The Decline

Some of the best albums ever still available and the user submitted a single track 18 minute EP? Brave for sure. It’s pretty good. I’d probably give an album of NOFX a 4, but I always take away 1 star for people that submit EPs as this is an ALBUM list. In fact, I’m subtracting 2 stars since it’s only 1 track, even if 18 min. I really like NOFX too. No disrespect meant. I looked through the submitters history and I agree with a lot of their opinions. But come on! Submit an album!

Pretty good. I like punk but not a big fan of the vocals that sounded too much like Green Day's brand of "pop punk". 3 stars.

I like NOFX, and this is a good track, but I disagree with the inclusion of EPs on the list.

By punk standards I know this is the equivalent of a hour-long epic, which is impressive. However, that length does mean the lyricism is stretched paper-thin (we do indeed live in a society). I’m not expecting Pulitzer-level writing, but it did grate a little. Also feels like this was originally an EP and the songs were melded together later given how disjointed some of the sections feel. That being said, this was still a decent listen and I do enjoy some NOFX now and again. This is one of those where I wish we had half-star ratings, 2 feels harsh but it’s not a 3 for me.

The Decline is an EP from skate punk pop band NOFX. The original EP consists of one song of 18 minutes. I already get annoyed by live and best of albums on this list, so an one track EP is certainly a no go for me on this list. It opposes a lot of things the idea of this list stands for. The song itself is a messy punk collection of riffs with bits returning later one and other parts only occurring for a single time. There is not something to bind it together and making it one solid composition. I don't like it and it certainly should not be here.

Any short album deserves at least 4 stars, but being NOFX, I'll give it a 5 to be fair with my younger self who would have enjoyed it a lot

masterpiece

My favourite punk band, and a song that I often say is my favourite song of all time. Just flawless. Great pick.

Inspiring rock. Awesome punk.

14 year old me had a Pump up the Valium poster on my wall, much to my mums disgust. I’d have punk in drublic on the list, but not sure this counts as an album but it is a really outstanding 18 mins punk song, but I’ll give it a 4 because NOFX should be on the list.

I've developed an amount of old man grumpus fatigue with counterculture music polemics. Like, yeah but still no solutions or leadership in specific change right? But oh well it still rocks.

Short and powerful punk EP. Enjoyed it a lot

Prog punk? Ja danke! 18 continuous minutes, with real dynamics, not just 130 BPM oi. I didn't know NOFX were this ambitious musically!

Epic!

Rating: 8/10

At least it's just 18 minutes:D Not too bad actually

A fun track, but it's one track. This feels like a troll. A troll that the user spent ~3 years earning.

Cmon

An 18 minute punk song, kinda works

One song, 18 minutes long. Have I just been assigned a day off? Cool punk rock. Reminded me of "Jesus of Suburbia". Very hard to rate something like this since yeah, like everybody else has already mentioned, this is very much stretching the definition of the word "album". 3/5 I guess.

Solid skate punk. Kinda dumb that it's only 1 song, but that is also the most punk rock thing to do lol. It doesn't feel like an 18 minute song when listening to it though. The larger song is made up of several smaller songs it feels like. I would think there are better NOFX albums that could have been recommended, but all in all, pretty solid. Favorite song: take a guess....lol (The Decline) Least favorite song: none 3/5

Not sure why you’d choose an 18 minute single that’s basically 4 songs compiled into one. This band has made several albums and I feel that would’ve been a better addition than this. This isn’t that bad it’s a some typical late 90s anti establishment pop punk rock. It rages pretty hard while having lyrics that cut into the problems of the time. Overall it’s good but just an odd choice. 6.0/10

Skate punk. EP. Ni fu ni fa.

An 18 minute song is a strange thing to nominate for this list. It was decent but kind of not in the spirit of things for me.

So you finish 1089 albums decide to submit a single 18 minute long song... okay? It's not even that interesting of a song either. Seems like such a waste. The song is pretty standard pop punk affair. I got the gist of it about 5 minutes in and then it goes on for another 13 minutes. My personal rating: 1.5/5 My rating relative to the list: 1.5/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

A for effort and ambition – for seeing the cultural need for a skatepunk "Bohemian Rhapsody," basically, which separates them, one supposes, from the Warped Tour stalwarts (Rancid, Sublime) and makes them more than Less Than Jake. And there's no arguing with the content or the intent to do some consciousness-raising – one would say they're on the right side of history as far as consumerist cultural rot. The musical vessel – however Baroque and prog NOFX seeks to make punk's rudimentary sound palettes – makes the commentary hard to take seriously and the targets of the satire are a little obvious (to put it mildly). One can't say it's much improved by the orchestral version. One likes it better than American Idiot, maybe, if only because briefer, but it's not gonna replace Fear of a Black Planet or What's Goin On or The Times They Are a Changin' or Talking to the Taxman About Poetry or The Wall or Let England Shake or Freedom Suite or There’s No Place Like America Today or Winter in America in terms of all-time musical sociopolitical statements. Thus, can't say it belongs on list proper. And points off for inspiring Blink 182.

Love the timing of this selection and every sentiment within these lyrics. Can't believe it wasn't written in the past 5 years but hey - keep that myth rolling! Just not a fan of the music - while it is tight and adventurous and especially good for the genre, it's far too frenetic/whiny. Just not my taste. Although I do like that Steve Harris-esque bass run around 3:07... 5/10 2 stars IMO: Belonged in the book? No.

That voice....

Short is good

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Well I absolutely hated this. A friend pointed out that it sounded like the scooby doo soundtrack but worse and I can’t disagree. I just didn’t like it at all.