Genres: Alternative/Indie,Rap/Hip Hop,RockThe roots of the band can be traced to 1983 when guitar player Eric Melvin and Fat Mike on bass and vocals started jamming together. They were joined by drummer Erik Sandin and together they started playing local venue in LA. The band also recorded demos before signing to Mystic Records
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NOFX Songs List:
| Song | Album | Released | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Vagina | Pump Up The Valuum | 2008 |  |
| S&M Airlines | S&M Airlines | 2008 | |
| New Boobs | Ribbed | 2008 | |
| Quart In Session | So Long & Thanks For All The Shoes | 2008 | |
| Happy Guy | Punk In Drublic | 2008 | |
| Vegetarian Mumbo Jumbo | Liberal Animation | 2008 | |
| Hot Dog In A Hallway | Heavy Petting Zoo | 2008 | |
| The Cause | Punk In Drublic | 2008 | |
| My Heart Is Yearning | Punk In Drublic | 2008 | |
| Best God In Show | Coaster | 2009 | |
| Perfect Government | Punk In Drublic | 2008 | |
| Go Your Own Way | S&M Airlines | 2008 | |
| Johnny Appleseed | White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean | 2009 | |
| I Am An Alcoholic | Coaster | 2009 | |
| Straight Edge | White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean | 2009 | |
| We Called It America | Coaster | 2009 | |
| The Quitter | Coaster | 2009 | |
| My Orphan Year | Coaster | 2009 | |
| Dig | Punk In Drublic | 2008 | |
| Theme From A NOFX Album | Pump Up The Valuum | 2008 | |
| Liza | Heavy Petting Zoo | 2008 | |
| Stranded | The Longest Line | 1995 | |
| Pump Up The Valuum | Punk-O-Rama, Vol.5 | 2008 | |
| Creeping Out Sara | Coaster | 2009 | |
| Clams Have Feelings Too | Pump Up The Valuum | 2008 | |
| Please Play This Song On The Radio | White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean | 2009 | |
| Moron Brothers | I Heard They Suck Live | 1995 | |
| Just The Flu | Ribbed | 2008 | |
| Mr. Jones | Liberal Animation | 2008 | |
| August 8th | Heavy Petting Zoo | 2008 | |
| Jeff Wears Birkenstocks | Punk In Drublic | 2008 | |
| Love Story | Heavy Petting Zoo | 2008 | |
| What Now My Love | They've Actually Gotten Worse Live | 2007 | |
| The Death Of John Smith | The Longest Line | 1995 | |
| You're Wrong | Never Trust A Hippy | 2006 | |
| Gonoherpasyphilaids | Ribbed | 2008 | |
| Louise | Pump Up The Valuum | 2008 | |
| I, Melvin | They've Actually Gotten Worse Live | 2007 | |
| The Malachi Crunch | Ribbed | 2008 | |
| The Bag | White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean | 2009 | |
| Release The Hostages | Heavy Petting Zoo | 2008 | |
| I Don't Want You Around | Ribbed | 2008 | |
| On The Rag | Liberal Animation | 2008 | |
| Take Two Placebos And Call Me Lame | Pump Up The Valuum | 2008 | |
| The Moron Brothers | Ribbed | 2008 | |
| Whatever Didi Wants | Heavy Petting Zoo | 2008 | |
| Drop The World | Heavy Petting Zoo | 2008 | |
| All His Suits Are Torn | So Long & Thanks For All The Shoes | 2008 | |
| Total Bummer | Pump Up The Valuum | 2008 | |
| Whoops I OD'd | They've Actually Gotten Worse Live | 2007 | |
NOFX – LA Punk Rockers
“I met Kerry two weeks ago and he is a pretty nice guy. All you want is a decent guy to be your president. He doesn’t have to be a Ralph Nader, he doesn’t have to be a great man. That would be nice, but you don’t get that in democracy.” Fat Mike
Band History
The roots of the band can be traced to 1983 when guitar player Eric Melvin and Fat Mike on bass and vocals started jamming together. They were joined by drummer Erik Sandin and together they started playing local venue in LA. The band also recorded demos before signing to Mystic Records and releasing an EP in 1985. the band continued to releases EPs and also went through line up changes.
The signed with Wassail Records and released their debut album “Liberal Animation”. Though the album failed to charts in the US, it created a lot of stir due to its album cover. The band released their second album in 1989 “S&M Airlines” which again had a girl in a S&M outfit riding on top of a plane.
The Breakthrough
In 1991 they released “Ribbed” but received negative reviews. Their follow-up album “White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean” was hailed as a critical success and even spawned catchy songs that have been played in their concerts over the years.
But it was their fifth album “Punk in Drublic” in 1994 which got NOFX a lot of recognition. It was a year where other punk bands like Green Day broke into he mainstream with their debut album. The album is their biggest commercial success and over the years have sold nearly 1 million copies in the US and Canada. In 1996, “Heavy Petting Zoo” was their first official album to chart, peaking at No. 63 on the charts. The album was more melodic rock then punk sounds.
Keeping Busy
The band released a pure punk album “So Long and Thanks for the Shoes” which was more of the faster punk sound which the bans is recognized for. In 1999 they released a single song EP “The Decline” it is an 18+ minute epic and the longest punk song ever recorded.
Fat Mike created his own record label and released the bands next full-length album “Pump up the Valuum” in 2000. The albums were not commercial success but were considered more for the pure punk fans and in 2003 released an anti-Bush era political album “War on Errorism”. NOFX released a “Wolves in Wolves Clothing” in 2006 and “Coaster” in April 2009 which faired well among their hard core fans
Did You Know: The album “War on Errorism” is an attack on the President George Bush policies – the back of the album cover featured the caption “Some in Texas there is a village without its idiot”
Did You Know: Fat Mike organized a website punkvoter.com and compiled two chart topping albums Rock Against Bush during the 2004 Presidential Elections
Did You Know: In 2008, Fuse TV aired a documentary series called NOFX: Backstage Passport about the world-wide tour.
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