Private Eye
Mr. Chainsaw
Take Lots With Alcohol
Stupid Kid
Another Innocent Girl
Steamer Trunk
You're Dead
Armageddon
I'm Dying Tomorrow
Bloodied Up
Trucks And Trains
Crawl
Frogtoon Music Album Info: From Here To Infirmary
Published: 01 Jan 2013, 05:29
From Here To Infirmary Is The Third Album By The Chicago-Based Punk Rock Band Alkaline Trio Released April 3 2001 Through Vagrant Records. It Was Their First Album For Vagrant And Their Only Album With Drummer Mike Felumlee Who Replaced Previous Drummer Glenn Porter. It Was Also Their First Album To Chart Reaching #199 On The Billboard 200 And #9 Amongst Independent Albums. Its Two Singles "Stupid Kid" And "Private Eye" Both Charted On The UK Singles Chart Reaching #53 And #51 Respectively. When Felumlee Left The Band Shortly After The Album's Release Drummer Adam Willard Filled In With The Group On Tour And Appeared In The Music Video For "Private Eye " Before The Band Found A Permanent Replacement In Derek Grant. Reflecting On The Album In A 2008 Interview Singer/bassist Dan Andriano Considered It A Turning Point For The Band Musically I Would Have To Say From Here To Infirmary Definitely Started To Shape Things Up With More Of A Straight Up Rock Kind Of Sound. I Think The Previous Two Albums Are Really Great But Are A Bit Meandering. I Think Is When Matt And I Both Realized That We Wanted To Tighten The Screws A Bit Simplify Things A Little And Focus More On Punching You In The Nuts With Our Rock Metaphorically Speaking Of Course. Critical Reaction To The Album Was Mixed. Ari Wiznitzer Of Allmusic Called It A Slump For The Band And "a Definite Low Point In Alkaline Trio's Catalog " Criticizing Its "lighter More Mainstream Sound " Which "really Doesn't Complement Matt Skiba And Dan Andriano's Foul-Mouthed Poetry As Well As Their Earlier Abrasive Sound. Adding To The Disappointment Is That This Is The First Alkaline Trio Release To Have Any Filler As Many Of The Songs Seem Painfully Tossed Off And Probably Were As The Band Has Been So Prolific ." Matt Hendrickson Of Rolling Stone Was More Praising Of The Album's Qualities Remarking That The Band "delivers Catchy Punk Pop With Sharp Elbows And A Wry Sense Of Humor" And That "What Saves Them From The Gutter Are Some Effortless Hooks And Skiba's Hysterical Lyrics." John Dark Of Pitchfork Media Remarked "There's Quite A Bit That Alkaline Trio's Music Is Not. It's Not Challenging Ambitious Or Visionary. It's Not Clever Or Self-Aware. It's Not Even Terribly Skillful. But What It Is Is Tasty. Pure Musical Junk Food Fast Greasy And Crafted For A General Palate." He Criticized Some Of The Music As "a Tad Too Derivative For Your Average Rock Snob" But Praised The Band's Lyricism And Ability To Turn A Phrase Though Noting That They Would Occasionally "jar You Back To Reality With Bonehead Moves Like Spelling Out The Very Very Thinly-Disguised Metaphor In One Song For The Listener." Ultimately Though He Concluded That "for All Its Flaws From Here To Infirmary Remains Nothing More Than Simply What It Is Tuneful Consumable And Guiltily Satisfying."