![]() Its message hearkens back to that of "From End To End" of Two Lefts. The album starts winding down with I Just Want You To Know, another obviously Christian song, with such lyrics as "There was a man who lived one day with holes in his hands, as some do say". The impossible, yet best-case scenario is that it would be featured on the new ST movie's soundtrack, but that's obviously not gonna happen. Turns out Relient K is returning to its roots of pop-culture references with this song. muses about his life before he knew God.īeaming is another upbeat, one minute long ditty about Star Trek and coffee. There Was Another Time In My Life is a artsy song in which Matt T. Matt, since the two are the only two people remaining from the early days. ![]() You'll Always Be My Best Friend is Matt Hoopes's creation, a short, upbeat song that professes Matt's friendship with. It is an acoustic-leaning track with - is that violins I hear? - in the song that has Matt Thiessen proclaiming "I'll curl up with you, my baby and my darling, until I die with you." With Curl Up and Die, Relient K has perfected the genre of Christian Emo music. That theory becomes credible when he throws some reggae into the mix. Ethan Luck proves he's both a great drummer (how about drummist?) and songwriter with his song that, to me, basically says that he's in the band to spice things up. No Reaction has been stuck in my head for four days now, and I can't stop putting it on repeat. And after listening to it, I concluded that it didn't really live up to the original, though it had a lyrics upgrade that made the message shine through better, and the significantly more Relient K-ish chorus (the original was actually by The Earthquakes, Matt T.'s other band). I was curious to hear this new version after the original blew me away. The next song is a reboot of "The Thief" from the Apathetic EP. (The original, not the one on this album.) Even though the lyrics are basically "Don't Worry, Be Happy" with a lot more punch, it still comes out as a great rock song that makes you want to pump your fists in the air, especially during the chorus, and not a cheesy pop song, like, say, I don't know, Up and Up. The Lining is Silver is the other song available on Myspace, and for good reason. Through the great vocals and the awesome drumming (Ethan Luck's really good), the song delivers a message about taking care of the less fortunate than us, since we are all created in the image of God. The songs don't get much better than the John Warne-penned and sang The Last, The Lost, The Least. This is the first country-sounding song (especially when Matt Thiessen croons, "I'm so tired of the road, baby")and it was an aquired taste for me, but I learned to appreciate even this. But it is awesome.Īt Least We Made It This Far is currently the most popular song from the album on iTunes, and I can't entirely see why, since it was not released as a single or anything. It's a good song, but since I'd already worn it out on the Internet, it didn't seem as good when I listened to it on the album. This leads into the first song from the album to be released on the band's Myspace, The Scene and Herd. My only problem with it was the length, which I suppose can be justified by the fact that this is an "EP." The album kicks off with "Where Do I Go From Here," which sounds like a cheesy bluegrass song at first, but becomes a fast paced rock song. ![]() ![]() I listened to the whole thing without skipping or going back. But the shocker was that I was able to do something I'm not able to do with most albums I buy, something I wasn't even able to do with the last album I bought, Superchick's "Rock What You Got," which is half the running time of this album. I even paid for it myself (something I wasn’t going to do). When I walked into Wal-Mart and found the CD, I didn’t think at all that it was going to be a waste of money. This Review Is Almost As Long As The Album Itself, But Not As Good | Posted July-04-2008 ![]()
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