{{Short description|Italian pop punk band}} {{redirect|Manges|the surname|Manges (surname)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = The Manges | image = manges.jpg | caption = | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | origin = La Spezia, Italy | genre = Pop punk | years_active = {{Start date|1993}}–present | label = | associated_acts = The Veterans, Dangerous Chickens | website = {{URL|http://www.manges.it/}} | current_members = Andrea Caredda<br />Riccardo Motosi<br />Massimo Zannoni<br />Manuel Cossu | past_members = }}
'''The Manges''' are an Italian pop punk band that formed in La Spezia in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://music.aol.com/artist/the-manges/biography/1489611|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120718234133/http://music.aol.com/artist/the-manges/biography/1489611|url-status=dead|title=The Manges Biography - AOL Music<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=18 July 2012|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
The band's first release was a 2000 split with the McRackins titled ''Amp Records Battle Royale!''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2791870-The-Manges-vs-McRackins-Amp-Records-Battle-Royale|title=The Manges vs McRackins – Amp Records Battle Royale! (2000, CD)|access-date=4 January 2022|website=Discogs.com}}</ref> 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;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/the_queers/|title=TRUEPUNK.COM - Interview with punk rock and roll band The Queers<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Truepunk.com|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> in 2003 the two bands recorded the split album ''Acid Beaters'' together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-manges-r-good-enough-mw0000321301|title=The Manges 'R' Good Enough - The Manges | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=AllMusic|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> Former Queers bassist Phillip Hill produced the Manges second album ''Go Down''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soniciguana.com/engineerrates.html|title=Sonic Iguana Links|website=Soniciguana.com|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> 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)
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==External links== *{{official website|http://www.manges.it}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Manges}} Category:Italian pop punk groups Category:Musical groups established in 1993 Category:People from La Spezia Category:1993 establishments in Italy