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Remains (Alkaline Trio album)

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Released
  
January 31, 2007

Length
  
69:38

Artist
  
Alkaline Trio

Label
  
Vagrant Records

Recorded
  
2000–06

Remains(2007)
  
Agony & Irony(2008)

Release date
  
30 January 2007

Genre
  
Punk rock

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Producer
  
Matt Allison, Alkaline Trio, Jerry Finn

Similar
  
Alkaline Trio albums, Punk rock albums

Remains is a compilation album from Alkaline Trio.

Contents

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." 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

On November 6, 2006, Remains was announced for release. 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." On December 31, the band posted an e-card, which contained "We Can Never Break Up" and "Hell Yes" available for streaming. It was released on January 31, 2007 through Vagrant. 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. The album peaked at #64 on Billboard 200.

Track listing

  1. "Hell Yes" - 3:49
  2. "My Standard Break from Life" - 2:34
  3. "Dead End Road" - 3:08
  4. "Metro" - 3:41
  5. "Jaked on Green Beers" - 3:27
  6. "Queen of Pain" - 3:56
  7. "While You're Waiting" - 4:06
  8. "Rooftops" - 2:15
  9. "Old School Reasons" - 2:51
  10. "Warbrain" - 2:28
  11. "Fine Without You" - 3:15
  12. "Hating Every Minute" - 3:03
  13. "Dead and Broken" - 2:09
  14. "Sadie" - 4:38
  15. "If You Had a Bad Time" - 3:38
  16. "Wait for the Blackout" - 3:28
  17. "We Can Never Break Up" - 3:10
  18. "Don't Say You Won't" - 2:21
  19. "Buried" - 3:16
  20. "Dethbed" (Live) - 3:12
  21. "My Standard Break from Life" (Live Acoustic) - 2:42
  22. "I'm Dying Tomorrow" (Live) - 2:31

Origins of tracks

  • Tracks 1-2 are from the Hell Yes EP. Track 1 was also used as a b-side. Track 2 was also featured on the Plea for Peace compilation album. both were also available as UK bonus tracks on From Here to Infirmary, although track 2 is named "Standard Break".
  • Track 3 is from the compilation Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra. It also appeared as a UK bonus track on Good Mourning.
  • Track 4 is a B-side of the "Stupid Kid" single and was featured on the Another Year on the Streets Vol. 2 compilation album. It is a cover of Berlin's "The Metro."
  • Track 5 is from the compilation Atticus: ...dragging the lake.
  • Tracks 6-8 are from the Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD. The song, "Rooftops" is a cover of the Hot Water Music song, which appeared on that band's No Division release.
  • Track 9 is a Good Mourning era track (also included as a bonus track on the UK version of the album) that originally appeared on the Thick Records compilation Oil: Chicago Punk Refined.
  • Track 10 is from the Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 compilation album.
  • Tracks 11-16 are from the BYO Split Series, Vol. 5 EP.
  • Tracks 17-18 are B-sides from the "Time to Waste" single, produced by legendary punk producer Mass Giorgini.
  • Track 19 is a Crimson era B-side from the single "Mercy Me".

    • 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)

    Songs

    1Hell Yes3:49
    2My Standard Break From Life2:34
    3Dead End Road3:08

    References

    Remains (Alkaline Trio album) Wikipedia
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