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good selections, some pretty average ones too, especially
the ones that have already been pretty prominantly covered
by other pop punk bands. I've always had a soft spot for
the band, so I definitely found it listenable, but I don't
think it'll be one I reach out to put on too much in the
future. It's a winner for novelty, but can become annoying
pretty fast. Not a bad effort overall, sure beats those
other 'covers' comps doing the rounds at the moment. |
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WHO?
You know who MxPx are by now, and if you don't, then you aren't
looking hard enough. They've been dishing out their brand of pop-punk
for years and years now, and have decided to follow up one of their
earlier releases, a cover album, with another.
WHAT?
It's a covers album, pop-punk bands have always been pretty prominant
at playing covers of classic tracks, usually more for the novelty
value than for serious reasons. Flashback to when MxPx, and the
pop-punk genre were the flavour of the month, everyone was doing
covers, there were multiple compilations full of them, but the fad
kinda died when the covers just got worse and worse, and now it's
more often cringeworthy than not. So are MxPx about to change that
with 'On The Cover II'? Well the answer is yes and no, there are
some really good songs on here, and there are a few pretty average
ones. 'Punk Rock Girl' would be great, if they had done a little
more to the song, plus Diesel Boy already covered it perfectly a
while back, 'Suburban Home' is pretty cool, '500 Miles' novelty
wears off after one listen. Middle of the album is pop overload,
not too bad in small doses. 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go', comes
up pretty cool with Tom taking over on vocals, and 'Somebody To
Love' is pretty alright as a closer too. Agent M of Tsunami Bomb's
appearance on 'Heaven Is A Place On Earth' is a highlight.
WHY?
Well you could do alot worse ("punk goes.." series last
few releases), but once you've spun this one a few times, novelty
value does wear off pretty fast. Credit to the band for a pretty
cool and challenging track selection too, a few unexpected ones.
If you love the band, then chances are you'll love this. If you
don't, then it won't convert you, but hey, if you are after a bit
of a singalong it could be a winner.
WHEN?
The album is available 18th April, 2009 on Tooth & Nail Records.
WHERE?
Pick up a copy online at Play4me.com.au [Here]
for $21.18
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