Life in General (album)

Life in General is the third studio album by American punk rock band MxPx, released on November 19, 1996. The album features "Chick Magnet". The album features artwork by the artist Coop.^[7] Prior to the release of Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998), the album had sold over 89,000 copies.^[8]

Life in General
Studio album by MxPx
Released	November 19, 1996 (1996-11-19)
Recorded	April 1996 (1st recording) July 1996 (2nd recording) at West Beach Studios, Hollywood
Genre	Punk rock,[1][2] skate punk,[2] pop punk[3]
Length	43:46
Label	Tooth & Nail
Producer	Steve Kravac
MxPx chronology
On the Cover (1995) Life in General (1996) Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo (1998)
Singles from Life in General
"Doing Time" Released: 1997 "Move To Bremerton" Released: 1997 "Chick Magnet" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Punknews.org	[5]
Rock Hard	4.5/10[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Middlename"	2:55
2.	"My Mom Still Cleans My Room"	2:50
3.	"Do Your Feet Hurt"	3:10
4.	"Sometimes You Have to Ask Yourself"	2:19
5.	"The Wonder Years"	1:51
6.	"Move to Bremerton"	3:35
7.	"New York to Nowhere"	2:16
8.	"Andrea"	1:46
9.	"Your Problem, My Emergency"	3:16
10.	"Chick Magnet"	3:12
11.	"Today Is in My Way"	3:06
12.	"Sorry So Sorry"	2:14
13.	"Doing Time"	1:23
14.	"Correct Me If I'm Wrong"	2:33
15.	"Cristalena"	2:01
16.	"Destroyed by You"	2:33
17.	"Southbound"	2:34
Total length:		43:46

All tracks are written by Mike Herrera

Life in General 2.0

To celebrate the album's 20th anniversary in 2016, the band re-recorded the album and released it via e-mail to fans for just one day only. In August 2017, the band officially released it through various streaming services as Life In General 2.0.^[9]

Personnel

MxPx

• Mike Herrera – bass guitar, vocals
• Tom Wisniewski – guitar, background vocals
• Yuri Ruley – drums

Production

• Steve Kravac – producer, engineer, drum tech
• Brandon Ebel – executive producer, A&R

Artwork

• Coop – cover art, back art
• Claire Bigbie – layout
• Michele Herrera – photography
• Brandon Ebel – photography

Charts

Album

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Top Heatseekers	22
Top Contemporary Christian	16

References

Citations

1. "MxPx, "Life In General" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
2. "MxPx Plans Within Plans". Underground Music Unite. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums". Rolling Stone. November 15, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
4. "Life in General - MxPx | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via www.allmusic.com.
5. River, Julie. "MXPX - Life in General". www.punknews.org. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
6. Jaedike, Jan (May 27, 1998). "MxPx Life in General". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved September 3, 2022.
7. "Coop - Interviews - Entertainment - Bizarre Magazine UK". Retrieved December 23, 2017.
8. Reece 1998, p. 18
9. "MxPx's 'Life In General' re-recording is now available for streaming". Alternative Press. August 11, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

Sources

• Reece, Doug (May 23, 1998). "A&M Rounds Up Existing Fan Base For MxPx's 'Buffalo' Set". Billboard. 110 (21). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006-2510.