Punk in Drublic is the fifth studio album by the Americanpunk rock bandNOFX. It was released on July 19, 1994 through Epitaph Records. The title is a spoonerism of "Drunk in Public". Punk in Drublic is NOFX's most successful album to date, peaking at number 12 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. The album has received positive reviews and is now considered a classic punk album by fans and critics alike. Six years after its release, it became the band's only gold record for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States, all without any radio play or aired music videos. Worldwide, the record has sold over 1 million copies.
Reception and legacy
The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awards the album 4.5 stars and states: "The quartet didn't change their approach at all — at their core, they remain a heavy, speed-addled, hook-conscious post-hardcore punk group — but their songwriting has improved, as has their attack."
Accolades
* denotes an unordered list The album was a big influence on Blink-182's Cheshire Cat, Unwritten Law's Oz Factor, Lagwagon's Let's Talk About Feelings, Sum 41's All Killer No Filler and Anti-Flag's The General Strike.
The song "Jeff Wears Birkenstocks" is about Jeff Abarta, a long-time Epitaph Records employee who plays guitar and sings in Punk Is Dead, and plays bass in Total Massacre as "Jeff Massacre."
"Linoleum" is referenced in the Pilot episode of One Tree Hill, when protagonist Lucas Scott notices a NOFX sticker on one of Peyton Sawyer's folders, he sings the line "that's me inside your head."
Track 17 contains a hidden track starting at 5:29, after 3 minutes of silence; guitarist El Hefe performs impressions of cartoon characters, such as Yosemite Sam and Popeye.
The song "Jeff Wears Birkenstocks?" is included in the EA Sports video gameNCAA Football 06.
The song "Lori Meyers" was covered by Aiden as a hidden track on their album Knives.
The song "Dying Degree" was covered by Evergreen Terrace on their cover album Writer's Block.
The song "Leave It Alone" references another song, "Bringing In the Sheaves", written in 1874 by Knowles Shaw. It is a popular American gospel song strongly associated with Protestant Christians. Despite this fact, both credited songwriters, Fat Mike and Eric Melvin are Jewish.
The song "Leave It Alone" was also featured in the soundtrack for the game Watch Dogs 2.
