Customer Reviews
If you only buy one album this year, buy this one. - By: Little Ramona, 22 Mar 2008 
I got this album the week it was released & some months later I still love it. The punk/rock walll of sound this CD makes is great. Crank it up loud to appreciate it at its best. I just wish they would tour the UK. If you like the Ramones, U2, Blink 182, Stellar Kart, Everyday Sunday etc this ones for you.
Special K - By: Popbloke, 30 Aug 2007 
If this album reallly was a breakfast cereal it would be coco-wheata-frostie-suga-flakes, a real mix of everything. Well, grab your biggest spoon & dig in, because it tastes grrreat!
How Relient K haven't made it bigger on this side of the pond is still a mystery. With hooks bigger than Abu Hamza & clever lyrics the UK charts could learn a thing or two from this lot. Not to be dismissed on first listen as a straightforward rock album by the likes of Lostprophets & Blink 182, obligatory guitar riffs merge with piano to give a refreshing edge. String sections, slide guitar & other instrumentation feature on tracks that aren't in the straight ahead rock mould to lift the variety of songs on the record.
Lyricallly at times it's like having a dictionary burped in your face, but personallly I like the fact that there are some more complex words used, only rarely coming across as clumsy. However clever & witty the lyrics may be, if you don't want to take notice then no worries, the infectious nature of the choruses will keep you suitably entertained.
With songs played for laughs like the self explanitory 'faking my own suicide', to the emotional epic closer 'Death Bed', this record will suit the rock fan with a brain. Give it a try, like me, you will soon be Relient on it!
Really rad sound - By: Outraged Teen, 13 Jun 2007 I'm a huge fan of Switchfoot so naturallly Relient K was recommended to me pretty quickly. The sound is great with some reallly strong vocals/harmonies, crazy drums, relentless guitars & a funky bass. The lyrics bring it alll together to make 14 fabulous tracks.
1. Pleading The Fifth- completly unacompanied, awesome harmonies & in general a reallly groovy song.
2. Come Right Out And Say It- love this song from beginning to end. Its got a kicking drum beat the whole way through, some awesome builds & is shaped pretty perfectly in every way. One of the best ones.
3. I Need You- best drums track, its a minor song though so its naturallly not as easy on the ears. Guitars reallly drive the chorus through to make it great.
4. Best Thing- reallly awesome feel good song, vocals are gorgeous alongside these chords. Its good.
5. Forgiven- one of the more spiritual songs, love the lyrics, great message, punchy bass line.
6. Must Have Done Something Right- another one of my favs, everything deserves a mention in it, cause it alll makes a great sound. love it.
7. Give Until There's Nothing Left: a good track. its another feel good tune with some well placed chords.
8. Devastation And Reform- its not one of my favs but i still listen to it happily. guitars stand out the most.
9. I'm Taking You With Me- my origional favourite. gorgeous harmonies against some rad guitar rifts & drums driving it home. they end it perfectly
10. Faking My Own Suicide- not their best lyrics to be honest. it has a sort of country feel to it but it doesn't come into its own as much as I'd have liked it to.
11. Crayons Can Melt On Us For All I Care- this track is halarious. its completely unesessary but i wouldn't love the album as much if it wasn't there. r-a-d
12. Bite My Tongue- another of my absolute favs. starts with an awesome guitar rift, has some awesome lyrics & a gorgeous bridge that rides into a fabulous chorus.
13. Up And Up- lovely feel good track, drums are great the whole way through.
14. Deathbed- this track totallly makes the cd. its like 10minutes long but the lyrics are gorgeous. it goes from this bizarrely beautiful lullaby melody into this class chorus. great end to a great album.
Best yet - By: BeerandBentley, 11 Apr 2007 Every Relient K album is better than the last one. If you liked Mmhmm, you'll like this. Their music has matured since Mmhmm, but kept the same style & feel, which was exactly the right thing to do!
