![]() Yes, “ My Girl’s Ex-Boyfriend” holds Mmhmm back from being a complete departure, but Mmhmm was different, and it connected. The sheer songwriting power of that song and its lyrics had me dumbfounded: “Just two years prior, hadn’t this band released a song entirely in gibberish?” Mmhmm’s song-craft was a massive quantum leap from the band’s previous albums, and it displayed that frontman Matt Theissen was far from some cheeky Ohio youth group goofball. As the song continued, going from double time to half time to drum-less breakdown and back, startled, I pondered, “ this is Relient K?” Then they released their now-signature song, the perfect, “ Be My Escape,” and I found myself asking that same question for a different reason. It all began one night on PureVolume when I heard a new song called “The One I’m Waiting For.” In its first few seconds, the first thing I noticed was the significantly higher production value in the drums and the shuffling, almost Edge-like guitar riff, but then the whole band kicked in and its breakneck tempo knocked me on my ass. However, it was 2004’s Mmhmm that changed everything. Their next two albums, The Anatomy Of The Tongue In Cheek and Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right…But Three Do certainly held on to the cheese, but each still saw the band push their music forward, bit by bit. The songs were definitely cheesy, but those cheeseballs wormed their way into my skull and never left. Nevertheless, we bought their self-titled debut CD directly from them at their merch table – I distinctly remember guitarist Matt Hoopes’ signature being – but as the weeks went on after the show, much to my surprise, I couldn’t get the songs out of my head. They had silly songs – like one that hadn’t come out yet that they played that night and sadly followed them the rest of their career, “ Sadie Hawkins Dance” – their bass player looked like he was having a seizure while they played, and, at that time, they seemed like awkward blink-182 wannabes. Now, at the time, frankly, I assumed I would never see or hear from them again. Not so much by the band, per se, but by the embodiment of punk rock that was before me at that moment. That’s right: in a church sanctuary, kids were moshing in front of the altar and crowd surfing off of pews to songs like “ Hello McFly,” “ Staples” and “ Softer To Me.” Someone even had to stop the band’s set to tell kids to stop. Supertones, Switchfoot and Relient K in a church may not exactly be Strike Anywhere and Ignite, but Relient K’s set was my first exposure to mosh pits and crowd surfing. ![]() so that i could repair my mistake and that i can learn from the mistake (failure is a blessing in disguise) and then it goes on to say even though i pulled my heart out,and did everything in my power to repair the damage, all you are left with is a SHELL OF WHAT I HAD WHEN I FIRST STARTED.It sounds silly, but this was truly my first punk rock show. Its like saying thanks to God for giving me faith, the ability to see what what i did was wrong, etc. (my ex-best friend and I have made up and are on good terms, but the relationship is nowhere close to being what it was before (shell)) so that i could repair my mistake and that i can learn from the mistake (failure is a blessing in disguise) and then it goes on to say even though i pulled my heart out,and did everything in my power to repair the damage, all you are left with is a SHELL OF WHAT I HAD WHEN I FIRST STARTED. ![]() ![]() Thank you, God, for giving me the insight My FAVORITE PART IS THE BRIDGE ITS SO AMAZING!! ![]() This song is incredible! anyone who read my forgiven comment that wasnt even a comment it was more like a BOOK, this song helped me get through the same situation with that friend (who was actually my best friend at the time) So I inflict the conflict with the utmost of intention It seems to me to be slightly masochisticīut there'd be no story without all this dissension I feel like I was born for devestation and reformĪ shell of what I had when I first started 'Cause I've got enough problems without creating more ![]()
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