{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album| | name = Not Economically Viable | type = Album | artist = The Methadones | cover =Not Economically Viable.jpg|border=yes | alt = | released = November 16, 2004 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Punk rock, pop punk | length = 40:03 | label = Thick | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = Punknews.org | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref name=Shultz>{{cite news | last = Shultz | first = Brian | date = November 16, 2004 | title = The Methadones - Not Economically Viable | url = https://www.punknews.org/review/3470/the-methadones-not-economically-viable | work = Punknews.org | access-date = 2023-09-07 }}</ref> }} '''''Not Economically Viable''''' is the third album by punk rock band The Methadones. It was released in 2004 by Thick Records. The release was intended as a concept album with a theme inspired by the film ''Falling Down''.<ref name=Shultz/><ref name=Haag/>
== Reception ==
Upon the albums release, Brian Schultz of ''Punknews.org'' described parts of the album as filler. He concluded, "Not Economically Viable is a good album, and perhaps the band's best effort yet, but suffers drastically from a first half in need of serious stitchwork and some tighter threading in the remaining portions."<ref name=Shultz/>
Stephen Haag of ''PopMatters'' notes the despair, pity and “girl problems” present in the album. He concludes "The album is a dozen high-octane punk songs; the Methadones do one thing and they do it well."<ref name=Haag>{{cite news | last = Haag | first = Stephen | date = 15 November 2004 | title = The Methadones: Not Economically Viable | url = https://www.popmatters.com/methadones-noteconomically-2495995381.html | work = PopMatters | access-date = 2023-09-07 }}</ref>
Stewart Mason of AllMusic compares the lyrics of the album to those of X, calling them more impressionistic. He writes "the album completes the Methadones' slow transition from garagey punks ... into a more polished power pop outfit".<ref name=mason>{{cite news | last = Mason | first = Stewart | title = The Methadones - Not Economically Viable | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/not-economically-viable-mw0000262218 | work = AllMusic | access-date = 2023-09-07 }}</ref>
==Track listing== # "Bored Of Television" - 3:17 # "Mess We Made" - 3:15 # "Sorry to Keep You Waiting" - 4:07 # "What Went Wrong" - 2:51 # "Annie" - 3:08 # "Million Miles" - 4:00 # "Turning Inside Out" - 3:38 # "Less Than Zero" - 2:04 # "Hit a Nerve" - 3:14 # "Transistor Radio" - 2:23 # "Suddenly Cool" - 4:39 # "Straight Up Pop Song" - 4:07
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Category:The Methadones albums Category:2004 albums Category:Thick Records albums