The Feel Good Record Of The Year - No Use for a Name

No Use For A Name (or NUFAN for short) are a long-serving California punk band formed in the 1980s who released their first studio album, 'Icognito' in 1990. Now most of the people who have read one of my reviews before will know by now that sometimes I will review a band who ninenty-eight per cen tof you have never heard of in your life. I expect No Use For A Name to be one of these bands, as despite their long career and extensive music catalogue they have never really ventured outside America with any real intent. They play shows and promote music, but they do not recieve much exposure in the UK at all. I first heard of this group in my teens at school when ...  Read the complete review

As quite a big No Use For A Name fan, I admit that I was a little bit disappointed with this album. It saddens me to see NUFAN clearly descend further and further into the dark realms of pop-punk, when I know for sure that they used to come out with some pretty amazing hardcore punk stuff! Either way, I've picked out some songs I felt were worth mentioning, and so I'll just say a quick short sentence or two about them. Biggest Lie Couldn't get the album off to a better start. Brilliant guitar riffs, and a good vocal melody. I Want To Be Wrong Catchy chorus in this song, with some surprisingly deep lyrics. Sleeping ...  Read the complete review