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On November 26th I went to the Stone Pony in New York to see another of my favorite bands, NOFX. NOFX is a punk-ska band. Punk meaning fast paced drumbeats and quick singing and ska meaning a song played with trumpets. The band members are Fat Mike (vocals, bass), El Hefe (guitar, trumpet, vocals), Eric Melvin (guitar, vocals), and Erik Sandin (drums). The one thing I found out there was that El Hefe sings a lot. I thought he only sings in a few songs but when I heard them play, I noticed that he sang about half of the songs. NOFX music has considerable groove for a punk band and is sparked by the two lead guitarists, Eric Melvin and El Hefe. Tight play between the band's four members, and short, fast, punchy songs, with a laid back approach would even have non-punk fans entertained.Their songs talk about racism, politics, social problems, sex, drugs, lesbians, bums, alcohol, animal freedom... and many other strange subjects. In their music you will find punk, of course, but also rock, hardcore, ska, even reggae and jazz. If you ask me they are a just a punk-ska band. Their songs are interesting and different from one another. Each song has it's own characteristics. The lyrics are very interesting, sometimes strange, and s
People were being knocked over everywhere and smashed by the surging waves of dancers. He even threw those half-empty beer cans and I only managed to slow down one cause he threw it too fast. Besides that they were jumping all over the stage while playing. The fifteenth song they played was "Hot Dog in a Hallway" (I always know where she sat, and when she's on me I get flat, some broken ribs a punctured lung, that's why I love her. ) "Release the Hostages" (So I drink cause it makes me Happier than being alone. They had some cool talks with the crowd and with each other. People were body surfing and there seemed to be chaos going on everywhere. We were all dancing some sort of reggae and then when that fast part came up we were all over the place. That was the song I was waiting for. They played songs from the album "Flossing a Dead Horse" - which is one massive trumpet solo presented by El Hefe. When the show finished El Hefe took those set lists and threw it into the crowd and I caught one of them. The mosh pit was monstrous and seemed to gain in size as it rotated in circles and swallowed innocent bystanders into the craziness. The next song they played was "Eat the Meek" with trumpet and lead vocals by El Hefe.
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