Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music
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 a split EP by Alkaline Trio and Hot Water Music , punk rock bands based in Chicago and Gainesville, Florida respectively. The EP 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: Alkaline Trio covered Hot Water Music's “Rooftops” (from No Division) and Hot Water Music covered 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 in July 2002.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[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
Glenn Porter		4:12
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. ^ 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. ^ a b Thompson, Jason (17 April 2002). "Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
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