Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2

Punk Goes 90s Volume 2
Compilation album by "Punk Goes..."
Released April 1, 2014
Recorded Various
Genre Metalcore, alternative rock
Length 47:42
Label Fearless
Producer Various
"Punk Goes..." chronology
Punk Goes Christmas
(2013)		 Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2
(2014)		 Punk Goes Pop 6
(2014)
Singles from Punk Goes '90s 2
  1. "My Own Worst Enemy"
    Released: January 7, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[1]
Punknews.org[2]

Punk Goes 90s 2 is the fifteenth compilation album in the Punk Goes... series and the second installment in the Punk Goes '90s series, the first being released in 2006. Each artist that appeared on the album was approached by Fearless Records to cover a song from the 1990s.

Background and release

The album was announced by Fearless Records through a video teaser, posted on January 1, 2014, which also revealed that the first single from the album, to be released on January 7, would be Get Scared's cover of "My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit.[3] It was announced on February 6 that the album would be released on April 1 the same year; the album's full track listing and artwork were released on the same day.[4]

The next song released from the album was Asking Alexandria's cover of Nine Inch Nails' song "Closer", released on February 25.[5] In March it was revealed that rock band Mayday Parade had been recording a music video for their cover of "Comedown" by Bush.[6] The song itself was released on March 18, accompanied by its lyric video.[7]

The album was officially released on April 1, along with the release of Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!'s music video for "All Star", originally by Smash Mouth. Smash Mouth themselves praised the band's cover and stated that they were excited for the new album.[8] Music videos for Hands Like Houses' cover of "Torn" (Ednaswap) and Falling in Reverse's "Gangsta's Paradise" (Coolio) were also released.[9][10]

Asking Alexandria chose to cover "Closer" due to its "gritty, dirty" sound. Guitarist Ben Bruce explained "Growing up in the '90s means that all of us have a soft spot for '90s jams from the weird and wonderful, to the cheesy boy bands to the dirty and grungy!"[11] Falling in Reverse's cover of "Gangsta's Paradise" featured Ronnie Radke rapping.[12]

Japan additionally received a second disk of Japanese artists covering American 90's songs. Artists featured included Artema, Before My Life Fails, Cleave, Fear From The Hate, A Ghost of Flare, Her Name In Blood, Lost, Make My Day, The Winking Owl, キバオブアキバ and ヒステリックパニック.[13]

Critical reception

Brian Kraus of the Alternative Press stated that not one song from the album sounded like it was recorded in the 1990s, going on to say that Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!'s "All Star" was one of the highlights of the album, despite it being "corny". He also praised The Color Morale's approach to the Foo Fighters song "Everlong" and gave the album 3/5 stars overall, stating "Vol. 2 is worth a visit, because with covers, sometimes even the trainwrecks are entertaining."[1]

Track listing

# Title Artist Original artist(s) Length
1. "My Own Worst Enemy" Get Scared Lit 3:01
2. "Interstate Love Song" Memphis May Fire Stone Temple Pilots 3:14
3. "Closer" Asking Alexandria Nine Inch Nails 6:21
4. "Everlong" The Color Morale Foo Fighters 4:02
5. "All Star" Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Smash Mouth 3:20
6. "Comedown" Mayday Parade Bush 5:32
7. "Du Hast" Motionless in White Rammstein 3:57
8. "Today" Yellowcard The Smashing Pumpkins 3:22
9. "Torn" Hands Like Houses Ednaswap (as covered by Natalie Imbruglia) 3:47
10. "Southtown" The Ghost Inside P.O.D. 4:09
11. "Gangsta’s Paradise" Falling in Reverse Coolio feat. L.V. 3:54
12. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" Ice Nine Kills Green Day 3:03

Charts and release history

Charts[14]

Chart Peak position
The Billboard 200 41
Top Hard Rock Albums 7
Top Independent Albums 8
Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums 10
Top Rock Albums 13

Releases[15]

Region Date Format
Worldwide April 1, 2014 CD, CS, DL, LP

References

  1. 1 2 Kraus, Brian. "Various Artists - Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2". AltPress.com. AltPress. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Punknews.org review
  3. ↑ Crane, Matt. "Fearless Records announce ‘Punk Goes 90s Volume 2’". AltPress.com. AlrPress. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fearless Records Reveal ‘Punk Goes 90s Vol. 2’ Tracklisting". RockSound.com. RockSound. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Crane, Matt. "Asking Alexandria release Nine Inch Nails cover, “Closer”". AltPress. AltPress. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Bird, Michele. "Mayday Parade post behind-the-scenes video for “Comedown” cover". AltPress.com. AltPress. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Ableson, Jon. "Mayday Parade Release Cover of Bush's "Comedown"". AlterThePress.com. AlterThePress. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  8. ↑ Crane, Matt. "Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! release “All Star” video from ‘Punk Goes ‘90s’". AltPress.com. AltPress. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Crane, Matt. "AltPress". AltPress.com. AltPress. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Emily. "Falling in Reverse premiere Gangsta's Paradise video". Kerrang.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  11. ↑ Bowar, Chad. "Asking Alexandria Cover Nine Inch Nails' 'Closer' for 'Punk Goes '90s Vol. 2′". Loudwire.com. Loudwire. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  12. ↑ Hartmann, Graham. "Falling In Reverse cover Coolio Gangstas Paradise". Loudwire.com. Loudwire. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  13. ↑ http://www.electricbloomwebzine.com/2014/07/punk-goes-90s-vol-2-japan-edition.html
  14. ↑ "Various Artists Punk Goes 90's, Vol. 2 Awards". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Various Artists Punk Goes 90's, Vol. 2 Releases". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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