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NOFX: DOTM

I am a little surprised that I have never done a DOTM for these guys. I have not really listened to them too much lately but a couple of days ago I started listening to their album So Long and Thanks for the Shoes which I peronsally consider their best and it inspired me to write one up for them.

For my regular readers, sorry guys this is really the best you are going to get out of me for a while in regards to blogging. I just don't feel like I have anything important to say right now.

Liberal Animation
Released independently in 1988.
Produced by NOFX.
Band lineup:
Fat Mike - vocals/bass; Eric Melvin - guitar; Dave Cassilas - guitar; Erik Sandlin - drums.
Tracks: 14

S&M Airlines
Released in September 1989 by Epitaph.
Produced by Brett Gurewitz.
Lineup changes:
Al Bino replaced Dave on guitar.
Tracks: 12

Ribbed
Released in March 1991 by Epitaph.
Produced by Brett Gurewitz.
Lineup changes:
Steve Kidwiller replaced Al Bino on guitar.
Tracks: 14

Maximum Rocknroll
Released in January 1992 by Mystic Records.
Produced by Doug Moody.
This album which consists of early singles and demos should not really even be considerd an official album because it was released without consent of the band.

White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean
Released in September 1992 by Epitaph.
Produced by NOFX and Donnell Cameron.
Lineup changes:
Erik Ghint replaced Erik Sandlin on drums and El Hefe replaced Steve Kidwiller on guitar.
Tracks: 13
Highlights:
"Soul Doubt" "Bob" "Straight Edge" Liza and Louise" and "Please Play This Song on the Radio"

Punk in Drublic
Released in July 1994 by Epitaph
Produced by Ryan Greene and Fat Mike
No line up changes.
Tracks: 17
Highlights:
"Linoleum" "Dont' Call Me White" and "The Brews"

I Heard They Suck Live
Live album released in August 1995 by Fat Wreck Chords.
It was recorded at the Roxy in Hollywood in January 1995.
Tracks: 19

Heavy Petting Zoo
Released in January 1996 by Epitaph.
Produced by Ryan Greene and NOFX.
No lineup changes.
Tracks: 13

So Long and Thanks For All the Shoes
Released in September 1997 by Epitaph.
Produced by Fat Mike and Ryan Greene.
No lineup changes.
Tracks: 16
Highlights:
"Monosyllabic Girl" "All Outta Angst" "Champs Elysses" "Dad's Bad News" "Kill Rock Stars" "The Desperations Gone" and "Quart in Session"

Pump Up the Valium
Released in June 2000 by Epitaph.
Produced by Ryan Greene and Fat Mike.
No lineup changes.
Tracks: 14

45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records
Double album released in May 2002 by Fat Wreck Chords.
Various producers.
Tracks: 47 (go figure)
Consists of songs that were featured on compilation albums, singles or b-sides.

The War on Errorism
Released in May 2003 by Fat Wreck Chords.
Produced by Ryan Greene and Fat Mike.
No line up changes.
Tracks: 14

The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us!)
Compilation album released in November 2004 by Epitaph.
Various producers.
Tracks: 27

Wolves in Wolves Clothing
Released in April 2006 by Fat Wreck Chords.
No line up changes
Tracks: 19

They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!
Live album released in November 2007 by Fat Wreck Chords.
Tracks: 24

Coaster
Released in April 2009 by Fat Wreck Chords.
Produced by Bill Stevenson.
No lineup changes.
Tracks: 12

Dogwood Videos

Dogwood is a punk rock band from California that formed in 1993. They are one of the better (and probably one of the first) punk rock bands to share their Christian faith in their lyrics.

They list as influences Bad Religion, NOFX and Lagwagon.

I first got exposed to them through some website whose name I can't remember where the concept was you typed in the name of a band that you liked and it would give you a list of Christians bands that were similar to that band. I went to the site (I wish I could remember the name of it) and typed Bad Religion and Dogwood came up.

I have seen this band twice. Once in Oklahoma City at the club that used to be the Green Door but now I think is called the Conservatory. The 2nd time up here in Washington at The Mountain Dew Float Festival in 2004.

Here are a couple of links where you can read about them:

Dogwood Wiki Article
The Dogwood MySpace page

And here are a couple of videos of them:

The song "Building a Better Me" from the 2000 album of the same name:


"Preschool Days" from the album Through Thick and Thin released in 1997.

Face to Face Videos

Here is a few videos from one of my favorite bands.

This first one is a live version of my favorite Face to Face song:



Here is a live version of the newly-reunited Face to Face playing an old favorite:



And here is one that is not live:



This isn't so much as a video as it is this weird thing I found on YouTube for the previous song. It is a re-mix of the song done for the soundtrack for the movie Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Crazy!



Last one. Another live video taken from the 2003 Warped Tour:

NFL Standings (Week 7)

Yeah I know, I missed Week 6, sue me.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

East
Patriots
Jets
Bills
Dolphins

North
Bengals
Steelers
Ravens
Browns

South
Colts
Texans
Jaguars
Titans

West
Broncos
Chargers
Raiders
Chiefs

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

East
Giants
Cowboys
Eagles
Redskins

North
Vikings
Packers
Bears
Lions

South
Saints
Falcons
Panthers
Buccaneers

West
49ers
Cardinals
Seahawks
Rams

NFL LEADERS

Passing (Yards)
Schaub (Houston) - 2074
Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh) - 2062
Brady (New England) - 2032

Passing (TDs)
Schaub (Houston) - 16
Brady (New England) - 15
Manning (Indianapolis) - 15

Rushing (Yards)
Benson (Cincinnati) - 720
Peterson (Minnesota) - 687
Jackson (St Louis) - 635

Rushing (TDs)
Jones-Drew (Jacksonville) - 8
Peterson (Minnesota) - 8
Brown (Miami) - 7

Receiving (Yards)
Johnson (Houston) - 634
Ward (Pittsburgh) - 602
Smith (NY Giants) - 594

Receiving (TDs)
Davis (San Francisco) - 6
Austin (Dallas) - 5
Wayne (Indianapolis) - 5

ESPN Power Rankings (first 10)

1. Colts
2. Saints
3. Vikings
4. Broncos
5. NY Giants
6. Patriots
7. Falcons
8. Steelers
9. Bengals
10. Bears

Bad Religion Videos

Dave recently posted a video of theirs over on his site so I decided to post a couple myself.









These next few are interesting. They are acoustic versions.

NFL Standings (Week 5)

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

East
Jets
Patriots
Dolphins
Bills

North
Bengals
Ravens
Steelers
Browns

South
Colts
Jaguars
Texans
Titans

West
Broncos
Chargers
Raiders
Chiefs

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

East
Giants
Eagles
Cowboys
Redskins

North
Vikings
Bears
Packers
Lions

South
Saints
Falcons
Panthers
Buccaneers

West
49ers
Cardinals
Seahawks
Rams

NFL LEADERS

Passing (Yards)
Manning (Indianapolis) - 1645
Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh) - 1470
Schaub (Houston) - 1418
Brady (New England) - 1344

Passing (TDs)
Manning (Indianapolis) - 12
Schaub (Houston) - 10
Manning (NY Giants) - 10
Favre (Vikings) - 9

Rushing (Yards)
Benson (Cincinnati) - 487
Peterson (Minnesota) - 481
Johnson (Tennessee) - 468

Rushing (TDs)
Peterson (Minnesota) - 7
Brown (Miami) - 6
Jones-Drew (Jacksonville) - 5

Receiving (Yards)
Smith (NY Giants) - 481
Wayne (Indianapolis) - 459
Ward (Pittsburgh) - 440

Receiving (TDs)
Wayne (Indianapolis) - 4
Marshall (Denver) - 4
Smith (NY Giants) - 4

ESPN Power Rankings (first 10)

1. Colts
2. NY Giants
3. Vikings
4. Saints
5. Broncos
6. Bengals
7. Eagles
8. Falcons
9. Jets
10. Patriots