MxPx is a punk rock band that was formed in 1992 in Bremerton, Washington, … Read Full Bio ↴MxPx is a punk rock band that was formed in 1992 in Bremerton, Washington, United States.
MxPx started as three 15-year-old kids calling themselves Magnified Plaid pounding out music inspired by and similar to The Descendents and other Southern California punk rock bands. They didn’t really love their band name, however, which was a tribute to the original guitarist’s penchant for wearing one particularly loud plaid shirt. Consequently, the name was abbreviated to M.P., but in Yuri’s handwriting, periods become “X“‘s and since he made up the show posters for the band, the four-letter moniker stuck.
Andy Husted, the former guitarist, left the band in 1995 to continue college.
Andy was replaced by Tom to solidify the line-up that would take the band into their post-teen years. Maybe Tom’s background as a drummer made up for his relative inexperience playing guitar (he had only played for a year at the time). He and Yuri lock into backbreakingly fast rhythms that rank with vintage Minor Threat for speed and percussive attack. Mike then adds to the mix his signature sing-along melodies that call to mind SoCal punk bands from the early ’80s.
Bremerton had been a town most famous for its naval shipyards until MxPx caught the attention of Tooth & Nail Records when they played a “showcase” for the T&N label in 1993 in Herrera’s parents’ garage. Mike Herrera had practiced so much before the first show, he lost his voice.
MxPx released three albums with Tooth & Nail Records: Pokinatcha in 1994, Teenage Politics in 1995, and Life in General in 1996. After a falling out with Tooth & Nail, MxPx left the label and signed with A&M Records.
In July 2010 drummer Yuri Ruley announced he would be retiring from the band to focus on his family. Ruley played his last show with the band in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 18, 2010. In a recent video message from Mike, he stated that Tom and Yuri have both finished touring full time, but will continue to play one-off shows with the band.
MxPx started as three 15-year-old kids calling themselves Magnified Plaid pounding out music inspired by and similar to The Descendents and other Southern California punk rock bands. They didn’t really love their band name, however, which was a tribute to the original guitarist’s penchant for wearing one particularly loud plaid shirt. Consequently, the name was abbreviated to M.P., but in Yuri’s handwriting, periods become “X“‘s and since he made up the show posters for the band, the four-letter moniker stuck.
Andy Husted, the former guitarist, left the band in 1995 to continue college.
Andy was replaced by Tom to solidify the line-up that would take the band into their post-teen years. Maybe Tom’s background as a drummer made up for his relative inexperience playing guitar (he had only played for a year at the time). He and Yuri lock into backbreakingly fast rhythms that rank with vintage Minor Threat for speed and percussive attack. Mike then adds to the mix his signature sing-along melodies that call to mind SoCal punk bands from the early ’80s.
Bremerton had been a town most famous for its naval shipyards until MxPx caught the attention of Tooth & Nail Records when they played a “showcase” for the T&N label in 1993 in Herrera’s parents’ garage. Mike Herrera had practiced so much before the first show, he lost his voice.
MxPx released three albums with Tooth & Nail Records: Pokinatcha in 1994, Teenage Politics in 1995, and Life in General in 1996. After a falling out with Tooth & Nail, MxPx left the label and signed with A&M Records.
In July 2010 drummer Yuri Ruley announced he would be retiring from the band to focus on his family. Ruley played his last show with the band in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 18, 2010. In a recent video message from Mike, he stated that Tom and Yuri have both finished touring full time, but will continue to play one-off shows with the band.
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MxPx Lyrics
i still don't know what i want to do
i'd probably still ask you if i knew
what i'm doing now seems to be okay
if it's your will if it's your way
don't want to have to deal with pointless bureaucracy
making sure where something goes or making sure that your agree
well i don't even know what my choices are
should i fly a plane, or should i drive a car?
nothing's clear to me, my eyes won't do a thing for me
i'll just wait right here, until i am what i will be
whatever it is i'm sure ill know, when the time comes he will show
me what to do, and me where to go
all i've got is a skateboard and a guitar
i go to a lot of punk shows a i drive a car
i don't like to work and i don't like to go to school
the teachers think that i'm a girl and the kids they think that i'm uncool
i'm just not interested in much of anything
wouldn't want to be a president, don't want to be a king
i just want to ride my skateboard just want to play my bass
every now and then strum a chord, sometimes land right on my face
have you any ideas? i can't tell by a chart
i want to do what he wants me to, i'm gonna do my part-yah!
i'd probably still ask you if i knew
what i'm doing now seems to be okay
if it's your will if it's your way
don't want to have to deal with pointless bureaucracy
making sure where something goes or making sure that your agree
well i don't even know what my choices are
should i fly a plane, or should i drive a car?
nothing's clear to me, my eyes won't do a thing for me
i'll just wait right here, until i am what i will be
whatever it is i'm sure ill know, when the time comes he will show
me what to do, and me where to go
all i've got is a skateboard and a guitar
i go to a lot of punk shows a i drive a car
i don't like to work and i don't like to go to school
the teachers think that i'm a girl and the kids they think that i'm uncool
i'm just not interested in much of anything
wouldn't want to be a president, don't want to be a king
i just want to ride my skateboard just want to play my bass
every now and then strum a chord, sometimes land right on my face
have you any ideas? i can't tell by a chart
i want to do what he wants me to, i'm gonna do my part-yah!
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Written by: BRIAN ROBERT SETZER, MIKE HIMELSTEIN, RENATO CAROSONE, NICOLA SALERNO
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