Alkaline Trio Band • Page 21

Did you get to meet them ?

 

Not this time. I left pretty much immediately on Wednesday and Thursday because it was around 11:30 PM on work nights, and I left right away last night to go out with some friends.

 

I stuck it out until 1 before to meet them and I had to be up at 5 30 for work aha.

 

You're stronger than I am! Haha.

 

It ruined me ha.

 

So, " Help Me " on my stores radio at work came on, I couldn't help but have the biggest smile and sing along at work aha.

 

Went to all 3 nights. Got to chat with the guys. If you've never hugged Matt Skiba totally suggest it. 11/10 every time. Took some videos.

The rest are here: Alkaline Trio @ The Metro (January 2017) - YouTube

Definitively, at least from what I was told, bands fine. They don't know when exactly they'll be back in the studio but none of them want to wait too much longer. They were all super excited to be doing the shows, in really good moods. I was actually really surprised with Matt. That was the most energetic and happy I've ever seen him on stage, it was amazing.

 

Did you get impressions that he missed Danny and Derek ?

 

That's not something I asked so I can't say with certainty but I would assume from how excited they were to be doing the shows and the interaction on stage, which there was a lot of, it would be a yes.

 

I walked into the bar Friday night and the first song to play from the jukebox after I walked in was the Damnesia version of Radio...me and the bartender were quite happy with this, and he went over and put Queen of Pain on 2 songs later lol

 

I've noticed that being in Blink Matt has become a lot more animated on stage than he ever really was before, and seeing him seemingly carry that over to Trio is awesome

 

I don't think I've ever done this with Alkaline Trio.

I love all of their albums and this is probably an unpopular ranking, but here we go.

1. Good Mourning (Will never forget watching them perform All On Black live on TV)
2. From Here to Infirmary (Their Halloween show live at the Metro was the first time watching them live. Pure greatness)
3. My Shame is True (Love everything about this album. It hit home with me when it first came out. Beautiful album)
4. Crimson
5. Maybe I'll Catch Fire
6. Goddamnit
7. Agony & Irony
8. This Addiction

Whew, that was hard.

 

This is mine too.

 

Good Mourning
From Here To Infirmary
Goddammit
Crimson
Maybe I'll Catch Fire
My Shame Is True
This Addiction
Agony & Irony

Wish I could have made it to at least one of those Chicago shows. I really hope they tour at some point this year even if it's a short run

 

One of these again? Ok.

Good Mourning
Goddamnit
From Here to Infirmary
Crimson
This Addiction
Maybe I'll Catch Fire
My Shame is True
Agony & Irony

 

I don't feel like ranking again lol.

I will say I feel like I'm too hard on A&I and Addiction and I realize it's cause if I made a list of my bottom four Trio songs, two each are from those albums: Love Love Kiss Kiss, Live Young Die Fast, Draculina, and Piss And Vinegar. If Agony had Burned Is The House and In My Stomach, and Addiction had Those Lungs and Kick Rocks replacing those songs, those albums would feel SO much stronger to me.

Cause there are a ton of songs on those albums I love.

 

Yeah all 4 of those songs are really bad

 

Totally agree with everything here. I have found myself enjoying Agony & Irony more lately, though. Can't say the same for This Addiction.

 

I've always loved Agony tbh. I just love the vibe of that album not to be too cliche or anything. Those two songs that I don't care much for back to back really slow it down, but not too much harm done really.

 

I Love Love Love Kiss Kiss

 

I love Matt's Bridge on Love Love Kiss Kiss, but yeah it's still one of my least favorites on that album

 

The bridge saves the song somewhat for me too. I don't skip it all the time at any rate haha.

 

Agony & Irony is such a jam to me. I like their later music a lot more than their earlier stuff I think.

 

Dan's bass is so audible on Agony and he has some awesome basslines on there too.

 

Agony is in my top 3.