Nofx - Coaster
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Artist: NofxBrand: Fat Wreck Chords
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-04-28
Music Label: Fat Wreck Chords
Soundtracks:
- We Called It America
- The Quitter
- First Call
- My Orphan Year
- Blasphemy (The Victimless Crime)
- Creeping out Sara
- Eddie, Bruce, and Paul
- Best God in Show
- Suits and Ladders
- The Agony of Victory
- I Am an Alcoholic
- One Million Coasters
Music reviews of Coaster
Music Review: NOFX - Coaster
Rating: 4 Stars
Marking their 25th Anniversary as a band, "Coaster" is the 11th release by punk rock legends NOFX. The title is a cheeky reference to the direction the music industry is taking where compact discs are becoming obsolete and not much good to many people except as something to rest your drink on.
I must admit I was excited at the beginning of this month when I found out that in addition to Anti-Flag, Rancid, Bob Dylan, Green Day and many other bands that I enjoy, NOFX would have a new album to kick this summer off. I rushed to the record store right after work and picked up my copy for a steal: $8.
Over the last couple of years and albums, NOFX has embraced their old age, alcoholism and "career" as a punk band and renderred songs on these subjects that range from hilarious ("60%," "Mattersville," "Theme From A NOFX Album") to bland ("Wolves In Wolves Clothing.") "Coaster" is no different, and fans will find few surprises within it's twelve tracks. "First Call" is a festive celebration of the morning after being no reason to stop the party, "Best God In Show" mocks the simple mentality of blind faith in religion, "The Agony Of Victory" is yet another send up of the band's ever-growing age; all firmiliar subjects, packed with a few new twists on the jokes.
As a complete product, the album is enjoyable, though not remarkable. The instrumentation is very good, as would be expected, the production is clear, though not slick (which is definitely on purpose, as the band thanks many early punk bands by name in the liner notes as inspiration over the years) and the songs are catchy without being too bubble gum-y. As far as NOFX albums go, it won't go down in history as ground breaking by anyone's standards, but I'm sure they didn't intend it to. NOFX has not been a band seeking to expand its audience beyond the core that's already on board, and so "Coaster" is not a failure at all, it is just another chapter in the story of an aging punk band.
Description of Coaster
After recently celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band, NOFX are still firing on all cylinders with the release of their 11th studio full-length, Coaster. Boasting a title that takes a playful jab at the current direction of the music industry, Coaster showcases NOFX's limitless proficiency in crafting songs that simultaneously electrify and entertain. As always, Fat Mike tackles a diverse range of topics including politics, drug abuse, religion, and of course, lesbians. All of which are adeptly fused with the fast, technical and melodic sound that NOFX spawned to create an entire genre of punk rock. In addition to the expected hallmarks of a NOFX album, the band keeps their latest material fresh by embracing the early LA punk rock sound on tracks like "The Quitter" and "We Called It America". There is little question about what has separated NOFX as an enduring force in independent music, and more specifically, as an institution in the punk scene over the past 25 years and Coaster is yet another credit to their legacy. With legions of die-hard fans continually anticipating every NOFX release, Coaster is guaranteed to garner the recognition and success that accompanies every NOFX offering.Alternative Rock CDs
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