Punk in Drublic

Punk in Drublic
Studio album by NOFX
Released	July 19, 1994 (1994-07-19)
Recorded	1993-1994 at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Punk rock, skate punk, ska punk
Length	39:54
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Ryan Greene and Fat Mike
NOFX chronology
White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean (1992) Punk in Drublic (1994) I Heard They Suck Live!! (1995)
Singles from Punk In Drublic
"Don't Call Me White" Released: August 26, 1994[1] "Leave It Alone" "Linoleum" "Lori Meyers"

Punk in Drublic is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX. It was released on July 19, 1994 through Epitaph Records.

Punk in Drublic is NOFX's most successful album to date, peaking at number 12 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart.^[2] The album has received positive reviews and is now considered a classic punk album by fans and critics alike. Six years after its release, it became the band's only gold record for sales of over 500,000 copies^[3] in the United States, all without any radio play or aired music videos (although a video was made for the song "Leave It Alone"). Worldwide, the record has sold over 1 million copies.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Robert Christgau	A−[6]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awards the album 4.5 stars and states: "The quartet didn't change their approach at all — at their core, they remain a heavy, speed-addled, hook-conscious post-hardcore punk group — but their songwriting has improved, as has their attack."^[7]

In July 2014, Guitar World included Punk in Drublic in their alphabetically arranged list "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.^[8]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Fat Mike, except where noted. 

Personnel

• Fat Mike - vocals, bass
• Eric Melvin - guitar
• El Hefe - guitar, trumpet
• Erik Sandin - drums

• Mark Curry - additional vocals in "Perfect Government"
• Kim Shattuck - additional vocals in "Lori Meyers"
• Chris Dowd - trombone in "Dig"
• Kenny Lyon - additional guitars
• Mr. Rojers - steel drums in "My Heart Is Yearning"
• New Jew Revue - gang vocals in "The Brews"

• Ryan Greene; Fat Mike - producers
• Ryan Greene - mixing, engineer
• Steve Kravac - assistant engineer

Album notes

• The song "Jeff Wears Birkenstocks" is about Jeff Abarta, a long-time Epitaph Records employee and guitarist/singer in Punk Is Dead.
• "Linoleum" is referenced in the Pilot episode of One Tree Hill, when protagonist Lucas Scott notices a NOFX sticker on one of Peyton Sawyer's folders, he sings the line "that's me inside your head."
• Track 17 contains a hidden track starting at 5:29; guitarist El Hefe performs impressions of cartoon characters, such as Yosemite Sam and Popeye.
• The song "Jeff Wears Birkenstocks?" is included in the EA Sports video game NCAA Football 06.
• The song "Linoleum" was released as DLC for the music video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
• The song "Linoleum" was also featured in the soundtrack for the game Grind Session.
• "Linoleum" is also covered by hardcore-punk band Shai Hulud, Russell and the Wolf Choir, post-third wave ska band Streetlight Manifesto on their 2010 album 99 Songs of Revolution, Bad Astronaut, August Burns Red and Frank Turner
• The song "Lori Meyers" was covered by Aiden as a hidden track on their album Knives.
• The song "Dying Degree" was covered by Evergreen Terrace on their cover album Writer's Block.
• The song "Leave It Alone" references another song, "Bringing In the Sheaves", written in 1874 by Knowles Shaw. It is a popular American Gospel song strongly associated with Protestant Christians. Despite this fact, both credited songwriters, Fat Mike and Eric Melvin are Jewish.

References

External links

• NOFX official website
• Epitaph Records
• Fat Wreck Chords