For a band whose members are known for not taking themselves too seriously, THE DECLINE is a serious affair.
If such a genre exists, "progressive punk" would be the best way to describe the single, 18-plus-minute track that makes up this EP.
There are drastic lyrical shifts in THE DECLINE.
Cynical tongue-in-cheek prose gives way to warnings concerning the glorification of violence.
What follows is a diatribe covering the hypocrisy of the judicial system, the mind-numbing effects of television, and the loss of integrity.
The conceptual thread that seems to connect it all is a general apathy in the collective consciousness of America, as Fat Mike sings, "The going gets tough / the tough get debt / don't pay attention / pay the rent / our next of kins pays for your sins." NOFX has delivered its rallying cry for independent thought, and it is THE DECLINE.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Decline | NOFX | Play | 18:21 | 42 MB | 137 MB |
| 18 mins | 42 MB | |||||
| 18 mins | 137 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcos Bragatto | Photography |
| 2 | Fat Mike | Producer |
| 3 | Ryan Greene | Engineer, Producer |
| 4 | NOFX | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Lars Nylander | Trombone |
| 6 | Spike Slawson | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Spike | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |