Man Man

Six Demon Bag

[3/5] More power to those who can do it, but from this perspective, it’s nearly impossible to enjoy Man Man’s Six Demon Bag while sober. Hell, even if you are drunk, you may have trouble embracing the Philadelphia sextet’s fondness for comedy voices (falsettos, über-macho unison vocals, Mike Patton-esque caterwauls, etc.). You’ll also need a tolerance for vaudevillian hamming, uproarious gypsy wedding songs, Primus-derivative spazz-prog and overtly Tom Waits-like shanties. Finally, you’ll require a soft spot for that disheveled, Central European, party-igniting Gogol Bordello vibe. In other words, Man Man deal in seriously goofy, mongrelized music in which open minds are as crucial for enjoyment as open mouths down which booze flows. Urp!
(ACE FU) Dave Segal



ROCKS LIKE: Tom Waits’ Bone Machine • Captain Beefheart’s The Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot • Gogol Bordello’s Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike