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Kif
01-16-2004, 06:20 PM
Title: 45 Or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
Band: NOFX
Label: Fat Wreck Chords

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Disc: 1
1. Pimps and Hookers
2. All of Me
3. We Threw Gasoline.......
4. Drugs Are Good
5. Lower
6. Forming
7. Electricity
8. Lazy
9. Plan
10. Timmy the Turtle
11. Punk Song
12. See Her Pee
13. Zyclone B Bathouse
14. Last Caress
15. Bath of Least Resistance
16. We Aint S**t
17. San Francisco Fat
18. Vincent
19. Pump Up the Valium
20. Pods and Gods
21. Eat the Meek [Dub Mix]
22. Thalidomide Child

Disc: 2
1. Fun Things to F**k (If You're a Winner)
2. Juice Head
3. Three on Speed
4. New Happy Birthday Song?
5. Talking Bout Yo Mama
6. Party Enema
7. Can't Get the Stink Out
8. Go to Work Wasted
9. F**k the Kids (Revisited)
10. Whoa on the Whoas
11. Puke on Cops
12. I Gotta Pee
13. Totally F**ked
14. F**k the Kids
15. F**k the Kids II
16. I'm Telling Tim
17. Reagan Sucks
18. Posuer
19. My Name's Bud
20. Two on Glue
21. Please Stop F**king My Mom
22. Murder the Government
23. Stranger Than Fishin
24. Eric Melvin Vs. PCP
25. Always Hate Hippies


This album is agreat addition to any NOFX fans collection. The first disc features an erray of rarities, covers and classic punk rock anthems that may surprise some NOFX fans, and might just please others to have it on an official disc. The second CD is a mixture of both EPs "Surfer" and "F**k The Kids". They both have one song taken off, apparently NOFX don't like treating their fans all the way and get a desire and quite possibly a boner from annoying their fans slighty.

That said, we can get onto the review. Pimps And Hookers is the only new song you'll find on the album. The recorded it for this compilation and it will never be seen on anything else. The next few songs are just your average NOFX-style song : Great punk rock riffs with the added solo here and there, amazing vocals with cool lyrics. Electricity makes no sense, but is always funny to listen to. Timmy The Turtle is different, it consists of a simple one chord riff and an American-pretending-to-be-British man singing. Last Caress is obviously by The Misfits, and this cover has done it justice. With the new ska chorus, this song will fit anybody's needs. The first CD finishes off with classics like Pump Up The Valium and Pods And Gods, the song about aliens. The end has a Dub mix of Eat The Meek and a secret track Thalidomide Child

The second CD, entitled "Catching Zzz's", is very short. Coming in at just 22 minutes and with more songs than "Counting Sheep" Disc 1, this CD consists of the the 2 EPs "F**k The Kids" and "Surfer". These were only on vinyl, so NOFX released them on this compilation with 1 song missing from each to both let fans listen to the music and moan that a song is missing. "Sufer" (tracks 1-14) is the latest, and has the infamous New Happy Birthday Song? on it. It also has some good songs like Go To Work Wasted, Whoa On The Whoas and Totally F**ked which has one of the best riffs I've heard which has a marching band feel to it. "F**k The Kids" (tracks 15-25) isn't as long. The first two tracks, cleverly entitled F**k The Kids and F**k The Kids II together last 12 seconds, and consist of the repeated shouting of "F**k the kids!". Some of the other songs are familiar, like I'm Telling Tim, Murder The Government and Stranger Than Fishin' are earlier versions of the studio ones, while there are some new songs on there are well like Posuer, Eric Melvin VS PCP and Two On Glue.

Overall, this is a fine cd and a must have for NOFX fans who dont have record players. This cd contains most of the songs the band have done on vinyl, so the tracks are rarities in their own right. I mean, 47 songs for the price of a normal cd can't be bad. God knows why NOFX didn't release these songs on other records. I don't mind though, I got to listen to this amazing collection of covers, studios recordings, EPs and a little bit of shouting.

I give it 4/5 :):):):):upset:

brycey
01-17-2004, 10:36 AM
well done on the review. :thumb:

i have this album, and "murder the government", "electricity", "pods and gods" and "pimps and hookers" are my favourite songs.

br3ad_man
01-19-2004, 04:55 PM
haha, the title is brilliant

Kif
01-27-2004, 01:32 PM
Yeah Electricity is a great song. Probably got one of the best riffs on the album.

spoon_of_grimbo
01-28-2004, 06:00 AM
finally, people giving NOFX the respect they deserve! everyone i know seems to hate them. i agree with everything you guys sed, but why has no-one mentioned "bath of least resistance"? its one of the absolute best songs on the album!!! there were a few songs they missed off, like "the faster longest line" from the liza and louise ep, and the other ones fat mike mentions at the end of the liner notes. does anyone know where i can get an mp3 of any of the missing tracks?

Wiggles
01-30-2004, 08:46 AM
Doesn't anyone else think 'We threw gasoline...' and 'Drugs are good' are the best tracks of the LP. I own vinyl so apart from being better than you I also have 2 extra songs from FTK and Surfer. I think there are quite a few gaps on this album though, I think a 6 or 7 rather than 8. Ribbed is an 8.

Kif
01-31-2004, 06:05 PM
finally, people giving NOFX the respect they deserve! everyone i know seems to hate them. i agree with everything you guys sed, but why has no-one mentioned "bath of least resistance"? its one of the absolute best songs on the album!!! there were a few songs they missed off, like "the faster longest line" from the liza and louise ep, and the other ones fat mike mentions at the end of the liner notes. does anyone know where i can get an mp3 of any of the missing tracks?

Go to www.no-eff-eks.com and there should be instructions on how to get stuff there. I got Glass War (7" version), American Errorist (7" version) and Beginning Of Seperation... (7" version) from there, along with the Deconstruction 2003 bootleg and another gig.

the decline
02-02-2004, 02:37 PM
I never liked this album, it has a couple good songs.

rancidpunk
02-15-2004, 09:56 PM
After reading this i went out and got it yesterday, it really is amazing, favourite songs are pimps and hookers,all of me,pods an gods,lower........BAH theyre all good.:thumb:

Cybergasm
02-26-2004, 06:56 PM
Doesn't anyone else think 'We threw gasoline...' and 'Drugs are good' are the best tracks of the LP. I own vinyl so apart from being better than you I also have 2 extra songs from FTK and Surfer. I think there are quite a few gaps on this album though, I think a 6 or 7 rather than 8. Ribbed is an 8.


As a matter of fact, those are my two favorite songs on the album.

:chug:

-El Hefe-
02-27-2004, 07:41 AM
I like just about all the songs. 7.5/10.

dazed and confused444
02-27-2004, 03:50 PM
i love the last caress cover

Kif
02-27-2004, 04:43 PM
Same here, the best cover I have heard of that song anyway.

Last Caress covers:
NOFX > AFI > Any other cover > Metallica

GooseFilms.net
05-06-2004, 07:45 PM
Or maybe they could rename the album 45 or 46 songs that were good enough to be on our other records but we didn't because were ****tards? Or maybe rename it there are actually 47 songs and we cant add cause were ****tards?
Anyway, this is a great album. From the title, you think it's gonna suck... how untrue. I haven't listened to nearly every song on it (i don't actually own the CD) but lemme just say... Vincent is easily the best cover ive ever heard. ever.
i agree, 4/5

DeathOnBroadway
05-09-2004, 06:53 PM
This has to be one of the best punk cds to date, and I can't stand punk. These guys are one of the few punk bands I actually listen to. But "Thalidomide Child" is by far, one of the worst songs I have ever heard. Heh, not even NOFX likes their cover of it. And as it says in the liner notes, I did only listen to it once. But I didn't even bother playing it for my friends, heh.

But it's amazing what intellectual, and insightful, lyrics can come from a punk band. Like "Lower," "The Plan," and of course, "We Ain't Sh-t." The best punk song ever. I will listen to it until the day I die. I give this 4/5

ZEROthirtythree
05-09-2004, 08:04 PM
I want a track by track review :mad:

k'!
05-12-2004, 06:36 AM
^ ^ ^

Of 45/46 songs? Forget it. Do one yourself because no one with a life could do that many reviews in one sitting.

I personally loved this compilation. Never for the musical value, because to a metalhead, there is none. No, I enjoyed it because the lyrics these guys put out are a riot. Fat Mike really does have a lot of wit, especially on songs like Drugs Are Good, New Happy Birthday Song, We Aint ****, Fun Things to **** and We Threw Gasoline on the Fire and Now we Have Stumps for Arms and No Eyebrows.

By the way, the Metallica cover of Last CAress when done live ****s all over this cover. The ska chorus was a novelty, but the almost snail paced speed the rest of the song is at does not compare to the Thrash version Metallica do live. You have to see them perform it live to understand. Last Caress might be the most covered song in history.