CD of the Month
This months CD of the month is . . .
+ Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning
Ok, here's the thing: if you were pissed off by From Here to Infirmary, you're probably going to be pretty pissed off with Good Mourning too. (If you are, in fact, still pissed off about a record that came out two years ago, you really need to relax. I mean, the only people who seem to hold a grudge longer than Alkaline Trio fans are those eleven guys in Alabama who are still mad at Lincoln, and have civil war reenactments every weekend in the hopes that it'll turn out different.)
Well, it won't. The North won, and From Here To Infirmary was not, and will never be Maybe I'll Catch Fire. And on that note, Good Mourning is not Infirmary either.
But I've always had a soft spot for Skiba, Dan and the gang. I can say without hesitation that their various full lengths and EPs are among my favourites, and in spite of all the music I try to listen to, I always find a way to squeeze in a bit of ...Catch Fire, Infirmary or the singles collection. Because of that, in spite of the strong tracks on Good Mourning, it's frustrating how this record turned out.
Entering with "This Could Be Love" - a dark riff, Poe-inspired lyrics and that slow chug that seems to permeate the Trio's best stuff. Even the second track, which gratuitously features Keith Morris, who essentially just yells the chorus, seemed pretty catchy. Track three has a bit of organ at the beginning and has Dan Andriano taking the lead, in his nasal, but endearing voice.
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