First Ditch Effort is there last great album

[u/Nicode70]

Change my mind.

[u/rosko123]

It's Coaster for me. Has quite a few bangers and I can easily listen to it the whole way through without even noticing, the same can't be said for anything that came after.

[u/EarthSixOneSix → u/rosko123]

It's the last good record, and definitely the last fun record.

[u/Kyral210 → u/EarthSixOneSix]

It’s incredible how depressing Fat Mike got towards the end. I have never been able to listen through Double Album, Single Album, or Half Album because the lyrics are so damn depressing

[u/PonchoNachoRodriguez → u/rosko123]

Coaster has always been my favorite record.

[u/-Bandit-- → u/PonchoNachoRodriguez]

I really hate coaster. I should revisit that album maybe

[u/rosko123 → u/-Bandit--]

When it came out I was underwhelmed the first couple of listens but it really grew on me. Eddie, Bruce & Paul fucking rips.

[u/EarthSixOneSix → u/rosko123]

Yeah, that one is awesome. Suits and Ladders is great, too.

[u/PonchoNachoRodriguez → u/-Bandit--]

Do yourself a favor. Try to give it a spin again with a fresh set of ears.

[u/-Bandit-- → u/PonchoNachoRodriguez]

Ill do! Thx

[u/Fragrant_Fisherman84]

It's Coaster and it's not even close

[u/xTheyCameBurningx → u/Fragrant_Fisherman84]

No man, it's Frisbee

[u/LengthinessFalse8373 → u/xTheyCameBurningx]

Agree, foursome reason I prefer the slight lyrical changes.

Edit, I didnt mean that but im leaving it as is because it made me laugh

[u/Immediate_Truck_1668 → u/LengthinessFalse8373]

Did you mean, "fourgy"?

[u/jarigue → u/Fragrant_Fisherman84]

True

[u/jarigue]

Last okish album

[u/Wasphole]

Wolves is the last decent whole album. Since then every record is 50/50 at best. Sometimes worse.

[u/Organic_Honeydew4090]

I'm not changing your mind, your opinion is your own, but for me it's Single Album. I like just about everythng on that album and thought it was a great improvement oin FDE which is one of my least favorites and only has maybe 4 or 5 standout tracks (6 Years on Dope, California Drought, I Don't Like me Anymore, I'm so sorry Tony and Generation Z).

That said, the last typically NoFX album to me is Self (en)titled. Almost all great tracks and it's the last album that has the classic NoFX sound imo.

[u/samson855 → u/Organic_Honeydew4090]

California Drought is such an excellent song. If all the New-FX songs were this good, I would not mind the change in tone.

[u/ezoobeson_drunk → u/Organic_Honeydew4090]

I always say SE is liked Ribbed pt. 2. I love that record!

[u/orangevega]

their and you're correct sir

[u/blink-1hundert2und80 → u/orangevega]

they’re and your correct sir

[u/orangevega → u/blink-1hundert2und80]

WAAAAAH

[u/punkdrummer22]

Nah. Self Entitled was the last great one. FDE is only good

[u/jambr380 → u/punkdrummer22]

Yeah, I agree with this. They’ve put out a number of excellent songs since, but Self-Entitled is the last album that was truly great

[u/PonchoNachoRodriguez → u/punkdrummer22]

Coaster is better than Self Entitled

[u/I_cank_spell → u/PonchoNachoRodriguez]

but that doesn’t mean self entitled isn’t amazing

[u/PonchoNachoRodriguez → u/I_cank_spell]

Well, you ain’t wrong

[u/stanky4goats]

Agreed. Last album I was hooked on and actually pre-ordered. The single/double/half albums just... something was off.

[u/AvangelaDK → u/stanky4goats]

I agree just didn't have the same energy, I feel like detox was Mike's farewell song 😭😭❤️❤️

[u/litewait75 → u/stanky4goats]

Could have been a great album of they had trimmed the fat to 12-15 songs total.

[u/Fermentique]

It's my favorite nofx album

[u/BleachPartyUSA → u/Fermentique]

Also mine. I've been a fan since the 90s and this album just spoke to me.

[u/Fermentique → u/BleachPartyUSA]

Yup, same. I probably wouldn't have appreciated this album the same if it came out in 96 when I was 15. But in my late 30s, it was relatable.

[u/olbleedyeyes]

Imo the last truly great NoFX album is Wolves.

The albums that follow all have good and even great songs, but there's always something that falls flat for me

Wolves is probably the last album of theirs that I could say is basically all killer

[u/internets-a-mistake]

Bums me out to hear people think that. I loved double and half album. Some incredible songs on there

[u/PonchoNachoRodriguez → u/internets-a-mistake]

Birmingham is so good

It’s a bummer

But it’s so good

[u/Bully-Rook → u/internets-a-mistake]

Totally agree. Some of Mikes best song writing on those albums. Maybe not the most punk type songs, but still, great albums.

[u/mindsnare]

It's their last ok album.

Their last great album is wolves in wolves clothing

[u/Leading_Entertainer7]

I agree with OP. First Ditch Effort has amazing songs on it that should have been played more live. California Drought, Happy Fathers Day, dead beat mom, transvest lite, six years on dope (played live quite often), oxy moronic, I don’t like me anymore, it Ain’t lonely at the bottom, ditch effort all BANGERS.

It’s a great album

[u/StinkyJinx]

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuup!! I have been saying and thinking this a lot lately

[u/IAMCACTUSrecords]

Give Single Album a couple chances. That would have been an incredible last release. I mean, just the fact they started that thing out with The Big Drag alone...

[u/scotthilk]

It's funny, because every few years the goal posts move. People used to say this about Self Entitled, so it must be about that time. A couple years from now, we'll keep moving down the discography.

[u/rocketfromrussia]

Yeah its a good album

[u/Eatlightninggg]

Errorism (and that's pushing it)

[u/celston80]

War on Errorism. Everything after that has like 1-2 decent songs per

[u/quebecoisejohn]

No, you can believe what you like!

[u/circa917]

I like it a lot

[u/Joshualevitard]

I'd likely even say before that. But hey He's written hundred and hundreds of songs

[u/clevinger]

if first ditch effort is considered "great" what is punk in drublic?

my vote is probably wolves.

[u/Penguator432]

Only album produced over the last two decade not produced by Bill Stevenson. Wonder if there’s a connection there

[u/litewait75]

It is absolutely the best album since Wolves. Has some real bangers on it.

[u/JohnnyFivo]

FDE was extremely hit n miss

[u/blacksabbathvolume4]

1000000% couldn't agree more

[u/_pickone]

The decline.

[u/DrLaughNStalk]

Why do you want people to convince you to dislike something you already like?

[u/blink-1hundert2und80]

honestly for me their last great album was So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes

Valuum is good. Errorism has a killer first half but takes a dip after Idiots. Wolves is good. Coaster is decent. S/E is ok. First Ditch is ok. After that it‘s bad.

I‘d personally say their only 2 great albums are So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes and Punk in Drublic (but their best work is The Decline)

[u/The_Leviathan2009]

Single album opening up with the big drag alone gives it competition for that title

[u/SnooStories8217]

So Long and Thanks for the Shoes( imo )

[u/CP94131]

*their. Yes, that is also my opinion on their discography.

[u/6wheel]

I like music too 

[u/No-Woodpecker2187]

For me it was Wolves

[u/TheeAntelope]

It's pretty good! I'd say that you have 1 very good album if you were to turn single/double/half album into one album, though.

[u/PhilosopherFun7288]

their

[u/Narrow_Confection161]

Why?

[u/the_tic0304 → u/Narrow_Confection161]

Haha posted at the same time

[u/Drublix]

They peaked with the Decline. Every album up until was better than the last. Every album after got worse than the previous

[u/run_gpt]

The Decline. A zenith, they reached perfection.

Anything after that was just a Nofx cover band.

[u/NOFX_4_ever → u/run_gpt]

Errorism

[u/the_tic0304]

Why?

Edit: Why should I change your mind on something so trivial and has absolutely no bearing on anyone's life at all.

Power Electronics is good music. Change my mind?

[u/TechCUB76]

Wrong.

[u/Lonely-Dragonfruit10]

You didn't write any argument, therefore we can not change your mind. Good luck with your life.

[u/ned_funk]

single album.

[u/EarWeekly9625]

Single album is better

[u/Vondelsplein]

Errorism

[u/Low_life_high_lights]

I'd say the last great was So Long... and the last really good one was War on Errorism. I've only liked a handful of songs from each release after that.