Relient K (album)

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Relient K
Relient K cover
Studio album by Relient K
Released Flag of United States April 25, 2000
Genre Christian rock
Pop punk
Length 46:40
Label Gotee Records
Producer(s) Mark Lee Townsend
Toby McKeehan
Todd Collins
Joey Elwood
Professional reviews
Relient K chronology
2000 A.D.D.
(2000)		 Relient K
(2000)		 The Creepy EP
(2001)


Relient K is the first full-length album released by Christian rock band Relient K. Many of the tracks are newer versions of those found on their 1998 demo All Work and No Play. Typical of Relient K albums, the lyrics use pop culture references for teaching and to illustrate Biblical principles.[1]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Matt Thiessen, Matt Hoopes, Brian Pittman, and Stephen Cushman; except "Charles in Charge", copyright Universal

  1. "Hello McFly" – 2:49
  2. "My Girlfriend" – 2:47
  3. "Wake Up Call" – 3:19
  4. "Benediction" – 1:39
  5. "When You're Around" – 2:02
  6. "Softer To Me" – 3:22
  7. "Charles In Charge" – 2:39
  8. "Staples" – 2:59
  9. "anchorage" – 0:22
  10. "17 Magazine" – 3:06
  11. "Balloon Ride" – 2:58
  12. "Everything Will Be" – 3:31
  13. "Nancy Drew" – 2:48
  14. "K Car" – 12:12

[edit] Credits

[edit] Notes and miscellanea

  • At the end of "Hello McFly", Toby McKeehan (TobyMac) calls Matt Thiessen, telling him that a song about Marilyn Manson will never be on a CD put out by Gotee Records (the call is followed by "My Girlfriend", a song about Marilyn Manson). McKeehan is the president of Gotee Records, and the one who signed Relient K to a record deal after hearing their demo.
  • The hidden track after "K Car" is entitled "Punk Rock Picnic" - Relient K's "Call Us Rock Stars" with various quotes dubbed over and then polka music at the end.[citation needed]
  • The song "anchorage" is the only Relient K song to begin with a lowercase letter, and is the only Relient K song that has absolutely no vocals.
  • Pre-release copies of the album feature a short track called "Ed Sullivan" which was excluded from the release version.[citation needed]
  • In the song "K Car", there's a line that says "And Brandon Ebel just gave us a call".[citation needed] Brandon Ebel is the founder of the Christian record label Tooth & Nail Records.

[edit] Pop culture and Biblical references

  • "Hello McFly" refers to the Back to the Future trilogy, in which the main character was named Marty McFly. Similar to the movie, the song is about the inability to change one's past.[1]
  • "Charles in Charge" was a cover of the theme from the TV series of the same name.[1]
  • "17 Magazine" refers to the magazine of the same name.[1]
  • "Nancy Drew" refers to the series of children's mysteries with the main character of the same name. This song also mentions The Hardy Boys, the brother series to Nancy Drew.[1]
  • "K Car" refers to the Plymouth Reliant K, based on the K Car platform, for which the band is named.
  • At the end of the polka music that makes up the second half of the hidden track, the man playing that just finished playing the polka music asks the audience if they've heard his song on the radio about the Cleveland Browns.
  • "Marilyn Manson Ate My Girlfriend" draws parallels to 1 Peter 5:8, where the Devil is portrayed as a Lion waiting to devour lives.[1] Several transtations of 1 Peter 5:8.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 750-751. ISBN 1-56563-679-1. 
Relient K
Matt Thiessen – Matt Hoopes – Dave Douglas – John Warne – Jon Schneck
Former: Todd Frescone - Stephen Cushman - Jared Byers - Brian Pittman
Discography
Albums: Relient K – The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek – Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do – Mmhmm – Five Score and Seven Years Ago
EPs: 2000 A.D.D. – The Creepy EP – Employee of the Month EP – The Vinyl Countdown – Apathetic EP
Other: All Work and No Play (Demo) – Open Mic Karaoke: Relient K, Vol. 1 (Karaoke CD) – Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand (Christmas CD)
Selected singles: "My Girlfriend" – "Pressing On" – "Sadie Hawkins Dance" – "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" – "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry" – "Be My Escape" – "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" – "High of 75" – "Must Have Done Something Right" – "Forgiven"
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