On the Cover II
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| Studio album by MxPx | ||||
| Released | March 24, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Rock, punk rock, glam metal | |||
| Label | Tooth & Nail | |||
| MxPx chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christian Music Zine | B[2] |
On the Cover II is an album of song covers by MxPx, like On the Cover. The album features covers of various 80s songs.[3][4] Beginning on February 9, 2009, feature artists were announced, one per day, on Alternative Press' website.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Originally by | Length | |
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| 1. | "Punk Rock Girl" (featuring Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly[5]) | Dead Milkmen | 2:36 | |
| 2. | "I Will Follow" | U2 | 3:04 | |
| 3. | "Suburban Home" | Descendents | 1:45 | |
| 4. | "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (features a brief interlude of Surrender by Cheap Trick) | The Proclaimers | 4:12 | |
| 5. | "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)" | Ramones | 3:12 | |
| 6. | "Vacation" | The Go-Go's | 2:39 | |
| 7. | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (featuring Agent M of Tsunami Bomb and The Action Design[6]) | Belinda Carlisle | 2:34 | |
| 8. | "Kids in America" | Kim Wilde | 3:05 | |
| 9. | "Fallen Angel" (featuring Craig Owens of Chiodos and Stephen Egerton of Descendents[7][8]) | Poison | 2:55 | |
| 10. | "Should I Stay or Should I Go" | The Clash | 2:43 | |
| 11. | "Linda Linda" | The Blue Hearts | 3:05 | |
| 12. | "Somebody to Love" (featuring Ethan Luck of Relient K[9] and Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer[10]) | Queen | 3:30 |
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| No. | Title | Originally by | Length | |||||||
| 13. | "Linda Linda (Japanese Version)" | The Blue Hearts | 3:05 | |||||||
| iTunes bonus track | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Originally by | Length | |||||||
| 13. | "Major Tom (Coming Home)" | Peter Schilling | 3:35 | |||||||
Personnel
- Mike Herrera – vocals, bass
- Tom Wisniewski – guitars, vocals
- Yuri Ruley – drums
- Guest artists
- Ethan Luck of Relient K and Demon Hunter – guitar solo on track 12[9]
- Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer – vocals, keyboard on track 12[10]
- Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly – accordion on track 1[5]
- Agent M of Tsunami Bomb/The Action Design – vocals on track 7
- Craig Owens of D.R.U.G.S. – vocals on track 9
- Stephen Egerton of Descendents – guitar solo on track 9
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/on-the-cover-ii-r1493829/review
- ↑ http://christianmusiczine.com/2009/03/24/mxpx-on-the-cover-ii-2//
- ↑ MxPx - On the Cover II on Bandsonfire
- ↑ MxPx Reveals Track Listing of Upcoming Album. Noise Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Karan, Tim. Matt Hensley to Perform on MxPx's On the Cover II. Alternative Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-14
- ↑ Karan, Tim. Tsunami Bomb's Emily Whitehurst to perform on MxPx's upcoming album. Alternative Press. Retrieved 2009-02-11
- ↑ Karan, Tim. Craig Owens to Perform on MxPx's On the Cover II. Alternative Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-09
- ↑ MxPx. Special Guest Stephen Egerton on "On The Cover II"! on Facebook Updates
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Karan, Tim. Relient K's Ethan Luck to Perform on MxPx's upcoming album. Alternative Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-10
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Karan, Tim. Bryce Avary to perform on MxPx's upcoming album. Alternative Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-12
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