50 Most Underrated Albums of the '2000s: #44

44.Alkaline Trio-Crimson (2005)

 The early to mid 2000's was the golden age for punk/alternative rock crossover bands. Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American, AFI's Sing the Sorrow and Say Anything's ...Is A Real Boy have withstood the test of time and a decade later- can now officially be labeled classics of the genre. In my eyes, Alkaline Trio's 2005 record Crimson, deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as those widely celebrated albums. Crimson has all the emotion of an emo album with the catchy hooks of pop punk and crunchy guitars that are reminiscent of early '90s alternative rock. While Crimson walks the line of a lot of different genres, it never really settles into one for long, and it's better for it. The versatility of Crimson alone puts it firmly ahead of many of the genre's seemingly countless releases of that era. While Alkaline Trio is still a respectable act today, they haven't even come close to matching the brilliance of Crimson since its release, and I would be very surprised if they did ever again.

Standout Tracks
1.Burn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uggLkcDYc3g
2.Settle for Satin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_2NDvPqPO0
3.The Poison http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikWqyyI_JM