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'''''Fat Music''''' is a series of seven [[compilation album]]s published by [[Fat Wreck Chords]] since 1994. The albums include artists from the label's roster, focusing on then-current and upcoming releases and often including previously unreleased material. In total the series includes 127 songs contributed by 49 different artists, focusing stylistically on [[punk rock]] and various subgenres such as [[hardcore punk]], [[pop punk]], [[ska punk]], [[skate punk]], and [[street punk]]. The ''Fat Music'' series tapered off after its sixth installment as the label moved from [[compact disc]]s toward [[music download|digital download]]s for its samplers instead. Subsequent physical compilation albums released by Fat Wreck Chords were themed around social and political causes, including the [[benefit album]]s ''[[Liberation: Songs to Benefit PETA|Liberation]]'' (2003) and ''[[Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children|Protect]]'' (2005), and the two volumes of ''[[Rock Against Bush]]'' released preceding the [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004 United States presidential election]]. In 2010 the ''Fat Music'' series was revived with the release of a seventh volume, ''[[Harder, Fatter + Louder!]]''
''''' Fat Music '''''is a series of eight [[compilation album]]s published by [[Fat Wreck Chords]] since 1994. The albums include artists from the label's roster, focusing on then-current and upcoming releases and often including previously unreleased material. In total the series includes 127 songs contributed by 49 different artists, focusing stylistically on [[punk rock]] and various subgenres such as [[hardcore punk]], [[pop punk]], [[ska punk]], [[skate punk]], and [[street punk]]. The ''Fat Music'' series tapered off after its sixth installment as the label moved from [[compact disc]]s toward [[music download|digital download]]s for its samplers instead. Subsequent physical compilation albums released by Fat Wreck Chords were themed around social and political causes, including the [[benefit album]]s ''[[Liberation: Songs to Benefit PETA|Liberation]]'' (2003) and ''[[Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children|Protect]]'' (2005), and the two volumes of ''[[Rock Against Bush]]'' released preceding the [[2004 United States presidential election]]. In 2010 the ''Fat Music'' series was revived with the release of a seventh volume, ''[[Harder, Fatter + Louder!]]''


==Discography==
== Discography ==
* ''[[Fat Music for Fat People]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Fat Music for Fat People]]'' (1994)
* ''Survival of the Fattest'' (1996)<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r274513|pure_url=yes}}|title=Survival of the Fattest - Various Artists|publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Survival of the Fattest]]'' (1996)
* ''Physical Fatness'' (1997)<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r328811|pure_url=yes}}|title=Physical Fatness - Various Artists|publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Physical Fatness]]'' (1997)
* ''Life in the Fat Lane'' (1999)<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r401987|pure_url=yes}}|title=Life in the Fat Lane: Fat Music, Vol. 4 - Various Artists|publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
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* ''[[Life in the Fat Lane]]'' (1999)
* ''Live Fat, Die Young'' (2001)<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r523447|pure_url=yes}}|title=Fat Music, Vol. 5: Live Fat Die Young - Various Artists|publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Live Fat, Die Young]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Uncontrollable Fatulence]]'' (2002)
* ''Uncontrollable Fatulence'' (2002)
* ''[[Harder, Fatter + Louder!]]''' (2010)
* ''[[Harder, Fatter + Louder!]]'' (2010)
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* ''[[Going Nowhere Fat]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Mild in the Streets: Fat Music Unplugged]]'' (2016)


==Artists==
== Artists ==
A total of 49 artists have contributed songs to the ''Fat Music'' compilation series. [[Good Riddance]], [[No Use for a Name]], [[NOFX]], and [[Strung Out]] are the only acts to have appeared on all seven volumes. [[Lagwagon]] have appeared on six installments and have contributed the most tracks to the series, with a total of eight songs.
A total of 49 artists have contributed songs to the ''Fat Music'' compilation series. [[Good Riddance (band)|Good Riddance]], [[No Use for a Name]], [[NOFX]], and [[Strung Out]] are the only acts to have appeared on all seven volumes. [[Lagwagon]] have appeared on six installments and have contributed the most tracks to the series, with a total of eight songs.


Contributing artists included:
Contributing artists included:
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*[[Cobra Skulls]]
*[[Cobra Skulls]]
*[[Consumed (band)|Consumed]]
*[[Consumed (band)|Consumed]]
*[[Dead to Me]]
*[[Dead to Me (band)|Dead to Me]]
*[[The Dickies]]
*[[The Dickies]]
*Diesel Boy
*Diesel Boy
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*[[Frenzal Rhomb]]
*[[Frenzal Rhomb]]
*Goober Patrol
*Goober Patrol
*[[Good Riddance]]
*[[Good Riddance (band)|Good Riddance]]
*[[Guns 'N' Wankers]]
*[[Guns 'N' Wankers]]
*[[Hi-Standard]]
*[[Hi-Standard]]
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*[[None More Black]]
*[[None More Black]]
*[[No Use for a Name]]
*[[No Use for a Name]]
*Old Man Markley
*[[Old Man Markley]]
*[[Pour Habit]]
*[[Pour Habit]]
{{Col-3}}
{{Col-3}}
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*[[Tony Sly]]
*[[Tony Sly]]
*[[Smoke or Fire]]
*[[Smoke or Fire]]
*[[Snuff (band)|Snuff]]
*[[Snuff (British band)|Snuff]]
*[[Strung Out]]
*[[Strung Out]]
*[[Swingin' Utters]]
*[[Swingin' Utters]]
*[[Teenage Bottlerocket]]
*[[Teenage Bottlerocket]]
*[[Tilt (band)|Tilt]]
*[[Tilt (American band)|Tilt]]
*[[Wizo]]
*[[Wizo]]
*[[Zero Down]]
*[[Zero Down]]
{{Col-end}}
{{Col-end}}


==See also==
== See also ==
[[List of punk compilation albums]]
[[List of punk compilation albums]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Fat Wreck Chords}}


[[Category:Fat Music compilations| ]]
[[Category:Fat Music compilations| ]]

Latest revision as of 09:09, 23 August 2024

Fat Music is a series of eight compilation albums published by Fat Wreck Chords since 1994. The albums include artists from the label's roster, focusing on then-current and upcoming releases and often including previously unreleased material. In total the series includes 127 songs contributed by 49 different artists, focusing stylistically on punk rock and various subgenres such as hardcore punk, pop punk, ska punk, skate punk, and street punk. The Fat Music series tapered off after its sixth installment as the label moved from compact discs toward digital downloads for its samplers instead. Subsequent physical compilation albums released by Fat Wreck Chords were themed around social and political causes, including the benefit albums Liberation (2003) and Protect (2005), and the two volumes of Rock Against Bush released preceding the 2004 United States presidential election. In 2010 the Fat Music series was revived with the release of a seventh volume, Harder, Fatter + Louder!

Discography

[edit]

Artists

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A total of 49 artists have contributed songs to the Fat Music compilation series. Good Riddance, No Use for a Name, NOFX, and Strung Out are the only acts to have appeared on all seven volumes. Lagwagon have appeared on six installments and have contributed the most tracks to the series, with a total of eight songs.

Contributing artists included:

See also

[edit]

List of punk compilation albums

References

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  1. ^ "Survival of the Fattest - Various Artists". Allmusic.
  2. ^ "Physical Fatness - Various Artists". Allmusic.
  3. ^ "Life in the Fat Lane: Fat Music, Vol. 4 - Various Artists". Allmusic.
  4. ^ "Fat Music, Vol. 5: Live Fat Die Young - Various Artists". Allmusic.
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