For Your Lungs Only

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For Your Lungs Only
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ReleasedMay 26, 1998
RecordedAtlas Studios, Chicago
Genre Punk rock
Length9:13
Label Asian Man
Producer Matt Shockley, Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio chronology
For Your Lungs Only
(1998)
Goddamnit
(1998)

For Your Lungs Only is the debut EP by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released May 26, 1998 through Asian Man Records. The song "Southern Rock" was re-recorded for their debut album Goddamnit later that year. All four tracks from the EP were reissued on the compilation album Alkaline Trio in 2000.

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Reception

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Mike DaRonco of Allmusic commented that the EP "[brings] out more of the grimmer perspectives on lost love. Not that all three members are diagnosed manic depressives — they just have a more honest approach to relating to all those who just got dumped. For Your Lungs Only captures these moments perfectly without crossing into the territory of feeling sorry for themselves". [1] He also noted the influence of the Descendents, Jawbreaker, Crimpshrine, and They Might Be Giants on the EP. [1]

Jawbreaker (band) band

Jawbreaker is an American punk rock band active from 1986 to 1996, and again since 2017. The band is considered one of the most influential acts of the 1990s emo and punk movements.

Crimpshrine was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California. The group was formed in 1982 by Aaron Cometbus, founder of the seminal punk rock zine Cometbus, and future Operation Ivy vocalist Jesse Michaels. They grew out of the East Bay scene, centered on 924 Gilman Street, and had an important influence on later East Bay bands such as Operation Ivy, Green Day and punk rock in general.

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Track listing

All tracks written by Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano, and Glenn Porter.

Matt Skiba American musician

Matthew Thomas Skiba is an American musician, singer and songwriter known for his role as the co-lead vocalist and guitarist of the bands Alkaline Trio and Blink-182.

Dan Andriano American musician

Daniel Michael Andriano is an American singer, songwriter and musician best known as the co-lead vocalist and bassist of the punk rock band Alkaline Trio, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums to date.

Glenn Porter is an American drummer from Chicago, Illinois most famous for forming Alkaline Trio with fellow bike messenger Matt Skiba and Rob Doran, which he later left in 2000 after recording two albums with them. He is also a former 88 Fingers Louie member. Prior to drumming for 88 Fingers Louie, Porter drummed for a band called Tommyrot. He has also been credited as a sound mixer for two films.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Snake Oil Tanker"1:22
2."Southern Rock"3:06
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Cooking Wine"2:18
2."For Your Lungs Only"2:27
Total length:9:13

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 DaRonco, Mike. "For Your Lungs Only Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 2009-11-25.
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