Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music

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Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music
Alkaline Trio-Hot Water Music cover.jpg
EP by
Alkaline Trio And Hot Water Music
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2002
GenrePunk rock
Length23:46
LabelJade Tree
Alkaline Trio chronology
From Here to Infirmary
(2001) 		Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music
(2002) 		Good Mourning
(2003)
Hot Water Music chronology
A Flight and a Crash
(2001) 		Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music
(2002) 		Caution
(2002)

Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music is one split EP by the punk rock band based in Chicago, Alkaline Trio, and the punk rock band based in Gainesville, Florida, Hot Water Music, which was released on January 22, 2002 through Jade Tree.

In addition to new material the EP features each band performing cover versions of songs from the other band’s catalogue with Alkaline Trio covering Hot Water Music’s “Rooftops” (from No Division) and Hot Water Music covering Alkaline Trio's “Radio” (from Maybe I'll Catch Fire) and “Bleeder” (from I Lied My Face Off).

It was the first release by Alkaline Trio with drummer Derek Grant who replaced previous drummer Mike Felumlee in July 2001.[1] Both bands later re released their songs from the EP on compilation albums, with the tracks by Alkaline Trio appearing on Remains in 2007 and the tracks by Hot Water Music appearing on Till the Wheels Fall Off in January 2008.

The EP peaked at #36 on the Billboard Top Independent Charts by July 2002.[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
PopMattersPositive [5]
Ox-FanzineFavourable [4]

Critical reception to the EP was positive, with Kevin Hoskins of Allmusic praising “Queen of Pain” and "'God Deciding'" as representative of each band’s best material to date, specifically praising George Rebelo’s drumming.[3]

Jason Thompson of PopMatters, praised the tracks by Alkaline Trio over Hot Water Music’s, preferring Matt Skiba’s singing voice to Chuck Ragan’s, and remarking of the latter that; “All too often the vocals are of that saliva drenched, back of the throat variety, which takes out a lot of the punch of this group, whose musical abilities are as tight as the Alkaline Trio’s.”[5]

Track listing[]

Alkaline Trio
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Queen of Pain"Matt Skiba
Dan Andriano
Derek Grant		3:57
2."While You're Waiting"Skiba
Andriano
Grant		4:07
3."Rooftops" (originally performed by Hot Water Music)Chuck Ragan
Chris Wollard
Jason Black
George Rebelo		2:15
Hot Water Music
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."'God Deciding'"Ragan
Wollard
Black
Rebelo		2:37
5."Russian Roulette"Ragan
Wollard
Black
Rebelo		3:25
6."Radio" (originally performed by Alkaline Trio)Skiba
Andriano
2:15
7."Bleeder" (originally performed by Alkaline Trio)Skiba
Andriano
Porter		3:13
Total length:23:46

Personnel[]

Alkaline Trio[]

Hot Water Music[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alkaline Trio Won't Let Spinal Tap Curse Slow Them". idobi.com. 24 July 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "'Caution': Hot Water Music Heats Up Billboard". billboard.com. 25 July 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Hoskins, Kevin S. (3 December 2009). "Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  4. ^ Hiller, Joachim (March–May 2002). "Reviews: Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music / Split-CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Thompson, Jason (17 April 2002). "Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
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