The Ever Passing Moment

The Ever Passing Moment is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band MxPx, released on May 16, 2000.

The Ever Passing Moment
Studio album by MxPx
Released	May 16, 2000
Recorded	October 1999 – March 2000
Studio	Conway (Hollywood, California) Robert Lang Studios (Seattle, Washington)
Genre	Pop punk[1]
Length	39:57
Label	A&M
Producer	Jerry Finn
MxPx chronology
At the Show (1999) The Ever Passing Moment (2000) The Renaissance EP (2001)
Singles from The Ever Passing Moment
"Responsibility" Released: 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
HM Magazine	(not rated) link[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[4]
North County Times	A−[5]
Rock Hard	6/10[6]

MxPx gained critical recognition for this album and landed a slot supporting for the Offspring and Cypress Hill on the Conspiracy of One tour.^[7] "Responsibility" proved to be a minor radio hit, peaking at No. 24 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.^[8] Bassist Mike Herrera said on the It Came from Bremerton VHS tape that his songwriting on The Ever Passing Moment was inspired by Elvis Costello's second album This Year's Model.

The intro countdown in the song "The Next Big Thing" is Dave Grohl screaming "1, 2, 3, go!".^[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Herrera.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Life Story"	2:44
2.	"Buildings Tumble"	2:45
3.	"Responsibility"	2:40
4.	"Two Whole Years"	2:43
5.	"Prove It to the World"	2:34
6.	"Educated Guess"	1:46
7.	"Is the Answer in the Question?"	2:10
8.	"The Next Big Thing"	2:26
9.	"Foolish"	2:53
10.	"One Step Closer to Life"	3:10
11.	"Unsaid"	3:00
12.	"Here With Me"	2:12
13.	"Without You"	2:37
14.	"It's Undeniable"	2:47
15.	"Misplaced Memories"	3:35
Total length:		39:57

Personnel

• Mike Herrera - bass, vocals
• Tom Wisniewski - guitar, backing vocals
• Yuri Ruley - drums
• Dave Grohl - introduction on "The Next Big Thing"
• Stephen Egerton (Descendents) - guitar
• Chip Butters - assistant engineer
• Jerry Finn - producer, engineer, mixing
• Lior Goldenberg - engineer, assistant engineer
• Sean O'Dwyer - engineer
• Darrel Thorpe - assistant engineer

Charts

Chart performance for The Ever Passing Moment

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	81
US Billboard 200[11]	56
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[12]	1