Damnesia
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Damnesia |
| type | compilation |
| artist | Alkaline Trio |
| cover | Alkaline Trio - Damnesia cover.jpg |
| released | |
| genre | Punk rock, acoustic rock |
| length | |
| label | Heart & Skull / Epitaph |
| producer | Cameron Webb |
| prev_title | This Addiction |
| prev_year | 2010 |
| next_title | Broken Wing |
| next_year | 2013 |
| :: |
| name = Damnesia | type = compilation | artist = Alkaline Trio | cover = Alkaline Trio - Damnesia cover.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Punk rock, acoustic rock | length = | label = Heart & Skull / Epitaph | producer = Cameron Webb | prev_title = This Addiction | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Broken Wing | next_year = 2013
Damnesia is an album by the punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released July 12, 2011 through their label Heart & Skull, a joint venture with Epitaph Records. A primarily acoustic album, it consists of "a selection of beloved fan favorites selected from the group's extensive catalogue and presented in an intimate semi-unplugged format". The album also includes two new songs, "Olde English 800" and "I Remember a Rooftop", as well as a cover version of the Violent Femmes' "I Held Her in My Arms". A music video consisting of studio footage was released for the song "Clavicle", and the band has embarked a fifteenth-anniversary United States tour in support of the album.
Reception
| rev1 = AbsolutePunk
| rev1Score = 7.5/10
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2Score =
| rev3 = Big Cheese
| rev3Score = 4/5
| rev4 = Blare Magazine
| rev4Score =
| rev5 = Melodic
| rev5score =
Damnesia was released to mostly positive reviews. AbsolutePunk gave it a rating of 7.5/10, stating that "Damnesia satiates the appetite fans have for new material, while proving that an old band can still do new tricks.". Big Cheese gave it a rating of 8/10, stating that the album took a "mellower approach" than the band's previous effort. However, Allmusic gave it 3/5, whilst Blare Magazine also gave it the same score, saying that "there’s the odd inclusion where those old breakup lyrics, slowed down to unplugged-tempo, don’t have the same ring".
Track listing
| total_length = 50:03 | title1 = Calling All Skeletons | writer1 = Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Derek Grant | note1 = from Agony & Irony, 2008 | length1 = 3:31 | title2 = Nose Over Tail | writer2 = Skiba, Rob Doran, Glenn Porter | note2 = from Goddamnit, 1998 | length2 = 2:41 | title3 = This Could Be Love | writer3 = Skiba, Andriano, Grant | note3 = from Good Mourning, 2003 | length3 = 4:26 | title4 = Every Thug Needs a Lady | writer4 = Skiba, Andriano, Grant | note4 = from Good Mourning, 2003 | length4 = 3:42 | title5 = Clavicle | writer5 = Skiba, Andriano, Porter | note5 = from Goddamnit, 1998 | length5 = 2:38 | title6 = Mercy Me | writer6 = Skiba, Andriano, Grant | note6 = from Crimson, 2005 | length6 = 3:02 | title7 = The American Scream | writer7 = Skiba, Andriano, Grant | note7 = from This Addiction, 2010 | length7 = 3:15 | title8 = We've Had Enough | writer8 = Skiba, Andriano, Grant | note8 = from Good Mourning, 2003 | length8 = 2:48 | title9 = Olde English 800 | writer9 = Skiba, Andriano, Grant | note9 = original | length9 = 1:37 | title10 = I Held Her in My Arms | writer10 = Gordon Gano | note10 = Violent Femmes cover | length10 = 2:43 | title11 = Blue in the Face | writer11 = Skiba, Andriano, Grant | note11 = from Good Mourning, 2003 | length11 = 3:40 | title12 = I Remember a Rooftop | writer12 = Skiba, Andriano, Grant | note12 = original | length12 = 3:38 | title13 = Private Eye | writer13 = Skiba, Andriano, Mike Felumlee | note13 = from From Here to Infirmary, 2001 | length13 = 3:47 | title14 = You've Got So Far to Go | writer14 = Skiba, Andriano, Porter | note14 = from Maybe I'll Catch Fire, 2000 | length14 = 3:12 | title15 = Radio | writer15 = Skiba, Andriano, Porter | note15 = from Maybe I'll Catch Fire, 2000 | length15 = 5:23 |extra_column=|extra1=|extra2=|extra3=|extra4=}}
Personnel
- Matt Skiba – guitar, vocals
- Dan Andriano – bass, vocals
- Derek Grant – drums, vocals
References
References
- Adams, Gregory. (2011-05-09). "Alkaline Trio Announce New ''Damnesia'' LP".
- (2011-05-31). "Alkaline Trio detail ''Damnesia''". Punknews.org.
- Kraus, Brian. (2011-06-28). "Alkaline Trio post 'Clavicle' music video".
- Beringer, Drew. (2011-07-13). "Album Review: Alkaline Trio – ''Damnesia''".
- Lymangrover, Jason. "Review: ''Damnesia''".
- Hacket, Miles. (2011-07-12). "Review: Alkaline Trio – ''Damnesia''". [[Big Cheese (magazine).
- Rankin, Dan. (2011-07-19). "Review: Alkaline Trio – ''Damnesia''". Blare Magazine.
- Winberg, Pär. (July 25, 2011). "Alkaline Trio - Damnesia". Melodic.
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