Pump Up The Valuum
NOFX
This album took fuckin' forever, even longer than Decline. we started in December of '99 and finished in February '00. Of course we took the holidays off and we went on a three week tour in Jan. We recorded like 22 songs, but we scrapped 8 of them. We'll finish them some other time. The title track "Pump Up the Valuum" got cut from the album. that's wierd. we gave it to Epitaph for punk o rama 5. there's another song called "san francisco fat" that is gonna go on the next fat comp. the vinyl on the album is clear, and limited to some number. i guess a lot of the songs on this record are about drugs. i guess that's because we like drugs and like singin' about them even more. well our drummer doesn't like them so much. he did so much of em he had to quit seven years ago. but he's not writing the lyrics. am i rambling, i feel like i'm rambling, any way, i like this album. there's no ska, no reggae, no jazz, just punk and punk and a little polka. i don't feel the need to ever play a ska...
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This album took fuckin' forever, even longer than Decline. we started in December of '99 and finished in February '00. Of course we took the holidays off and we went on a three week tour in Jan. We recorded like 22 songs, but we scrapped 8 of them. We'll finish them some other time. The title track "Pump Up the Valuum" got cut from the album. that's wierd. we gave it to Epitaph for punk o rama 5. there's another song called "san francisco fat" that is gonna go on the next fat comp. the vinyl on the album is clear, and limited to some number. i guess a lot of the songs on this record are about drugs. i guess that's because we like drugs and like singin' about them even more. well our drummer doesn't like them so much. he did so much of em he had to quit seven years ago. but he's not writing the lyrics. am i rambling, i feel like i'm rambling, any way, i like this album. there's no ska, no reggae, no jazz, just punk and punk and a little polka. i don't feel the need to ever play a ska song again, but ya never know. yes, i definitely think i am rambling.
-NOFX
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Pump Up The Valuum
NOFX
So a lot of people wonder why we don't ever do interviews. Here are a few of our reasons. We mainly stopped cuz we were tired of being exploited. There are tons of really cool fanzines out there, but also a bunch of fucked up ones who are more interested in selling issues that doing good interviews. A lot of interviewers from zines sold interviews to mainstream music magazines (this happened a lot in Europe). We once ended up with photos and stories in Sweden's Teen Beat. In too many cases, we felt that we were being used, too many people misquote us, or just fill in answers that they thought better represented or misrepresented us. These are problems that every band has, its all part of the marketing game. So we decided a few years ago to get out. We don't need the exposure, we have a great fanbase, and we don't need to get any bigger when our fans continue to support us. Thanx. We are totally stoked with how many records we sell, and how popular we are. We don't need to be exploited by the press., just as we don't want or need radio or TV.
We're happy playing live, hanging out, and making new records. We occasionally do interviews with real small zines, but for the most part we keep our mouths shut. Oh yeah, the other thing is that after doing 4 or 5 interviews a night for 15 years, it gets pretty fuckin old, not to mention that people ask the same shit over and over again. I don't prefer to spend my entire evening under interrogation. I love to talk to people, but I don't like to be the only one talking and I don't wanna talk about the same thing every night -- Me. SO if you really wanna know something about NOFX, go to our website at NOFX.org and ask a question or read some of our answers. We read everything and answer everything. Instead of some interviewer making us look like asshole idiots, we do it ourselves. My hand hurts now, I'm bailing. Bye, FM
Thanx: brandi booth, E. Dagger, kent, limo, turt, Jason, charlos, Johny 10 Putt, Stacy fass, David Pollock, stormie sheperd, Jerry Riddle, Rae harvy, Jeff Abarta, Ronco, Brett Gurowitz, D. Eddy Machtinger, Nisson Earnett, Lisa, Kevin Lymon, Brian Radinski, Bradly, Zack Ziesler, Yasumi Blue Dolphin, cinder-block, Wieske, Nanette, Dohnie (sinnabuns) and Alisha Spada, Kirtsen Zkdoan, Mike Spasmo and 20%, Laura agah, Lisa Brpwnli, Mona and Lock Neck Monsters, Ma and Pa Sandin, Kurt Soto, Steve Vandorem, Paul Gomez, Bob Hurley, Shaun Anderson and anyone at Coyote Hills, Chrissy Yanou, Kenemy You, enemy you, H20, All Day, Youth Brigade, Vandels, Snuff, Hi Standard, (Australia was nice), dog patch winos, AFI, The Mod and Kath, mesa boogie, O.C. drums and percussion, the Ganja Goddess, Rancid, Ross Jordan and Jay moto XXX, Andy Harringotn, Swinging Utters, Bda Religion, No Use For a Name, dhc., dads big gay party, Dr. Mark, Ashley, Reed Glick, C.J., Angelo at PEBBLE, Rick Mueller, PENNYWISE, Terror Groppe, Chavey, everyone at Epitaph and FAT, MATZI, Mad Caddies, Carter at Gorilla Broad, lagwagon, good riddance, Lisa Bloom, SICK OF IT ALL, Strung Out, Lumpy, Jenifer Berkett, Teen Idols, Thorn Dyne, Padge, Brian Clark, Jim and Wendy Cherey, Mark de Sazvo, Spike and Audra, Dr. Know, guttermouth, bosstones, Lillingtons Rule, Dillinger Four Rules, this is kinda weird cuz there's all this extra space left over so I guess I'll just keep writing cuz I can't think of anybody else to thank, I'm sure we're forgetting someone, we always forget someone and we're bad at finishing senten...
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this record produced at: motor studios (motor studios.com)
produced by: ryan greene and fat mike
recorded and mixed by: ryan greene
additional engineering: adam Krammer
CPU stuff: adam krammer
Mastered by: Joe (ira's brother) at oceanview
Layout: brian archer
All songs by: fat mike
Additional vocals: spike slawson
Accordion: bill hansonn
Photography: jesse fischer and brad corman
Nurse doll: danny burton
Punk modeling and pill poppin by Christina White Trash
Additional vocals on theme by: kent, turt, jay, and limo san
Some organizations we give money to: PETA, Food Not Bombs, Amnesty International, AIDS ride, and habitat 4 humanity
3 songs that didn't make it on this album, but will be on our next:
1) MEDIO-CORE
2) INSULTED BY GERMANS
3) ONE WAY TICKET TO FUCKNECKVILLE
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