Ten Years & Running

MXPX | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tooth & Nail Records
• ASIN: B000066AMN
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231,619 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #41 in Music > Indie Music > Christian & Gospel > Alternative

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A nice overview of MxPx's career, April 21, 2005

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Alan Pounds "Minnesota Hip-Hop Fiend" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ten Years & Running (Audio CD)

I actually bought this CD a couple of years ago and never really listened to it that much. So this morning, I figured I would throw it in on the drive into work. I guess my biggest turn off about this album, is that is sounds a lot like Blink-182; a band that I used to love, but really grew out of quick. But I also hear a lot of influence from The Clash, Green Day, No Doubt and the Foo Fighters. Actually, the lyrics are better than most watered down pop-punk acts. I'm not a skater anymore though. I've grown up, and subsequently, people grow out of this kind of music since it appeals to a select age group. These guys were making something totally original in 1993 when they were formed, but unfortunately, bands like Green Day (one of my favorites of all time), opened the door for bands like A New Found Glory, Sum 41, and other groups I'm not to fond of to steal the spotlight. A pop-punk band's vocalist is by far the most important part of the band, and the whiny high pitch voice that many of these bands possess just isn't doing it for me anymore; which is one reason that I love Goldfinger (he's got a different voice).

I won't lie though, I did enjoy this CD for what it was. There are some good songs here. Some of my favorites are "My Mistake," "Chick Magnet," "Doing Time," and "Move to Bremerton". It's not that it's bad, it's just that I've heard it all before. Nevertheless, MxPx does do this style of pop-punk quite well.

This album goes to prove that most punk bands don't grow up, which is why most of them have a tough time later in their career; because people don't want to hear the same riffs re-worked over 10-20 years, it just gets tiring. There needs to be more punk bands like NOFX. Those guys are always coming up with great concepts, odd time signatures, and different styles to color their existing canvas. Their music makes the canvas of other pop-punk bands seem black and white. MxPx falls somewhere in the middle of this whole mess. They are better than a lot of pop-punk acts, but their not among the elite.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of MxPx, June 1, 2002

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"mxpx_003" (Minny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ten Years & Running (Audio CD)

This CD is sweet. The 2 new songs, "Running Away" and "My Mistake" are excellent. The re-recording of "Punk Rawk Show" is also pretty good. One of the reviews on here was complaining about how MxPx isn't Christian. Well, if your looking for a Christian punk band, check out Ace Troubleshooter or Relient K. MxPx has said in the past that they are not a Christian band, they are "Christians in a band." This is the perfect CD for both a new MxPx listener and a big fan.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 10 Years is Best Yet, September 23, 2002

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Me (The Middle of Nowhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ten Years & Running (Audio CD)

While I've heard some people say this CD isn't worth buying because it only has 2 new tracks I highly disagree. Here's my favourite tracks:
#1 Punk Rock Show: 9/10: Punk Rock Show really shows the true MxPx spirit, fast, slightly hard, and fun. This song is a rerecording, and actually sounds alot better then the original version.
#2 My Mistake: 9/10 Actually I didn't like this song at first, but it seems to have made its way to MTV, and other places around the world. It has grown on me and I now find it to be a great song, one of MxPx's new songs.
#3 Running Away: 8/10 My favourite song on the CD when I first heard it, Running Away has kinda faded for me but is still a really good fast running Punk Song, MxPx seems to have returned to their Punk roots and has stopped flirting with PopPunk.
#5 Want Ad: 7/10 This song was one of MxPx's first ever song and features their original guitarist. Want Ad seems unpolished, somewhat rough, but definitely fun and seems to be an add for a Christian Punk Girl.
#6 Tomorow is Another Day: 10/10 One of my favourite songs, Tomorow is Another Day is an emotional song that still holds on to its fast punk origin and really speaks of life in general from a Christian perspective.
#9 My Life Story: 7/10 This song really is catchy, I'm not sure what album it was originally on because I'm kinda new to MxPx but it is very good.
#18 Move to Bremerton: 10/10 Actually I almost want to beleive that MxPx rerecorded this song and forgot to mention it. This song was remixed but not rerecorded, and boy does it sound great.
#19 Middle Name: 8/10 A song that you really can't tell what Mike is singing at first and is overpowered by Tom's guitar Middle Name is really catchy, and will grow on you like a tumor :-P.
For all of you who have other MxPx CDs it may not mean that much to you, but if you don't have all their CDs then DEFINITELY BUY THIS. The CD pamphlet is actually pretty cool also, giving the great story of how MxPx came along to become who they are today.