Go for It... Live!

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Go for It... Live!
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Live album by
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)
RecordedJanuary 2002–October 2002
Genre Stoner rock
Length96:57
Label Steamhammer Records
Producer Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu chronology
California Crossing
(2001)
Go for It... Live!
(2003)
Start the Machine
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Go for It... Live! is a live album by California stoner rock band Fu Manchu. [2] [3] It was recorded during the California Crossing World Tour of 2002. [4] It is the first album to feature Scott Reeder on drums.

Contents

Track listing

Disc One
No.TitleLength
1."Hell on Wheels"4:47
2."Laserbl'ast!"3:28
3."Asphalt Risin'"3:23
4."Mongoose"3:53
5."Downtown in Dogtown"3:56
6."Boogie Van"4:31
7."Tilt"2:55
8."Ojo Rojo"3:52
9."Strato-Streak"4:01
10."King of the Road"4:42
11."Anodizer"7:30
Disc Two
No.TitleLength
1."Evil Eye"4:45
2."Hang On"3:37
3."Wurkin'"3:48
4."California Crossing"3:33
5."Over the Edge"5:32
6."Regal Begal"2:49
7."Godzilla"5:37
8."Superbird"4:15
9."Weird Beard"4:36
10."Squash That Fly"3:03
11."Saturn III"8:29

Personnel

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References

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