All Work & No Play

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All Work and No Play is the demo CD released by the Christian rock band Relient K in 1998. It caught the attention of dcTalk's Toby McKeehan, who subsequently signed them to Gotee Records. Only a limited number were ever produced.

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Thiessen

1. "K Car" – 2:36
2. "I'm Lion-O" – 3:43
3. "Staples" – 3:00
4. "Marilyn Manson Ate My Girlfriend" – 3:01
5. "Cojack" – 2:44
6. "My Good Friend Charles" – 2:44
7. "Register" – 1:41
8. "Be Rad" – 2:14
9. "C.U.R.B." – 3:16
10. "William" – 2:01
11. "Softer to Me" – 2:03

Credits

• Matt Thiessen – lead vocals, guitar
• Matt Hoopes – guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Pittman – bass
• Todd Frescone – drums

The CD had a limited release by CREC records. The Cover was the same with different CD art.

Song remake differences

Seven of the eleven tracks on this album were eventually remade on either then band's first or second full-length albums. This is a list of song-by-song differences from the demo versions and the final versions:

• "K Car" was remade on the band's eponymous debut, Relient K. The guitar chords and lyrics are basically the same in both versions of the song. The car starting and the car breaking down noises are not on the demo version.
• "I'm Lion-O" was remade on the band's second album, The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek. This song is one of the songs that has many differences from the redone version. It has some of the same guitar chords here and there, and the lyrics "I'm Lion-O" and parts of the verses are similar, but this demo version begins with a slow verse of version of the Meow Mix theme song that Dr. Evil sings in the 1997 film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
• "Staples" was remade on the band's eponymous debut, Relient K. Much of the lyrics are the same, but the guitar chords differ somewhat. The final chorus is done in rock format in this version, unlike the redone version's flute chorus at the end.
• "Marilyn Manson Ate My Girlfriend" was re-recorded and released on the band's debut album as "My Girlfriend". The song is basically the same except for some of the guitars in the beginning and few altered lyrics.
• "My Good Friend Charles" was also included on their debut album as "Charles in Charge". The song is basically the same again, with minor differences in sound. One key difference is that in this version, Matt Thiessen announces his own guitar solo.
• "C.U.R.B." was later rewritten as "For the Moments I Feel Faint", which appeared on Relient K's second album, The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek. The song on this demo album is possibly the most different from its final version, and has a large number of differences. The titles are obviously not similar as the other ones with changed titles. Another huge different is the lyrics, with only the first verse and part of the chorus being the same. There is a different second verse that talks about all their favorite bands being "Christian through and through", and has the line from the Bible, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." The biggest difference is that the final version is a slow-paced worship song, whereas this song is simply a punk rock song. It is rumored that C.U.R.B. stands for Christian Urban Roller Bladers.
• "Softer to Me" was also included on their debut album, and is again, pretty much the same as its remake.

Trivia

• "K Car" refers to the Plymouth Reliant K, based on the K Car platform, for which the band is named.
• "I'm Lion-O" refers to the 1980s cartoon Thundercats, the main character of which was named Lion-O.
• "My Good Friend Charles" references the 1980s sitcom Charles in Charge, starring Scott Baio.
• "Cojack", "Register", "Be Rad", and "William" were never re-made for another album, unlike all the others, and are only available on this album.
• Matt Thiessen has said that when the band started, he was the only one who sang, but he knew Matt Hoopes could sing as well. Hoopes was reluctant, but Thiessen said he "got it out of him". Hoopes has been the primary back-up vocalist for the band for nine years now.
• In the song "K Car", the line "And Brandon Ebel just gave us a call" refers to the founder of the Christian record label Tooth & Nail Records.
• On the cover of the album, there is a square around the K. In an interview, Matt Thiessen and Matt Hoopes talked about the Reliant K Car, and how they named the band. Matt Thiessen said they saw a rectangle around the K on the back of the car, and they said, "That would make a cool logo". Thiessen also pointed out that they were fifteen when they thought of that.