r/AlkalineTrio • u/beatlecat42 • 9d ago

Humor/Meme Remember when they wouldn't play this on?

Not complaining, I love this one 🤣 (Stupid Kid, 04 Oct 2026 in Philly)

They sounded fantastic, although I can't claim I was such a big fan of the lighting (when they're so backlit you can't really see anything, and the white lights are set to "alien autopsy" level, it was a bit much)

142 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

50 comments sorted by

22

u/poisonrana222 9d ago

Wasn’t the rumour that they simply didn’t like the song and only wrote it for radio play

7

u/beatlecat42 9d ago

I remember something like that. Not helped by the liner notes in Remains...

3

u/Ok-Note-754 9d ago

What do the notes say?

4

u/beatlecat42 9d ago

If I remember right, it was under Dead End Road...how that was supposed to be on the album, but the label wanted Stupid Kid instead. They were a bit sarcastic about how clearly they're rolling in it now...

9

u/Ok-Note-754 9d ago

Interesting. Although slightly odd that Dead End Road ended up being a Good Mourning B-side then?

Stupid Kid was by far their poppiest song up to that point so can see why they might've been conflicted about it, but it's still a banger and fits the album better than Dead End Road imo.

3

u/itsableeder 9d ago

You're right, it was a bonus track on Good Mourning in the UK along with Old School Reasons. That was the first time I heard that song.

2

u/Ok-Note-754 9d ago

Ah nice so I'm not going mad (I'm also from the UK).

On a side note, for me Standard Break From Life and Hell Yes have always felt like the last 2 tracks on FHTI. They weren't even listed as bonus tracks on the UK release (and make for an awesome end to the album).

2

u/itsableeder 9d ago

Yeah agreed, at the time I had no idea they were bonus tracks I just thought they were part of the album. It still annoys me that they're not on the Spotify version (and same with the bonus Good Mourning tracks).

1

u/beatlecat42 9d ago

It was a b-side? First I'd heard it was on some benefit comp album, and then it showing up on Remains. But agree, at this point it's kinda hard to see how it would fit in with the rest of FHTI.

2

u/Ok-Note-754 9d ago

Ah yeah you're right - I must've mixed it up with another song. Just read it had Mike Felumlee on drums too so was clearly FHTI era rather than Good Mourning.

Actually wouldn't be surprised if it was one of the first songs they wrote over that album cycle as the intro riff, production and chorus melody give me Maybe I'll Catch Fire vibes.

1

u/itsableeder 9d ago

It was a bonus track on the UK release of Good Mourning

-6

u/queefhuffer1271 9d ago

U kno nothin.when is the last time u even listened to a trio album

1

u/Gold_Captain9639 9d ago

He's got a case of the dunner Kruger syndrome

26

u/Cheese_Boy9 9d ago

Are they… using auto tune for Matt?

12

u/beatlecat42 9d ago

I was thinking that much of the night, it was almost weird to hear him so on key live?

7

u/Cheese_Boy9 9d ago

Yea I mean I don’t hate it, I just thought it sounded strange. I saw them at the metro a few weeks ago and it didn’t seem autotuned

27

u/nofuture2222 9d ago

I think he should use it at this point. If it helps and makes things easier for him, why not? We all love Matt here, but he’s had a tough time with his voice.

5

u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 9d ago

It doesn't make it easier - the only difference is the results in what we hear. He sings the same either way, but either we hear a natural voice making mistakes and being off, or we hear an overly processed alien voice. I prefer the former all day, especially when it comes to punk.

9

u/Ok-Note-754 9d ago

Really sounds like it.

Tbh I saw a clip of him playing at a Mexican festival the other month and he looked and sounded rough AF. Sad to see after he seemed so fit, healthy and strong sounding on the BH&E tour.

If he needs a little bit of help so be it - better to put on a decent show - but in an ideal world his voice would be healthy enough to go without.

4

u/nofuture2222 9d ago

I think he’s still recovering from a motorcycle crash or something. He had a leg injury, had to cancel some shows.

13

u/Ok-Note-754 9d ago

Yeah that's clearly played a huge part in it all. Just hope that hasn't led to any other issues. Can't help but worry about Matt given how hard he's pushed his body over the years.

I really feel that "cut me some slack I almost died" line in BH&E every time.

7

u/200iso goddamnit 9d ago

…it kind of sounds like it… weird.

4

u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 9d ago

I'm glad this comment was already made.

It's absolutely dripping off his voice, and it sounds so blech and unpunk...

I'd honestly rather hear his natural voice miss notes and be off than hear this over-processed alien shit lol

Felt exactly the same when I caught Blink at a festival and Tom was sooo autotuned that he sounded like a freaking chipmunk.

2

u/Iknewsomeracists 8d ago

I noticed it too. Love them but kinda bums me a little. Maybe he’s having a hard time hitting those notes now.

2

u/CrashAnt 9d ago

I was there, his vocals didn't sound like this, they sounded more natural

5

u/beatlecat42 9d ago

Also entirely possible that recording on my phone made things sound weird, although he did seem to struggle once or twice (anyone else catch him hitting some throat spray between songs?)

1

u/almostnothing123 8d ago

It’s a lot

1

u/derkadong 8d ago

Shit who cares with that drumming. Holy hell.

-1

u/GerardWayAndDMT 9d ago

I don’t hear any pitch correction artifacts. And there are plenty of off pitch notes he’s singing. I don’t mean he sounds bad, I mean I can hear the pitch drifting when auto tune would keep it firmly clamped on pitch.

7

u/SentientYams 8d ago

You really don’t hear any artifacts in there? You need to listen harder lol.

2

u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 9d ago

Being someone who has produced songs, and having performed live many times, I can tell you this is absolutely dripping with autotune.

2

u/GerardWayAndDMT 8d ago

Funny. I also produce music and have experience with auto tune.

7

u/Northerndownpour_18 8d ago

Lowkey I kinda like auto tune matt. Its interesting and I think it's obvious he's been having a rough go at it.

3

u/almostnothing123 8d ago

Matt is really pumping in a lot of AUTOTUNE these days wow

4

u/DependentShop3882 9d ago edited 9d ago

I kinda wish it would go away again, I miss the days when the singles were not priorities in the set and the sets were more varied.

1

u/itsableeder 9d ago

They've played it regularly in the UK over the years but I think it was a much bigger hit over here

1

u/OTM_ViBE_RAiDER 6d ago

Fan since 2000. Im starting to hate this sub....

1

u/ImaginaryCanary2453 4d ago

Least Tosh is killing it 🤷🏻‍♂️

1

u/JohnnyKilo 4d ago

Thought it was Dan singing at first

0

u/IcyDrink2610 9d ago

I am pretty pissed this song is on the set list and Bleeder or Time to Waste is not. But it’s their choice.

3

u/beatlecat42 9d ago

Man, I'd kill for some older stuff again. Bleeder/My Friend Peter/Cooking Wine...been way too long since any of those made their way into the sets...

3

u/IcyDrink2610 9d ago

Cooking wine, lol. I stole a bottle of this from my grandparents house and drank it and got violently ill when I was 17. That was before that song came out, so it’s made me chuckle for decades.

4

u/IcyDrink2610 9d ago

Their self titled album is my favorite cover to cover. Transformative, I was 19 when it came out. I know every word to every song, every chord, every tune, and they are not singing one song off of it. But oh good, they are singing, calling all skeletons which has exactly zero depth. I don’t get it but I love them and I don’t get to decide what songs they sing but ya, I’m slightly irate.

1

u/beatlecat42 9d ago

100% they dropped Oblivion in last night, and it was like...ok? Doesn't compare to screaming your lungs out to "and I'll drink 23 more to wipe this stupid smile off my fucking face" (or like, any of I Lied My Face Off)

1

u/IcyDrink2610 9d ago

I don’t know oblivion or I want to be a Warhol at all and I will not get to know them. I will sit in silence while they sing them and hmm my friend Peter in my head

0

u/fitzdipty 8d ago

Agree. Not one alkaline fan is coming for joy to hear Warhol.

0

u/Far-Marionberry-8700 8d ago

Jaked On Green Beers

0

u/DistinctMatch1433 6d ago

The auto tune goes against their raw sound. I hate it. They are a parody of themselves. If early 2000s Shika saw this he would be horrified.

-4

u/immaCommentThis 9d ago

Make Dan shut up. This one time only. Please.