Punk in Drublic

Infobox Album |
Name = Punk in Drublic
Type = Album
Artist = NOFX


Released = July 19, 1994
Recorded = 1993-1994 at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre = Punk rock
Length = 39:54
Label = Epitaph
Producer = Ryan Greene
Fat Mike
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aiyg9keftkq7c link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=nofx link]
Last album = "White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean"
(1992)
This album = "Punk in Drublic"
(1994)
Next album = "I Heard They Suck Live!!"
(1995)

"Punk in Drublic" (a spoonerism of "Drunk in Public") is a studio album by punk rock band NOFX. The album was released in 1994 through Epitaph Records.

Released during the commercial punk upsrising of 1994, it is NOFX's best-selling record. It topped in at 12 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart [AllMusic Charts: [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifexqwhldhe~T3 Punk In Drublic] Accessed 3 June 2008] , and on May 5th, 2000 was certified gold [RIAA Certification: [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? (requires search)] Accessed 3 June 2008] -- all without any radio play or aired music videos (although a video has been made for one song, "Leave It Alone"). "Punk in Drublic" also remains one of the highest selling albums released on Epitaph Records, along with Bad Religion's "Suffer", The Offspring's "Smash" , and Rancid's "...And Out Come the Wolves.

Track listing

* All tracks written by Fat Mike unless stated
# "Linoleum" – 2:10
# "Leave It Alone" (Fat Mike, Eric Melvin) – 2:04
# "Dig" – 2:16
# "The Cause" – 1:37
# "Don't Call Me White" – 2:33
# "My Heart Is Yearning" – 2:23
# "Perfect Government" (Mark Curry) – 2:06
# "The Brews" – 2:40
# "The Quass" – 1:18
# "Dying Degree" – 1:50
# "Fleas" – 1:48
# "Lori Meyers" – 2:21
# "Jeff Wears Birkenstocks?" – 1:26
# "Punk Guy ('Cause He Does Punk Things)" – 1:08
# "The Happy Guy" – 1:58
# "Reeko" – 3:05
# "Scavenger Type" – 7:12
*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.

Personnel

* Fat Mike (vocals, bass)
* Eric Melvin (guitar)
* El Hefe (guitar, vocals, trumpet)
* Erik Sandin (drums)

* Mark Curry and Kim Shattuck (additional vocals)
* Chris Dowd (trombone in "Dig")
* Kenny Lyon (additional guitars)
* Mr. Rojers (steel drums)
* Gang vocals in "The Brews" by New Jew Revue

* Produced by Ryan Greene and Fat Mike
* Mixed and engineered by Ryan Greene
* Assistant engineered by Steve Kravic

References

External links

* [http://www.nofx.org NOFX official website]
* [http://www.epitaph.com Epitaph Records]
* [http://www.fatwreck.com Fat Wreck Chords]