Good Mourning
by Alkaline Trio
  • Record Label: Vagrant
  • Release Date: May 13, 2003
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    90
    It's an album that kills with catchiness.
  2. E! Online
    75
    The slick production will scare off longtime fans quicker than a cross repels a vampire, but for the rest of us, it's an easy introduction to a crew of weird guys who deserve to be heard.
  3. Amazon.com
    70
    Another set of sad but very fun songs.
  5. Mojo
    80
    For a genre whose young bands are increasingly concerned with girls and girls only, the Alkaline Trio have delivered an album offering far more than the pink blush of awkward adolescence. [Jul 2003, p.108]
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  6. Blender
    70
    The mean-spirited sounds of Good Mourning are easy to listen to, but hard to forget. [#17, p.132]
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  7. Spin
    91
    Their best by a mile. [Jun 2003, p.100]
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  8. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Spews enough speed, hooks, and sick puns to sate the most ADD-afflicted appetite for distraction. [20 Jun 2003, p.73]
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Awards & Rankings

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#64 Most Discussed Album of 2003
73
#73 Most Shared Album of 2003

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 44
  3. Negative: 4 out of 44
  1. Stephanie
    Apr 21, 2006
    10
    My introduction to the Alkaline Trio was this album. I can't say that the songs are my favorites (well, "Blue in the Face" is my My introduction to the Alkaline Trio was this album. I can't say that the songs are my favorites (well, "Blue in the Face" is my favorite song of all time), but this album is perfect. Perfect. And you can't argue with that.… Full Review »
  2. Ripper36
    Nov 5, 2022
    9
    Ahh.....Good Mourning...What a album! I was 18 when this came out and damn did this album stick with me 20 years later. Got in to Trio inAhh.....Good Mourning...What a album! I was 18 when this came out and damn did this album stick with me 20 years later. Got in to Trio in 2000 with MICF and loved them more then any band in History. Each track is a winner on this. Matt's voice is a little different then their other stuff but its still great. best songs to get it a go are WE Had Enough, Donner party and All On Black.. Those alone will get you hooked.… Full Review »
  3. JordyAtkins
    Sep 24, 2010
    8
    Probably a much better album for their fans than the commercialised music later produced. Classic songs that can never be taken to seriously.Probably a much better album for their fans than the commercialised music later produced. Classic songs that can never be taken to seriously. Great listening music, much like the 2 albums before… Full Review »
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