Alkaline Trio

I got another one for my boy Dewey - Andrew Parker, and this time it is a band he recommended to me, or at least told me he liked - Alkaline Trio. I gotta say that I pigeon holed these guys as emo fluff. For the record, 95 percent of emo is garbage. I give an exception to the originators such as Moneen, Choke, and Boy Sets Fire, but what emo has become is a bunch o’ junk - see Silverstien, The Used, and any band with a day of the week in their name. I was going to check if I spelled Silverstien wrong, but they have wasted enough of everyone’s time, no chance I’m going to care what a bunch of middle to high class whiners have to say about anything. Let a real writer get in there and criticize, before you cut weirdo.
I’m still a little ticked so first I would like to say that I am flashing back to 1998, and the Trio’s first major album “Goddammit”. Unfortunately I am still bissed about bands like As I Lay Sucking, so I am going to get negative right off the bat, and say that Alkaline Trio has got to lay off the cheesy slow intros THEY ALL SOUND THE SAME. I am serious, but don’t let that turn you away from this group. They have some great old school skate lyrics and music. “Cop” is one that reminds me of what was great about 90s skate. They hate something, but they don’t take on more than they can comprehend. In this case they seem too be singing about a former friend, which, if you remember my lookout weekend featuring Screeching Weasel, is what someone they know, which is what I love about 90s punk - these stories that make way more sense to them, but are cool, because ,even if they are fabricated .they remind you of people you know, and therefore seem real.
I will also admit that I am a sucker for punk love songs. They are not the typical love tune, often involve humour. That is why I love bands like the Descendents, and these guys seem like a newer school Strung Out. They are my favourite band that the “kids” seem to love, although they seem to be less popular than in the past, maybe that is why I like them. But seriously they have a great melodic sound that reminds me of Good Riddance, No Use For A Name, and Face To Face. A
Alkaline Trio is good, but if you area expecting Bad Religion, Descendents, or early Strung Out you had better buy Bad Religion, Descendents, or early Strung Out. If you want an album I can burn you one just let me know where to find you in the comments. For the record I download nothing. I bought albums before, and now that stores don’t stock albums from a two decades ago I scour the used bins like my late Plecostomos Al that past away last year. He was hardcore as fish go - his favourite album was Void of Faith’s album Discography - Darn hardcore man!