Coaster

Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2009 Ratings: #579 / 961
User Score
Based on 70 ratings
2009 Ratings: #457
April 28, 2009 / Release Date
LP / Format
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engineno5
68

Happy Middle of the night (at least in my time zone) Insomniacs! On tonight's review, we take a look at the album that marks the beginning of NOFX's decline. (Not the song from 1999. If I were reviewing that, the number you see up there would be a big fat 100.) After over 2 decades, the NOFX formula finally gets old. The band makes their first album since the 80s that sports no new lyrical ideas or creative additions to the musical formula. As a result, the album really does feel like a ... read more

AnArcticFox
79

Nostalgia glasses removed.

I think this album has Fat Mike’s best vocal performance. The least whiney and most sincere he’s ever sounded In my opinion. This album isn’t fantastic or anything, but I do love it. It’s just fun.

It’s funny and serious. You have My Orphan Year, a song about him losing both his parents on the same album as Creeping Out Sara, a song about an awkward encounter with Sara Quin. Couldn’t be more different, but I love the fact that ... read more

Killer_Drax
100

I like my nofx like I love my bad religion. And I love my bad religion.

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