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. The title is a spoonerism of "Drunk in Public".
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| Released | July 19, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
| Studio | Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
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| Length | 39:55 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Producer | Ryan Greene, Fat Mike | |||
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Punk in Drublic is NOFX's most successful album to date, peaking at number 12 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart.[5] 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[6] in the United States. Worldwide, the record has sold over 1 million copies.[7]
Reception and legacy
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Punk Planet | Favorable[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [9] |
| The Village Voice | A−[10] |
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."[8]
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guitar World | United States | Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994[11] | 2014 | * |
| Kerrang! | The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time[12] | 4 | ||
| United Kingdom | 51 Greatest Pop Punk Albums Ever[13] | 2015 | 6 |
* denotes an unordered list
The album was a big influence on Blink-182's Cheshire Cat (1995), Unwritten Law's Oz Factor (1996), Lagwagon's Let's Talk About Feelings (1998), Sum 41's All Killer No Filler (2001) and Anti-Flag's The General Strike (2012).[14]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Fat Mike, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Linoleum" | 2:10 | |
| 2. | "Leave It Alone" | Fat Mike, Eric Melvin | 2:04 |
| 3. | "Dig" | 2:16 | |
| 4. | "The Cause" | 1:37 | |
| 5. | "Don't Call Me White" | 2:33 | |
| 6. | "My Heart Is Yearning" | 2:23 | |
| 7. | "Perfect Government" | Mark Curry | 2:06 |
| 8. | "The Brews" | 2:40 | |
| 9. | "The Quass" | 1:18 | |
| 10. | "Dying Degree" | 1:50 | |
| 11. | "Fleas" | 1:48 | |
| 12. | "Lori Meyers" | 2:21 | |
| 13. | "Jeff Wears Birkenstocks" | 1:26 | |
| 14. | "Punk Guy" | 1:08 | |
| 15. | "Happy Guy" | 1:58 | |
| 16. | "Reeko" | 3:05 | |
| 17. | "Scavenger Type" | 7:12 | |
| Total length: | 39:55 | ||
Personnel
NOFX
- Fat Mike - vocals, bass
- Eric Melvin - guitar
- El Hefe - guitar
- Herb Reath Stinks - drums
Additional personnel
- 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
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Album notes
- The song "Jeff Wears Birkenstocks" was written about Jeff Abarta an Epitaph Records employee. In 2017, the Birkenstock company produced a short-form documentary about how the song came together that includes new interviews on the subject with Jeff and Fat Mike.[16] Jeff later founded a band called Punk Is Dead that performs punk rock covers of Grateful Dead songs, and currently plays bass in Total Massacre as "Jeff Massacre."
- "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, after three minutes of silence; 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, 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.
- The song "Leave It Alone" was also featured in the soundtrack for the game Watch Dogs 2.
References
- Citations
- Sources
External links
- NOFX official website
- Epitaph Records
- Fat Wreck Chords
- Punk in Drublic at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)