Good Mourning

Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning
Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
2003 Ratings: #126 / 355
User Score
Based on 89 ratings
2003 Rank: #43
Liked by 12 people
May 13, 2003 / Release Date
LP / Format
Vagrant / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
AllMusic

Good Mourning is the handsome if dark-eyed offspring of the deliberately melodic From Here to Infirmary LP and Alkaline Trio's more raucous earlier work.

80
Sputnikmusic

Good Mourning is where things got tricky for old school Alkaline Trio fans. It's the last straw where the die hards could convince themselves they were still down with the direction the Trio was going in.

60
Rolling Stone

On Good Mourning, the band's fourth album, there's enough mayhem and murder to satisfy any Scarface groupie.

50
Tiny Mix Tapes

Good Mourning brings the Trio's worst points to the front, and at the mic, Matt Skiba now sounds like the biggest asshole ever.

PoserPunk
100

This is my favorite record of all time.

Pretty big claim for an album that most people could probably point out some pretty obvious flaws on. However, for me, this album is an album that aligns PERFECTLY with my personal taste in music. A punk rock/pop punk album with a very personal and macabre take on lyrics, production that brings out the best in everyone's performance, and a level of experimentation that hits WAY more than it misses. From the gothic/emo-tinged bangers, like "This ... read more

engineno5
86

Alkaline Trio went from a lil creepy to straight up goth. How does it do compared to From Here To Infirmary? Yes, I'm track by tracking. Sorry

1. This Could Be Love; Why, that's a little K I N K Y. Dear god if it isn't catchy tho. Also, is this the same guy who sang songs like Private Eye on the last record? Dear god I hope his voice is ok... he sounds pretty raspy. +10 points for unironically using the word "shat" in a song though. 9/10, What a riff!

2. We've Had Enough: Oh yeah, ... read more

Maxissocool777
100

Good music

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