Alkaline Trio是一支来自美国芝加哥的朋克乐队,成立与1997年,成员包括鼓手:Derek Grant,主唱兼吉他:Matt Skiba,
贝斯:Daniel Andriano,Matt Skiba在97年的时候是一个送信员,是纯正的工人阶级,有一天突然醒悟,不愿意再向这样生活浪费时间,因而和另外两个人商量做Punk音乐(3位成员是很早就认识的老朋友了),他们想要把自己的音乐做成热情的地狱和通俗的天堂,Matt Skiba也放弃了做鼓手的想法转而开始学习吉他(没办法,有冲突啊),后来签约了vagrant公司,陆续发行了个人的第一张专辑Goddamnit和第二张Maybe I’ll catch fire,LGoddamnit诞生了一首Punk经典曲目Nose Over Tail,而Maybe I’ll catch fire则诞生了史上最出名的专辑的封面之一,3人的姿势和穿作和背景让人觉得很恐怖(其实Alkaline Trio的专辑封面一向如此,都是阴森恐怖的,连官网都如此),这两张专辑在市面上引起了很大的反响,Alkaline Trio迅速成为世界上知名的Punk乐队.
From Here To Infirmary诞生与2001年,这是Alkaline Trio最杰出的一张专辑(个人认为),里面的音乐和思想都是一流的,
“Private Eye” ,”Stupid Kid” ,”Crawl” and “Another Innocent Girl”等等,每首歌都是Punk音乐的经典(这个是世界公认的),在这些歌中,Alkaline Trio对于音乐,世界和人类的想法展露无疑,他们不安,暴躁,但是总让人觉得他们是冷眼旁观者,思想激进,音乐安静,绝对是值得珍藏的一张Punk经典!
Formed by ex-Jerkwater and Traitors drummer Matt Skiba (vocals/guitar), Glenn Porter (drums/vocals) — formerly of 88 Fingers Louie — and Rob Doran (bass/vocals), Alkaline Trio was brought together in 1997 by heartbreak, angst, and the companionship of drinking. They issued the For Your Lungs Only EP just prior to Dorans departure in late 1997, later releasing Sundials the following year on Johanns Face Records. Slapsticks Dan Andriano entered on bass, adding a complementary voice and songwriting style to Skibas that would become the groups signature dynamic. The three then started making a name for themselves all throughout the Midwest with their emotion-fueled, angst-ridden, dark pop-punk. With this lineup in full force, all while Skiba and Porter were working as bike messengers full-time, their first full-length, Goddamnit!, was released on Asian Man in 1998 to the praise of a following who related to their heartbreak tales and anti-cop rants.
Both Maybe Ill Catch Fire and a self-titled singles collection followed in early 1999. The new millennium also included a series of changes: Glenn Porter exited in early 2000 and ex-Smoking Popes drummer Mike Felumlee made Alkaline Trio a three-piece again. From Here to Infirmary followed on Vagrant in spring 2001 and was met with only lukewarm fan response. But a split EP released by Jade Tree the next year found the Trio in top form again alongside Hot Water Music, both bands contributing original tracks and covers of each others songs. Good Mourning was released two years later, and the lineup by now included new drummer Derek Grant (ex-Suicide Machines, Thoughts of Ionesco). Good Mourning did well, grazing the Billboard charts and scoring Alkaline Trio spots on late-night TV and summer tours. Crimson followed in 2005 and continued the bands streak. Touring persisted over the summer, both as a headliner and in support of My Chemical Romance. A spring 2006 run (with openers Against Me!) delighted devout fans from early on with a set that mostly contained tunes from initial releases, including an entire run-through of the fan-favorite Goddamnit! By fall, Alkaline Trio had found a new home at V2 Records and began work on their next album, although label restructuring problems in January 2007 led to the band being let go before anything was released. That same month Vagrant issued the CD/DVD Remains, which rounded up B-sides and rarities, and in May it was annouced that the Trio had found a new home on Epic.