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For a band whose members are known for not taking themselves too seriously, THE DECLINE is a serious affair. If such a genre exists, "progressive punk" would be the best way to describe the single, 18-plus-minute track that makes up this EP. There are drastic lyrical shifts in THE DECLINE. Cynical tongue-in-cheek prose gives way to warnings concerning the glorification of violence. What follows is a diatribe covering the hypocrisy of the judicial system, the mind-numbing effects of television, and the loss of integrity. The conceptual thread that seems to connect it all is a general apathy in the collective consciousness of America, as Fat Mike sings, "The going gets tough / the tough get debt / don't pay attention / pay the rent / our next of kins pays for your sins." NOFX has delivered its rallying cry for independent thought, and it is THE DECLINE.
Recorded at Motor Studios, San Francisco, California, June 1999.
Personnel: Lars Nylander (trombone); Spike, Spike Slawson (background vocals).
Recording information: Motor Studios, San Francisco, CA (06/1999).
Photographer: Marcos Bragatto.
NoFx: El Hefe; Fat Mike; Eric Melvin; Herb Reath Stinks.
Additional personnel: Lars Nylander (trombone); Spike (background vocals).
CMJ (12/27/99, p.21) - "...a poignant, end-of-the-century manifesto carved in stone by one of the last punk groups to truly matter." NOFX Decline Songs
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| Decline Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Live performance
This is the best nofx song for sure and they played it in montreal for the 3 night.. They start the 3 night with that song ! It was so awesome
Submitted by Dan (Montreal, Qc)
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kick ass
this THE best nofx song ever. but i bet you they well never play it live,
Submitted by d_man_1989 (Dalby, Qld, Aus)
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this is the greatest album/song ever written. it displays relation to old school punk and noFx more political modern punk. holy crap this is an amzing record. GET OFF THE COMPUTER AND GET OUT AND BUY IT!!!!
Submitted by storminnorman13 (townsville, qld, AUSTRALIA)
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The last reviewer pretty much said it. This cd is great. Not for just NOFX fans, for anyone. The lyrics, the sound, everything about this cd is great. If you don't buy it you're stupid.
Submitted by SCXpunk (St. Louis, MO)
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This is not only the best NOFX song but the best punk song ever, it is so well created, the lyrics, the changes, the instruments, everything!! each second is better than the last one, its a masterpiece, after 6 months of listening this song almost dayly, it still amazes me, what an achievement for a genre that is now filled with so many garbage. Thank you very much NOFX!
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