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On the Cover II

On the Cover II is the second studio cover album by American punk rock band MxPx, released on March 24, 2009.

On the Cover II
Studio album by
MxPx
ReleasedMarch 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)
Length34:10
LabelTooth & Nail
MxPx chronology
Secret Weapon
(2007) 		On the Cover II
(2009) 		Punk Rawk Christmas
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christian Music ZineB[2]
Melodic [3]
Punknews.org[4]

Songs

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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

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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

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No.TitleOriginally byLength
1."Punk Rock Girl" (featuring Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly)Dead Milkmen2:36
2."I Will Follow"U23:04
3."Suburban Home"Descendents1:45
4."I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (features a brief interlude of Surrender by Cheap Trick)The Proclaimers4:12
5."My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)"Ramones3:12
6."Vacation"The Go-Go's2:39
7."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (featuring Emily Whitehurst of Tsunami Bomb and the Action Design)Belinda Carlisle2:34
8."Kids in America"Kim Wilde3:05
9."Fallen Angel" (featuring Craig Owens of Chiodos and Stephen Egerton of Descendents[18])Poison2:55
10."Should I Stay or Should I Go"The Clash2:43
11."Linda Linda"The Blue Hearts3:05
12."Somebody to Love" (featuring Ethan Luck of Relient K and Bryce Avary of the Rocket Summer)Queen3:30
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleOriginally byLength
13."Linda Linda (Japanese Version)"The Blue Hearts3:05
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleOriginally byLength
13."Major Tom (Coming Home)"Peter Schilling3:35

Personnel

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References

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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 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. ^ a b "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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