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NOFX - Pump Up the Valuum Audio CD

A fair review of the NOFX "Pump Up the Valuum" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all NOFX reviews here, or go back to the NOFX tabs.

NOFX Band: NOFX
Title: Pump Up the Valuum
Rating:
Release Date: 2000-06-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: And Now for Something Completely Similar 2: Take Two Placebos and Call Ma Lame 3: What's the Matter With Parents Today? 4: Dinosaurs Will Die 5: Thank God It's Monday 6: Clams Have Feelings Too 7: Louise 8: Stranger Than Fishin' 9: Pharmacist's Daughter 10: Bottles to the Ground 11: Total Bummer 12: My Vagina 13: Herojuana 14: Theme from a Nofx Album

NOFX at its best
NOFX is simply a band that will never be amazing but also that means they will never be terrible. Having said that, it's still not fantastic, I wanted to give it four stars but just couldn't. Despite their effort to be better than those "Medio-core" bands out there today, they will always dwell somewhere between okay and pretty good.

This CD shows NOFX's most comprehensive album that I own (I confess I only own 5) They come together with energy and fun like they always do but this time the energy is more consistent, the songs are more upbeat and a little faster than on CD's like "Punk in Drublic" The guitars and bass are still okay with nothing fantastic, a couple near solos here and there but nothing to write home about. Mike's lyrics are more raunchy than before with very few songs that have a deeper meaning at all and a few that are just. . . eh. "Louise" always makes me cringe, "Clams have feelings too" is strange, and "My Vagina" is really only funny if you're listening to it with someone who's never heard it before, so you can watch their reactions.

Over all it's still only a good CD, but it's still only NOFX, and like I said, they're kind of in punk rock purgatory, they can't find their way to greatness but they won't ever totally suck. If you want GREAT punk rock pick up some Suicide Machines, Time Again, or Authority Zero, but if you've already got that or you're into the whole junk as music thing, this is the essence of this band and the best they have to offer.

Highlight tracks: "Take two placebos. . . " "Dinosaurs will die" and "Bottles to the ground".


My first NOFX album
It definitely has some of the most comedic lyrics yet. I have an irrational love for this album. This was the soundtrack to my High School years. So much fun to listen to, and definitely a must buy for NOFX or punk fans. .


Well, it's better than Wolves In Wolves' Clothing...
You want to know an essential NOFX cd? The Decline. Which is by far their WORST cd. Okay, as for this CD, has one or two good songs, and the rest is just white noise. Don't buy the newer stuff either, it's terrible. Stick with the oldies.


great CD
however that had been wearing pretty thin in my stereo so I got this. When I bought this CD i wasn't expecting it to top punk in drublic. I wasn't disappointed. the style of this CD is fast paced, 100 mph punk- without the political slant they now have. the songs range from the funny 'clams have feelings to' to just fantastically played ones such as 'dinasours will die. ' I highly reccomend this CD- it epitomises NOFX for me, before they jumped on the political bandwagon. Punk in drublic also highly reccomended!.


Funny, but not quite as good as Punk in Drublic.
This Cd has many of my favorite NOFX songs on it though. This is a great CD but it doesn't quit get 5 stars. It includes my all time favorite,"Dinosaurs will die". It too has the hysterical song,"Thank god it's Monday". And who could forget that classic,"My V****a". This Cd is very good but Punk in Drublic is the best!.


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