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The Creepy EP
''The Creepy EP'' is the second EP by American rock band Relient K. It contains two songs from their later full-length release, ''The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek'', and four exclusive tracks. This EP, along with Relient K's other early EPs, is out of print. Track listing All songs written by Matt Thiessen except "Those Words Are Not Enough", written by Matt Hoopes #" Pressing On" – 3:31 #"Those Words Are Not Enough" – 4:49 #"Operation" – 2:32 #"Softer to Me (Acoustic)" – 4:12 #"Jefferson Airplane (Demo)" – 3:56 #"Pressing On (Back Porch Acoustic)" – 6:59 Personnel * Matt Thiessen – lead vocals, guitar, piano * Matt Hoopes Matthew "Matt" Ryan Hoopes is an American musician, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, most known as the lead guitarist of Relient K. Hoopes has played lead guitar and provided backing vocals for Relient K since 1998 and is one of two constant ... – guitar, backing vocals * Brian Pittman – bass * Dave Douglas – drums, backing voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relient K
Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio, by Matt Thiessen, Matt Hoopes, and Brian Pittman Board Message during the band members' third year in high school and their time at Malone University. The band is named after guitarist Hoopes' automobile, a Plymouth Reliant K car, with the spelling intentionally altered to avoid trademark infringement over the ''Reliant'' name. The group is known for its Christian rock, alternative Christian rock, and contemporary Christian music. The group is associated with the contemporary Christian music culture, most notably the Christian rock and punk scene. The group has also performed alongside secular artists. The band has reached critical success with mainstream pop punk and alternative rock. The band's sound incorporates piano and acoustic elements. Since its formation, Relient K has released nine studio albums, seven EPs, two Christmas albums, and one collection of rarities. The band has received numerous awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotee Records
Gotee Records is a record label founded by Christian hip hop performer Toby McKeehan (known professionally as ''TobyMac''), Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood. The label began as a production company. At the time of the label's founding, McKeehan was a member of dc Talk. Formation of Gotee McKeehan and Collins intended to produce Out of Eden's ''Lovin' the Day'', but they couldn't find a label to sign the act to, and so formed Gotee Records and began distributing the band's material on their own. The label was a part of EMI Christian Music Group. However, they bought back EMI's minority share to become fully independent again as of March 31, 2008. Toby McKeehan is currently the president of the company and as of 2009, the label is currently distributed by Warner Bros. Records. McKeehan got the name "Gotee" from the song "Socially Acceptable" on dc Talk's album '' Free at Last''. A member of the band GRITS was doing the background vocals, and he was saying, "Let it go, T, let it g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Lee Townsend
Mark Lee Townsend is an American multi-instrumentalist and record producer best known as guitarist for the Christian rock band dc Talk and as the long-time producer for Christian rock band Relient K. Townsend's career started as a member, singer, guitarist and songwriter for the pop and Christian band Bash 'N The Code from 1986 through 1991. He played with dcTalk from 1996 until their hiatus in 2001. In between dcTalk tours, he was a lead guitarist for the Christian artist Jennifer Knapp. He creatively added more life to her already well-written songs. At the Cornerstone Festival 2000, he appeared doing an acoustic act where he ended his show with a rendition of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody". During his time with dcTalk, he and other members of the band formed the band, Zilch, which would become the band Sonicflood, and made the album "Platinum" for Gotee Records. After dc Talk went on an extended hiatus, Townsend took to producing. He produced ''Jennifer Knapp Live'' in 2006, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby McKeehan
Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known for being a member of the Christian rap and rock trio DC Talk, staying with them from 1987 until they went on hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of eight studio albums: ''Momentum'' (2001), ''Welcome to Diverse City'' (2004), ''Portable Sounds'' (2007), ''Tonight'' (2010), ''Eye on It'' (2012), '' This Is Not a Test'' (2015), '' The Elements'' (2018), and ''Life After Death'' (2022) as well as five remixed albums: '' Re:Mix Momentum'' (2003), ''Renovating Diverse City'' (2005), '' Dubbed and Freq'd: A Remix Project'' (2012), ''Eye'm All Mixed Up'' (2014) and '' The St. Nemele Collab Sessions'' (2019). He also has two full-length Christmas albums: ''Christmas in Diverse City'' (2011) and ''Light O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Elwood
Joey Elwood is one of the co-founders of Gotee Records, along with the other Gotee Brothers, Toby McKeehan and Todd Collins. The record label was created when, after failing to find a label willing to sign the group Out of Eden, Elwood, McKeehan, and Collins decided to produce ''Lovin' the Day'' on their own. Of the creation of Gotee Records, Elwood recalls, ""We all collectively said, 'Let's just give this a shot.' At the risk of sounding unprofessional, it was a very naïve entry into the business. We basically learned every day, on the job, because we had no training for what we were doing, other than we loved music and we produced music. That was the entry point. Three naïve guys, a willing band, and some really good songs."Geil, Mark. About Gotee.'' April 14, 2008. Originally posted on Christianitytoday.com. Accessed on July 12, 2010. As a member of the Gotee Brothers, Elwood recorded "ERACE -Eliminating Racism and Creating Equality" with Todd Collins and his cousin Toby McKeeh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relient K (album)
''Relient K'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Relient K. Many of the tracks are newer versions of those found on their 1998 demo '' All Work & No Play''. Typical of early Relient K albums, the lyrics use pop culture references for teaching and to illustrate Biblical principles. As of late 2006/early 2007, this album has sold around 400,000 copies. Track listing Personnel Relient K * Matt Thiessen – lead vocals, guitar * Matt Hoopes – guitar, backing vocals * Brian Pittman – bass guitar * Stephen Cushman – drums, backing vocals Additional production * Mark Lee Townsend - producer Notes and miscellanea *At the end of "Hello McFly", Toby McKeehan (tobyMac) calls Matt Thiessen, telling him that a song about Marilyn Manson will never be on a CD put out by Gotee Records (the call is followed by "My Girlfriend", a song about Marilyn Manson). McKeehan is the president of Gotee Records, and the one who signed Relient K to a record deal after hearing thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Anatomy Of The Tongue In Cheek
''The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek'' (often shortened to ''Anatomy'') is the second full-length album released by the Christian rock band Relient K. It was released on August 28, 2001, and peaked at No. 158 on the ''Billboard'' 200. On June 26, 2006, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the United States. The cover of the original release is similar to that of the 1999 Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ... release ''Hey Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology''. The album continues the band's liberal use of pop culture references (such as the song "I'm Lion-O," which is about the popular TV series ''Thundercats''). Song themes range from pop culture to Christian themes—growth in faith ("Pressing On"), backsliding ("What ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Thiessen
Matthew Arnold Thiessen (born August 12, 1980) is a Canadian-American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the Christian rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released eight full-length albums, including three that were certified Gold, and three that peaked in the top twenty on the ''Billboard'' 200. Outside of his work with Relient K, Thiessen leads a side project called Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes, which released its debut album ''Wind Up Bird'' on August 31, 2018. In 2009, he co-produced and collaborated on Owl City's album '' Ocean Eyes''. Musical career Relient K Thiessen founded Relient K in 1998, with guitarist Matt Hoopes, and bassist Brian Pittman, and recorded the demo '' All Work & No Play'' the same year. The recording attracted the interest of Toby McKeehan who signed the band to his label Gotee Records. Between the years 2000 and 2003, Gotee rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Hoopes
Matthew "Matt" Ryan Hoopes is an American musician, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, most known as the lead guitarist of Relient K. Hoopes has played lead guitar and provided backing vocals for Relient K since 1998 and is one of two constant members of the band, the other being lead vocalist Matt Thiessen. Biography Along with Matt Thiessen and Brian Pittman, Hoopes co-founded the band during his junior year of high school at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio. He met Thiessen when they were in the Church choir together in second grade. Matt Thiessen once said in the book ''The Complex Infrastructure Known as the Female Mind'' that Hoopes and Brian Pittman were the athletes in high school, and while they were friends with Thiessen, they were also probably considered cooler than Thiessen. While lead singer Matt Thiessen writes almost every song, Hoopes wrote the songs "Those Words Are Not Enough", "Don't Blink", "You'll Always Be My Best Friend", and "Candlelight". Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pressing On (Relient K Song)
"Pressing On" is a song by the Christian rock band Relient K, and it is featured on their second album, ''The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek''. It is one of the band's most popular songs, and can be heard on Christian radio stations from time to time. The song was written by the band's lead singer Matt Thiessen in 2001. The song was featured in the '' Power Rangers: Ninja Storm'' episode "Looming Thunder", along with "Trademark" from ''Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do''. It also appears in '' Big Air Freestyle'', a motocross video game for GameCube and can be heard on at least one episode of the television show ''Pimp My Ride''. The song yet again appears in the episode of '' What's New, Scooby Doo?'' called "Gold Paw." An acoustic version appears on '' The Creepy EP'', along with the studio version. While the band no longer plays it at shows for the most part, many concerts are usually filled with shouts of the song's name from fans in the crowd. The band has p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Pittman
Brian Lee Pittman (born October 21, 1980) is an American musician most notable as the former bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K, of which he was a founding member. He has also played bass for the Christian metal band Inhale Exhale, and owns a landscaping company called Aura Concrete & Landscaping. Pittman married on August 30, 2008 and currently resides in Canal Fulton, Ohio. Bands Relient K Pittman played bass for Relient K from the band's beginning in 1998 until Bleach's farewell show on August 29, 2004. He contributed to 13 Relient K projects, including five full-length albums, four EPs, a two-track single, and two Christmas albums. The last album he contributed to was '' Mmhmm'' (the band's fourth album), along with longtime bandmates Matt Thiessen, Matt Hoopes, and Dave Douglas. Some people think the song "For the Band", which is found on Relient K's '' Employee of the Month EP'', was written about his leaving, but that is unlikely, as that song was recorded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
