Remains (Alkaline Trio album)
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| Released | January 31, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2006 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, pop punk, emo | |||
| Length | 69:38 | |||
| Label | Vagrant | |||
| Producer | Matt Allison, Alkaline Trio, Jerry Finn | |||
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Remains is a 2007 compilation album by American punk band Alkaline Trio, collecting B-sides, rarities, and unreleased tracks from 2000 to 2006. It is their second such compilation, following Alkaline Trio, which collected tracks from 1996 to 1999.
Contents
[edit]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."[1] 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.
Release and reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk.net | 79%[2] |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Aversion |  [4] |
| Daily Dischord | [5] |
| Kerrang! | |
| LAS Magazine | 8.8/10 [6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
| RebelPunk | [8] |
| Rocklouder | [9] |
| Metal Hammer |   |
On November 6, 2006, Remains was announced for release.[10] The band explained: "...in the midst of the torrent of recording albums and touring to support them -- we will book into a studio and record some more... These truly are the remains of the last half-decade."[10] On December 31, the band posted an e-card, which contained "We Can Never Break Up" and "Hell Yes" available for streaming.[11] It was released on January 31, 2007, through Vagrant.[10] On February 6, a music video was released for "Warbrain". The video includes live footage of the band from a New Year's Eve show.[12] The album peaked at #64 on Billboard 200. By August 2008, the album sold 60,000 copies.[13] A vinyl repressing of the album was released through Newbury Comics on February 3, 2023, and was limited to 500 copies.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hell Yes" | Hell Yes EP (2001) | 3:49 |
| 2. | "My Standard Break from Life" | Hell Yes EP; Plea for Peace compilation (2000)[14] | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Dead End Road" | Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra (2001) | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Metro" (Berlin cover) | "Stupid Kid" single (2001); Another Year on the Streets Vol. 2 compilation (2001)[15] | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Jaked on Green Beers" | Atticus: ...dragging the lake (2002) | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Queen of Pain" | Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD (2002) | 3:56 |
| 7. | "While You're Waiting" | Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Rooftops" (Hot Water Music cover) | Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD | 2:15 |
| 9. | "Old School Reasons" | Oil compilation (2003)[16] | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Warbrain" | Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 (2004) | 2:28 |
| 11. | "Fine Without You" | BYO Split Series Volume V (2004) | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Hating Every Minute" | BYO Split Series Volume V | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Dead and Broken" | BYO Split Series Volume V | 2:09 |
| 14. | "Sadie" | BYO Split Series Volume V | 4:38 |
| 15. | "If You Had a Bad Time" | BYO Split Series Volume V | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Wait for the Blackout" (The Damned cover) | BYO Split Series Volume V | 3:28 |
| 17. | "We Can Never Break Up" | "Time to Waste" single (2005) | 3:10 |
| 18. | "Don't Say You Won't" | "Time to Waste" single | 2:21 |
| 19. | "Buried" | "Mercy Me" single (2005) | 3:16 |
| 20. | "Dethbed" (Live) | previously unreleased | 3:12 |
| 21. | "My Standard Break from Life" (Live acoustic) | previously unreleased | 2:42 |
| 22. | "I'm Dying Tomorrow" (Live) | previously unreleased | 2:31 |
Scraps companion album
[edit]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 from those of the general public.
MySpace Scraps Tracks
- "Private Eye" (Acoustic) - 3:38
- "Crawl" (Acoustic) - 4:23
- "This Could Be Love" (Acoustic) - 4:15
- "Cringe" (Live) - 2:24
- "You've Got So Far to Go" (Live) - 2:58
- "Mr. Chainsaw" (Live) - 3:37
- "She Took Him to the Lake" (Live) - 2:32
- "Crawl" (BBC) - 4:27
- "Heaven" (BBC) - 3:35
- "Over at the Frankenstein Place" - 2:32
Total - 34:18
Blood Pact Scraps Tracks
- "Fine Without You" (Remix)
- "Burn" (Alleged Remix)
- "Prevent This Tragedy" (Live)
- "Warbrain" (Demo)
References
[edit]- ^ "Alkaline Trio: 'We're Not Trying To Sound Like Green Day' | Interviews @". Ultimate-guitar.com. 2007-05-24. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ link
- ^ Jan 2007
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- ^ LAS Magazine review
- ^ 29 Jan 2007
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- ^ a b c "Alkaline Trio detail B-sides compilation, set release date". Alternative Press. November 6, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "Alkaline Trio post e-card/trailer for Remains CD/DVD". Alternative Press. December 31, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ "Alkaline Trio release "Warbrain" music video". Alternative Press. February 6, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (August 1, 2008). "Ask Billboard: Robin Sparkles, Garbage, Alkaline Trio, Bayside". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "Plea for Peace Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Another Year on the Streets, Vol. 2 Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ "Oil [Thick Compilation] Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
External links
[edit]- Remains at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
- Scraps companion album
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