Remains (Alkaline Trio album)

Remains
Compilation album by
Alkaline Trio
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2007
Recorded2000–2006
GenrePunk rock, pop punk, emo
Length69:38
LabelVagrant
ProducerMatt Allison, Alkaline Trio, Jerry Finn
Alkaline Trio chronology
Crimson
(2005) 		Remains
(2007) 		Agony & Irony
(2008)
Scraps Companion CD

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

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net79%[2]
Allmusic[3]
Aversion[4]
Daily Dischord[5]
Kerrang!
LAS Magazine8.8/10 [6]
PopMatters7/10[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

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
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 CD4:06
8."Rooftops" (Hot Water Music cover)Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD2:15
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 V3:03
13."Dead and Broken"BYO Split Series Volume V2:09
14."Sadie"BYO Split Series Volume V4:38
15."If You Had a Bad Time"BYO Split Series Volume V3:38
16."Wait for the Blackout" (The Damned cover)BYO Split Series Volume V3:28
17."We Can Never Break Up""Time to Waste" single (2005)3:10
18."Don't Say You Won't""Time to Waste" single2:21
19."Buried""Mercy Me" single (2005)3:16
20."Dethbed" (Live)previously unreleased3:12
21."My Standard Break from Life" (Live acoustic)previously unreleased2:42
22."I'm Dying Tomorrow" (Live)previously unreleased2:31

Scraps companion album

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

  1. "Private Eye" (Acoustic) - 3:38
  2. "Crawl" (Acoustic) - 4:23
  3. "This Could Be Love" (Acoustic) - 4:15
  4. "Cringe" (Live) - 2:24
  5. "You've Got So Far to Go" (Live) - 2:58
  6. "Mr. Chainsaw" (Live) - 3:37
  7. "She Took Him to the Lake" (Live) - 2:32
  8. "Crawl" (BBC) - 4:27
  9. "Heaven" (BBC) - 3:35
  10. "Over at the Frankenstein Place" - 2:32
    Total - 34:18

Blood Pact Scraps Tracks

  1. "Fine Without You" (Remix)
  2. "Burn" (Alleged Remix)
  3. "Prevent This Tragedy" (Live)
  4. "Warbrain" (Demo)

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ link
  3. ^ Jan 2007
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  6. ^ LAS Magazine review
  7. ^ 29 Jan 2007
  8. ^ link
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  10. ^ a b c "Alkaline Trio detail B-sides compilation, set release date". Alternative Press. November 6, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  11. ^ "Alkaline Trio post e-card/trailer for Remains CD/DVD". Alternative Press. December 31, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "Alkaline Trio release "Warbrain" music video". Alternative Press. February 6, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Plea for Peace Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  15. ^ "Another Year on the Streets, Vol. 2 Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  16. ^ "Oil [Thick Compilation] Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-23.