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 Guitarist Andy Husted soon left the band and was replaced by Herrera's longtime friend, Tom Wisniewski. Despite only knowing power chords on guitar, Wisniewski was willing to be in the band. MxPx released two further albums with Tooth & Nail: //Teenage Politics// in 1995, and //Life in General// in 1996, which features the single "Chick Magnet" and artwork by the artist Coop. Guitarist Andy Husted soon left the band and was replaced by Herrera's longtime friend, Tom Wisniewski. Despite only knowing power chords on guitar, Wisniewski was willing to be in the band. MxPx released two further albums with Tooth & Nail: //Teenage Politics// in 1995, and //Life in General// in 1996, which features the single "Chick Magnet" and artwork by the artist Coop.
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 +In 1997, MxPx signed a deal with A&M Records. This record deal saw the re-release of 1996's //Life in General//. MxPx then released two more studio albums, the first, //Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo// was released in 1998. The album peaked at No. 99 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold on January 27, 2000, by the RIAA. The band first appeared on Kevin Lyman’s //Vans Warped Tour// in 1997 alongside Blink-182, The Descendents, and more, and went on the full tour in 1998 alongside Bad Religion, Rancid, NOFX, and many others.
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 +In 1999, they released //At the Show//, their first live album recorded on August 24, 1998, at the 930 Club in Washington, DC and on August 25, 1998, at TLA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time of the recording, the band was touring in support of //Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo// as well as the B-sides collection //Let it Happen//, also released in 1998.
  
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 | 1997 | Small Town Minds (7") | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] | | 1997 | Small Town Minds (7") | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] |
 | 1998 | Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo | A&M Records / [[Tooth & Nail Records]] | | 1998 | Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo | A&M Records / [[Tooth & Nail Records]] |
 +| 1998 | Let It Happen | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] |
 +| 1999 | At the Show | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] |
 | 2000 | The Ever Passing Moment | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] | | 2000 | The Ever Passing Moment | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] |
 | 2000 | The Broken Bones (7") | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] | | 2000 | The Broken Bones (7") | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] |
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 "This demo cassette contains what appears to be a practice session of the songs which would eventually make their way onto the debut album //Pokinatcha// (all except "Food Pavilion" are on //Pokinatcha//). These demo tracks are occasionally circulated also with 3 (of the 4) tracks from the //Circular Files// demo above." "This demo cassette contains what appears to be a practice session of the songs which would eventually make their way onto the debut album //Pokinatcha// (all except "Food Pavilion" are on //Pokinatcha//). These demo tracks are occasionally circulated also with 3 (of the 4) tracks from the //Circular Files// demo above."
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 +==== Pokinatcha ====
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 +1994 [[Tooth & Nail Records]] (TND1014)
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 +Mike Herrera - Bass, vocals\\
 +Andy Husted - Guitar\\
 +Yuri Ruley – Drums
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 +Brandon Ebel - Backing vocals on "PxPx"\\
 +[[Aaron Sprinkle]] - Backing vocals on "Twisted Words" and "Walking Bye"
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 +  - Anywhere But Here (3:27)
 +  - Weak (3:04)
 +  - Want Ad (1:25)
 +  - Realize (2:28)
 +  - Think Twice (1:54)
 +  - Unopposed (2:29)
 +  - The Aspect (2:52)
 +  - Ears to Hear (2:51)
 +  - Bad Hair Day (1:52)
 +  - Too Much Thinking (3:41)
 +  - PxPx (1:06)
 +  - Time Brings Change (2:27)
 +  - Jars of Clay (2:20)
 +  - High Standards (2:23)
 +  - Another Song About T.V. (1:42)
 +  - Twisted Words (2:18)
 +  - Walking Bye (1:50)
 +  - No Room (2:03)
 +  - Jay Jay's Song (1:57)
 +  - One Way Window (2:02)
 +  - Dead End (2:46)
 +
 +-------
 +
 +==== 17 ====
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 +1994 [[Tooth & Nail Records]] (TNV3)
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 +Mike Herrera - Bass, vocals\\
 +Andy Husted - Guitar, sang backups on "17"\\
 +Yuri Ruley – Drums
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 +Aaron Sprinkle - Sang backups on "17" and "The Cheezy Song," lead guitar on "The Cheezy Song"
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 +  - 17 (I Saw Her Standing There)
 +  - Suggestion Box
 +  - Creation
 +  - The Ultimately Cheezy As Can Be Song
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 +-------
 +
 +==== Teenage Politics ====
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 +1995 [[Tooth & Nail Records]] (TND1032)
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 +Mike Herrera - Bass, vocals\\
 +Tom Wisniewski - Guitar, backing vocals\\
 +Yuri Ruley – Drums
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 +  - Sugarcoated Poison Apple (2:21)
 +  - Do & Don't (3:37)
 +  - Teenage Politics (2:51)
 +  - Punk Rawk Show (2:32)
 +  - The Opposite of Intellect (2:51)
 +  - False Fiction (3:25)
 +  - Falling Down (2:04)
 +  - Moneytree (1:41)
 +  - Rainyday (2:42)
 +  - Like Sand Through the Hourglass... So Are the Days of Our Lives (1:57)
 +  - Democracy (1:53)
 +  - Something More (2:19)
 +  - Different Things (1:18)
 +  - Misunderstanding (2:42)
 +  - Study Humans (2:20)
 +  - Inquiring Minds Want to Know (2:17)
 +  - I'm the Bad Guy (1:42)
 +  - Americanism (2:28)
 +  - Dolores (2:37)
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 +------
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 +==== Punk Rock Show ====
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 +1995 [[Tooth & Nail Records]] (TNV#6)
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 +Mike Herrera - Bass, vocals\\
 +Tom Wisniewski - Guitar\\
 +Yuri Ruley – Drums
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 +  - Punk Rawk Show (2:32)
 +  - Let It Happen (2:57)
 +  - Hot and Cold (2:10)
 +  - So Kill Me (1:48)
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 +------
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 +==== On the Cover ====
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 +1995 [[Tooth & Nail Records]] (TND1044)
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 +Mike Herrera - Bass, guitar, vocals\\
 +Tom Wisniewski - Guitar, backing vocals\\
 +Yuri Ruley – Drums
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 +  - Summer of 69 (2:18)
 +  - Oh Boy (2:02)
 +  - Drum Machine Joy (3:32)
 +  - You Found Me (2:29)
 +  - Take On Me (3:34)
 +  - Marie, Marie (1:48)
 +  - You Put This Love in My Heart (1:46)
 +  - No Brain (2:36)
  
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 //(to be continued...)// //(to be continued...)//
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