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11-03 NOFX final album and tour
10-04 NOFX's First Ditch Effort
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Via fatwreck.com:Letâs be real: Whatâs really left to say about NOFX? For over thirty years the reigning kings of punk rock have remainedrelevant by continuing to pushthe boundaries of their music, lyrics and good taste in a way thatâs as endearing as it isinfectious. For that reason itâs remarkably apt that the bandâslatest LP First Ditch Effort is also their thirteenth becauseominous black clouds hang over this collection of songs that see frontman/bassist Fat Mikeexploring self-loathing and mortalityin a more raw and honest way than he ever has before. Mike credits much of this to ...read more
Via fatwreck.com:Letâs be real: Whatâs really left to say about NOFX? For over thirty years the reigning kings of punk rock have remainedrelevant by continuing to pushthe boundaries of their music, lyrics and good taste in a way thatâs as endearing as it isinfectious. For that reason itâs remarkably apt that the bandâslatest LP First Ditch Effort is also their thirteenth becauseominous black clouds hang over this collection of songs that see frontman/bassist Fat Mikeexploring self-loathing and mortalityin a more raw and honest way than he ever has before. Mike credits much of this to the writing process behindNOFX: TheHepatitis Bathtub And Other Stories, the bandâs New York Times Bestselling memoir that forced him to confront hisghosts andrevisit his past in ways that werenât always comfortable.âThis album is more personal than anything Iâve ever done before because once we put everything out there in the book itopened all of these doorsare far as what I want to sing aboutâ Fat Mike explains. However this wouldnât sound like a NOFXalbum without powerful performances from guitaristsEric Melvin and El Hefe as well as drummer, Smelly. In that spirit thisalbum also marks the first time that Melvin helped write songs and hiscontributions to âIt Ainât So Lonely At The Bottomâ andâI Donât Like Me Anymoreâ as well as his signature vocals on the opener âSix Years On Dopeâadd a visceral impact to thesesongs that will surprise even the bandâs most hardcore fans. âItâs like you donât expect it, what the fuck?â Mike says oftheaforementioned opener. âThat song reminds me of the Angry Samoans meeting the Bronx and I donât think thereâs anythingthat sounds like it.âDespite the fact that NOFX helped invent melodic punk music (alongside their longtime peers such as Bad Religion and Rancid),theyâve never madethe same album twice and First Ditch Effort sees them continuing to push their own musical boundaries.âOne of the things Iâm proud of on this albumis the song âCalifornia Droughtâ because itâs written in a rhythm that I donât thinkanyone has ever used before and we have a drum solo on that song,âhe explains as if he canât even believe it himself. FatMike also adds that spending the past few years working on his musical Home Street Home helpedsubconsciously influencethis album, whether itâs via the fully formed harmonies or prevalence of piano. âIâve written so many crazy songs forthemusical that even though NOFX didnât have a mold I keep pushing barriers,â he responds when asked why this album soundsso inspired.Fat Mike also credits producer Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Alkaline Trio) for helping make these songs so dynamic. âCameronhad a lot of ideas that Iwould have never have thought of when it came to arrangements,â he explains. In fact the band wereso inspired that they wrote eighteen songs forthe album and even came up with some ideas when they werenât even trying.âThe song âDitch Effortâ just came out of nowhere from us jamming,â FatMike recalls. âThatâs not a normal thing for us but wejust started playing and it had so much power and it felt so good to play it together so we had toput it on the album.â Theband also prove that they havenât lost their innate ability to craft a hook on First Ditch Effort and the conspiracy theory-richâSid And Nancyâ and self-reflective rocker âI Donât Like Me Anymoreâ are two of the bandâs catchiest tracks to date.However ultimately seriousnessand somberness also lie at the core of First Ditch Effort, a fact thatâs most evident in Mikeâsmusical eulogy to No Use For A Nameâs frontman Tony Sly(âIâm So Sorry Tonyâ) as well the apocalyptic closer âGeneration Zâwhich features guest vocals from Mikeâs 11-year-old daughter Darla who will also beproducing the subsequent music video. âAlot of people are going to look at me differently after hearing this album,â Mike explains. âI think I was morecomfortable aboutbeing myself on this record and a large part of that is due to my relationship with my wife and involvement in the BDSM world.âIused to live so much of my life in private but Iâve slowly started going to parties and out in public without being embarrassedof my true identity andthat confidence just transferred over to my entire life,â he continues. âWhen youâre dressed in rubberand heels and corset and youâre waiting in line foran Omelette in Jamaica, well, after that thereâs nowhere else to go.âAfter battling skinhead punks in the eighties, major-label executives in the nineties and George W. Bush in the early 2000s,NOFX are finally ready toenjoy the success theyâve been too preoccupied to embrace in the past⊠and itâs turning out to bepretty exciting. âI went out with El Hefe the othernight to a party and I think it was the first time we had ever hung outsocially and it was a ton of fun,â Fat Mike recalls. âI think the process of doingthe book and the book tour and making thisrecord has brought the four of us together and formed a bond that we never would have discoveredotherwise,â hesummarizes. That newfound revelation is inherent in even some of this First Ditch Effortâs darkest moments making it theperfectsoundtrack to both a fresh start as well as the end of the world. As the band have undeniably learned over the past 33years, sometimes itâs just allabout your perspective.SOURCE: http://www.fatwreck.com/band/index/6 « hide |
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