This album made me a fan!

Don't get me wrong, I found a lot of Relient K's earlier music fun to listen to but I think this is the album that helped them stand out from many other cookie cutter Christian Bands out there. Their lyrics have improved greatly from the more juvenial themes on the previous albums. I believe this is the way Christian Music should be... not over preachy and dealing with life issues from a Christian perspective. I do enjoy worship albums that sing about God but it is nice to also have groups like Relient K that deal with the day to day things we all go through. It is also nice that this album is accessable to a wider audience then just the Christian subculture. I think the youth of today need more artists like Relient K as role models to counter what the music industry has been puting out in recent years. Also if you like this check out the "Apathetic EP" it follows the same style plus includes accustic versions of some of their hits.

Christian vs. Non-Christian; Doesn't Matter. Great CD!

To everyone who says Relient K "sold out" and are not a "Christian band", I ask have to ask "how so?" While they may not come right out and proclaim the messages of the gospel, they don't lead listeners astray from solid Christian morals and hopes. Be My Escape (" I know to live you must give your life away", "I'm giving up on doing this alone now, Cause I've failed and I'm ready to be shown how, He's told me the way and I'm trying to get there"), I So Hate Consequences ("When I got tired of running from you I stopped right there to catch my breath, There your words they caught my ears, You said, "I miss you son. Come home", And my sins, they watched me leave"", "God all this time I needed you, I needed you"), More Than Useless ("And when I think that I can't do this, You promise me that I'll get through this"), Let It All Out ("If the burden seems too much to bear, Remember the end will justify the pain it took to get us there"), Life After Death and Taxes ("Never forget there's life after death"), and When I Go Down ("I confess I'll blame all this on my selfishness yet you love me

MmHmm Is Purely Pop/Punk Gold

Relient K's fourth LP release, simply entitled "MMHMM", recently went gold, and rightfully so. To put it simply, MMHMM is an album that I have really enjoyed for over a year now. It has become somewhat of an instant classic in my record collection. But the reason I write this review is because in my expereince, the album reviews I've encountered simply never seem to get it right. Most music press reviews seem to babble on about how christian punk is an oxymoron, and casual fans generally don't seem to go into depth. So here is my two cents.