Mikey Way (the bassist from MCR) does not have asthma. He said it himself.

MCR's bassist has asthma. He says it gets harder and harder for him to do shows because of that.

"Pitch Black are waay better than MCR"

anything is way better than MCR

i love Alkaline Trio and MCR but i've never heard of Pitch Black. i'll check 'em out x

Pitch Black are waay better than MCR.

i saw the show in montreal and let me tell you, it fucking rocked. my only regrets is that they didnt play fuck you aurora or armagedon. but other than that it was purely awesome, especially when they played radio during the encore. also, matt did sound terrible...the crowd sang better than him...but wtv

alkaline has gone down hill. they are one of few bands that have progressivly gotten worse. matts voice has gone to shit. the only thing keeping this band alive is their mutual thirst for coke.

"i saw alk3 at warped last year and i think it was the biggest waste of time i spent there. they were really really boring."

Yeah, they should have parts of songs were they have synchronized headbanging to some faux metal riffs. Bands that do that are god like.

The blending Continental into Emma thing isn't technically difficult or anything, but I always like it when bands try to make things a bit more interesting than just play their songs as they were written and we've all heard countless times. Alkaline didn't disappoint as they also changed up parts of Crawl, '97 and Radio if I recall... not drastic changes, but nice to hear a difference.

Bands should always deviate from the recorded versions when playing their songs live -- unless you go to a show just to see the band, kinda lame. The Chili Peppers are great at changing up solos, jamming into and out of songs, etc.

i saw alk3 at warped last year and i think it was the biggest waste of time i spent there. they were really really boring.

Man, is this review for the same show I saw??? I was VERY disappointed with this show - especially after seeing Alkaline Trio rip it up at Warped last summer.

Matt's mic sounded terrible, and judging from his yelling at the monitors in front of him, I think he knew he sounded like ass. Could it have been why they didn't come out for an encore? That's another thing, no encore? In my years of seeing shows I can't remember a band not playing an encore - especially when the crowd is chanting for one for 5 minutes. It seems like really poor showmanship to me, and very unprofessional. Maybe there was an explanation for it, but without one, I remain very disappointed.

Dan's mic was fine and the songs he sang were far superior sounding, especially Maybe I'll Catch Fire - the highlight of the night in an otherwise drab experience.

-at_the_drive_in81

I really hate it when the singers sound different from their cd when they play live. It blows. That is one of the reasons I love Alkaline so much. They are Freaking crazy...

"Always? Funny. Look at the playlists on the official site."

Yeah look at 25 sets from a band that used to play hundreds of shows a year.

Always? Funny. Look at the playlists on the official site.

alkaline trio always plays sundials. they always play 97 too. i think an older alkaline trio fan should do a review. drink beers, love girls. goodbye.

yeah sickboi and i are going to major in business, engineering, or go pre-med

You're an english major? Well, I hope you like flipping burgers, because thats about all that degree is worth....

-sickboi

"there aren't exactly english majors going to this site"

i'm an english major. for music reviews i think a journalism degree would be more helpful.

cobra

preacher-nuts, i was merely saying that the concept of the review is pretty much dead and that people don't so much review things as they recount facts and say what they liked or didn't like. that's fine. but it's not particularly interesting. it's nice for an alkaline trio fan to read and say "oh they opened with stupid kid... cool" or "when i saw them they played radio and it was a big sing-a-long and it was a blast." blah

yea they only got sundials together recently.

most reviews seem to suck because there aren't exactly english majors going to this site. however, it's like the "million monkeys typing a million typewriters for a million years" theory - when you have a load of people there are bound to be a few great, and mostly decent writers getting reviews posted. this to some people is just what makes up that second half of "decent." with a strong NO OFFENSE INTENDED to scott adam aubin and all, an opinion of an album or show is attempted much more strongly from someone who actually paid for that cd or show admission. but that's just my opinion.

"Continental/Emma (they blended the two in one -- very cool)"

-not hard to do, all their songs have the same structure/sound

cobra

Instead of complaining, how about YOU write a good review? Everyone is a fucking know-it-all around here, but doesn't do anything about it.

this isn't anything on the guy who wrote THIS review, but most show reviews aren't very good. they usually go something like the crowd did this the band played these songs, i liked it. or... the crowd did this, the band played these songs, i didn't like it. oh well

they must really be scraping the bottom of the barrel to post this kind of stuff...

hello sir, i wrote the review. so far as i know they read the reviews first and if they dislike them they dont post them. it's not fucking shakespeare but i've written much worse. go cry about something more important than a show review on a website.

Scott - how about some quality control with the reviews/writers - this guy writes like an eigth grader. I'm sure we all care how long the merch line was, or if a few people were "pissed" because they didn't hear their favorite song.

I've seen the trio 5 or 6 times, with every drummer they've had, going back to just after "goddammit" came out, and I've never heard "sundials" live.

Oh and is it me, or does "Private Eye" never sound good live? And I hate that shit where he adds the city's name....

Pitch Black rocked it hard last night, I liked PGMG, but not a good choice as the direct opener, kinda dulled me.

i was at this show and thought it was pretty great. the Trio played some of my favourites (sundials, snake oil tanker, maybe i'll catch fire). it kinda ticked me off though how the crowd didn't give Pitch Black a chance at all. I thought they were decent. better than MCR who keep...well, boring me. not that they're a bad band or anything, they're just nothing special.

set at pittsburgh show, in a rough order
1.snake oil tankers
2.maybe i'll catch fire
3.goodbye forever
now out of order
4.continental
5.emma
6.while you're waiting
7.sundials
8.cringe
9.all on black
10.private eye
11.weve had enough
12.another innocent girl
13.if we never go inside
14.i lied my face off
15.my friend peter
encore
16.97
17.radio

pretty sweet set if u ask me, but short

yea the trio do play short sets. it seems to be the norm with more recent bands. oldschool acts like lagwagon and less than jake play 20 to 25 songs a set, but alk 3 rarely play over 18. for the money i like bands to fill an hour. oh well.

Yeah I really dont blame you if you think my review sucks, I'm no good at writing or reviews or anything. Anyways there are some good pics of the show up at www.kidwithcamera.com

In case anyone's interested, there are three really good online concert here...

http://www.dcn.com/contest/band_page.jsp?artist_id=268 0

>worst review ever

You reckon? I thought the review of "Good Mourning" was worse. And I'm sure there are even shittier reviews lying around.

ever ever?

worst review ever

less than a week... oh yeah, ALK3 in orlando-
Steven www.murdertheturtle.com

You're a moron, I'm going to the DC show tonight primarily for Pitch Black.

I put the setlist for the MONTREAL show. The set was much better for Montreal except the absence of a few great songs (Sundials, My Friend Peter). The Toronto show was a good one, but they were kinda boring that night. They went off for Montreal, probably because the crowd did as well.

they always seem to play short sets. I've rarely seen them play over an hour.

I am not a big Alkaline Trio fan, but I went to their Detroit show. I have never seen them headline, and I was very disappointed. They played well, but they only played for 45 minutes. Thats one of the shortest sets I have ever seen a headliner play. Seriously, I recently saw Motion City Soundtrack and they played for a little over an hour and they have about 1/6 of the material that alkaline trio has. How can a band have 5 full lenghts and only play for 45 minutes? It just seems odd to me. Since I don't know a lot about them, could someone tell me if thats always how long they play or did I just Detroit just get unlucky?

"both Pitch Black and My Chemical Romance (The Used?)"

please don't compare my chemical romance to the used. i'm very insulted, lieutenant. my chemical romance know how to make a good pop-punk song (headfirst), are a little complex and differentiated/varied in their lyrics (vampires), make some cool-ass riffs (honey, this mirror), and are not media whores. oh, and john feldmann doesn't write their lyrics.

This is sweet, I wrote a review and it got on here. But to the guy who put in the setlist, there was no radio or 97

The worst thing about that show was the beer tent. I felt like a chicken at a slaughter house, I couldn't move.

"His shaggy hair was constantly in motion, running around the stage and leaning on his bandmates..."

that's the funniest thing that i've ever read.

-brent

Kickass, Sundials is my favorite Alk3 song. Now, if they'd only come to Norway...

Oh, and they most definitely did play My Friend Peter at the Toronto show. That was one of the only highlights of their performance for me.

Weird, I was at this show and found Alkaline Trio to be incredibly boring. They did nothing interesting, said nothing between songs and Matt's vocals sounded bad. The lack of an encore and a bad (IMO) setlist really made this a disappointment, although I wasn't expecting much. MCR was BY FAR the most entertaining band of the night.

they haven't played sundials for a couple years because derek just recently learned it, and i'm not sure that mike ever did...

so yeah, if you've only seen them recently, you probably wouldn't have heard it...

I juust got back from the Philly show. Ehhhhhhh. Too many 14 year olds. But hey, whadda ya want?

They always play sundials?? what?? I have seen them five times, the first in 2000, and they have never played sundials. I have never even heard of them playing it live until this reviewer mentioned it. I wish I could see this tour and witness that song live. Yes and Tuck Me In as well.

am i the only one that is getting the feeling that the trio are burned out? from what i've read from this tour...it seems like they might be in need of a break...

The Toronto show was alright... not as good as the Montreal show the day after, at least that was the sentiment from all the Montreal fans who drove to Toronto to see that show and then saw the home show the night after.

Pitch Black were really nice guys... the music kinda boring though.

My Chemical Romance was weird, the first half of their set was absolutely terrific, but the second was terrible for some reason.

The Trio was awesome. The creepy music they came out to was Tubular Bells from The Exorcist. Their set list, in case any one cares, is as follows:

We've Had Enough
Snake Oil Tanker
If We Never Go Inside
Maybe I'll Catch Fire
Continental/Emma (they blended the two in one -- very cool)
Cringe
Tuck Me In
Another Innocent Girl
100 Stories
Fatally Yours
I Lied My Face Off
Crawl
Goodbye Forever

Encore:
Private Eye
97
Radio

No Sundials, All On Black or My Friend Peter... but Tuck Me In was a pleasant surprise. Anyone notice how they aren't playing much off Goddamnit? Only Cringe for Montreal... aw well. Awesome show nonetheless.

I don't know, its been a while since I've heard them or heard about them play Sundials. Then again, I guess I have not been studying all of the setlists from cities I haven't visited.

Alkaline Trio tore the shit up. Naturally, I had a great time. Unfortunately, I couldn't feel any of the opening acts, both Pitch Black and My Chemical Romance (The Used?) were, what I found to be, rather uninspiring, while Closet Monster may cater more well to a younger audience in Ajax, Ontario. Of course I went home happy, though, having seen my favourite band. Unfortunately, I really could not stand the guitar sound the club was emitting, though otherwise they had a great presence, though quiet between songs. Unfortunately, I found their setlist to be a little disappointing, of course I would have loved to hear Radio just another time, as well as All on Black, You've Got So Far To Go, etc, etc, etc. Sundials made up for most of it, though. Yes, I have just typed a number. But I mean it, this was wonderful.

MCR was great at the show. They had so many more fans at this show then any other ones I have been to, thats for sure.

i'm glad PGMG is on the show here, along with a few other bands but worth the 3 hour drive to austin to see them. Do they play My Standard Break From Life live?

I am glad that for my date Pretty Girls Make Graves will replace My Chemical Romance...not that they are bad but I really want to see PGMG.

pitch black = decent, my chemical romance = AWFUL, alk3 = good, but not nearly as good as they used to be (both on record and live).

Yea dude, they always play sundials. You must be a new fan.

-feedmynightmare

i was at this show.. my chemical romance rocked..

i saw my chemical romance with thrice and they SUCKED bad. their drummer was horrible. and the singer said alot of stupid shit....however their cd is AMAZINGLY good....go figure....

"surprisingly Sundials"

I've seen them many times over the years and they almost always play this song.