Man Man's Honus Honus Talks Mister Heavenly, Solo Record, and Writing Lyrics on the Walls". TRANSVERSO. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
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