Ribbed

Ribbed is a studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX, released in 1991 through Epitaph Records.[7][8][9] It was their last album to feature Steve Kidwiller on guitar; he was replaced by El Hefe.[10] 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.[11]

Ribbed
Studio album by
NOFX
Released1991
RecordedSeptember 1990 at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California
GenrePunk rock, skate punk
Length28:37
LabelEpitaph[1]
ProducerBrett Gurewitz
NOFX chronology
S&M Airlines
(1989)		 Ribbed
(1991)		 Maximum Rocknroll
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[5]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

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

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "an unblemished collection of genuinely funny songs."[4] 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 Kidwiller.

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

Personnel

References
  1. Records, Epitaph. "NOFX - Ribbed" – via epitaph.com.
  2. "Ribbed - NOFX | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Robert Christgau: CG: nofx". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 220.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 822.
  6. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 590.
  7. Thompson, Dave (December 1, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  8. "NOFX | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. "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.
  10. Pearson, David (November 16, 2020). "Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
  11. "Ribbed". nofxofficialwebsite.com. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  12. "NOFX". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 December 2020.



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