Here's one definition of Punk Music, accelerated music which summons comedic lyrics blended with brisk and furious guitars, bass, along with a moderate smashing of drums! Such great, and at times, annoying music! NOFX are the masters of punk. Punk is not Blink182, who now, are Pop stars. NOFX IS Punk. NOFX's efforts are so brilliant it leaves me giant goosebumbs just thinking about all their albums, a very vast collection indeed! Their latest installment of music has a different touch in comparison of their previous CDs. The fact that they changed a bit was an outrage at first, but after listening to The Decline about the third time I fell in love with this CD. 

Simply a classic.    The Decline is composed of one song, lasting about eight-teen minutes. Some may be disappointed by the abrupt end of the song, but believe me you can listen to it over and over again. And the best thing is, it'll sound better each time you press that triangle button. For slow idiots, the play button. Mike's singing is stuffed with bravery, bearing a narrow view on religion and politics. Rhythm has upright timing with a respectable choice of words. Anyone can sing along with it. Hell, even my Dad joins me in doing so. 

It has nicely executed guitars, bass, and drums. There are even sound effects that really enhance the music, although I prefer the rawness of NOFX. The Decline doesn't seem like one song, because after a few minutes it'll have a different beat and execution of melodies. Mainly the Pro is everything, lyrics are tasty as the paste of music, and the main Con is the shortness.

NOFX's masterpiece is original. Lyrics are finger-pointing on who's to blame for today's society.  Most lines are very accurate and down to the point. If I were to be stranded on a remote island with only a CD player and one billion packs of batteries, The Decline would be on my top 5 list for which CDs to bring. The elite, underground band is at their shiniest quality, having many, many years ahead. Hearing the musical masterpiece as I write this review, it leaves me an overbearing anticipation for their next album. NOFX Rules! Truly, this is worth all your Abraham Lincoln's! 
 

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