Relient K is a Christian pop-punk/alt-rock band that was introduced to me back in 2002, and I always enjoyed their "happy" and humorous sound. Funny and even reflexive lyrics. Every time I could, I followed their trajectory.
In 2011 they released an EP (Extended Play, which is bigger than a single and smaller than a full album) named "Is For Karaoke EP" with 7 covers, on July 28, and later another, on October 4, "Is For Karaoke Pt. 2 EP" with another 7 songs too. Concurrently to the last one, they released the full album, which is the junction of both EPs.
In the sequence showing in the album, the original artists and the year of release of their songs are: Cyndi Lauper (1982), Justin Bieber (2010), The Wallflowers (1997), Chicago (1984), Cake (1996), Gnarls Barkley (2006), Third Eye Blind (1997), They Might Be Giants (1998), Stone Temple Pilots (1994), Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers (1979), Toto (1981), Weezer (1994), Nada Surf (2003) and Tears For Fears (1985).
I must confess when the album was released in 2011 and I had access to it, I HATED IT. I speak ill of it, even after I listened to all its songs. Curiously, maturity came and I heard it again in these last 3 years. My opinion on it from when I listened to at the first time completely changed. It's one of their best albums for me. I see it as a precise and mature release.
With the exception of 3 songs (One Headlight, The Distance and Inside Of Love), I know all the others in their original versions. What delighted me the most in this album was the approach the band brought to the original versions, while putting a minimum arrangement here or there, characterising what they were doing in their recent releases.
The versions that excited me the most, in the order they show up in the album, are:
- Girls Just Want To Have Fun
- You're The Inspiration
- Crazy
- Interstate Love Song
- Here Comes My Girl
- Africa
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World
A pleasant album to listen with your family, remembering a little bit of the original versions, but with a different flavouring.
PS: I know the song Girls Just Want To Have Fun is actually from Robert Hazard and from 1979, though the band inspired in Cyndi Lauper's version, which was the most famous, meaning, a cover from a cover.
Dear Deezer users, unfortunately in the Brazilian version of the app the album is not available, but you can listen to it on YouTube/Music for free.
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