| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [6] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
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]
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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Fat Mike – vocals, bass
- Eric Melvin – guitar
- Steve Kidwiller – guitar, vocals on "Together on the Sand"
- Erik Sandin (Groggy Nodbeggar) – drums
- Jay Bentley – backing vocals
- Mark Curry – backing vocals
- Dave Smalley - high-pitched crooning vocals on "New Boobs" (not credited)
- Brett Gurewitz – producer
References
- ^ Records, Epitaph. "NOFX - Ribbed" – via epitaph.com.
- ^ "Ribbed - NOFX | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: nofx". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 220.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 590.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 822.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (December 1, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ "NOFX | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Pearson, David (November 16, 2020). "Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ribbed". nofxofficialwebsite.com. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
- ^ "NOFX". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
External links
- NOFX official website
- Ribbed at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)