It's easy to see why a million suburban punk bands out there are heavily influenced by NOFX.
The music is incredibly tight, the humor is off the wall, and they have no intentions in hiding the fact that they don't take a thing seriously.
But the punch line is that they all make a living off this band, so go figure.
Released between Ribbed and White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean, The Longest Line documents two firsts for NOFX: not only does it feature the debut of guitarist El Hefe, but it's also the first release on their Fat Wreck Chords label.
As for the music, it's as tight and fast as ever with lots of added harmonies -- most notably on "Stranded" -- and a sarcastic sense of humor, most of which can be found on the ska parody "Kill All the White Man.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Death of John SmithEl Hefe, Fat Mike | NOFX | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | The Longest LineFat Mike | NOFX | Play | 02:04 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 3 | StrandedFat Mike | NOFX | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | RemnantsFat Mike | NOFX | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Kill All the White ManEl Hefe, Fat Mike | NOFX | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 13 mins | 31 MB | |||||
| 13 mins | 100 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnell Cameron | Engineer, Producer |
| 2 | Mark Curry | Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Fat Mike | Bass, Composer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Erik Ghint | Cymbals, Drums |
| 5 | El Hefe | Composer, Guitar, Trumpet, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Joey Kape | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Eric Melvin | Guitar |
| 8 | NOFX | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 9 | Joe Peccerillo | Artwork, Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | John Yates | Art Construction |
| 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). |