Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Nofx - Wolf In Wolves Clothing



In their almost three decades ( formed in Berkeley, California 1983) - and amazing career, NOFX has come to know its disaffected punk-rocker world inside out. The most amazing thing is Nofx always sounded like Nofx, they did and they do now. With Wolves, the second album from the “political” NOFX, the band has narrowed its focus substantially to the point where it would be reasonable to describe one dominant theme: the disastrous consequence of giving governance to the most extreme of religious people. You know who I'm talking about; the people who can't seem to keep their noses out of anyone's business, whether it's what people do in the privacy of their homes, or how they chose to live, or how they chose to amuse themselves. "Wolf In Wolves Clothing" released on Fat Wreck and littered with political criticisms. With the band's outspoken and leftist nature, it was then not surprising when they launched Punk Voter, a movement of punk bands that sought to politically empower disenfranchised youth and vote George W. Bush out of office.
Look at the wonderful track entitled : “Leaving Jesusland”, it should become a rallying call for all moderate people sick of that attitude, the people -- atheist, Jewish, Christian or otherwise -- who want to see a rational thought enter the discourse again. As always, Nofx delivers a plurality of strong and brilliant lyrics prepacking all tracks inside "Wolf In Wolves Clothing".

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