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Published on April 21st 2006 Any review of NOFX will mention at least one of these two facts:
So while taking it from both sides, the band pushed forward with their agenda to push for a reasonable America and were chastised in the press for it. This despite the fact that the band was never apolitical; the band's perfect EP, The Decline clearly demonstrated political leanings, as did their choice to cover “Perfect Government” during the Clinton era and “Kill All the White Men,” which raised hackles as recently as last year for its ironic content. With Wolves, the second album from the “political” NOFX, the band has narrowed its focus substantially to the point where it would be reasonable to describe one dominant theme: the disastrous consequence of giving governance to the most extreme of religious people. You know who I'm talking about; the people who can't seem to keep their noses out of anyone's business, whether it's what people do in the privacy of their homes, or how they chose to live, or how they chose to amuse themselves. The wonderful “Leaving Jesusland” should become a rallying call for all moderate people sick of that attitude, the people -- atheist, Jewish, Christian or otherwise -- who want to see a rational thought enter the discourse again. “USA-holes” is as catchy as it is correct, and the deathly serious and speedy “You Will Lose Faith” asks how much faith is built on a house of cards. Of course, this is still NOFX, so the band also manages to spend some time with the staples: the general apathy of “60%, ” the pothead ramblings of “Instant Crassic” or the Adolescents tribute of “One Celled Creature.” The album's single, “Seeing Double at the Triple Rock” is both a shoutout to the venue owned by a member of Dillinger Four and an ode to getting completely shitfaced. Despite an abundance of reliably strong contributions, like ”Leaving Jesusland“ and ”Seeing Double at the Triple Rock,“ the album suffers from one main problem; the album lacks any cohesiveness. Tracks like ”Cantano en Espanol“ just don't fit between ”Wolves“ and ”100 Times Fuckeder." This isn't the seemingly random style jumping of Two Heebs, which despite its mix of pop-punk, hardcore, jazz and ska managed to sound complete. Rather, it almost sounds like the band selected random tracks from their 7-inch sessions to record. As a result, despite being written by one songwriter, the music seems hastily assembled. As always, NOFX delivers a plurality of strong material; 23 years later, the band is still going strong and is certainly one of the most reliable punk bands around, both live and on record. Within their catalog, this album isn't the strongest (that'd be a three-way tie between Punk in Drublic, The Decline and So Long...) but it isn't the weakest (Liberal Animation); simply, a solid entry. It's not a classic, but it's classic NOFX. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
i absolutely HATE everything about this band. the variety is the best thing about this record. this album is pretty good. its really catchy One Celled is about Propagandhi, where rock for sustainable capitalism has a reference to NoFx, all good fun, both quality bands is one celled creature about propagandhi? m azing cd In my personal opinion, this is NOFX's best album. Although I do like NOFX, I have always found that I skip a lot of songs on their albums. you are all wrong, NOFX sucks, This cd is awesome, You all have bad taste this album is for true "nofx-er's" the team that lives like rock stars. the fans that have passion and dedication to true, real punk rock. PAF best release for some time....not up to "punk in drublic" standards though This is one of their best. I'd say better than anything aside from Drublic and So Long. The songs are short, punchy, and catchy. The 60% Reprise is fantastic. great album, the ep recently released was also kick ass This is a fuckin'good NOFX LP. The best one since PID. "Doornails" is probably one of the most sad punk song I've ever heard. NOFX did much shitty songs for the last 5 years that this record is a big surprise for me. 3 month after its release I still listen to it every day (i listened to the previous one only twice before deleting it from my MP3 player think). I like this album. No, it's not another Punk in Drublic or So Long..., but it's a lot better than, say, Errorism, and I actually think it flows a lot better than White Trash which, while blessed with some REALLY good tracks (The first three songs, "Liza and Louise," "Please Play This Song on the Radio"), just seemed to consist of a lot of filler. But oh well. how come this album fucking rules but war on errorism fucking sucks so much? "I get a kick out of reading these comments... along with the comments on practically every other record review and news post on this site. It leads me to believe that a majority of the people that post on this site are 14 year old keyboard warriors talking shit about everything and whom wouldn't say anything close to what they type here to a person in a real life conversation. Cheers dumbasses!" I get a kick out of reading these comments... along with the comments on practically every other record review and news post on this site. It leads me to believe that a majority of the people that post on this site are 14 year old keyboard warriors talking shit about everything and whom wouldn't say anything close to what they type here to a person in a real life conversation. Cheers dumbasses! I am honestly confused as to how someone who claims to be a fan of NOFX would not like this album, this is the band at thier finest, and in a very short time I have come to realize the Wolves in Wolves clothing is right up there with this band's most revered records. This is the best records so far this year in my opinion. People just cant handle its greatness. Thats why they hate on it. One day you will all appreciate what this band is doing and has done. For now you should concentrate on graduating High School and forming your own opinions. Have a lovely day. this is definetly a good album! anyone who thinks otherwise has to remember how many albums they have come out with. you can say wat u want after you have released as many albums as NOFX has. they have great music and some of the funniest and the most meaniful lyrics i have ever heard. i played this to my sister(maybe i was following a damned example) n she said it sounded like a shit cover of tom delongue played by my emo loving school friends Another NOFX album with uneven songs but I really thought this one was produced excellently. Of course I decided to get it on vinyl so who knows if that's why I like it so much... Anyway pretty good album, the only one I'd rather not have to sit through is "Cool and Unusual Punishment", I agree with whoever said it's the "Mattersville" of this album 1/ Punk in drublc Its a fuckin great album I like this album better than Errorism and I think Cool punishment sounds pretty decent with that rancid sounding guitar riff. "truly are the coolest bastards of diy" --"once celled creature" is most definitely about chris hannah. this is something that a poster on the g7 blog said about this: leaving jesusland has rlly fuckin good lyrics i personally love this album..i kinda hate pump up the valuum although it has good songs and so long was there best n punk in drublic was awesome...march to the indiferent drum is the best song id sey punksxe i don't really think drublic was their best, though linoleum is probably my favorite song aside from the decline. why does everybody slag "leaving jesusland"? i thought it was catchy and funny, but hey, everyone's entitled to their own opinion, its just that no1s really reasoned why they dont like that song. (unless i missed something...) Not bad for NOFX. I like this album because it has variety and that is the flavor of life. the album starts of with a dumb acoustic song called 60%. But then after that it goes into the fast and political track USA-holes. Then goes into the more funny :) seing double at the triple rock which is one of the best songs on the album, it was also on the never trust a hippie ep, just like the song the marxist broethers. then comes the song we march to the beat of a diffrent drum which is good but it has some slow parts but they all go together. then comes the marxist brothers which is nothing special has some funny lines but i dont really like it. Then comes a sighn of relief a good fast song that is under 1min and 30 sec. long. it is just like old NOFX. the lyrics are odd but still good the music goes from speedy acoustic to speddy eletric guitar. then comes another classic style song which is one of my favirote on the album it is called benny got blown up it is fast but not sloppy it is great. next comes the funniest and best song on the album LEAVING JESUS LAND. It has some really great lyrics because it is funny to hear a fat guy like mike make fun of fat people it is like reading a Dr. Phil book. Plus the song is good length and is really up beat and fun Well next comes the awesome and diffrent up beat short and melodic treat getting high on the down low another fast song but it has a real cool groove to it and I would not mind a few more songs like it. The next song is good to it is called cruel and unusual punnishment. it is a fun ska vibed song which turns into fast punk then goes back to the ska vibe it has some good lyrics and is another one of those songs you have fun well hearing. after that come the two worst songs wolves in wolves clothing and the lame ass waste of time cantado en Espenol. after that there is the song 100 times f@kder wich has a sick drum intro and has a cool guitar piece and i love the duel vox between fat mike and mel. Then comes the 30 second instant crassic it is cool they should have made it longer becasue it is really pretty good. Then comes you will lose faith is is a fast kind of classic style song but it is a little long and the guitar solo is more rock&roll than punk because it slows down but none the less it is mostly fast nofx with a cool solo and thought pervoking lyrics. next is the stupid one celled creature just skip it. next is the goofy acoustic song doornails it is cool the jokes get old but not bad. Now were on the last song 60% reprise it is cool more medicore kind of like old green day speed and the lyrics are kind of cool to it just talks about they love having fun making music and how they have there own label the truly are the coolest bastards of diy. have a great day and pick up this cd I think you're confusing the blanket-term "liberal" with the modern democratic ideology of "liberalism". I consider myself a liberal, but I am not a supporter of contemporary party politics. You silly cunts, liberal does not mean left-wing. I am left-wing and i hate liberals. 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I really hope the Subhumans are not liberal. Everyone is still jealous of NOFX. "Did I hear something about two new GR songs? "Propagandhi’s jabs at NOFX raise valid points, whereas Fat Mike making fun of a goofy, tongue-in-cheek photo is just kind of weird and stupid. Sort of like reviewing “This Is Spinal Tap” and writing a long essay critiquing the band’s dumb lyrics." Did I hear something about two new GR songs? No, the Man I Killed is obviously about the President. " it reminds me of Screeching Weasel's Teen Punks in Heat. a ladder release, simple music, awesome lyrics, flowing production, great fuckin' record." The Man I Killed isn't really about any perticular person being killed. It's just about capital punishment. You people overthink everything. "I really hope the Subhumans are not liberal. Dead Kennedys maybe (now, not then). The Sex Pistols were apolitical." "once celled creature" is most definitely about chris hannah. this is something that a poster on the g7 blog said about this: fuckyouoioioi, Awesome album. cyathrea (or whatever the fuck your name is): I agree with your diagnosis of "Man I Killed". about the one celled creature thing...if you see the world for what it really is, how could you NOT have a depressed view for the future? I really hope the Subhumans are not liberal. Dead Kennedys maybe (now, not then). The Sex Pistols were apolitical. ---I've only commented on here twice. i dont wanna take the time to create an account cuz i know i might get too wrapped up in most of this rediculous discussion about which album is better and all that lame shit---- Not worth owning. 2 good tracks. I am a NOFX fan but I think it's time to hang it up. This album is boring all around. One might argue that they use the same formula on every album, and yeah, it usually works...but this time around it's just overkill. There's nothing new and exciting about this release. Man, This album is growing on me. The first time I listened to it, I would've given it about a 6, but now it's an 8 for sure. Addictive. I got this album. Probably should have thought more about the purchase as my musical tastes have matured slightly from when I thought errorism was a good effort. even though I will always defend nofx to the deth, I doubt I will listen to this often if at all. Story goes if you only got one or a couple of NOFX albums dont get this, if your in the 10 album fanatic catagory go buy another style of music diversify it doesnt mean you have to stop listening to NOFX. I looooove the spanish song before "100 times fuckeder.".!! It compliments it soo well... ITs soo a la punk in drublic,the track before "how did the cat get so fat" . My favorite tune on wolves is "cruel and unusual punishment", I loove the guitar in it,soo good,could go down as one of the best melodies/riffs not only in punk but in rock n roll and all music of all time. Favorite track on the e.p is "golden boys", and favorite on the 7"inches is "jamaica's alright". HA HA HA HAHAHAhahahahahaha shitting on others musical opinions and then sharing your own is what being an american suburban 'punk' is all about. you wacky foreigner. "This album is the best ! No this one ! Are you kiddin it's this one ! Fuck you this one sucks. Here's my list. Here's mine." My turn! Could change tomorrow though. I honestly have to say...I fucking love this record. i think this might actually be nofx's most solid album in a long time. there aren't really any songs i find boring unlike the last album which had a few. The end of the song wolves in wolves clothing reminds me of LAX by big d wolves in wolves clothing. too middle of the road. it doesnt explore anything new, its really not that fun...its just vanilla flavor nofx. nothing to piss off or alienate old school fans, but nothing to keep them interested either. i'd rather just put on 'so long' which is the closest album theyve doen before to what I think this one is like. its ok. 'leaving jesusland' and 'seeing double' are pretty classic. but not 'bob' or 'linoleum' or hell, even 'dinosaurs must die' classic. I'm just kinda bored with it. nothings funny enough, nothings obnoxious enough...its just there. its pretty uninspired. and i'm sick of mike making such a big deal about how they're old now and blah blah the scene today sucks....he started doing that with 'seperation of church and skate' and now its even more blatant. hes getting too bogged down with yesterday. the scene, himself, even nofx. Cool and Unusual Punishment is the worst song on here easy. or i coulda just wrote this well i only get to do this every 2 years.... This album is tits. I dig The Man I Killed especially. Liberal cunts, eh? If you hate punk, go elsewhere. Nearly EVERY punk band since the Sex Pistols have been "liberal cunts". If, of course, you consider question your government "liberal". Look back at every major punk band throughout history. The Sex Pistols, the Dead Kennedys, the Subhumans, etc etc. And NOFX has always leaned to the left. So it's you who is the cunt, for going to a punk site even though you hate punk. Go fuck yourself! leaving jesusland's breakdown's are truly awful whereas usa-holes are magnificent Aubin, I have to disagree with your casting of Leaving Jesusland. Other than that, it's a great song. Another top notch album from the boys. Of course there is some filler but a good 70 % of the songs are fucking pure nofx goodness. hey sorry CUAPUNKRADIO ...I side with Propaghandi I think this album is way way way better than war on errorism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! album should be scored an 8! for the kid who said that no one has brought up the 'one celled creature' jab. i brought up that exact point about a week ago i think in the nofx e-card thread. i think fat mike has really taken the potshots to a new level. and i think his criticisms hold more clout than hannahs. i said it. the comment about one celled creature is pretty enlightening. thank you. I would have never ever noticed that, since i stole potemkin city limits and dont have any of the album art. the lyrics (and the song) are so much better now. i love interpunk jabs. like back in teh day when joey vindictive and ben weasel used to smash pies in each others face. joey really liked the pie i think. I think Fat Mike reads this and he'll be spewing that Atreyu beat him on PUNK news. Y A C O P S A E is coming to the US for 4 east coast shows. Turbo Speed Violence!!! I'm pretty sure it's all tongue in cheek. Fat Mike mentioned Todays Empires in "The Marxist Brothers", and a recent Propagandhi news post said that they got the idea to ebay their merch from that song. 'm curious as to how anyone who has paid attention to NOFX and Propagandhi didn't pick up on the lyrical content of NOFX's song "ONE CELLED CREATURE" ? I think Fat Mike reads this and he'll be spewing that Atreyu beat him on PUNK news. This just sounds like a Nofx record. A few awesome songs and a lot of not so great songs. this record rocks ! Sometimes I like to say, they've never been so good as actual ! what exactly "sucks" about liberal animation? if youre going to decry an album, at least give some reasoning. Best NOFX albums. i myself, didnt really like valuum or war on errorism. Punk In Drublic is hideously overrated. It's such a mediocre record, So Long..., White Trash, War on Errorism, those are all much more listenable and fun and better. Yeah. PUNXORS 4E!!!!1111!!!! Since everyone else is doing it, I guess I will, too. (I'm excluding "The Decline.") VThat made me laugh my ass off. And why the hell are fuckyouoioioi's myspace songs included as hidden tracks? It's nofx. "s&m sucked, ribbed sucked, liberal animation sucked, the longest line was ok, white trash awesome, punk in drublic awesome, heavy petting zoo average, so long awesome, the decline awesome, pump up the valium bad, war on errorism bad (good lyrically though), this new one - ok" Just downloaded this.. Never again will I listen to this garbage. 1 or 2 listenable songs. How do people like this? I have to admit that the first time I listened to Wolves, I listened to it on my computer, and I was a bit disappointed, but I put it on my MP3 player and listened to it with headphones on and it was a lot better. I listened to it two or three times through and I have to say it's one of NOFX's better Albums. For me, they're best albums would go something like this: No Sick of it all review? that shit is wild "Andy's from Snuff" melvin's vocals on Leaving Jesusland are just brutal, Everyone seems to dislike "Heavy Petting Zoo." I love that album. "Freedom Like A Shopping Cart" kicks ass. theres no real fast songs like white trash, punk in drublic and so long. PuNk RoCkEr bOi: best nofx song anti flag suck cock....im sorry but they really do you guys are idiots. "Gayest name you've ever seen"? I find it hard to imagine that so many of the people that hate the new Anti-Flag love this...sonically the two albums aren't too far off from each other, and politically they're very similiar. The only difference as far as I was concerned is that the new Anti-Flag was better overall, but this album doesn't take itself so seriously, which is a good thing. "I've not heard of this band but are they anything like The Used. lynn and dobbs is a snot reference This is just a good cd hands down, not the best nofx, but I`m sure happy they put it out! The guy who said Pump up the Valuum was NOFX at their "peak".....you've gotta be kidding. heres the fucking list, 1-ribbed so like can nofx ever really write a song thats a 'response' to potemkin city limits.... I've not heard of this band but are they anything like The Used. Andy's from Snuff, Jason could be either Thirsk (although it's over 10 years now) or the singer of RKL who died recently. jockmcbored - Lynn is Lynn Strait from Santa Barbara's Snot. Lynn was a friend to many of this group. Dobbs is Lynn's dog, who was always by his side and died simultaneously with Lynn in a car crash. Dobbs is featured upon the cover of Snot's Get Some album. "accept that everyone has a differet taste" come on guys.... accept that everyone has a differet taste.... stop this Some more guesses about Doornails: Who all is Doornails about? I've figured out Derrick Plourde, Jim Cherry and Bommer from RKL so futurama, anyway, is anyone else pumped its going to come back in one off movies? Why has no one mentioned "Doornails"? it's a nice tribute track. I was listening to SLATFATS the other day, and as I thumped "It's My Job to Keep Punk Rock Elite," I had the thought, "My goodness, FM sure did a shitty job." good album, great band. notfeelingcreative, that list kinda sucks ahhh i hit post too soon. i meant to say, i agree with you fuckyouoioioi, except keep leaving jesusland. everything in moderation and im going to hell for this one are such fucking good songs. I take back what i said. this album is complete and flows nicely with the exception of: Jesusland, Getting High, Cool and Unusual. Instead of those should be: You're Wrong (punk version), I am going to Hell for this one, Everything in Moderation (or Golden Boys). And "You will lose your faith" should be the acoustic version. and this album is about showing them as aging punk rockers. with those changes it would get this score. I take back what i said. this album is complete and flows nicely with the exception of: Jesusland, Getting High, Cool and Unusual. Instead of those should be: You're Wrong (punk version), I am going to Hell for this one, Everything in Moderation (or Golden Boys). And "You will lose your faith" should be the acoustic version. Nofx was at their peak with the 1-2 punch of the Decline and Pump up the Valuum. I don't see why people think it lacks cohesiveness. I believe there are three-four songs in the middle of the cd that flow together perfectly with no pause inbetween songs. jockmcbored - anyone thinking this is the best record of the year tells me they've only heard 1 record so far. this is pretty mediocre at best. "please tell me one record released this year better than this one." "please tell me one record released this year better than this one." where do i start..... 1. this album is decent, but nothing exceptional. little replay value. it has already gotten old for me. "those neutrals, with their suspicious neutrality..... maverick/scott: listen a few more times and the music starts to flow. it all sounds more coherent once you forget where you heard the songs first. I think this is a solid album, a lot of these songs will be awesome live. it seems to me that all NOFX albums have shit songs on em mean even punk in drublic had my heart is yearning. its just a charachteristic of their albums "please tell me one record released this year better than this one." i kinda like the lack of cohesiveness here, just sounds like pure fun "So while taking it from both sides..." HAHAHAHAHA. NOFX takes it both ways. well, "white trash..." is the best. The other Scott's right. That list is 100% spot-on. I can't belive some people like Errorism better than this. This is their best album since Never Trust a Hippie here. this is list is correct. yours is wrong. Better than War On Errorism, for sure. And Pump Up The Valuum....the best since The Decline. War on Errorism was the first I heard, but "White Trash" is probably my favorite proper album. "The Decline" is the best thing they've ever recorded. good review. you put into words my feeling of mild dissapointment, it comes from lack of cohesiveness. still a great album though. "please tell me one record released this year better than this one." So much better than "war on errorism", not quite as good as some of their other releases. what a shitty review .. 1/2 star for a nofx album ? What a fucking joke. He obviously doesn't know music and he should go back to playing pogs. I love NOFX still and will toss on their most recent albums all the time, but mostly the Decline. Probably the best So-Cal punk CD ever BTW. i do not understand how a man who is supposed to be following the commandment of "thou shalt not kill" can |
