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Relient K is a Christian rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio named after guitarist Matt Hoopes' Plymouth Reliant K car. The band has received numerous awards including a Grammy nomination in 2003 for Best Gospel Modern Rock Album. All the members are Christians, although some fans have questioned the band being in the Christian rock genre. On the subject of this, lead singer Matt Thiessen stated in a interview that they do not care if they are called a Christian band, a rock and roll band, or whatever else. He added, "We just sing about what we want to sing about, which most of the time, is our faith". | Relient K is a Christian rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio named after guitarist Matt Hoopes' Plymouth Reliant K car. The band has received numerous awards including a Grammy nomination in 2003 for Best Gospel Modern Rock Album. All the members are Christians, although some fans have questioned the band being in the Christian rock genre. On the subject of this, lead singer Matt Thiessen stated in a interview that they do not care if they are called a Christian band, a rock and roll band, or whatever else. He added, "We just sing about what we want to sing about, which most of the time, is our faith". | ||
| − | The band broke into the mainstream in 2004 after Capitol signed them and they released their fourth record, Mmhmm, which produced three top five hits on Christian radio and two top 20 hits on mainstream radio. They | + | The band broke into the mainstream in 2004 after Capitol signed them and they released their fourth record, Mmhmm, which produced three top five hits on Christian radio and two top 20 hits on mainstream radio. They have now released their fifth full length record, Five Score and Seven Years Ago. |
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* Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand, 2003 (Gotee) | * Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand, 2003 (Gotee) | ||
* Mmhmm, 2004 (Capitol/Gotee) | * Mmhmm, 2004 (Capitol/Gotee) | ||
| + | * Five Score and Seven Years Ago, 2007 (Capitol/Gotee) | ||
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==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 5 December 2007
Synopsis: Relient K is a Christian band that was formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio. The band was named after Matt Hoopes's Plymouth Reliant K Car. Its songs include Never underestimate my Jesus.
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Relient K is a Christian rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio named after guitarist Matt Hoopes' Plymouth Reliant K car. The band has received numerous awards including a Grammy nomination in 2003 for Best Gospel Modern Rock Album. All the members are Christians, although some fans have questioned the band being in the Christian rock genre. On the subject of this, lead singer Matt Thiessen stated in a interview that they do not care if they are called a Christian band, a rock and roll band, or whatever else. He added, "We just sing about what we want to sing about, which most of the time, is our faith".
The band broke into the mainstream in 2004 after Capitol signed them and they released their fourth record, Mmhmm, which produced three top five hits on Christian radio and two top 20 hits on mainstream radio. They have now released their fifth full length record, Five Score and Seven Years Ago.
Members
- Matt Thiessen: vocals, guitar, piano
- Matt Hoopes: guitar, background vocals
- David Douglas: drums, background vocals
- John Warne: bass, background vocals
- Jonathan Schneck: guitar, background vocals, bells, banjo
Former members
- Stephen Cushman: drums, background vocals (1998-2000)
- Brian Pittman: bass (1998-2004)
Discography
- All Work and No Play, 1998
- 2000 A.D.D., 2000 (Gotee)
- Relient K, 2000 (Gotee)
- The Creepy EP, 2001 (Gotee)
- The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek, 2001 (Gotee)
- The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything, 2002 (Gotee)
- Employee of the Month EP, 2002 (Gotee)
- Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do, 2003 (Gotee)
- The Vinyl Countdown (Vinyl 7") 2003 (Mono vs Stereo)
- Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand, 2003 (Gotee)
- Mmhmm, 2004 (Capitol/Gotee)
- Five Score and Seven Years Ago, 2007 (Capitol/Gotee)
Quotes
Links
- Relient K
- Gotee Records
- Capitol Records
- Relient K on PureVolume
- RelientKFan.com
- RelientK.org: a Relient K fansite
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