The War on Errorism

Infobox Album |
Name = The War On Errorism
Type = Album
Artist = NOFX


Released = May 6, 2003
Recorded = January through April 2003
Motor Studios, San Francisco, USA
Genre = Punk rock, skate punk, ska Punk
Length = 36:16
Label = Fat Wreck Chords
Producer = Ryan Greene, Fat Mike
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:68jlea164x87 link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=nofx link]
Last album = "45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records"
(2002)
This album = "The War on Errorism"
(2003)
Next album = "The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us!)"
(2004)

"The War on Errorism" is the ninth studio album by the punk rock band NOFX released on May 6, 2003. The album takes aim at current US president George W. Bush, criticizing him and his policies. The album cover features a cartoon version of the president as a clown, while the back of the inlet / runout groove has a caption stating "Somewhere in Texas there is a village without its idiot". The song "Franco Un-American" was the first single, garnering some airplay on major radio stations in the United States.

The album was recorded in 2003 after they left Epitaph Records in 2001, following the release of 2000's "Pump Up The Valuum".

"Mattersville" was originally released on "". A few songs from "The War on Errorism" were included on the "Regaining Unconsciousness" EP, released earlier.

A music video was made for the song, 'Franco Un-American'. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE1ZZ2m_iSE]

The album reached the #1 position on the Billboard Independent Album chart

Track listing

* All tracks written by Fat Mike
# "The Separation of Church and Skate" – 3:10
# "The Irrationality of Rationality" – 2:32
# "Franco Un-American" – 2:25
# "Idiots Are Taking Over" – 3:23
# "She's Nubs" – 2:05
# "Mattersville" – 2:29
# "Decom-posuer" – 2:54
# "Medio-core" – 3:05
# "Anarchy Camp" – 2:54
# "American Errorist (I Hate Hate Haters)" – 1:52
# "We Got Two Jealous Agains" – 2:04
# "13 Stitches" – 1:55
# "Re-gaining Unconsciousness" – 2:39
# "Whoops, I OD'd" – 2:50

Personnel

* Fat Mike (vocals, bass, keyboards, ebow)
*Eric Melvin (guitar)
*El Hefe (guitar, horns)
*Erik Sandin (drums)

* Spike Slawson (additional vocals)
* Karina Denike (additional vocals, vibraphone on "Mattersville")
* Sascha Lazor (additional guitars on "Anarchy Camp")
* Ronnie King (additional guitars on "Anarchy Camp")
* Jesse Sutherland (aka FM Static) from the Epoxies (additional keyboards on "Franco Un-American")
* Jason Freese (saxophone on "Anarchy Camp")
* Dude from The Caddies (trombone on "Mattersville")

* Recorded at Motor Studios, San Francisco, USA – except "13 Stitches" which "wasn't actually recorded anywhere"
* Produced by Ryan Greene and Fat Mike
* Engineered by Adam Krammer
* Mastered at Oasis by Eddy Schreyer

B-sides

* "Jaw, Knee, Music"
* "One Way Ticket to Fuckneckville" (Keyboards version)
* "Glass War"
* "Idiot Son of an Asshole"
* "13 Stitches" (acoustic)
* "Hardcore 84"

External links

* [http://www.nofxwiki.net/w/The_War_On_Errorism War on Errorism] additional information
* [http://www.nofx.org NOFX official website]
* [http://www.fatwreck.com Fat Wreck Chords website]