Prolific and irreverent, the loveable So-Cal douche bags already had dumped a buttload of garage-birthed LPs and EPs when punk surprisingly became embraced by the mainstream masses. But at a time when Green Day, The Offspring and other notable contemporaries suddenly were ploughing processions of secretaries, chugging name-brand beer and scarfing prime rib as a result of their newfound major label chart-buster status, NOFX chose to keep it “real” and remain “indie.” Uh, yeah. Can we get four Value Deal cheeseburgers, one small Coke and four straws, please? Although their slew of cerebral slabs, including White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean (1992) and Punk in Drublic (1994) had created a tremendous buzz on the underground scene, NOFX didn’t pop onto my personal radar until a teenage compadre ...
