Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony
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Artist: Alkaline TrioBrand: Epic Records
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-07-01
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Calling All Skeletons
- Help Me
- In Vein
- Over And Out
- I Found A Way
- Live Young, Die Fast
- Love, Love,Kiss,Kiss
- Lost and Rendered
- Ruin It
- Into The Night
Music reviews of Agony & Irony
Music Review: not bad as everyone is hyping it up to be...
Rating: 4 Stars
okay, first things first. alkaline trio fans, let's face the facts right now. they are probably not going to make another raw, dark, gritty, punk rock album like they did in their early days (ala "goddamnit", "maybe i'll catch fire", "from here to infirmary"). the sooner you hardcore trio fans see that the sooner you'll realize that this album isn't as bad as you want it to be. okay, yes they lost some of their edge and some songwriting skills but this is a strong album (especially for a major label debut). not to mention the bands been going strong for over a decade and you can't possibly expect them to keep making the same style of music album after album. that's boring...so let them evolve in their own way. if they want to make more polished, radio-friendly doom pop....let them be. wouldn't you rather hear alkaline trio on the radio than all that other crap.
another question that comes to mind, did they sell out? well that's up to debate. yes, they acquired nu-metal producer josh abraham to run the boards but that's just the trio trying to mix things up a little i think. i do wonder though why they played for the god-awful, self-absorbed reality show "the hills" on mtv. that does make you think of their intentions. but you know what, i've always thought of the trio as a loyle group of guys who always do things for themselves first and make the music they want to. so deep down, i don't think they sold out. they made these bold moves to shake things up a bit and try different things that could perhaps enhance their career as a band.
as for the record itself, the songs do have more of a pop element to them like everyone is saying. they all seem extremely poppy and less gritty/raw like their earlier work. as for their more recent releases "good mourning" and "crimson", this album tops those. this album isn't anymore poppy than those albums and i would say this album is closest to the sound they were going for on "good mourning" than anything else. out of these three albums "agony and irony" is the strongest.
right when you push play you have the extra catchy "calling all skeletons" which is bound to become a classic. next is their popular radio single "help me" and is one of the bands best songs to date. while i've never been a big fan of dan andriano songs, i do however love "do you wanna know" and "love, love, kiss, kiss". those are bound to become classics as well and don't forget about my favorite on the album, "live young, die fast". this became a classic and a favorite the first time i heard it. it's classic trio but it has a slow groove to it. it kind of reminds me of a old doo-wop song from the 60's (kind of like what green day did with foxboro hot tubs). while i do agree their are some clunkers on here ("ruin it", "lost and rendered"), most of the other songs are decent to get repeated plays.
all in all, the alkaline trio has delivered a great major label debut with "agony and irony". no, it's not anywhere as great as their earlier classics but it's a great improvement from "crimson". although i hate to see my bands go mainstream, i hope they release 3+ singles off this album and become a well-known name to rock music. they've been working hard for over 10 years and they deserve any success that comes their way.
thanks for reading
Description of Agony & Irony
Alkaline Trio's 2008 album Agony & Irony. Alkaline Trio have been playing their unique brand of hardcore Punk music to legions of fans for over ten years. With Matt Skiba on guitar and vocals, Derek Grant on drums and Dan Adriano on bass, the band emerged from the working class suburbs of Chicago,Illinois in 1997. The Trio released their first two albums with indie label Asian Man Records and then joined Vagrant Records in 2001. Over the past decade, Alkaline Trio's sounds and lyrics have evolved from raw, loud, and uninhibited as to refined, poetic and profound as heard on their last release, Crimson. The album was produced by Josh Abraham (Staind, Korn) and features the lead single 'Help Me'.Alternative Rock CDs
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