| History |
| Formed in Berkeley in 1983 and relocating to Los Angeles not long afterwards, NOFX has steered clear of major labels and commercial exposure over the course of their career, recording an impressive number of full-lengths albums plus an assortment of EPs and singles. The band started out as a trio comprising vocalist/bassist Fat Mike (Mike Burkett), guitarist Eric Melvin, and drummer Erik Sandin(aka Erik Ghint/Erik Shun); Sandin quit in 1985, and his place was taken by Scott Sellers; that same year, NOFX also recorded two 7" EPs for the Mystic label, No F-X and So What If We're on Mystic?. Sellers quit shortly thereafter and was replaced by Scott Aldahl for only two weeks, upon which point Sandin rejoined the band; vocalist Dave Allen also joined in 1986, but his tenure was tragically cut short by a fatal car accident. Dave Casillas joined as a second guitarist later in the year, by which point NOFX's touring schedule had become far-ranging and rigorous. The EP The PMRC Can Suck on This was released on Fat Mike's own Fat Wreck Chords label in 1987; Casillas departed the group in 1989 and was replaced by Steve Kidwiller for NOFX's first full-length album, S&M Airlines, which was released on the legendary punk label Epitaph; the band has remained there ever since, despite the release of several albums -- such as 1995's I Heard They Suck Live -- and EPs on Fat Wreck Chords, which gradually grew into a premier stable of punk-revival artists. Having appeared on 1990's Ribbed and 1991's Liberal Animation (which was actually recorded in 1988), Kidwiller left the band in 1991, and Aaron Abeyta became the permanent second guitarist (as well as trumpeter), adopting the nickname El Hefe. Dragged into the mainstream spotlight by the mid-'90s success of labelmates Bad Religion and the Offspring, NOFX compensated with albums like 1992's White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean that were even closer to the anti-commercial extreme -- exemplified by White Trash's accompanying single "Please Play This Song on the Radio," which lured unalert radio programmers with a tight melody, but ends with a stream of obscenities. The El Hefe-anchored lineup continued to blossom with 1994's Punk in Drublic; often regarded as the band's best, was eventually certified gold. Releases on Fat Wreck Chords continued throughout the '90s, as did the full-length Epitaph albums, like 1996's grungier, less uptempo Heavy Petting Zoo, 1997's punkier So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes, and 2000's Pump Up the Valuum and Bottles to the Ground; the latter album followed an experimental Fat Wreck Chords EP titled The Decline, which consisted entirely of the 18-minute title track. |
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| Discography |
| 2002 Split Series, Vol. 3 (With Rancid) 2000 Pump up the Valuum 1997 So Long & Thanks for All the Shoes 1996 Heavy Petting Zoo 1995 Maximum RocknRoll 1995 I Heard They Suck Live 1995 E Is for Everything 1994 Punk in Drublic 1993 S&M Airlines 1993 White Trash, Two Heebs & A Bean 1991 Ribbed 1988 Liberal Animation |
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| Recommended Tracks |
| Don't Call Me White The Brews Bob Please Play This Song On The Radio Bottles To The Ground Linoleum |
| My Comments |
| I first heard these guys talked about in magazines like Kerrang! and by Sum 41. But I had never heard them until 'Please Play This Song On The Radio' was on the Lcok Up. I instantly loved the song and every song they have done ever since. I would rercommend these to anyone who is into Blink 182 or Sum 41 they are who influenced these bands in the first place. |
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| (Right pic)NOFX are (l-r): Smelly AKA Erik Sandin - Drums El Hefe AKA Aaron Abeyta - Trumpet, Guitar, Vocals Fat Mike AKA Mike Burkett - Bass, Vocals Eric Melvin - Guitar |