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As great as Alkaline Trio are at relating their booze and blood-spattered lives to listeners, it does get a little tedious. But Skiba and Andriano's interlocking harmonies never flag, and the band's rhythms are just too catchy throughout.
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Crimson's minor-key arrangements... make more room for spooky keyboard ooze and swinging rhythms than those on [their] four previous full-lengths. [27 May 2005, p.136]
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83Crimson... still has its share of macabre wordplay... but the real attraction here is the music, which sounds just as dramatic as the imagery. [Jun 2005, p.105]
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Criticising this album because you’re not a teenager is like criticising inhalers just because you don’t have asthma. This may not be for you, but when it hits stride it’s impossible not to get caught up in it.
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It's a delight to hear. [18 Jun 2005, p.64]
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Their most well-rounded LP so far.
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80If anything, Crimson is the album that will push Alkaline Trio from the edges of the spotlight directly into its midst.
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80Crimson may not be AK3s best album, but it’s a welcome, mature effort from one of Vagrant’s best bands.
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On Crimson, Alkaline Trio again manage to make bloodletting sound like hot fun on a Saturday night.
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60Crimson features enough syrupy string swells, maudlin piano filigrees and layers of production sparkle... to choke an army of purists. But these credibility-destroying effects only enhance the pure pop kick. [Jul 2005, p.114]
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Overall, the band seem to be running long on ambition and short on ideas. [Jul 2005, p.172]
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Alkaline Trio's shtick isn't as cartoonish as that of goth-punk outfit AFI, but it can be a bit silly.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 37
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Mixed: 5 out of 37
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Negative: 4 out of 37
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JackC9Almost perfect album, soooo goood! Songs like "Sadie" " Dethbed" are just geniusly well done!
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Andy8Another solid effort.