A Hidden Gem for all Punk Rock Fans (Heavy Petting Zoo - NOFX)

Member Name: mdhughes03

Product:	Heavy Petting Zoo - NOFX
Date:	12/07/09 (4 review reads)
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Advantages: A good punk rock album

Disadvantages: May be a difficult initiation for those unfamiliar with NOFX

The premier U.S punk rock band's follow up to their most commercially successful release, 1994's Punk In Drublic, is a slower, more experimental outing that nevertheless hits all the right flat, cutting and anarchic notes. Rarely is this album cited by even NOFX's most fervent fans as one of their best records, but that only serves to give it a "hidden gem" feel. It opens with "Hobophobic (Scared of Bums", which is a short, snappy dig at the homeless. Then follows "Filthy Phil Philanthropist", which adds a bit of ska and even xylophone into the mix. "Hot Dog In A Hallway" is a highlight, and "Release The Hostages" is a hark back to their earlier, faster material. "Whatever Didi Wants" is a genuinely funny alternative love song which cleverly satirises just about every love song ever written. Overall, forget the idea that this is a slower record, and just enjoy NOFX at their establishment-bashing best.

Summary: A massively underrated album, even by their own fans