![]() In response Hanna wrote "Deceptacon", included on Le Tigre's first album, which referred to the NOFX song "Linoleum": "Your lyrics are dumb like a linoleum floor, I'll walk on it, I'll walk all over you". You've been crowned the newest queen." The song's title is a reference to riot grrrl record label Kill Rock Stars. The song "Kill Rock Stars" is written about musician Kathleen Hanna, referencing her by name: "Kill the rockstars? How ironic, Kathleen. Track 9, "Champs Elysées", is a cover version of the track "Les Champs-Élysées" by Joe Dassin. Also therein the standard practice of including a photograph of each band member has been mocked, with members of other punk bands standing in for the four NOFX members: Fat Mike is replaced by Serge Verkhovsky, bassist in Limp, El Hefe is replaced by Otis Bartholomeu, vocalist and guitarist in fluf, Eric Melvin (listed as just "Melvin") is replaced by 'Little John', roadie for Swingin' Utters, Erik Sandin (listed as "Smelly") is replaced by Chuck Platt, bassist in Good Riddance. The liner notes for the album claim it is 'arguably their third best album' (up to that point) although Fat Mike has referred to it as his favourite one on several occasions. The album was recorded at San Francisco's Motor Studios in August 1997 and was produced by Fat Mike and regular Fat Wreck Chords producer Ryan Greene. ![]() The title is inspired by the fourth book of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, and refers to the frequent occurrence of fans throwing footwear at the band during their live shows. It was released on Novemthrough Epitaph Records. I'm not insane, I'm not bummed out I got no one to blame, nothing to change I got no evil to fight One thing's for sure, I'm all outta angst Society don't bother me And there's something wrong with that So I'm off to Pakistan, learn the laws of Islam Fundamentalism, forget that rock-n-roll No cigarette, no drink, in fact It's difficult to think about getting laid When you don't even get to see her face I'm not insane I'm not insane, I'm not liquored I got nothin' to do, nothin' to lose I got no place to call home One thing's for sure, I'm all outta angst Society don't bother me, there's something wrong with that Next stop Mongolia Don't get to golf or fuck or bowl with 'ya Throw out that handicap No stepping out, till spring, in fact it's Difficult to sing when it's 20 below And that's during the day I'm not insane ‘All Outta Angst’ by NOFX Songwriter: Mike Burkett So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX.
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