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Rating: The milk and coffee music is not made of just Giorni Verdi, Addizioni e Somme and Cartellini Gialli, but there are many other bands that, although not enjoying excessive visibility, still deserve to be brought to the public's attention.
MxPx is a pop/punk rock band from Bremerton, Washington, formed in 1992. The original name of the band was Magnifield Place, which was changed to the catchier MxPx. There are several stories and versions about this change, but let's move on due to space constraints.
The line-up consists of Mike Herrera on vocals and bass, Tom Wisniewski on guitar, and Yury Riley on guitar. This is the seventh studio album, as well as the first with the new label SideOne Dummy Records. Recently, the band changed labels again to record their latest studio album "Secret Weapon," released last year.
The CD consists of fourteen very catchy tracks in the vein of pop-punk, although there are a few harder moments.
It starts with the opener "The darkest places," a very fast-paced and beautiful punk rock song. It continues with the more melodic "Young and depressed," but especially "Heard that sound," which, although simple pop-punk, has a truly well-crafted melody. Position four for "Cold streets" which features a drum and guitar intro and has excellent riffs and good speed. We arrive at "The story," the best on the CD in my opinion, together with "The darkest places," where the guitars get heavy and create an inviting sound for the listener. After these energetic first tracks, we relax a bit with the rock ballad with a solo "Wrecking hotel rooms" featuring vocals by Mark Hoppus, former Blink-182 and current bassist and member of Angels And Airwaves.
If the first part of the CD was intense, the second continues on this path, but with some tracks that are at times different from each other. The most experimental track is "Late again," with its unusual country/folk swing complete with crazy guitar solos over a primarily melodic hardcore rhythmic section (Do you know Bad Religion?). This track would not have been out of place on the album "Before Everything And After."
Other songs worth mentioning in this second part of the album are the emotional "Grey sky turn blue," the sweet "Waiting for the world to end," and the hardcore verve of "Get out me out" with good solos and above-average aggressiveness. The others follow the classic pop-punk style but are less noticeable compared to the others. While "This weekend" is tasked with bidding us farewell with its melody and classic choruses.
In conclusion, it is a good album, well-made, nice and engaging, managing to convincingly transition from melodic segments to faster and more energetic parts in their perfect style. And anyway, it's better to have an album like this than the latest releases from 2005 by bands claiming to do melodic hardcore (but at times end up being tremendously cloying and syrupy, moving away from punk) like Lagwagon and No Use For A Name.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 The Darkest Places (02:35)
Maybe it is dangerous to invite to invite a stranger into the room with us
But nothings gonna light up and I'm not scared at all
When there's no more money in politics
They'll be tearing down the unity brick by brick
There'll be city's running clinics about where we have been
With every self proclaimed historian
You know I know you don't want this you don't need this
I'm Shining the light on the darkest places
You know and I know we have to face this now
We have to face this now
The days are growing dark what are we gonna do
The countrys in a bag when I turn on the tube
So maybe I'll just wake up in the afternoon(whoa)
You can change the channel on your tv
Push all the little buttons till your fingers bleed
But you won't change me(whoa)
There's nothing I would do for you cause you don't wanna see
You know I know you don't want this you can't dismiss
Shining the light on the darkest places
You know and I know we have to face this now
We have to face this now
Shining the light on the darkest places
Putting the word out we have to face this now
We have to face this now
A generation taking numbers making calls
A shadow grew accross my bedroom wall
Shining the light on the darkest places
You know and I know we have to face this now
We have to face this now
Shining the light on the darkest places
Putting the word out
We have to face this now
03 Heard That Sound (03:41)
Without a window to see through,
I did my time, in here without you,
Slept on the floor down in the LEC,
Meet me back home under the marque.
It seems like misery loves misery,
My favourite songs they keep me company,
So many memories come down to this,
I maybe be lost but i'm not hopeless.
I heard that sound a mile away
I heard that sound a mile away
All those things i wish that i could say
I heard that sound a mile away
A mile away
Came in like static off the tv,
This kinda thing never goes easy,
I meant to tell you but you were gone,
I tried to get it right, I got it all wrong
I heard that sound a mile away
I heard that sound a mile away
All those things i wish that i could say
I heard that sound a mile away
A mile away
Sat outside the show,
With nowhere else, nowhere else to go
Don't say "can't see"
It sure does sound, good to me
(Whoa oaaa) Na Na Na Na Na (Whoa oaaa)
Don't save yourself....good to me
(Whoa oa) Na Na Na Na Na
Good to you....good to me
I heard that sound a mile away
I heard that sound a mile away
All those things i wish that i could say
I heard that sound a mile away
A mile away
A mile away
06 Wrecking Hotel Rooms (03:27)
I wrecked your hotel room
I crashed up the car
Slept in the gutter
I'm outside your door
Saw you through the key hole
Down on your knees
There's really no reason to call the police
Do you hold the phone when you're alone
Imagine that it rings then hold it to your ear
And wish that I was there to sing you off to sleep
Be with you in your dreams for the days I will be gone
I'll be there in your dreams and in this song
I know you don't know me
'Cause we've never met
I'm not really crazy
So don't get upset
I've got all these problems
None with solutions
Been in and out of some nice institutions
Do you hold the phone when you're alone
Imagine that it rings then hold it to your ear
And wish that I was there to sing you off to sleep
Be with you in your dreams for the days I will be gone
I'll be there in your dreams and in this song
I'll be there in your dreams and in this song
Do you hold the phone when you're alone
Imagine that it rings then hold it to your ear
And wish that I was there to sing you off to sleep
Be with you in your dreams for the days I will be gone
I'll be there in your dreams and in this song
I'll be there in your dreams and in this song
I'll be there in your dreams and in this song
I'll be there in your dreams and in this song
I'll be there in your dreams and in this song
08 Kicking and Screaming (02:52)
Lie to me just one more time and maybe, I'll believe you,
Promise me the world and what you're saying now is true,
You cant hold me down.
Kicking and screaming like a child,
I'm out of control i'm running wild,
Kicking and screaming and I want more,
I've done things you cant ignore,
So drag me around swing me out the door.
Stab me in the back i've grown accustomed to the feeling,
Time is ticking slowly, I feel older, but i'm dealing
You cant drown me out.
Kicking and screaming like a child,
I'm out of control i'm running wild,
Kicking and screaming and I want more,
I've done things you cant ignore,
So drag me around swing me out the door,
Kicking and screaming.
Please don't marry me,
Until you're sure im really dead,
And don't complain to me,
'Cause you won't get my sympathy.
Kicking and screaming like a child,
I'm out of control i'm running wild,
Kicking and screaming and I want more,
I've done things you cant ignore,
So drag me around swing me out the door.
Kicking and screaming like a child,
I'm out of control i'm running wild,
Kicking and screaming and I want more,
I've done things you cant ignore,
So drag me around swing me out the door,
Kicking and Screaming.
10 Emotional Anarchist (02:03)
Stack your bricks up to the sky,
Name each one and throw them high,
The trouble with trouble is it comes down fast,
So watch out where you're goin' or you just won't last,
(WOW-OH!!!)
[Chorus:]
You're an emotional anarchist,
You're pissed cause you've never been kissed,
You're drowning in a sea of anarchy,
With your heart above your patches and a faith in democracy.
Cover your eyes and block your ears,
We've been lied to all these years,
The trouble with trouble is you had a good time,
You knew what you were doin' at the scene of the crime,
(WOW-OH!!)
[Chorus]
[Interlude Part:]
Ashes To Ashes,
We All Fall Down
[Chorus x2]
11 Call in Sick (03:00)
Oh how I missed you,
Oh how I needed you today,
Oh how I missed you,
Oh how I needed you today,
'Cause life is like a waste of time,
When you're not by my side,
When you're not on this ride,
So pack your bags there's nothing to it,
Call in sick and stay,
With me everyday,
Call in sick and run away.
Have you been dreaming?
Have you been wondering the same?
Oh how I missed you,
Oh how I needed you today,
It's never felt more to see your face,
To wake up next to you,
Inside your roaming grace.
So pack your bags there's nothing to it,
Call in sick and stay,
With me everyday,
Call in sick and run away.
Call in sick and be,
On the run with me,
Call in sick and run away, away, with me.
I've spent and i'm tired of getting bent,
And i'm tired of always looking forward to a better day.
I've spent and I hate feeling so used
And I hate my attitude,
I've gone and lost and run away
(Call in sick and stay,With me
everyday,Call in sick and run away.)
So pack your bags there's nothing to it,
Call in sick and stay,
With me everyday,
Call in sick and run away.
Call in sick and be,
On the run with me,
Call in sick and run away, away, with me.
Runaway with me.
14 This Weekend (03:22)
This weekend, we'll have a ball,
We'll hit the town and see it all,
So let's go out on Friday night,
We'll go see a show, or get in a fight.
So hold on tightly to me,
We're going for a ride,
In the sound (In the sound) of the stereo,
Let the rhythm (Let the rhythm),
Let it take control of you,
'Cause you ain't got nothing to lose.
It's nice enough for the drive-in,
Watching movies with my friends,
Or times are good, and times are bad,
But these are the best times that I've ever had.
So hold on tightly to me,
We're going for a ride,
In the sound (In the sound) of the stereo,
Let the rhythm (Let the rhythm),
Let it take control of you,
Don't say this isn't happening,
'Cause you ain't got nothing to lose.
One of these days I'll be out of your way,
And you can rest your head...
One of these days I'll be out of your way,
and leave my weds unsaid.
Don't let, Don't let, Don't let go ,
Of the sound (of the sound),
Coming out your stereo,
Let the rhythm (Let the rhythm)
Let it take control of you,
Don't say this isn't happening,
'Cause this is your weekend,
'Cause you ain't got nothing to lose.
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