Punknews.org

|
Sign In | create an account

Alkaline Trio

I Lied My Face Off (1999)
Asian Man Records

Reviewer Rating:

User Rating:

Contributed by: glumble
(others by this writer | submit your own)

Published on November 11th 2001

Perhaps Alkaline Trio's best work to date, "I Lied My Face Off," is a compiliation of four alcohol driven ballads about relationships and happiness.

With all of the original members of Alkaline Trio, this EP is raw, driven, and melodic at the same time. The first song, "Goodbye Forever," was the first song I ever heard by Alkaline Trio. Brilliant. One of my favorite songs to date. The next track, "This Is Getting Over You," features Dan Andriano on vocals. Near the end of the song, Matt Skiba enters blending angelic voices together and creating a sound that they have yet to capture to this date. The lyrics are so electifying, that if you listen to them at the right time, they can make you cry.

Third song, "Bleeder," captures different feelings for different people. Look for this acoustic on their split with Hot Water Music. (That's what I hear anyway.)

Finally, perhaps Alkaline Trio's signature balid of happieness, drinking, and relationships, I Lied My Face Off hit's you with something you've been waiting for this entire EP. With striking lyrics, you don't recover and this leaves you hanging for me. The only solution: Listen to this EP many times.

Login to rate this album

People who liked this also liked:

Please login or register to post comments.

What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?

Share your opinion by posting comments on the stories that interest you
Rate music and bands and help shape the weekly top ten
Let Punknews.org use your ratings to help you find bands and albums you might like
Customize features on the site to get the news the way you want.

devianter (October 30, 2010)

For your lungs only was better.

Anonymous (January 29, 2004)

With all of the original members of Alkaline Trio

Anonymous (January 29, 2004)

you dumb asshole it's not the original members of the trio here. if it was, rob would be the bassist. fucking cuntrag i swear.

Anonymous (January 3, 2003)

oh yeah if anyone has this vinyl please tell me im willing to pay large amounts of money for it.

oh yeah my emai l is Ben452003@yahoo.com

Anonymous (January 3, 2003)

oh yeah if anyone has this vinyl please tell me im willing to pay large amounts of money for it.

Anonymous (January 3, 2003)

Best Best ALk3 CD... To bad i cant find the 7" to it. but this CD is basically on
S/T... but it would still be good to have it

pat41 (November 30, 2001)

someday im going to review a shitty album too... but ill give it a shitty rating too

wyzo (November 30, 2001)

anyone notice there is a slick shoes album with the exact same cover as this one except the flames are blue? yeah, think about it.

wyzo

Anonymous (November 29, 2001)

um, someone just said this, but no it wasn't their original lineup...

and hot water music is covering bleeder.....but i don't think it's acoutic...they're covering "radio" acoustic...

and yes, this is alkaline trio's best release....

Jim

Anonymous (November 27, 2001)

classic!!!

Anonymous (November 27, 2001)

hey, ummm, when you said it has all the original members, i know you meant it has glenn on drums instead of mike felumlee or the suicide machines guy they have now, but this MOST definitely did NOT have the original members, as Dan was not an original member. Their first bass player was not Dan.

Josip (November 27, 2001)

this is just great, 4 wonderful songs, everybody should listen to this!

and btw: i'd never trust someone with a "41" in his nickname...go listen to your rap-metal

maverick (November 27, 2001)

I think I need to put up my vinyl copy on eBay to pay for Christmas presents. Anyone want to make me an early offer? It's in perfect condition.

-Scott

Anonymous (November 27, 2001)

this record is incredible. absolutly incredible. it's a good think i walked into a vinyl store and saw it sitting there. muahah. 5 dollars. but i'd pay more than that for this incredible record.

Anonymous (November 26, 2001)

No doubt the Trio is emotional, but I wouldn't call this emo. It's way too genuine for that.

jheisel (November 26, 2001)

this ep rules. i just got $50 for my vinyl copy of it on ebay.

thanks d0rks!

pat41 (November 26, 2001)

oh yea i forgot again.. i give it a 4

pat41 (November 26, 2001)

AK3 are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO emo. Most emo is not bad but this stuff gets to me. I dont know what to think of it. I like some but dont like others... *sniff* i think i need a tissue *sniff*