On the Cover II

On the Cover II
Studio album by MxPx
Released	March 24, 2009
Genre	Rock, punk rock, glam metal
Label	Tooth & Nail
MxPx chronology
The Ultimate Collection (2008) On the Cover II (2009) Left Coast Punk EP (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christian Music Zine	B[2]
Punknews.org	[3]

On the Cover II is the ninth studio album by American punk rock band MxPx. It is a sequel to On the Cover. The album features covers of various 1980s songs.^[4][5] Beginning on February 9, 2009, feature artists were announced, one per day, on Alternative Press' website.

Track listing

No.	Title	Originally by	Length
1.	"Punk Rock Girl" (featuring Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly[6])	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 Agent M of Tsunami Bomb and The Action Design[7])	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[8][9])	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[10] and Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer[11])	Queen	3:30

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Originally by	Length
13.	"Linda Linda (Japanese Version)"	The Blue Hearts	3:05

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Originally by	Length
13.	"Major Tom (Coming Home)"	Peter Schilling	3:35

Personnel

• Mike Herrera – vocals, bass
• Tom Wisniewski – guitars, vocals
• Yuri Ruley – drums
• Guest artists
  • Ethan Luck of Relient K and Demon Hunter – guitar solo on track 12^[10]
  • Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer – vocals, keyboard on track 12^[11]
  • Matt Hensley of Flogging Molly – accordion on track 1^[6]
  • Agent M of Tsunami Bomb/The Action Design – vocals on track 7
  • Craig Owens of D.R.U.G.S. – vocals on track 9
  • Stephen Egerton of Descendents – guitar solo on track 9

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/on-the-cover-ii-r1493829/review
2. http://christianmusiczine.com/2009/03/24/mxpx-on-the-cover-ii-2//
3. https://www.punknews.org/review/8286/mxpx-on-the-cover-ii
4. MxPx - On the Cover II on Bandsonfire
5. MxPx Reveals Track Listing of Upcoming Album. Noise Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-25.
6. Karan, Tim. Matt Hensley to Perform on MxPx's On the Cover II. Alternative Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-14
7. Karan, Tim. Tsunami Bomb's Emily Whitehurst to perform on MxPx's upcoming album. Alternative Press. Retrieved 2009-02-11
8. Karan, Tim. Craig Owens to Perform on MxPx's On the Cover II. Alternative Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-09
9. MxPx. Special Guest Stephen Egerton on "On The Cover II"! on Facebook Updates
10. Karan, Tim (10 February 2009). "Relient K's Ethan Luck to Perform on MxPx's Upcoming Album!". AltPress.com. Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
11. Karan, Tim. Bryce Avary to perform on MxPx's upcoming album. Alternative Press. Retrieved on 2009-02-12