''All the Best Songs'' is a

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by the American punk rock band

No Use for a Name No Use for a Name (sometimes abbreviated NUFAN or No Use) was an American punk rock band from Sunnyvale, California, United States formed in 1986 by Chris Dodge (guitar), Steve Papoutsis ( bass) and Rory Koff (drums). The band's sound evolved con ...

, released July 10, 2007 through

Fat Wreck Chords Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is a San Francisco, California-based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) in 1990. The label has released mater ...

. A "best of" album, it compiles 24 tracks from the band's six studio releases between 1993 and 2005, as well as two previously unreleased songs recorded during sessions for their 2005 album '' Keep Them Confused''. Following the 2012 death of band leader

Tony Sly Anthony James Sly (November 4, 1970 – July 31, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the front man of the punk rock band No Use for a Name. In his later years he also gained attention for his acoustic ...

, Fat Wreck Chords released an updated version of the album in 2016, dropping the two ''Keep Them Confused'' outtakes and adding four tracks from the band's final studio album, 2008's ''

The Feel Good Record of the Year ''The Feel Good Record of the Year'' is the eighth and final studio album by punk rock band No Use for a Name. It was recorded in Fort Collins, Colorado at the Blasting Room with the producers Bill Stevenson & Jason Livermore (Descendents, Ris ...

''. The ''Keep them Confused'' outtakes were later released on the b-sides compilation Rarities Vol. 2: The Originals

Release

No Use for a Name supported the album with a headlining West Coast tour, with support from

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and

the Flatliners The Flatliners are a Canadian punk rock band from Richmond Hill, Ontario. Since their formation in 2002, the band has been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska movement, with consistently well-received albums and live shows. History ...

Reception

Reviewing the album for

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, Jo-Ann Greene rated it 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a grand retrospective of the high points of their Fat years."

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Band *

–

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, lead

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* Rory Koff –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Robin Pfefer – lead guitar on tracks from ''The Daily Grind'' * Ed Gregor – lead guitar on tracks from ''¡Leche con Carne!'' *

Chris Shiflett Christopher Aubrey Shiflett ( ; born May 6, 1971) is an American musician. He is most recognizable as lead guitarist for the American rock band Foo Fighters. He was previously a member of the punk rock bands No Use for a Name (1995–1999) a ...

– lead guitar and backing vocals on tracks from ''Making Friends'', ''Life in the Fat Lane'', and ''More Betterness!'' * Dave Nassie – lead guitar on tracks from ''Hard Rock Bottom'', ''Keep Them Confused'', and ''The Feel Good Record of the Year'' * Steve Papoutsis –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

on tracks from ''The Daily Grind'' and ''¡Leche con Carne!'' *

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– bass guitar and backing vocals on tracks from ''Making Friends'', ''Life in the Fat Lane'', ''More Betterness!'', ''Hard Rock Bottom'', ''Keep Them Confused'', and ''The Feel Good Record of the Year'' Additional performers * Karina Denike – additional vocals on "On the Outside" *

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– additional vocals on "Growing Down" *

Spike Slawson Spike Slawson is an American punk rock musician, a member of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Swingin' Utters, Filthy Thievin' Bastards, Re-Volts, and Uke-Hunt. Early life Having grown up in Pittsburgh, Slawson worked in the mail order departme ...

– backing vocals on "Chasing Rainbows" * Rebekah Scott –

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on "Not Your Savior" and "Let It Slide" * Jennifer Walker – cello on "Let Me Down" * Dana Lynn –

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

on "Let It Slide" Production * All tracks produced by

Ryan Greene Ryan Greene is an American record producer, sound engineer, former owner of Crush Recording Studios in Scottsdale, Arizona and founder of Area 52 Entertainment in Los Angeles, California. In an over 25-year-long career he has worked with many art ...

and No Use for a Name, except: * "Feeding the Fire" produced by Steve Papoutsis and Karl H. * "Permanent Rust" and "The Daily Grind" produced by Pat Coughlin,

Fat Mike Michael John Burkett (born January 16, 1967), known professionally as Fat Mike, is an American musician and producer. He is the bassist and lead vocalist for the punk rock band NOFX and the bassist for the punk rock supergroup cover band Me F ...

, and Donnell Cameron * Tracks from ''¡Leche con Carne!'' produced by Fat Mike, Ryan Greene, and No Use for a Name * Tracks from ''The Feel Good Record of the Year'' produced and engineered by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore, with additional engineering by Andrew Berlin and Jason Allen * Tardon Feathered – tape transfers, mastering * Jason Livermore – digital remastering Artwork and design * Brian Archer – layout, front cover and interior photographs * Matt Riddle – back cover photograph * Additional interior photographs by Scott Cole, Kate Powers, Marina Miller, Brian Wynacht, Winni Wintermeyer, Lisa Johnson, BJ Papas, Murray Bowles, and Chris McCaw

References

External links

Fat Wreck Site
{{Authority control No Use for a Name albums 2007 greatest hits albums Fat Wreck Chords compilation albums