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NOFX is a punk rock band that's been together since 1983 (not all of them, El Hefe wasn't in the band from its start). They started their career
in Berkeley, CA and later moved to Los Angeles.
First they started recording for Mystic records, but later they moved to the
record label of Mr Brett, who was then playing for Bad Religion, and they moved to his
record label Epitaph.
They also have some releases on Mike his own labelFat Wreck Chords:
"The longest line", "I heard they suck live" and "The Decline".
In the beginning NOFX were not very popular and their music pretty much sucked.
Their first releases all came out on one CD: Maximum Rock'n'Roll.
After that they released Liberal Animation, which was later rereleased by Epitaph.
Their first album on Epitaph was S&M Airlines, a pretty good album. But the CD that made them
really popular was Ribbed.
Many punkrockers say this is their best CD, but they were just getting started.
When El Hefe joined NOFX in 1992 for the release of The longest line and
White trash, two heebs and a bean,
they became even bigger. El Hefe made the band really rock: he brought some innovation in old NOFX-style.
After White trash, they released Punk in Drublic, a real piece of art. Back then NoFX was up to their peak.
Not that they don't rock anymore, they still kick ass like hell, but I think 1993-1996 was the best period of
NOFX.
Because they were tired of all the bootlegs which made them sound like shit, like someone recorded
it from inside a garbage can, they made their live album I heard they suck live. Which brings in the feeling
of being on a NOFX concert in your living room.
In 1996 they released Heavy Petting Zoo and in 1997
So long & thanks for all the shoes.
Many people thought this would be their last album, but it wasn't. In 1998 and 1999 it was kinda quiet around NOFX, but in october 1999 they
releasedThe Decline: an 18-minute song about the fall of the USA, a real piece of work.
Their last full-length album is Pump up the Valuum, one of their best album I think.
Although it may seem hard to get anywhere in the music business without a
major label, NOFX's success is astoundingly high. Fat Mike's efforts over
the years against MTV and commercial radio stations playing their songs and
videos has actually increased the band's popularity. But, in contrast, their
videos can be seen on Much Music and MTV South America.To many bands,
having a video displayed on MTV means success.
In the case of NOFX, sucess
plays no role. They believe that MTV sells bands and not their music, and
they don't want to be bought and sold. "We're a band, we're not a song!!", says Mike.
The only forms of advertisement NOFX
has used over the past 15 years is the scheduling of live shows, compilation
CD's, clothing items, stickers, posters, etc. NOFX has truly proved that
you can make it big by thinking small.
You've probably been wondering what NOFX actually stands for.
Basically it stands for No Effects. Many think it means No Fucking sXe.
But that's just bullshit. NOFX comes from the name of a band who had just 1 good song and then disappeared: Negative FX.
They recorded 8 albums on Epitaph label, 1 on Mystic and 2 albums on
Fat Wreck Chords
label. You can check NOFX discography here.
NOFX, except for a lot of music, recorded also a video named '10 years of fuckin' up', which is pretty cool,
with a lot of stuff from their tours, some videoclips and a couple of interviews.
It shows chronologically the history of the band: from 30 $ a show to one of the best bands in punkrock history.
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