On the Cover II

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On the Cover II
MxPx - On the Cover II cover.jpg
Studio album by
MxPx
ReleasedMarch 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)
Length34:10
Label Tooth & Nail
MxPx chronology
Secret Weapon
(2007)		On the Cover II
(2009)		 Punk Rawk Christmas
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christian Music ZineB [2]
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On the Cover II is the second studio cover album by American punk rock band MxPx, released on March 24, 2009.

Contents

Songs

The album is a sequel to the On the Cover (1995) EP and features covers of various 1980s songs. [5] [6] Craig Owens of Chiodos features on the cover of Poison's "Fallen Angel". [7] Ethan Luck of Relient K features on the cover of Queen's "Somebody to Love", [8] as does Bryce Avary of the Rocket Summer, who performs vocals and keyboards. [9] Emily Whitehurst of Tsunami Bomb and the Action Design features on the cover of Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". [10] Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly features on the cover of Dead Milkmen's "Punk Rock Girl". [11]

Release

In December 2008, the band said that the album would be released in March 2009. [12] The album's artwork was posted online on January 5, 2009. [13] On February 8, 2009, a medley of covers from the album was posted on the group's Myspace profile. [14] Beginning on February 9, 2009, feature artists were announced, one per day, on Alternative Press' website. [15] On the Cover II was originally planned for released on March 10, [16] until it was eventually released on March 24. [15] In May 2009, the band played two shows in China with SKO and Secret 7 Line. [17]

Track listing

No.TitleOriginally byLength
1."Punk Rock Girl" (featuring Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly) 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 Emily Whitehurst of Tsunami Bomb and the Action Design) 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 [18] ) 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 and Bryce Avary of the Rocket Summer) Queen 3:30
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleOriginally byLength
13."Linda Linda (Japanese Version)" The Blue Hearts 3:05
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleOriginally byLength
13."Major Tom (Coming Home)" Peter Schilling 3:35

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "On the Cover II - MxPx | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "MXPX – on the Cover II « Christian Music Zine". Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. ↑ Roth, Kaj (March 2, 2009). "MxPx - On the Cover II". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "MxPx - On the Cover II". www.punknews.org.
  5. ↑ MxPx - On the Cover II [usurped] on Bandsonfire
  6. ↑ MxPx Reveals Track Listing of Upcoming Album. Noise Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-25.
  7. ↑ "Craig Owens to perform on MxPx's On The Cover II". Alternative Press. February 9, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Relient K's Ethan Luck to perform on MxPx's upcoming album". Alternative Press. February 10, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ "AltPress Exclusive: Bryce Avary to perform on MxPx's upcoming album". Alternative Press. February 12, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Tsunami Bomb's Emily Whitehurst to perform on MxPx's upcoming album". Alternative Press. February 11, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ "MxPx post Dead Milkmen cover". Alternative Press. February 23, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ "MxPx post studio footage of upcoming covers album". Alternative Press. December 3, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  13. ↑ Paul, Aubin (January 5, 2009). "MxPx set release date, art for next full length". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  14. ↑ "MxPx post covers medley". Alternative Press. February 8, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  15. 1 2 "MxPx to reveal On The Cover II guest stars, songs". Alternative Press. February 9, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  16. ↑ "MXPX Set To Release On The Cover II". Alternative Press. January 4, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  17. ↑ Paul, Aubin (May 19, 2009). "MxPx / SKO / Secret 7 Line (China)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  18. ↑ MxPx. Special Guest Stephen Egerton on "On The Cover II"! on Facebook Updates
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