Alkaline Trio : Emo or Not?

jesus · 10-27-2004, 06:04 PM

haha its ok i guess...i consider them emo, but i like a couple songs by them. Armageddon(sp?) is my favorite.

revo_terror · 11-02-2004, 05:08 PM

I'd have to say I think ALK3 is emo...emo meets goth rock, n e way.but they have thier own thing, and i think they r cool, no matter what the music nazis' say.

swingkids. · 11-03-2004, 11:12 AM

Alkaline Trio =not even close to emo

Alk3! :D · 03-27-2010, 03:31 PM

When I think of emo bands, I think of bands that tend to sing about the mellow emotions...saddness, despair, and hopelessness. Also, most emo bands seem to dress and act a certain way(The Trio doesn't follow this trend). Alkaline Trio might sing about pretty emotional stuff, but there subject matter covers almost every emotion known to man. They have been classified as punk and alternative, not emo. Another thing to take into account is their "dark" lyrics. Most emo bands don't use lyrics like that. I would say if they were anything they would be more associated with goth than emo. So to answer your question simply...no they are not emo lol. To be quite honest actually, Alk3 is pretty undefinable if you look at how unique each one of their albums really is.

SBWNik · 03-27-2010, 10:47 PM

Sadness, despair and hopelessness are 'mellow' emotions?

I stopped reading there.
As for the rest of the question, I wouldn't have thought they were emo. Wouldn't have thought they were that good either, but obviously they have their fans who have heard a lot more of their stuff than I have (Odd tracks on compilations is about it, and I tend to skip those once I've heard them TBH) so I bow to their superior knowledge....

tgpo · 03-27-2010, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alk3! :D

To be quite honest actually, Alk3 is pretty undefinable

I can think of a few words that define them, but none of them are positive.

Well, suck can sometimes be a positive, but in this case, it's the negative form.

+81 · 03-28-2010, 03:09 PM

Sad pop-punk.

The Abracadaver · 03-28-2010, 03:24 PM

Alkaline Trio? Emo?

Hahahahahaha

11-03-2004, 11:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
swingkids. Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NY Posts: 86	Alkaline Trio =not even close to emo __________________ poet,I'm sick of your pretty lies.

03-27-2010, 03:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
Alk3! :D Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1	When I think of emo bands, I think of bands that tend to sing about the mellow emotions...saddness, despair, and hopelessness. Also, most emo bands seem to dress and act a certain way(The Trio doesn't follow this trend). Alkaline Trio might sing about pretty emotional stuff, but there subject matter covers almost every emotion known to man. They have been classified as punk and alternative, not emo. Another thing to take into account is their "dark" lyrics. Most emo bands don't use lyrics like that. I would say if they were anything they would be more associated with goth than emo. So to answer your question simply...no they are not emo lol. To be quite honest actually, Alk3 is pretty undefinable if you look at how unique each one of their albums really is. Last edited by Alk3! :D; 03-27-2010 at 03:33 PM. Reason: Make it better

03-28-2010, 03:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
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03-28-2010, 03:24 PM	#18 (permalink)
The Abracadaver Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 88	Alkaline Trio? Emo? Hahahahahaha __________________ Just five dollars to see a face explode, To see a man strung up by his throat! Come one! Come all! If you look close enough you'll see death's machinery exposed!

10-27-2004, 06:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
jesus cat addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,061	haha its ok i guess...i consider them emo, but i like a couple songs by them. Armageddon(sp?) is my favorite.

11-02-2004, 05:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
revo_terror Groupie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3	I'd have to say I think ALK3 is emo...emo meets goth rock, n e way.but they have thier own thing, and i think they r cool, no matter what the music nazis' say.

03-27-2010, 10:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
SBWNik Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 67	Sadness, despair and hopelessness are 'mellow' emotions? I stopped reading there. As for the rest of the question, I wouldn't have thought they were emo. Wouldn't have thought they were that good either, but obviously they have their fans who have heard a lot more of their stuff than I have (Odd tracks on compilations is about it, and I tend to skip those once I've heard them TBH) so I bow to their superior knowledge....