White Trash, Two Heebs & A Bean

Alternative Press - "...WHITE TRASH...carries on [NoFx's] adolescent pogo party with all the exuberance of a rollercoaster ride..." Alternative Press (4/93, p.72) - "...WHITE TRASH...carries on [NoFx's] adolescent pogo party with all the exuberance of a rollercoaster ride..."

NOFX preceded the 1990s explosion of bubblegum pop-punk by nearly a decade (they formed in '83). But with the addition of guitarist Aaron Abeyta (who goes by the moniker El Hefe), the band emerged near the top of the heap, churning out consistently fun, well-constructed rock with plenty of punch. 1992's WHITE TRASH, TWO HEEBS AND A BEAN marks the Abeyta incarnation of NOFX, and is one of the band's better efforts, overflowing with catchy hooks, air-tight playing, and satiric, silly humor.
The music favours jackhammer bass and drums, searing guitar leads, and crunchy power chords over sneering but melodic vocals. But NOFX distances itself from most punk acts with light, tongue-in-cheek attitude. Playful stylistic mix-ups, like the jazzy, faux-lounge treatment of Minor Threat's "Straight Edge", or the ska-flavoured "Johnny Appleseed" (sung in a goofy accent by El Hefe), are paramount. "Please Play This Song on the Radio", the album's single, is a self-referential plea for commercial acceptance, complete with shameless pop hooks and "oos" and "ahs", but the song subverts itself with a string of non-radio-friendly obscenities at the end. Such playful undermining is true to form for NOFX, and is one of the things that make their music enjoyable.|