The Ever Passing Moment

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The Ever Passing Moment
MxPx - The Ever Passing Moment cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 16, 2000
RecordedOctober 1999 – March 2000
Studio
Genre Pop punk [1]
Length39:57
Label A&M
Producer Jerry Finn
MxPx chronology
At the Show
(1999)
The Ever Passing Moment
(2000)
The Renaissance EP
(2001)
Singles from The Ever Passing Moment
  1. "Responsibility"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
HM Magazine (not rated) link [3]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
North County Times A− [5]
Rock Hard 6/10 [6]

The Ever Passing Moment is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band MxPx, released on May 16, 2000.

Contents

MxPx gained critical recognition for this album and landed a slot supporting for the Offspring and Cypress Hill on the Conspiracy of One tour. [7] "Responsibility" proved to be a minor radio hit, peaking at No. 24 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. [8] Bassist Mike Herrera said on the It Came from Bremerton VHS tape that his songwriting on The Ever Passing Moment was inspired by Elvis Costello's second album This Year's Model .

The intro countdown in the song "The Next Big Thing" is Dave Grohl screaming "1, 2, 3, go!". [9]

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Herrera.

No.TitleLength
1."My Life Story"2:44
2."Buildings Tumble"2:45
3."Responsibility"2:40
4."Two Whole Years"2:43
5."Prove It to the World"2:34
6."Educated Guess"1:46
7."Is the Answer in the Question?"2:10
8."The Next Big Thing"2:26
9."Foolish"2:53
10."One Step Closer to Life"3:10
11."Unsaid"3:00
12."Here With Me"2:12
13."Without You"2:37
14."It's Undeniable"2:47
15."Misplaced Memories"3:35
Total length:39:57

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for The Ever Passing Moment
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 81
US Billboard 200 [11] 56
US Christian Albums ( Billboard ) [12] 1

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