Why NOFX are great
May 4th 2009 10:34
So, the other day I picked up the new NOFX disc along with the dvd of their U.S t.v series "Backstage Passport". Both have reminded how good this band is. This band has worked their way up from DIY punk rock ethic to being able to make a successful living playing music over the world by building a solid fan base and not caving in to the wants of major labels and MTV.
They have never had a top ten single. They've never received major world wide airplay on radio. They rarely do interviews and yet after 26 years they are still going strong. While many others have come and gone with the fad they were preented in, NOFX have stayed true to the punk rock ideal. As Fat MIke once sang "it's my job to keep punk rock elite"
So i've decided to pay homage and respect to the band and dedicate the next few posts reviewing their current disc "Coaster" and some of their back catalogue. If you've never paid them any attention-then chances are they want it that way. If you used to like them when you were a kid but grew out of that phrase-thats fine as well. If you love 'em, you'll have the albums. You can appreciate that while Fat Mike is a awful vocalist, it works. Melvin looks like a hippy but can rock it out with anyone. El Hefe is a fat mexican who can shred a guitar and play a mean trumpet and Smelly is the drummer all punk drummers try to emmulate and is the reason for double kick in punk rock.
This band may not matter to most, but they matter to enough people to warrant accoldaes for surviving in an industry that could've easily chewed them up and spat them out into has beens back in 1983.
They have never had a top ten single. They've never received major world wide airplay on radio. They rarely do interviews and yet after 26 years they are still going strong. While many others have come and gone with the fad they were preented in, NOFX have stayed true to the punk rock ideal. As Fat MIke once sang "it's my job to keep punk rock elite"
So i've decided to pay homage and respect to the band and dedicate the next few posts reviewing their current disc "Coaster" and some of their back catalogue. If you've never paid them any attention-then chances are they want it that way. If you used to like them when you were a kid but grew out of that phrase-thats fine as well. If you love 'em, you'll have the albums. You can appreciate that while Fat Mike is a awful vocalist, it works. Melvin looks like a hippy but can rock it out with anyone. El Hefe is a fat mexican who can shred a guitar and play a mean trumpet and Smelly is the drummer all punk drummers try to emmulate and is the reason for double kick in punk rock.
This band may not matter to most, but they matter to enough people to warrant accoldaes for surviving in an industry that could've easily chewed them up and spat them out into has beens back in 1983.
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