▁instrument ▁employed ▁on ▁the ▁R ent als ' ▁album ▁Return ▁of ▁the ▁R ent als ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁He ▁subsequently ▁bought ▁a ▁cheap ▁Mo og ▁at ▁a ▁pa wn ▁shop ▁and ▁wanted ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁Mot ion ▁City ▁upon ▁their ▁formation . ▁Johnson ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁signature ▁" Mo og stand " ▁in ▁live ▁performances , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁hand stand ▁on ▁the ▁instrument . ▁The ▁group ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁gen res , ▁including ▁pop ▁rock , ▁power ▁pop , ▁ind ie ▁rock , ▁em o , ▁and ▁pop ▁punk . ▁Josh ua ▁C ain ▁dismiss ed ▁this ▁latter ▁label , ▁remark ing , ▁" I ▁definitely ▁wouldn ' t ▁consider ▁us ▁a ▁pop - p unk ▁band . ▁Our ▁influ ences ▁are ▁more ▁based ▁on ▁' 9 0 s ▁bands ▁like ▁Super chunk ▁and ▁early ▁We e zer ." ▁Pierre ▁character ized ▁the ▁band ' s ▁music ▁as ▁" dir ty , ▁fast , ▁happy , ▁emot ional ▁rock ▁songs ." ▁ ▁N yl on ▁compared ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁their ▁debut ▁album , ▁I ▁Am ▁the ▁Movie , ▁to ▁All ▁and ▁the ▁Get ▁Up ▁K ids . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁" dist inct ly ▁un ified ▁and ▁ident ifiable ▁style ." ▁Sub sequ ent ▁releases ▁varied ▁in ▁style . ▁My ▁Din osa ur ▁Life , ▁for ▁example , ▁saw ▁the ▁band ▁attempting ▁to ▁em ulate ▁their ▁favorite ▁post - hard core ▁acts ,