The Manges Explained
| The Manges |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | La Spezia, Italy |
| Genre: | Pop punk |
| Years Active: | - present |
| Associated Acts: | The Veterans, Dangerous Chickens |
| Current Members: | Andrea Caredda
Riccardo Motosi
Massimo Zannoni
Manuel Cossu |
The Manges are an Italian pop punk band who formed in La Spezia in 1993.[1]
The band's first release was a 2000 split with the McRackins titled Amp Records Battle Royale![2] In 2001 the Manges recorded their debut album The Manges 'R' Good Enough for Stardumb Records. The album drew comparisons to the Ramones and included a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Goonies 'R' Good Enough".
The band is closely associated with The Queers, having gone on a European tour with the band;[3] in 2003 the two bands recorded the split album Acid Beaters together.[4] Former Queers bassist Phillip Hill produced the Manges second album Go Down.[5] American punk band Screeching Weasel covered the Manges song "I Will Always Do" on their album Teen Punks in Heat.
Discography
Studio albums
- The Manges 'R' Good Enough (2001)
- Go Down (2006)
- Bad Juju (2010)
- All Is Well (2014)
- Punk Rock Addio (2020)
- Book Of Hate For Good People (2022)
Live albums
- Rocket to Hollywood (2009)
Splits albums
- AMP Records Battle Royale! Split w/ The Mcrackins (2001)
- Acid Beaters Split w/ The Queers (2003)
Compilations
- Rocket to You 93-99 (1999)
- Rocket to You 93-03 (2003)
- Everything Released On 7" 1993-2013 (2013)
7" singles
- "I Was A Teenage Rocker" (1996)
- "Manges" (1997)
- "All Good Cretins Go To Heaven" (1998)
- "Clean Cut Kids" (1999)
- "Mandy" / "Breakdown" (2000)
- "Barrage Of Hate" / "Havana Affair" (2003)
- "Vengeance Is Mine" (2006)
- "Kitty And The Manges" (2006)
- "Mayo Y Los Manges" (2009)
- "Art Of The Underground: Single Series, Vol. 36" (2009)
- "The Bud Spencer And Terrance Hill Experience" (2009)
- "Bad Juju" / "Sri Lanka" (2012)
- "Plan Honolulu" - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2014)
- "Lone Commando (All Is Well)" / "Steadfast Tin Soldier" (2014)
7" split singles
- The Manges / Boyz Nex' Door (1995)
- Octopus Compilation (1995)
- The Manges / Egg Ebb (1997)
- Ramones Tribute (1997)
- The Manges / Raggity Anne (1998)
- Hook Up Bikini Girls (2000)
- The Manges / Hard-Ons (2010)
- The Manges / Fast Food (2012)
- The Manges / HEAD (2012)
- The Manges / The Apers (2012)
- The Manges / CJ Ramone (2015)
- The Manges / The Peawees (2017)
Notes and References
- Web site: The Manges Biography - AOL Music. https://archive.today/20120718234133/http://music.aol.com/artist/the-manges/biography/1489611. dead. 18 July 2012. 4 January 2022.
- Web site: The Manges vs McRackins – Amp Records Battle Royale! (2000, CD). 4 January 2022. Discogs.com.
- Web site: TRUEPUNK.COM - Interview with punk rock and roll band The Queers. Truepunk.com. 4 January 2022.
- Web site: The Manges 'R' Good Enough - The Manges | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic. 4 January 2022.
- Web site: Sonic Iguana Links. Soniciguana.com. 4 January 2022.
