Crimson

"Crimson" is a great rock record. The songwriting is varied enough to keep it from being a monolithic sound blast, yet it rocks like a champ. The opener "Time to Waste" opens almost classically before Matt Skiba's electric guitar blasts and lyrics that sound in harmony with  Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street , "I had time to kill; it's dead & buried; You've got guts to spill, but no one trustworthy." "The Poison" blares like beach music with a buzz, "How could a rooftop view in London look just the same as one in Brooklyn?" "Mercy Me" punches the vocals sounding almost like a punk Beach Boys, "Oh, mercy me, God bless catastrophe." "Deathbed" sears the speakers, "We've got the know-how & the elbow grease; We've got our victim all cut up down here on the floor." The set concludes with a strong track, "Smoke," that uses keyboards through its winding path, "Faith dear, enough to get you by until we're home." "Crimson" is an excellent disc. Its charm is evident to those who liked  Good Mourning . Enjoy!

Crimson doesn't have a ton of standout tracks individually, but the thing that makes this album great is that when listened to it in it's entirety, it feels very complete. It's a very solid album with some great songs. Time to Waste, Poison, and Mercy Me are some that I thought were diverse and excellent. But this album is best listened from beginning to end I think.

These guys do very little wrong. I lived in Chicago and am very partial to the punk rock bands from that area. Even though I wouldn't categorize them as punk, they're very easy to listen to. Much rawkage!!

One of the best albums of all time

I must confess that I only bought this album so that I could be somewhat acquainted with Alkaline Trio before attending a My Chemical Romance concert where they would be playing. I fell in love with this band the instant I popped the cd in. The lyrics are very deep and the music is fantastic. I listened to the cd non stop until I had learned every word. It set a tone and a standard for a lot of my own writing. I haven't heard anything else that Alkaline has put out, but this album made me a fan. It's a must for anyone looking for some good gothic, melodic, easy rock music. Highly enjoyable.

One of Alkaline Trios best albums.

Awesome CD!

this is the best Alkaline Trio album! If you haven't heard it, buy it, buy it NOW! You won't be disappointed

Great album by the Punk band Alkaline Trio

Very fast delivery and great quality!

Da collezionista, segnalo che Amazon spedisce i vinili con più accortezza che i CD, che con i jewel case, sarebbero potuti essere soggetti a micro rotture, ma lo capisco, e infatti non segnalo mai ad Amazon la cosa perché è un problema comune a tutti i negozi non specializzati, per i vinili invece nulla da eccepire. Il packaging è a livello. Il disco? Sono fan del genere originale della band ma non posso non gradire l'evoluzione che la band, da questo disco in poi, ha preso. Forse è il mio loro preferito!

Die cd war sehr rund und hat gut in mein Autoradio gepasst

Este cd marcó un cambio en el sonido de AK3 del que no se han recuperado... Se perdió la rabia del punk rock para llegar solo al rock, más limpio y menos visceral. Aún así este disco es mejor que los dos siguientes.