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2007 compilation album by Alkaline Trio
Remains
Compilation album by Alkaline Trio
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2007
Recorded2000–2006
GenrePunk rock, pop punk, emo
Length69:38
LabelVagrant
ProducerMatt Allison, Alkaline Trio, Jerry Finn
Alkaline Trio chronology
Crimson
(2005) 		Remains
(2007) 		Agony & Irony
(2008)
Scraps Companion CD

Remains is a 2007 compilation album by American punk band Alkaline Trio, collecting B-sides, rarities, and unreleased tracks from 2000 to 2006. It is their second such compilation, following Alkaline Trio, which collected tracks from 1996 to 1999.

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net79%
Allmusic
Aversion
Daily Dischord
Kerrang!
LAS Magazine8.8/10
PopMatters7/10
RebelPunk
Rocklouder
Metal Hammer

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. By August 2008, the album sold 60,000 copies. A vinyl repressing of the album was released through Newbury Comics on February 3, 2023, and was limited to 500 copies.

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Hell Yes"Hell Yes EP (2001)3:49
2."My Standard Break from Life"Hell Yes EP; Plea for Peace compilation (2000)2:34
3."Dead End Road"Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra (2001)3:08
4."Metro" (Berlin cover)"Stupid Kid" single (2001); Another Year on the Streets Vol. 2 compilation (2001)3:41
5."Jaked on Green Beers"Atticus: ...dragging the lake (2002)3:27
6."Queen of Pain"Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD (2002)3:56
7."While You're Waiting"Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD4:06
8."Rooftops" (Hot Water Music cover)Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD2:15
9."Old School Reasons"Oil compilation (2003)2:51
10."Warbrain"Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 (2004)2:28
11."Fine Without You"BYO Split Series Volume V (2004)3:15
12."Hating Every Minute"BYO Split Series Volume V3:03
13."Dead and Broken"BYO Split Series Volume V2:09
14."Sadie"BYO Split Series Volume V4:38
15."If You Had a Bad Time"BYO Split Series Volume V3:38
16."Wait for the Blackout" (The Damned cover)BYO Split Series Volume V3:28
17."We Can Never Break Up""Time to Waste" single (2005)3:10
18."Don't Say You Won't""Time to Waste" single2:21
19."Buried""Mercy Me" single (2005)3:16
20."Dethbed" (Live)previously unreleased3:12
21."My Standard Break from Life" (Live acoustic)previously unreleased2:42
22."I'm Dying Tomorrow" (Live)previously unreleased2:31

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)

References

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  3. Jan 2007
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  6. LAS Magazine review
  7. 29 Jan 2007
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  10. ^ "Alkaline Trio detail B-sides compilation, set release date". Alternative Press. November 6, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  11. "Alkaline Trio post e-card/trailer for Remains CD/DVD". Alternative Press. December 31, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  12. "Alkaline Trio release "Warbrain" music video". Alternative Press. February 6, 2007. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  13. Caulfield, Keith (August 1, 2008). "Ask Billboard: Robin Sparkles, Garbage, Alkaline Trio, Bayside". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  14. "Plea for Peace Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  15. "Another Year on the Streets, Vol. 2 Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  16. "Oil [Thick Compilation] Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-04-23.

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