SONG: "Worn So Thin"
ARTIST: Alkaline Trio
ALBUM: "Is This Thing Cursed?"
YEAR: 2018
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Chicago, Illinois
YEARS ACTIVE: 1996 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
"Worn So Thin" appears to be a song about wanting to start over in life and leave all your past problems behind you. But, it seems that when the vocalist tries to approach life this way, he just reverts to the same old habits and mistakes that leaves him in a bad place. He even calls himself, basically garbage for not being able to break his old habits and get out of his hole. It's kinda depressing but hey, it is an Alkaline Trio song!!
ALKALINE TRIO DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
1998 - Goddamnit (Asian Man Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2000 - Alkaline Trio (Asian Man Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2000 - Maybe I'll Catch Fire (Asian Man Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2001 - From Here To Infirmary (Vagrant Records)
* peaked at #199 on the Billboard 200 on 4-3-01
2003 - Good Mourning (Vagrant Records)
* peaked at #20 on the Billboard 200 on 5-13-03
2005 - Crimson (Vagrant Records)
* peaked at #25 on the Billboard 200 on 5-24-05
2007 - Remains (Vagrant Records)
* peaked at #64 on the Billboard 200 on 1-30-07
2008 - Agony & Irony (Epic Records)
* peaked at #13 on the Billboard 200 on 7-1-08
2010 - This Addiction (Epitaph Records)
* peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 on 2-23-10
2011 - Damnesia (Epitaph Records)
* peaked at #43 on the Billboard 200 on 7-12-11
2013 - My Shame Is True (Epitaph Records)
* peaked at #24 on the Billboard 200 on 4-2-13
2018 - Is This Thing Cursed? (Epitaph Records)
* peaked at #68 on the Billboard 200 on 8-31-18
MY THOUGHTS ON ALKALINE TRIO:
Alkaline Trio is a Chicago band that got it's start back in 1996. After releasing some singles and EP's, the band dropped their debut full length in 1998, titled "Goddamnit". In 2000, the band released a compilation of those early EP's called "Alkaline Trio". They also dropped their sophomore full length album that year called "Maybe I'll Catch Fire". 2001's "From Here To Infirmary" would be the album that started generating some serious buzz around Alkaline Trio, thanks in part to the singles "Stupid Kid" and "Private Eye". They continued that success with their next release, 2001's "Good Mourning". 2005 saw the band drop the album "Crimson". At this point, Alkaline Trio were headliner material. The band dropped a b-sides comp in 2007 called "Remains" and in 2008, they released "Agony & Irony" through major label Epic Records. In 2010, Alkaline Trio began releasing music through their own label, Heart & Skull, which worked with Epitaph Records. Their first release on that label was 2010's "This Addiction". In 2011, the band released "Damnesia", which featured re-worked and stripped down versions of their songs. 2013 saw the release of "My Shame Is True". There was a 5 year stretch between albums at this point, mostly due to guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba working on some side projects, most notably Matt Skiba And The Sekrets as well as filling in for Tom Delonge with Blink 182 while Dan Andriano, bassist/vocalist, was doing his own thing with punk supergroup The Falcon as well as his side project Dan Andriano In The Emergency Room. But, in 2018, the Trio returned with "Is This Thing Cursed?". Most recently, Alkaline Trio has finished up their new album, "Blood, Hair And Eyeballs" and it is set to be released in February of 2024. Point blank, Alkaline Trio is an f'n awesome band! You can call them punk, pop punk, emo at times, goth punk at times, whatever.. They are just a great band. They were dropping albums strong, almost every 2 years in the early 2000's. They've been a little more sporadic lately but as I said earlier, they do have quite a few side projects as well. Bummer news is that long time drummer Derek Grant left the band in 2023 due to some health issues as well as wanting to get more into the production side of the music business. Long time punk drumming veteran Atom Willard has taken Grant's place behind the kits. I fell in love with Alkaline Trio during their "From Here To Infirmary" album. "Private Eye" hooked me early and I've been a fan ever since. They just have so many good songs and never seem to disappoint with their albums. Top notch punk rock band. Top notch band in any genre really!
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Matt Skiba And The Sekrets
The Lawrence Arms
The Bouncing Souls
The Menzingers
Hot Water Music
TEN ALKALINE TRIO SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. This Addiction
2. Mercy Me
3. Radio
4. Private Eye
5. We've Had Enough
6. She Lied To The FBI
7. Calling All Skeletons
8. Clavicle
9. Metro (Berlin cover)
10. Is This Thing Cursed?
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