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Friday, September 10, 2010

First Review - NoFX's "White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean"

The first punk album I ever bought was NoFX's "White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean", and to this day it still get a regular listen. The second track "Stickin' in My Eye", is great tune that eases the listener into serenity before guitarist Eric Melvin cuts in with power chords that don't stop pumpin' until the next track "Bob" starts. "Bob" tells the story of a alcoholic that cannot drink anymore. The lyrics are good, and the use of horns really gives this song another level that many bands in the nineties skate punk genre lacked.
"White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean" is 13 songs that go from comedy to punk to ska, including a cover of Minor Threats song "Straight edge" converted from its hardcore origin, into a jazz piece. This album is also the first to feature El Hefe who added a ska feel to the band, which expanded into every album following "White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean". If there was one album that I thought could turn a rapper into someone that listened to music it would be this release from way back in 1992.

3 comments:

  1. being straight edge myself i had to check out their cover of the Minor Threat original... i'm listening to it now actually. i never realized NOFX had range! i'm impressed. this may cause me to check out some of their others...

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  2. I was glad to see this when I was scrolling down the blog roll. I'm a big NOFX/Fat Wreck Chords fan. The show they played back in April was amazing.

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