This article needs additional citations for
verification. (August 2007) |
Punk in Drublic | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 19, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
Studio | Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 39:55 | |||
Label | Epitaph | |||
Producer | Ryan Greene, Fat Mike | |||
NOFX chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Punk In Drublic | ||||
|
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".
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]
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]
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]
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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
United States ( RIAA) [15] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
although NOFX itself was on Epitaph, including 1994's Punk In Drublic, an album whose goofy irreverence and hardcore speed belied a deep knack for pop songcraft and wordplay that was both silly and genuinely witty—not to mention satirical of the punk scene itself.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (August 2007) |
Punk in Drublic | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 19, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
Studio | Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 39:55 | |||
Label | Epitaph | |||
Producer | Ryan Greene, Fat Mike | |||
NOFX chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Punk In Drublic | ||||
|
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".
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]
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]
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]
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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
United States ( RIAA) [15] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
although NOFX itself was on Epitaph, including 1994's Punk In Drublic, an album whose goofy irreverence and hardcore speed belied a deep knack for pop songcraft and wordplay that was both silly and genuinely witty—not to mention satirical of the punk scene itself.