01 Dinosaurs Will Die 02 Linoleum 03 Bob 04 The Separation of Church and Skate 05 Murder the Government 06 Bleeding Heart Disease 07 Bottles To The Ground 08 180 Degrees 09 Party Enema 10 What’s The Matter with Kids Today 11 Reeko 12 Stickin In My Eye 13 All Outta Angst 14 Leave It Alone | 15 Green Corn 16 The Longest Line 17 Thank God It’s Monday 18 The Idiots Are Taking Over 19 Don’t Call Me White 20 Day To Daze 21 Soul Doubt 22 Philthy Phil Philanthropist 23 Shut Up Already 24 It’s My Job To Keep Punk Rock Elite 25 Franco Un-American 26 Kill All The White Man 27 Wore Out Soles Of My Party Boots* |
All Music Guide Review
Twenty years is a long time for any band, let alone one that plays jocular warp-speed anthems with titles like "Party Enema" and "Green Corn." Nevertheless, here it is, NOFX's typically self-deprecating Greatest Songs Ever Written: By Us. Entertaining liner notes trace the combo's history in photos, drawings, Xeroxed show bills, and Fat Mike's own scribbled narration; 26 tracks take you from NOFX's first full-lengths in the 1980s through their somewhat surprising, yet still snarky political awakening with 2003's War on Errorism. ("Franco-Unamerican" rhymes "Michael Moore" and "Awful Truth" with "Public Enemy" and "Regan Youth.") As the entire release is an admission of their age, it's no surprise that Greatest Songs Ever's lone new song grapples with the relevancy of playing punk music to quitting drinking and getting old. But the comp also proves the consistency of Fat Mike's songwriting, with highlights including "Linoleum," "What's the Matter With Kids Today," "Thank God It's Monday," and "It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite." While the nonchronological set order is a little trying, and there's nothing from the band's earliest 7"s, Greatest Songs Ever Written: By Us
is still a fun look back at NOFX's colorful career, and a validation of their veteran status. That has to count for something in the Warped Tour parents' tent. - Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide.
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