Punk music is easy to write and play.
The lyrics aren't noted for their poetic subtlety, and it doesn't take a great voice to sing the stuff. The major attraction of the genre is the high-speed energy at which it's performed, and a punk band proves their worth best at a live show. The Huntingtons released their superb live album, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly , earlier this year, and now label-mates MxPx are following their lead. All in all, they blast through twenty-three songs in just under fifty minutes, which is pretty darn fast. Lead singer Mike Herrera doesn't chatter much from onstage, either, apparently choosing to let his music speak for him.