Relient K

Two Lefts Don't Make a Right.. But Three Do

Relient K on a Roll

Review Score:

(10/10)
Relient K, a group of Christian pop-punkers, is at it again! They've just released their third full-length album, the amazing "Two Lefts Don't Make a Right... But Three Do" on March 11th of this year. The band, who has two other full-length albums., "Relient K" and "The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek", and several small EP releases, sounds more mature in this CD, and the lyrics are more in-depth, fun, and possibly even more spiritual!
Their first track (and first single) off the CD, "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things like Chemistry", is one of the more fun songs on the album. Telling the story of Matt Thiessen,, the lead vocalist's, adventure on the Batman ride where his cell phone fell into the lake beneath the structure, the song tells of how Thiessen, who wrote all the songs on the CD, doesn't want to mess up his relationships with those of whom he relates.
One of the more spiritual songs on the CD is "Getting Into You", which happens to be one of my two favorites. It tells of Thiessen's early-Christian period where people were asking him, "Do you know exactly what you're getting into by becoming a Christian?" Then Thiessen realizes that since God "got to" him in "a way words can't describe", then he knows that he must be the one that keeps God alive. Another `Jesus-focused' song is "From End to End", which is targeted at non-Christians who won't bother to hear the message of Christ. With words like, "Hey, hey, can you hear anything I say? You search for the short-cut, you live life, but for what? I love you and hope you will find the truth some day," it's not too "tsk-tsk, you bad non-Christian", but more, "please just listen, because I love you".
Most of the songs on the album are about girls and relationships with them. The fun-and funny- "Mood Rings" talks about girls who are over-emotional. It advises those particular girls to wear mood rings to let their boyfriends know exactly what they're feeling at the moment. The I-can't-believe-I-did-it vibe in "College Kids" tells how Thiessen wished he hadn't gone to college, due mainly to the out-of-control parties, lack of money, unwilling-to-date college girls, and the feeling that after spending all that money, the tests were the only parts that mattered. "Over Thinking", another relationship song, is about how Thiessen wished he had never had experience with a girl who ended up being a "negative end", when all he wanted was his dream girl.
My other favorite song, if you were wondering, is the fifth track, "In Love With the 80s (Pink Tux to the Prom)". This absolutely hilarious take on the decade of all decades is so fun to sing along with! With lyrics like, "When you're the president of the Breakfast Club, and you're not hesitant to fall in love, to fall in love, `coz you throw it away to fall in love with the 80s." The perfectly composed music even sounds like 80s music!
All in all, this third album by the unstoppable Relient K is very worthy of your purchase! Even the secular music-loving person will fall in love (with the 80s and) with the band! You can purchase this CD at your local Christian music/book store, Circuit City, or music store nation-wide.

Paige Varner

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