Album Review: Alkaline Trio - Damnesia
Posted on RockLouder.co.uk on August 4th, 2011.
The idea of an Alkaline Trio acoustic record may not sound all that ‘punk’, nevertheless‘Damnesia’ is a record that is mostly for the fans who have stuck by the band throughout the years. Whilst the brash punk rock style is pretty much non-existent, it’s replaced by a sombre tone that fits the bands re-worked approach well. Tracks like ‘This Could Be Love’ and ‘The American Scream’ sound haunting, whilst ‘We’ve Had Enough’ and‘Clavicle’ transfer well into an acoustic setting.
Although the bands re-worked tracks will easily win fans over, the addition of two new tracks; ‘Olde English 800’ and ‘I Remember A Rooftop’ don’t quite stand out with the latter being the more favourable of the two, as Dan Andriano gives a warming vocal performance that suits the overall tone.
For long-time fans, ‘Damnesia’ is a satisfying collection of favourites that have sensibly been re-worked and re-arranged, making them sound refreshed and gives them a sense of uniqueness.
(Source: rocklouder.co.uk)
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