Featured Artist #25: NOFX

[Gnarmageddon]

As all of you probably know, this is my first FA. There will probably be some mistakes. Feel free to correct me and tell me to add/change things if I’m wrong.


[url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/allofmeoliveme/NOFX.jpg]NOFX[/url]

Current Members:

Bass/Vocals: [url=http://www.jessamynharris.com/images/fatmikedog.jpg]Fat Mike (Mike Burkett)[/url]
Guitar/Backup Vocals: [url=http://users.kiss.si/~k4fe0443/lj3.jpg]Eric Melvin[/url]
Guitar/Backup Vocals: [url=http://www.jumbobrian.com/nofx/hefe.jpg]El Hefe (Aaron Abeyta)[/url]
Drums: [url=http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com/photos/images/sandin92bw.jpg]Smelly (Erik Sandin)[/url]


Past Members:

Guitar: [url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/allofmeoliveme/stevek.jpg]Steve Kidwiller[/url]
Guitar Dave Casillas
Drums: Scott Sellers
Drums Scott Aldahl
Vocals: Dave Allen


Record Labels:
[url=http://www.mysticrecordshq.com/]Mystic Records[/url]
Wassail Records
[url=http://www.epitaph.com]Epitaph Records[/url]
[url=http://www.byorecords.com]BYO Records[/url]
[url=http://www.fatwreck.com]Fat Wreck Chords[/url]


Full Lengths:

[url=http://www.musikmania.net/covers/nofx-maximum_rocknroll.jpg]Maximum Rocknroll[/url] (1988) - Mystic Records
[url=http://punkcovers.free.fr/images/Nofx_-_Liberal_Animation-front.jpg]Liberal Animation[/url] (Original - 1988/RePress - 1991) - Wassail/Epitaph Records
[url=http://thedecline.altervista.org/nofx/nofx-airlines-front.jpg]S&M Airlines[/url] (1989) - Epitaph Records
[url=http://allmusic.galeon.com/caratulas/n/nofx_ribbed.jpg]Ribbed[/url] (1991) - Epitaph Records
[url=http://www.covercrash.org/audio/n/NOFX_-_WHITE_TRASH_TWO_HEEBS_AND_A_BEAN.JPG]White Trash, Two Heebs, and a Bean[/url] (1992) - Epitaph Records
[url=http://www.coveralia.com/audio/n/Nofx-Punk_In_Drublic-Frontal.jpg]Punk In Drublic[/url] (1994) - Epitaph Records
[url=http://litak.free.fr/Vrac/Nofx_-_I_Heard_They_Suck_Live-front.jpg] I Heard They Suck Live![/url] (1995) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://osaka.cool.ne.jp/zurutch/discography/heavy_petting_zoo.JPG]Heavy Petting Zoo[/url]/[url=http://www.musikmania.net/covers/nofx-eating_lamb.jpg]Eating Lamb (alternate cover)[/url] (1996) - Epitaph Records
[url=http://www.coveralia.com/audio/n/Nofx-So_Long_And_Thanks_For_All_The_Shoes-Frontal.jpg]So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes[/url] (1997) - Epitaph Records
[url=http://www.musikmania.net/covers/nofx-pump_up_the_valuum.jpg]Pump Up The Valuum[/url] (2000) - Epitaph Records
[url=http://www.evilrockshard.de/Pics/Cover/Split%20-%20NoFx%20+%20Rancid.jpg]BYO Series Split With Rancid[/url] (2002) - BYO Records
[url=http://www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~haijin/music/45_or_46%20songs....gif]45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records[/url] (2002) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://www.kink-records.de/platten/nofx_the_war_on_errorism_cd.jpg]The War On Errorism[/url] (2003) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://www.nofx.org/albums/greatest/greatest.html]The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)[/url] (2004) - Epitaph Records


EP's:
(There are a few more than what I listed.)

[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/self_titled_front.sized.jpg]S/T[/url] (1984) - Spinhead Studios
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/So_What_If_We_re_On_Mystic_Front.sized.jpg]So What If We're On Mystic?[/url] (1986) - Mystic Records
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/nofx_pmrc_front.sized.jpg]The PMRC Can Suck On This[/url] (1987) - Wassail Records (Please don't ban me for posting that pic. Be warned. It's dirty.)
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Longest_Line_Front.sized.jpg]The Longest Line[/url] (1992) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Liza_And_Louise_Front.sized.jpg]Liza and Louise[/url] (1992) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Don_t_Call_Me_White_Front.sized.jpg]Don't Call Me White[/url] (1992) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Leave_It_Alone_Front.sized.jpg]Leave It Alone[/url] (1995) - Epitaph Records
HOFX (1996) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/****_The_Kids_Front.sized.jpg]**** The Kids[/url] (1996) - Fat Wreck Chords (This link won't work. Put '****' in place of the stars.)
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/All_Of_Me_Front.sized.jpg]All Of Me[/url] (1998) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Timmy_The_Turtle_Front.sized.jpg]Timmy The Turtle[/url] (1999) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Louise_And_Liza_Front.sized.jpg]Louise and Liza[/url] (1999) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Decline_Front.sized.jpg]The Decline[/url] (1999) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Pods_And_Gods_Front.sized.jpg]Pods and Gods[/url] (2000) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Bottles_To_The_Ground_Front.sized.jpg]Bottles To The Ground[/url] (2000) - Epitaph Records
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Surfer_Front.sized.jpg]Surfer[/url](2001) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/Regaining_Unconciousness_Front.sized.jpg]Re-Gaining Unconciousness[/url] (2003) - Fat Wreck Chords
[url=http://no-eff-eks.com/gallery/albums/vinyl_scans/13_Stitches_Front.sized.jpg]13 Stitches[/url] (2003) - Fat Wreck Chords

[Gnarmageddon]

Bio

Where do I begin? NOFX has been around for just over 20 years now, which is amazing for any band. They have played many different styles, such as ska, punk, hardcore, and rock.

Forming in 1983 in Berkely, California, NOFX started out as a punk band. Fat Mike (then known as 'Misfit Mike' - he had a huge [url=http://no-eff-eks.com/bio/images/misfit_mike.jpg]devilock[/url]) was in a band called False Alarm, but he quit to start a band with Eric Melvin. Eric Melvin and Erik Sandin knew each other. They skated together, and Mel convinced him to join his band as a side project from Caustic Cause. (Sandin's band)

Mike and Mel got the name 'NOFX' from an old band called Negative FX from Boston. Negative FX broke up, and Mike thought the name was cool, so he came up with NOFX. Mike hates the name now, though.

A few 7"s were released on Mystic Records, including Maximum Rocknroll in 1984 (which was re-released on CD in 1992). So What If We're On Mystic was released in 1985, after Sandin moved to Santa Barbara and was replaced by Scott Sellers on drums. Sellers quit, and was replaced by Scott Aldahl. Dave Allen joined the band as a vocalist because Fat Mike couldn't sing, though Allen died in a car accident a few months later. Imagine what NOFX would be like now if Fat Mike didn't sing and they had a separate vocalist.

In 1985, Allen died, and Scott (the drummer) quit. Mike and Mel went to colleges in California. Mel met up with Sandin and convinced him to play drums with them again, since they had no drummer. Dave Casillas was discovered and he played guitar for a while.

Dave eventually quit the band, and Steve Kidwiller was discovered. He was awesome. If you've ever listened to S&M Airlines or Ribbed, you probably know that he played lead guitar. He was an amazing guitar player that could play great solos. Just listen to Green Corn or Shower Days (I've provided both songs for download) and you'll see what I mean. Unfortunately, Steve quit the band in 1991. Apparently he had problems with other members in the band being heavy drinkers and addicted to heroin (*cough* Smelly *cough*). He thought that punk wasn't going to go anywhere, and he would be better off in a rock/metal band.

El Hefe (Aaron Abeyta) was discovered in 1992. He was a very skilled guitar player, as well as on the trumpet. Songs like Eat the Meek and Kill All the White Man just wouldn't be the same without the trumpet. White Trash, Two Heebs, and a Bean was released in 1992. It was almost titled White Trash, Two Kikes, and a Spick, but Melvin's grandma was offended by the title. NOFX has not changed members since Hefe Joined in '92.

In 1996, Heavy Petting Zoo (Eating Lamb) was released, and there was tons of controversy. The original cover had a picture of a guy 69-ing a sheep, and a lot of people thought it was gross. Due to a lot of people complaining about it, it was later replaced by the guy just fingering it.

The Decline was released in 1999, and it is considered by some (like me) to be one of the greatest pop-punk records of all time. It's 18 minutes of pure energy. With great bass lines, and some killer solos, it's one you'll want to listen to again and again. I'll try and upload it so everyone can listen to it.

NOFX went on to release Punk in Drublic, So Long and Thanks For All the Shoes, and Pump Up the Valuum, all milestone pop-punk albums.

In their more recent years, NOFX has gone towards the more political side of punk. Writing songs like "Idiot Son of an spatula" and "American Errorist" has caused a lot of people to either A)Stop liking them and wishing they would go back to how they were, or B) Start to like them more and start to hate the president to be cool. They always had some political elements, but I thought they were better before The War On Errorism.

NOFX has become one of the most influential pop-punk bands of all time. Let's hope they can stick together and make it another 20 years. They'd be rockin' in their 60's.

I'll probably realize some things I missed eventually, so there will most likely be some editing. And I know that there wasn't a lot of information on their more recent days, but I couldn't find anything about it. It was all about when they first started. Feel free to ask/comment/suggest anything.


A Few Interesting Facts

-At Warped Tour '98 in Houston, Texas, NOFX thought they sucked so they threw $5,000 in $1 bills into the audience.
-El Hefe was in the Bad News Bears.
-In the Simpsons episode "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade," Fat Mike and El Hefe's name appear on the wall of lost children.
-All of the members today are over the age of 30.
-Three members of NOFX were influenced by Minor Threat's straight edge movement in 1983, but they were never a straight edge band.
-Fat Mike isn't that fat.


Websites

http://www.nofx.org
http://www.no-eff-eks.com


Recommended Downloads

[url=http://s32.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=156PTO51S2S440DT8U5DQ3FT8C]Six Pack Girls[/url]
[url=http://s32.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3L41K46Q20OVP36SIN97XI3G74]Green Corn[/url]
[url=http://s26.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1S6LFII498D973FHTWOTOB2SJS]Shower Days[/url]
Stickin' In My Eye
You're Bleeding
[url=http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0HYEHZ916Y99F0YJQR6D7YEM7P]Soul Doubt[/url]
[url=http://s29.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2W6WW2WEXEL840VR7QPT4QJ9UT]Eat The Meek[/url]
[url=http://s28.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2ETYY665YZ71N0ADGH792HG356]Falling In Love[/url] (There's a secret thing at the end. Listen to it. )
Kids of the K Hole
[url=http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1H2NOVK6SD83V3LJ0M5MWC18DU]The Decline[/url]
[url=http://s41.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=257TQ01CCGXHD0VWW7DWH2BQP3]Fleas[/url]
Jeff Wears Birkenstocks
[url=http://s41.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=34G27FLYP9ACX2MUFX6YPPBDM6]Happy Guy[/url]
[url=http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3DJ63F9LZOI420CCBHU9EPYRHT]Pimps and Hookers[/url]
[url=http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=10C8N2Y27G23N36TH8Z1979P6G]All Of Me[/url]
[url=http://s28.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=30J6XFTASI4OE0XWU351V6KGHY]Drugs are Good[/url]
Beer Bong

If any of the links for the songs don't work, let me know

[roofee0]

You should probably add a brief history of the band.

Edit: Nevermind, second part wasn't there when I posted. Good profile.

[Gnarmageddon]

Yeah. I did. Patience, my child.

[Permanent Solution]

Yeah...I was he first post and I was like wtf no bio? But then I decided to wait

That was very good, a quality profile.

[ed4182]

nice bio, has anyone got their 7 Inch yet?

[Kif]

I have all 3 of the new 7"s and I can say that they aren't bad. The second one was very entertaining, whereas the most recent one was craptastic

Great FA, although you might want to fix the link in the first post...

[Gnarmageddon]

Yeah, I just caught that. Thanks.

[Kif]

Just a minor gripe as well, but I'd put The Decline under EP's considering it's only 1 song

I agree with you on that TWOE isn't their best record either, although I think SLATFATS and PUTV deserve a little more credit than they get. Maybe their older stuff was a little more rougher and the songs had a bit more energy, but there are so fine songs on those 2 albums

[Gnarmageddon]

I was debating with myself on where I should put that, and I ended up going with full length. It's in EP's now though.

[Kif]

I'm uploading "I'm Going To Hell For This One", one of their better songs from the new 7"s. It'll be up shortly, I'll upload 1 or 2 more tomorrow

[Gnarmageddon]

Ok, cool. Thanks.

If you've never heard The Decline, THEN DOWNLOAD IT. It's so good.

[Kif]

[url=http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=02CPXIF8PN5DU2G7IRT1010D4I]I Am Going To Hell For This One[/url]

[cbmartinez]

Aweeeeeeeeesome FA. Sadly, I only have The War On Errorism but that CD owns. It's so fun, I love "Mediocore."

I actually can't stand War on Errorism, its just gets on my nerves with all the political whodacky.

Nice FA, i have 5 Nofx albums now

Nice Job, Spence

[Twat_Out_Of_Hell]

Good profile. Great great great band. I have eight nofx cds

I have all of their albms Ribbed onwards, apart form MR&R, which i also have.