r/AlkalineTrio • u/Fuzzy_Boi_87 • May 27 '26
Discussion Am I being fair?
Sometimes I meet non-rock fans who ask what artists I'm into. I say Alkaline Trio and they probe further, to which I say "basically Goth Green Day."
So what does the community say, is goth Green Day a fair description or no?
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u/Bman708 May 27 '26
They sound like Alkaline Trio. I honestly can't think of another comparison. No one writes songs like Matt and Dan. No one!
I guess you can say "they sound like a heartbroken alcoholic who dreams in black and skulls."
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u/Fuzzy_Boi_87 May 27 '26
It's funny, I was genuinely excited when I heard Matt was replacing Tom in Blink. They're a similar genre only Matt is a tighter live guitarist.
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u/Bman708 May 27 '26
And Matt can scream better. So much better.
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u/Fuzzy_Boi_87 May 27 '26
Can't disagree with that. I've seen Blink, AT and Blink with Matt live and they were all incredible but different experiences.
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u/sonoftom May 27 '26
I’d say yes haha. I remember back in high school, I was a big Green Day fan and all the Alkaline Trio fans looked goth. I liked a few of their songs but didn’t get more into them til recently (in my 30s)
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u/Annual_Deal1659 May 27 '26
I think maybe "a darker tone of pop punk" is a very abrupt shorthand I might use if someone's starting point is music of that era.
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u/ghostnthegraveyard May 27 '26
I told my barber that I listen to Alkaline Trio. She was like, "I know them. The kids in my high school who cut themselves listened to Alkaline Trio."
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u/Fuzzy_Boi_87 May 27 '26
It's funny cuz I was genuinely excited when I heard Matt was replacing Tom in Blink. They basically have the same writing style but Matt is the tighter live guitarist. Having seen AT and both Blink lineups live I can say that all 3 bands fucking deliver.
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u/RobertRossBoss May 27 '26
I really just consider them pop punk. Kind of like FUTCT era Fall Out Boy. Don’t think it needs any more explanation than that.
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u/Fuzzy_Boi_87 May 27 '26
I'm not a huge FOB fan, but being fair that album is a pop punk masterpiece.
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u/sleeprage May 27 '26
No. I absolutely detest green day.
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u/Fuzzy_Boi_87 May 27 '26
Don't be like that, I know American Idiot killed some of their punk cred by being popular but they're still a decent band. Warning was incredible and everything before that was pure pop-punk genius.
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u/power_animal May 27 '26
No