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Ribbed

Ribbed is the third studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX, released in 1991 through Epitaph Records. It was their last album to feature Steve Kidwiler on guitar; he was replaced by El Hefe. Ribbed is also the last NOFX album produced by Brett Gurewitz, who also produced their first two Epitaph albums. The album sold 8,000 copies upon its release.

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Ribbed
Studio album by
NOFX
ReleasedMarch 26, 1991
RecordedSeptember 1990
StudioWestbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California
GenrePunk rock1
Length28:31
LabelEpitaph2
ProducerBrett Gurewitz
NOFX chronology
Maximum Rocknroll
(1989) 		Ribbed
(1991) 		The Longest Line
(1992)

Ribbed is the third studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX, released in 1991 through Epitaph Records.345 It was their last album to feature Steve Kidwiler on guitar; he was replaced by El Hefe.6 Ribbed is also the last NOFX album produced by Brett Gurewitz, who also produced their first two Epitaph albums. The album sold 8,000 copies upon its release.7

In 2018, NOFX released the album Ribbed: Live in a Dive, a recording of a 2012 concert where the band played Ribbed in its entirety.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar1
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)8
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar9
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarHalf star11
The New Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStar10

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "an unblemished collection of genuinely funny songs."9 Trouser Press wrote that "Mike doesn’t alter his bratty delivery, but the record’s increased use of harmonies would become permanent."12

Track listing

All songs by Fat Mike except "Together on the Sand," by Steve Kidwiler.

No.TitleLength
1."Green Corn"1:44
2."The Moron Brothers"2:26
3."Showerdays"2:10
4."Food, Sex & Ewe"1:47
5."Just the Flu"2:03
6."El Lay"1:14
7."New Boobs"3:27
8."Cheese/Where's My Slice"2:16
9."Together on the Sand"1:11
10."Nowhere"1:34
11."Brain Constipation"2:24
12."Gonoherpasyphilaids"1:43
13."I Don't Want You Around"1:39
14."The Malachi Crunch"2:53
Total length:28:31

Personnel

NOFX

  • Fat Mike – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Eric Melvin – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Kidwiler – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Together on the Sand"
  • Erik Sandin (Groggy Nodbeggar) – drums

Additional personnel

References

References

  1. "Ribbed - NOFX | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Records, Epitaph. "NOFX - Ribbed" – via epitaph.com.
  3. Thompson, Dave (December 1, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  4. "NOFX | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. "MUSIC : Caustic Rockers : Members of the punk band NOFX say their songs are honest. 'We're just trying to have a good time.'". Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1991.
  6. Pearson, David (November 16, 2020). Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-753490-8 – via Google Books.
  7. "Ribbed". nofxofficialwebsite.com. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  8. "Robert Christgau: CG: nofx". www.robertchristgau.com.
  9. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 220.
  10. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 590.
  11. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 822.
  12. "NOFX". Trouser Press. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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