Damnesia

Damnesia is an album by the punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released July 12, 2011 through their label Heart & Skull, a joint venture with Epitaph Records.[1] A primarily acoustic album, it consists of "a selection of beloved fan favorites selected from the group's extensive catalogue and presented in an intimate semi-unplugged format".[1] The album also includes two new songs, "Olde English 800" and "I Remember a Rooftop", as well as a cover version of the Violent Femmes' "I Held Her in My Arms".[1][2] A music video consisting of studio footage was released for the song "Clavicle", and the band has embarked a fifteenth-anniversary United States tour in support of the album.[1][3]

Damnesia
Compilation album by Alkaline Trio
Released	July 12, 2011 (2011-07-12)
Genre	Punk rock, acoustic rock
Length	50:03
Label	Heart & Skull / Epitaph
Producer	Cameron Webb
Alkaline Trio chronology
This Addiction (2010) Damnesia (2011) Broken Wing (2013)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	7.5/10[4]
AllMusic	[5]
Big Cheese	4/5[6]
Blare Magazine	[7]
Melodic	[8]

Damnesia was released to mostly positive reviews. AbsolutePunk gave it a rating of 7.5/10, stating that "Damnesia satiates the appetite fans have for new material, while proving that an old band can still do new tricks.".[4] Big Cheese gave it a rating of 8/10, stating that the album took a "mellower approach" than the band's previous effort.[6] However, Allmusic gave it 3/5,[5] whilst Blare Magazine also gave it the same score, saying that "there’s the odd inclusion where those old breakup lyrics, slowed down to unplugged-tempo, don’t have the same ring".[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Calling All Skeletons" (from Agony & Irony, 2008)	Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, Derek Grant	3:31
2.	"Nose Over Tail" (B-side from "Sun Dials", 1997)	Skiba, Rob Doran, Glenn Porter	2:41
3.	"This Could Be Love" (from Good Mourning, 2003)	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	4:26
4.	"Every Thug Needs a Lady" (from Good Mourning, 2003)	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	3:42
5.	"Clavicle" (from Goddamnit, 1998)	Skiba, Andriano, Porter	2:38
6.	"Mercy Me" (from Crimson, 2005)	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	3:02
7.	"The American Scream" (from This Addiction, 2010)	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	3:15
8.	"We've Had Enough" (from Good Mourning, 2003)	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	2:48
9.	"Olde English 800"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	1:37
10.	"I Held Her in My Arms" (Violent Femmes cover)	Gordon Gano	2:43
11.	"Blue in the Face" (from Good Mourning, 2003)	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	3:40
12.	"I Remember a Rooftop"	Skiba, Andriano, Grant	3:38
13.	"Private Eye" (from From Here to Infirmary, 2001)	Skiba, Andriano, Mike Felumlee	3:47
14.	"You've Got So Far to Go" (from Maybe I'll Catch Fire, 2000)	Skiba, Andriano, Porter	3:12
15.	"Radio" (from Maybe I'll Catch Fire, 2000)	Skiba, Andriano, Porter	5:23
Total length:			50:03

Personnel

• Matt Skiba – guitar, vocals
• Dan Andriano – bass, vocals
• Derek Grant – drums, vocals

References

1. Adams, Gregory (2011-05-09). "Alkaline Trio Announce New Damnesia LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
2. "Alkaline Trio detail Damnesia". Punknews.org. 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
3. Kraus, Brian (2011-06-28). "Alkaline Trio post 'Clavicle' music video". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
4. Beringer, Drew (2011-07-13). "Album Review: Alkaline Trio – Damnesia". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
5. Lymangrover, Jason. "Review: Damnesia". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
6. Hacket, Miles (2011-07-12). "Review: Alkaline Trio – Damnesia". Big Cheese. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
7. Rankin, Dan (2011-07-19). "Review: Alkaline Trio – Damnesia". Blare Magazine. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
8. Winberg, Pär (July 25, 2011). "Alkaline Trio - Damnesia". Melodic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

External links

• Damnesia at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)