Comments on: Review: Alkaline Trio – Agony & Irony

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:12:34 +0000

I’m just disappointed. Maybe I’ll Catch Fire is probably my favourite album with Good Mourning coming in a close second (I don’t see at all why people say it was disappointing) and I don’t even think too badly of that split they did with One Man Army… but Jesus.

Crimson disappointed me beyond belief and A&I, while better than Crimson by far, still only has a handful of songs I like on it. And none of them are really Alkaline Trio songs.

If Bad Religion can release albums spanning near enough 30 years and still sound like themselves without catching the “radio happy” bug… well, why can’t anyone else?

It’s not a bad album, but it’s as much an Alkaline Trio album as Kristallnacht is a Jewish holiday.

By: krist

krist — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:01:34 +0000

can you believe I just realized that you weren’t in my new google reader. jesus..

yes I couldn’t agree with you more about this record. is that even Matt singing??

oh yeah I just mentioned you in a radio show I did for breakthru radio..

check it out.

talk soon.,
krist

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:01:26 +0000

Yeah, the new one is too polished and clean, but the tunes are still catchy and memorable. Overall, it’s a good listen.

By: A.J

A.J — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:14:34 +0000

no its not godamnit, then again only the ramones and motorhead got away with releasing the same songs for 20 years, i like the old and new of the trio, change is necessary or things stagnate. Name me a band who’s early stuff isn’t better than their later output, youth, energy and anger make good albums, older, fatter & richer doesn’t

By: brian

brian — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:35:29 +0000

This is so not Goddamnit it’s not even Here to Infirmary. Goddamnit.

I like the new look btw.