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Artist...: Alkaline Trio
Album....: Crimson
Genre....: Rock
Label....: Vagrant
Lang.....: English
Year.....: 2005
Source...: CDDA
Rip.date.: 08-02-2017
St.date..: 05-24-2005
Encoder..: FLAC 1.3.1
Quality..: 988 kbps Avg 44.1kHz 2 channels
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01 Time To Waste 4:11
02 The Poison 2:04
03 Burn 4:05
04 Mercy Me 2:49
05 Dethbed 3:03
06 Settle For Satin 3:49
07 Sadie 4:39
08 Fall Victim 3:18
09 I Was A Prayer 2:36
10 Prevent This Tragedy 3:06
11 Back To Hell 2:54
12 Your Neck 3:15
13 Smoke 2:59
Total Size.: 13 Files/316.9MB/42:48 min
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All this talk about trilogies lately has had me thinking about
this new album, which represents the third of the Vagrant-era
Alkaline Trio releases. From observation of trilogies like the
Matrix, Indiana Jones and that other one with the wookies, there
is a dawning realization that there is a formula to follow in
developing an effective trilogy
The first should stand alone, because the opportunity to make a
second is not always afforded. When you get to the next one
however, it's fairly certain that a third will follow so you may
be tempted to play with the formula a little. Sometimes - but
rarely - this can be good, like Empire Strikes Back; other
times, it can be disappointing: The Matrix Reloaded, Indiana
Jones and the Temple of Doom and Good Mourning certainly fall
into the latter category.
Thankfully, you can still redeem yourself with a strong third
showing. The Last Crusade was so good that we were willing to
forgive Temple of Doom, and the same can be said about Crimson,
a record that successfully appropriates all the best ideas of
From Here To Infirmary and Good Mourning while handily disposing
of any of the cruft.
But before discussing Crimson, a look back at the previous two
entries may be in order. From Here To Infirmary kept some of the
old band, but went a decidedly pop-punk route and confined
almost all of the darkness to the lyrics all the while producing
some of their catchiest material to date. "Private Eye,"
"Bloodied Up" and "Stupid Kid" were terrific songs, but only if
you were willing to forgive the musical departure.
The followup did not succeed as well, however; Good Mourning,
while blessed with a few decent tracks, fell victim to weak
production, frail vocals and uneven songwriting. It was
passable, but certainly not to the standard of previous efforts
and disappointed a many, myself included.
So while the opening salvo of previous records has been replaced
with a reverb-heavy piano sequence, by the time "Time To Waste"
ends, it seems perfectly placed and possesses plenty of that
memorable sound and fury. It moves seemlessly into "The Poison,"
which delivers a newly invigorated Dan Andriano and his best
vocal performance since Maybe I'll Catch Fire.
As "Burn" begins with its heavily processed guitars, one could
dread the return of the Jerry Finn-overproduction that plagued
Good Mourning, but instead as the song progresses, it seems
right for the song particularly when combined with a
particularly strong bridge -- complete with key change -- which
delivers the hook and seals the deal for the second single.
"Dethbed" is among the best songs on the record and organically
incorporated dueling vocals from both Skiba and Andriano. The
return of "Sadie" from the BYO split seems a little
disappointing, but its Damned-meets-Misfits moodiness and
anthemic chorus has it fit so well into the track sequence that
it seems to belong better here than even on the split. "Fall
Victim," "Your Neck" and "I Was a Prayer" both certainly see the
band returning to the pop-punk of Infirmary while "Back To Hell"
sounds like a slightly uptempo B-side from Catch Fire. All in
all, Crimson represents a uniformly strong showing of melodies
and they are finally coupled with production worthy of the
material.
The band does manage to evolve lyrically as well with the rather
unpleasant image of a canine and some razor blades replaced with
a far more abstract focus, coaching tales of binge drinking and
depression with quasi-gothic imagery which reveals everything
but commits to nothing. (Suffice to say, the poor dog certainly
fares better on Crimson.)
With Crimson, Alkaline Trio has written the album most bands try
to write their entire careers; one that wonderfully punctuates
their trilogy of major releases and produces a perfectly
accessible record that manages to do so without abandoning
anything. The record that synthesizes all the bite and energy of
songs that debuted to empty halls and brings it to the stage of
their musical career defined by headlining tours and Hot Topic
singles. A welcome return to form, and a record that will both
win back old fans and win new ones.
Url: http://www.alkalinetrio.com/
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