Remains
Compilation album by Alkaline Trio
Released	January 31, 2007
Recorded	2000–2006
Genre	Punk rock, pop punk, emo
Length	69:38
Label	Vagrant
Producer	Matt Allison, Alkaline Trio, Jerry Finn
Alkaline Trio chronology
Crimson (2005) Remains (2007) Agony & Irony (2008)
Scraps Companion CD

Remains is a compilation album from Alkaline Trio.

Contents

The album is a collection of 22 tracks that the band has recorded for various compilations, EPs, B-sides and international releases. The disc also includes three new live tracks from a 2006 concert at Avalon in Los Angeles. Vocalist/guitarist, Matt Skiba describes the collection as "an unintentional sort of bookend for our career thus far."^[1] A DVD that includes 45 minutes of material, including all the band's videos from From Here to Infirmary, Good Mourning, and Crimson, accompanies the disc. Included is exclusive B-roll and behind-the-scenes footage from the band's live shows.

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	79%[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Aversion	[4]
Daily Dischord	[5]
Kerrang!
LAS Magazine	8.8/10 [6]
PopMatters	7/10[7]
RebelPunk	[8]
Rocklouder	[9]
Metal Hammer

On November 6, 2006, Remains was announced for release.^[10] The band explained: "...in the midst of the torrent of recording albums and touring to support them -- we will book into a studio and record some more... These truly are the remains of the last half-decade."^[10] On December 31, the band posted an e-card, which contained "We Can Never Break Up" and "Hell Yes" available for streaming.^[11] It was released on January 31, 2007, through Vagrant.^[10] On February 6, a music video was released for "Warbrain". The video includes live footage of the band from a New Year's Eve show.^[12] The album peaked at #64 on Billboard 200. By August 2008, the album sold 60,000 copies.^[13] A vinyl repressing of the album was released through Newbury Comics on February 3, 2023, and was limited to 500 copies.

Track listing

1. "Hell Yes" - 3:49
2. "My Standard Break from Life" - 2:34
3. "Dead End Road" - 3:08
4. "Metro" - 3:41
5. "Jaked on Green Beers" - 3:27
6. "Queen of Pain" - 3:56
7. "While You're Waiting" - 4:06
8. "Rooftops" - 2:15
9. "Old School Reasons" - 2:51
10. "Warbrain" - 2:28
11. "Fine Without You" - 3:15
12. "Hating Every Minute" - 3:03
13. "Dead and Broken" - 2:09
14. "Sadie" - 4:38
15. "If You Had a Bad Time" - 3:38
16. "Wait for the Blackout" - 3:28
17. "We Can Never Break Up" - 3:10
18. "Don't Say You Won't" - 2:21
19. "Buried" - 3:16
20. "Dethbed" (Live) - 3:12
21. "My Standard Break from Life" (Live Acoustic) - 2:42
22. "I'm Dying Tomorrow" (Live) - 2:31

Origins of tracks

• Tracks 1-2 are from the Hell Yes EP. Track 1 was also used as a b-side. Track 2 was also featured on the Plea for Peace compilation album. both were also available as UK bonus tracks on From Here to Infirmary, although track 2 is named "Standard Break".
• Track 3 is from the compilation Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra. It also appeared as a UK bonus track on Good Mourning.
• Track 4 is a B-side of the "Stupid Kid" single and was featured on the Another Year on the Streets Vol. 2 compilation album. It is a cover of Berlin's "The Metro."
• Track 5 is from the compilation Atticus: ...dragging the lake.
• Tracks 6-8 are from the Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD. The song, "Rooftops" is a cover of the Hot Water Music song, which appeared on that band's No Division release.
• Track 9 is a Good Mourning era track (also included as a bonus track on the UK version of the album) that originally appeared on the Thick Records compilation Oil: Chicago Punk Refined.
• Track 10 is from the Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 compilation album.
• Tracks 11-16 are from the BYO Split Series, Vol. 5 EP with One Man Army. "Wait for the Blackout" originally performed by The Damned. "Sadie" was also included on Crimson.
• Tracks 17-18 are B-sides from the "Time to Waste" single, produced by legendary punk producer Mass Giorgini.
• Track 19 is a Crimson era B-side from the single "Mercy Me".

Scraps companion album

On Valentine's Day 2007, the band posted a bulletin on their MySpace giving a downloadable template and cipher. When printed and aligned correctly with the booklet in the Remains album, the template gave a user name and a password. When the cipher was deciphered, it gave a web address to go to. This website contained a downloadable album and cover file. The cipher and template accessible to Blood Pact members was different from those of the general public.

MySpace Scraps Tracks

1. "Private Eye" (Acoustic) - 3:38
2. "Crawl" (Acoustic) - 4:23
3. "This Could Be Love" (Acoustic) - 4:15
4. "Cringe" (Live) - 2:24
5. "You've Got So Far to Go" (Live) - 2:58
6. "Mr. Chainsaw" (Live) - 3:37
7. "She Took Him to the Lake" (Live) - 2:32
8. "Crawl" (BBC) - 4:27
9. "Heaven" (BBC) - 3:35
10. "Over at the Frankenstein Place" - 2:32
    Total - 34:18

Blood Pact Scraps Tracks

1. "Fine Without You" (Remix)
2. "Burn" (Alleged Remix)
3. "Prevent This Tragedy" (Live)
4. "Warbrain" (Demo)

References

External links

• Remains at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
• Scraps companion album