Remains (Alkaline Trio album)

Infobox Album | Name = Remains
Type = compilation
Artist = Alkaline Trio


Released = 30 January 2007
Recorded =
Genre = Punk
Length =
Label = Vagrant
Producer =
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (79%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=214556 link]
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:befjzfabeh5k Jan 2007]
*Aversion Rating|3|5 [http://www.aversion.com/bands/reviews.cfm?f_id=2951 link]
*Daily Dischord Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.dailydischord.com/single.php?id=243 link]
*Kerrang! Rating|4|5
*PopMatters (7/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/9748/alkaline-trio-remains/ 29 Jan 2007]
*RebelPunk Rating|5|5 [http://rebelpunk.net/content/review.php?id=124 link]
*Rocklouder Rating|4|5 [http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/2052.html link]
* Metal Hammer rating-10|8
Last album = "Crimson"
(2005)
This album = "Remains"
(2007)
Next album = "Agony and Irony EP"
(2008)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Scraps Companion CD
Type = Album

| | "Remains" is a compilation album from Alkaline Trio that was released on January 30, 2007. The album is a collection of 22 tracks that the band has recorded for various compilations, EPs, B-sides and international releases. The disc also includes three new live tracks from a 2006 concert at Avalon in Los Angeles. Vocalist/guitarist, Matt Skiba describes the collection as "an unintentional sort of bookend for our career thus far." [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/alkaline_trio_were_not_trying_to_sound_like_green_day.html]

The album peaked at #64 on Billboard 200.

A DVD that includes 45 minutes of material, including all the band's videos from "From Here to Infirmary", "Good Mourning", and "Crimson", accompanies the disc. Included is exclusive B-roll and behind-the-scenes footage from the band's live shows.

Track listing

# "Hell Yes" - 3:49
# "My Standard Break from Life" - 2:34
# "Dead End Road" - 3:08
# "Metro" - 3:41
# "Jaked on Green Beers" - 3:27
# "Queen of Pain" - 3:56
# "While You're Waiting" - 4:06
# "Rooftops" - 2:15
# "Old School Reasons" - 2:51
# "Warbrain" - 2:28
# "Fine Without You" - 3:15
# "Hating Every Minute" - 3:03
# "Dead and Broken" - 2:09
# "Sadie" - 4:38
# "If You Had a Bad Time" - 3:38
# "Wait for the Blackout" - 3:28
# "We Can Never Break Up" - 3:10
# "Don't Say You Won't" - 2:21
# "Buried" - 3:16
# "Dethbed" (Live) - 3:12
# "My Standard Break from Life" (Live Acoustic) - 2:42
# "I'm Dying Tomorrow" (Live) - 2:31

Origins of tracks

*Tracks 1-2 are from the "Hell Yes EP". Track 1 was also used as a b-side. Track 2 was also featured on the "Plea for Peace" compilation album. Both where also available as UK bonus tracks on "From Here to Infirmary", although track 2 is named "Standard Break".
*Track 3 is from the compilation "Living Tomorrow Today". It also appeared as a UK bonus track on "Good Mourning".
*Track 4 is a b-side of the "Stupid Kid" single and was featured on the "Another Year on the Streets Vol. 2" compilation album. It is a cover of Berlin's "The Metro."
*Track 5 is from the compilation "".
*Tracks 6-8 are from the "Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD". The song, "Rooftops" is a cover of the Hot Water Music song, which appeared on that band's "No Division" release.
*Track 9 is a "Good Mourning" era b-side (also included as a bonus track on the UK version of the album) that originally appeared on the Thick Records compilation "".
*Track 10 is from the "Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1" compilation album.
*Tracks 11-16 are from the "BYO Split Series, Vol. 5" EP.
*Tracks 17-18 are B-sides from the "Time to Waste" single, produced by legendary punk producer Mass Giorgini.
*Track 19 is a "Crimson" era b-side from the single "Mercy Me".

craps companion album

On Valentine's Day 2007, the band posted a bulletin on their MySpace giving a downloadable template and cipher.When printed and aligned correctly with the booklet in the "Remains" album, the template gave a user name and a password.When the cipher was deciphered, it gave a web address to go to.This website contained a downloadable album and cover file.The cipher and template accessible to Blood Pact members was different to those of the general public.

MySpace Scraps Tracks
# "Private Eye (Acoustic)"
# "Crawl (Acoustic)"
# "This Could Be Love (Acoustic)"
# "Cringe" (Live)
# "You've Got So Far to Go (Live)"
# "Mr. Chainsaw (Live)"
# "She Took Him to the Lake (Live)"
# "Crawl (BBC)"
# "Heaven (BBC)"
# "Over at the Frankenstein Place"Blood Pact Scraps Tracks
# "Fine Without You (Remix)"
# "Burn (Alleged Remix)"
# "Prevent This Tragedy (Live)
# "Warbrain (Demo)"

External links

* [http://modernsoapbox.com/random/alkaline-trio_scraps.html Scraps companion album]

References