Maybe I'll Catch Fire

Alkaline Trio - Maybe I'll Catch Fire
Critic Score
Based on 4 reviews
User Score
Based on 70 ratings
2000 Rank: #174
Liked by 8 people
March 14, 2000 / Release Date
LP / Format
Asian Man / Label
Punk Rock / Genre
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depechemode4lif
77

Some real solid pop punk from my local area. I think this album has its obvious limitations but as a whole listening experience is Alkaline Trio working very tightly together. Fuck You Aurora is a real highlight on this record.

PoserPunk
75

Despite this one growing on me after repeated listens, it still feels like a step down from their debut.

That being said, there are still plenty of highlights here. Tracks like "Keep 'Em Coming", "Madam Me", "Fuck You Aurora", and "Radio" are up there as some of Alkaline Trio's best songs. This is also the birthplace of that signature dark/gothic vibe that I absolutely LOVE. It's a definitive stepping stone into that gothic punk sound that they're ... read more

Quag3418K3l
90

Will always love this record. It's so much more raw but yet so dialed in. I love Matt's voice over this music and the lyrics have always hit me more personally, it's articulated perfectly like it's the way I also think to write. Good speed at times, great feeling. Amazing band.

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Track List

  1. Keep 'Em Coming
  2. Madam Me
  3. You've Got So Far to Go
  4. Fuck You Aurora
  5. Sleepyhead
  6. Maybe I'll Catch Fire
  7. Tuck Me In
  8. She Took Him to the Lake
  9. 5-3-10-4
  10. Radio

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