Maybe I'll Catch Fire
Maybe I'll Catch Fire is the second album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released on March 14, 2000 through Asian Man Records. It was their final studio album for Asian Man and their last with drummer Glenn Porter. Porter was replaced by former Smoking Popes member Mike Felumlee after recording had finished, making his stage debut in December 1999. The band promoted the album with an appearance on the 2000 Plea for Peace Tour in June and July of that year.[4]
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| Released | March 14, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | October 1999 at Atlas Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Punk rock[1][2][3] | |||
| Length | 35:15 | |||
| Label | Asian Man | |||
| Producer | Matt Allison, Alkaline Trio | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| LAS Magazine | 8/10 [5] |
| Ox-Fanzine | Favorable[6] |
| Pitchfork Media | 3.2/10[7] |
By August 2008, the album sold 85,000 copies.[8]
Mike DaRonco of Allmusic liked the album, but less than the band's previous effort, 1998's Goddamnit, saying that "Lyrically, Maybe I'll Catch Fire follows in the footsteps of Goddamnit, while staying true to the elaborate but emotional tone of aggressive pop-punk. Not as essential as the Trio's previous efforts, but it would be difficult for any band to follow up an album like Goddamnit".[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, and Glenn Porter.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keep 'Em Coming" | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Madam Me" | 2:59 |
| 3. | "You've Got So Far to Go" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Fuck You Aurora" | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Sleepyhead" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Maybe I'll Catch Fire" | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Tuck Me In" | 2:39 |
| 8. | "She Took Him to the Lake" | 2:40 |
| 9. | "5-3-10-4" | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Radio" | 4:41 |
| Total length: | 35:16 | |
Personnel
- Alkaline Trio
- Matt Skiba – guitar, vocals
- Dan Andriano – bass, vocals
- Glenn Porter – drums
- Artwork
- Craig Ackerman – Layout Design
- Brian Case – Layout Design
- Heather Han – Photography
- Production
- Matt Allison – Producer, engineer
- John Golden – Mastering
References
- "Alkaline Trio: Maybe I'll Catch Fire: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000.
- Travis Mitchell. "Alkaline Trio: Maybe I'll Catch Fire". PopMatters.
- DaRonco, Mike. "Maybe I'll Catch Fire Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- "News". Alkaline Trio. Archived from the original on May 10, 2000. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- LAS Magazine review
- Hiller, Joachim (June–August 2000). "Reviews: Alkaline Trio / Maybe I'll Catch Fire CD". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- "Alkaline Trio: Maybe I'll Catch Fire: Pitchfork Review". 16 August 2000. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Caulfield, Keith (August 1, 2008). "Ask Billboard: Robin Sparkles, Garbage, Alkaline Trio, Bayside". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
