SR-71 (band)
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SR-71 is an American
rock band that was formed in Baltimore, Maryland. They are best known for their 2000 single "Right Now
", their 2002 single "Tomorrow", and as the authors of Bowling for Soup
's 2004 hit "1985
" (which was released first on their album Here We Go Again
). The name of the band came from SR-71 Blackbird, a supersonic
surveillance aircraft
of the United States Air Force
. The band was originally known as Honor Among Thieves, and as would be the case with SR-71, singer/songwriter/guitarist Mitch Allan
was the only constant member.
, where they recorded their first studio album, entitled Now You See Inside
which was released on June 20, 2000, and produced by David Bendeth
(Underoath
, Killswitch Engage
), Gil Norton
(Foo Fighters
, Pixies) and John Shanks
(Unwritten Law
, Jane's Addiction
). The album proved successful for the unknown band, and peaked in 81st place at the Billboard 200
and 2nd place at the Billboard Heatseekers Chart
.
The album spawned the band's first hit single, which remains the band's only hit single to date, "Right Now
". Written by frontman Mitch Allan and songwriter Butch Walker
, it reached #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks
chart, #102 on the Billboard Hot 100
and #38 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks
.
The band's original drummer Dan Garvin
left the band soon after the supporting tour of the album, to join alternative rock
outfit Nine Days
while their drummer was unable to perform on the supporting tour for The Madding Crowd
.
. In the recording sessions for the album, they recorded a cover of the Grammy winning funk-rock song "Let It Whip
", originally by the Dazz Band
, for the soundtrack of the movie "The New Guy
".
Their second album, entitled Tomorrow
was released on October 22, 2002 and was produced by Neal Avron (Fall Out Boy
, Yellowcard
), Butch Walker
(American Hi-Fi
, Avril Lavigne
), David Bendeth
(Underoath
, Breaking Benjamin
) and frontman Mitch Allan himself. On this album, Mitch Allan contributed songwriting to all the songs in the album, with most of them written only by him, except a few, written along with Butch Walker
, Kevin Kadish and the other members of the band. It was the band's first album with new drummer John Allen.
The album proved to be less successful than its predecessor, and peaked only in the 138th place at the Billboard 200
. The first single "Tomorrow", also reached only #18 at the Modern Rock Tracks
chart, which was far less successful than "Right Now's" #2 peak. The song "My World" was later recorded for American Idol
runner-up Bo Bice
's debut album The Real Thing
, where frontman Mitch Allan has played guitar and bass on.
Despite the commercial failure, RCA
still heavily promoted a supporting tour for the album from late 2002 until 2003. The tour proved to be not very successful. Soon tensions began to arise in the band, resulting in the departure of guitarist Mark Beauchemin and bassist Jeff Reid after the end of the tour in 2003. Reid left for medical reasons, believing he had lung cancer
. Reid died from the cancer on June 11, 2004. Mark Beauchemin went on playing guitar for soft rock
artist Vanessa Carlton
.
The band was then joined by new members: guitarist Pat DeMent and bassist Mike Ruocco
, only to be dropped by their label RCA Records
, not long after.
In 2004, the band finally found a new label, a Japanese label under the name Crown Japan, who released their third album Here We Go Again
on May 21, 2004, in Japan
only. The album was available outside of Japan only through imports on the band's official website. The album gained little attention, and entered no charts, and proved to be again, a commercial flop. Despite that, one song on the album, "1985
", was then re-recorded by the band's close friends Bowling for Soup
for their album A Hangover You Don't Deserve
, released later in 2004. "1985" was released as a single and reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100
. Frontman Mitch Allan and drummer John Allen were still credited for the song on the Bowling for Soup album and single, along with Bowling for Soup frontman Jaret Reddick. It was former SR-71 producer and collaborator Butch Walker
who produced the album and single. Mitch Allan also had a cameo in BFS
's music video for "1985".
The album's title track "Here We Go Again" was also re-recorded in 2006, by pop punk
band JParis
for their album Call It What You Want
. Mitch Allan has produced the band's album and was credited as the writer of this song.
The first song on the album, "Axl Rose", was released as a single later, with "Here We Go Again" and "All American" as b-sides. The Peter Gabriel
cover "In Your Eyes
" was also released a single, and played frequently during the 2004-2005 tour by the band.
and Baltimore
in the spring of 2006 with producer Ben Moody
. Since it was announced the album would be released in late 2007, it was pushed back a few times in 2008 and 2009, and now it is unknown when or if the album will be released.
Allan kept playing solo club shows around the Hollywood area through 2007, when the band announced that they will be officially going into an indefinite hiatus after a one last show in Henderson, Nevada
, on August 18, 2007 at the Sunset Station
, along with Vertical Horizon
, Nine Days
and Marcy Playground
.
While keeping a low profile on performances, Mitch Allan has worked as a songwriter and producer with many artists including Lindsay Lohan
, Lovehammers
, Daughtry, Hilary Duff
, Faith Hill
, Backstreet Boys
and more. In 2007, Allan received a Latin Grammy nomination for co-writing the song "Bella Traición
" for Mexican teen sensation Belinda.
In January 2008, Mitch Allan has released his first solo single with a music video on his Myspace
page. The song, entitled "Make Me High" was a soft remake of an old SR-71 song called "My World", from their 2002 album Tomorrow
. Allan has also said that the SR-71 song "Mosquito" from their 2004 album Here We Go Again
will also be re-recorded for his solo album. Allan then revealed that he is working with his former SR-71 bandmates on his solo album, and they will probably appear as his solo band on the album.
In 2009, while working on his solo album, Allan launched a weekly event in Hollywood where he and other notable songwriters meet up and play covers and original tunes acoustically to small crowds. Allan was then involved, along with former Evanescence
guitarist Ben Moody
in a new contest for finding a teen singer sensation.
Also in 2009, drummer John Allen was involved as the lead singer of the new hard rock
band Charm City Devils
. The band toured as part of Mötley Crüe
's Crüe Fest 2
tour in summer 2009. Their debut album Let's Rock and Roll, included one song co-written and produced by Mitch Allan.
, playing a full set on the Center Stage.
On October 13, 2009, Mitch Allan has announced on his Myspace
page that SR-71 will be playing another one-off reunion show at the Bourbon Street in hometown Baltimore, Maryland on November 25, 2009. Alternative rock
act Cinder Road
supported them on this date. During the band's show, drummer John Allen stepped to the front and traded duties with frontman Mitch Allan, to sing "Best of the Worst", a song he co-wrote with Mitch Allan for his other band Charm City Devils
, which members also got on stage to play the song.
On October 22, 2010, Allan, through his twitter account, revealed that SR-71's third album, Here We Go Again would finally be released in the United States. On Thanksgiving Day, the album will be available as a digital download through iTunes, Amazon MP3, and Rhapsody. The original album tracks have been remastered and 3 live bonus tracks will be made available, as well.
Former members:
The Song "Right now" Also appeared on a PlayStation 2 game called "splashdown"
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rock band that was formed in Baltimore, Maryland. They are best known for their 2000 single "Right Now
Right Now (SR-71 song)
"Right Now" is the first single by punk rock group SR-71 from their debut studio album, Now You See Inside. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart...
", their 2002 single "Tomorrow", and as the authors of Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
's 2004 hit "1985
1985 (song)
"1985" is a song best known for its performance in 2004 by the pop punk band Bowling for Soup which reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" (which was released first on their album Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again (SR-71 album)
Here We Go Again is the third album by pop punk band SR-71, recorded during 2003 and released on May 21, 2004. It wasn't released outside Japan, although it was available on the band's website through a Japanese import....
). The name of the band came from SR-71 Blackbird, a supersonic
Supersonic
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surveillance aircraft
Surveillance aircraft
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of the United States Air Force
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. The band was originally known as Honor Among Thieves, and as would be the case with SR-71, singer/songwriter/guitarist Mitch Allan
Mitch Allan
Mitch Allan, is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of punk rock band SR-71, and the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of power pop project Satellite.-Biography:...
was the only constant member.
Early years and Now You See Inside (1998–2001)
The band was formed in 1998, as a continuation project for frontman Mitch Allan after the demise of his previous band Honor Among Thieves. The band was quickly signed to RCA RecordsRCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
, where they recorded their first studio album, entitled Now You See Inside
Now You See Inside
Now You See Inside is the first album by pop punk band SR-71, with "Right Now" being its lone radio hit single.-Track listing:*"Last Man on the Moon" is listed as "Last Moon on Monday" on some CD pressings.-Charting positions:Single...
which was released on June 20, 2000, and produced by David Bendeth
David Bendeth
David Bendeth is a multi-platinum award-winning record producer. Born in London, England and then moved to Toronto as a teenager, He has worked with acts such as Paramore, Papa Roach, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Underoath, Breaking Benjamin, Cavo, Taking Back Sunday,...
(Underoath
Underoath
Underoath is an American Christian metalcore band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, subsequently its additional members were from Tampa, Florida...
, Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage is an American metalcore band from Westfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1999 after the disbandment of Overcast and Aftershock. Killswitch Engage's current lineup consists of vocalist Howard Jones, bassist Mike D'Antonio, guitarists Joel Stroetzel and Adam Dutkiewicz, and drummer...
), Gil Norton
Gil Norton
Gil Norton is a British record producer known for his work with such bands as Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, Tribe, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, Feeder, The Distillers, Maxïmo Park, Counting Crows, Terrorvision, The Triffids, Del Amitri, James, The Feelers, The Beekeepers,...
(Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
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, Pixies) and John Shanks
John Shanks
John Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy Award–winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....
(Unwritten Law
Unwritten Law
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, Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
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). The album proved successful for the unknown band, and peaked in 81st place at the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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and 2nd place at the Billboard Heatseekers Chart
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.
The album spawned the band's first hit single, which remains the band's only hit single to date, "Right Now
Right Now (SR-71 song)
"Right Now" is the first single by punk rock group SR-71 from their debut studio album, Now You See Inside. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart...
". Written by frontman Mitch Allan and songwriter Butch Walker
Butch Walker
Butch Walker is an American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the metal band SouthGang from the late 80s to early 90s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001.-Career:Walker grew up in Cartersville,...
, it reached #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks
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chart, #102 on the Billboard Hot 100
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and #38 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks
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.
The band's original drummer Dan Garvin
Dan Garvin
Dan Garvin is a drummer and one of the four founding members of the rock band SR-71, formerly signed to RCA Records. The band scored a #2 hit in 2001 with "Right Now", the first single from their major-label debut, Now You See Inside...
left the band soon after the supporting tour of the album, to join alternative rock
Alternative rock
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outfit Nine Days
Nine Days
Nine Days is an American rock band who were popular in the early 2000s. Formed in Oyster Bay by frontman John Hampson and Brian Desveaux, they released three independent albums in the 1990s before their mainstream debut album, The Madding Crowd, released in 2000...
while their drummer was unable to perform on the supporting tour for The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd is the major-label debut album by the band Nine Days. It spawned two major hit singles, "Absolutely " and "If I Am"...
.
Tomorrow and drop from RCA Records (2002–2003)
All of 2002, the band recorded their follow-up to Now You See InsideNow You See Inside
Now You See Inside is the first album by pop punk band SR-71, with "Right Now" being its lone radio hit single.-Track listing:*"Last Man on the Moon" is listed as "Last Moon on Monday" on some CD pressings.-Charting positions:Single...
. In the recording sessions for the album, they recorded a cover of the Grammy winning funk-rock song "Let It Whip
Let it Whip
"Let It Whip" is a 1982 hit single by the Dazz Band and their biggest hit, peaking at number one on the R&B chart for five non-consecutive weeks. The single also reached number two on the Dance chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...
", originally by the Dazz Band
Dazz Band
The Dazz Band is an American funk music band that was most popular in the early 1980s. Emerging from Cleveland, Ohio, the group's biggest hit songs include the Grammy Award-winning "Let It Whip" , "Joystick" , and "Let It All Blow"...
, for the soundtrack of the movie "The New Guy
The New Guy
The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Dizzy is an unpopular, high school band geek going through a hellish senior year...
".
Their second album, entitled Tomorrow
Tomorrow (SR-71 album)
Tomorrow is the second album by rock band SR-71 featuring the Top 30 hit "Tomorrow". It was the first to feature John Allen on drums, since Dan Garvin left after Now You See Inside. "My World" would later be re-recorded by Bo Bice for his debut album The Real Thing, in which frontman Mitch Allan...
was released on October 22, 2002 and was produced by Neal Avron (Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
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, Yellowcard
Yellowcard
Yellowcard is an American pop punk/alternative rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1997, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2000. Their music features the use of a violin, unusual for the genre...
), Butch Walker
Butch Walker
Butch Walker is an American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the metal band SouthGang from the late 80s to early 90s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001.-Career:Walker grew up in Cartersville,...
(American Hi-Fi
American Hi-Fi
American Hi-Fi is an American pop punk band from Los Angeles, California, which originally hailed from Boston, Massachusetts. The band consists of vocalist Stacy Jones, guitarist Jamie Arentzen, bassist Drew Parsons, and drummer Brian Nolan...
, Avril Lavigne
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), David Bendeth
David Bendeth
David Bendeth is a multi-platinum award-winning record producer. Born in London, England and then moved to Toronto as a teenager, He has worked with acts such as Paramore, Papa Roach, Killswitch Engage, In Flames, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Underoath, Breaking Benjamin, Cavo, Taking Back Sunday,...
(Underoath
Underoath
Underoath is an American Christian metalcore band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, subsequently its additional members were from Tampa, Florida...
, Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, currently consisting of Benjamin Burnley and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four studio albums to date and a greatest hits album that was released on August 16, 2011. The group initially went on indefinite hiatus due...
) and frontman Mitch Allan himself. On this album, Mitch Allan contributed songwriting to all the songs in the album, with most of them written only by him, except a few, written along with Butch Walker
Butch Walker
Butch Walker is an American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the metal band SouthGang from the late 80s to early 90s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001.-Career:Walker grew up in Cartersville,...
, Kevin Kadish and the other members of the band. It was the band's first album with new drummer John Allen.
The album proved to be less successful than its predecessor, and peaked only in the 138th place at the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. The first single "Tomorrow", also reached only #18 at the Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...
chart, which was far less successful than "Right Now's" #2 peak. The song "My World" was later recorded for American Idol
American Idol
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runner-up Bo Bice
Bo Bice
Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice, Jr. is an American singer and musician who placed second to Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of American Idol. He has recorded three studio albums, including one on RCA Records...
's debut album The Real Thing
The Real Thing (Bo Bice album)
The Real Thing is Bo Bice's debut studio album. It was released on December 13, 2005 and sold 227,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 album chart. A DualDisc was also released, with a DVD side along with the CD side...
, where frontman Mitch Allan has played guitar and bass on.
Despite the commercial failure, RCA
RCA Records
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still heavily promoted a supporting tour for the album from late 2002 until 2003. The tour proved to be not very successful. Soon tensions began to arise in the band, resulting in the departure of guitarist Mark Beauchemin and bassist Jeff Reid after the end of the tour in 2003. Reid left for medical reasons, believing he had lung cancer
Lung cancer
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. Reid died from the cancer on June 11, 2004. Mark Beauchemin went on playing guitar for soft rock
Soft rock
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artist Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Lee Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter...
.
The band was then joined by new members: guitarist Pat DeMent and bassist Mike Ruocco
Mike Ruocco
Mike Ruocco is a Baltimore, Maryland-based pop-rock artist.-History:Baltimore, MD bred Michael Ruocco is a singer, songwriter. Inspired by the likes of Def Leppard to get up on stage, he started his first band, PLUNGE, at age 12 with school friends. The band took their budding career seriously and...
, only to be dropped by their label RCA Records
RCA Records
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, not long after.
Here We Go Again and decline in popularity (2003–2005)
Though without a label at the time, the band went on to record an album of new material by themselves, during mid to late 2003. All songwriting on the album was done by Mitch Allan, with the exception of two tracks co-written by drummer John Allen, and one old-penned hidden tracks co-written a year earlier by Kevin Kadish. All production, mixing and mastering was also done by Mitch Allan, as such, some consider it to be more of a Mitch Allan solo effort than a band effort.In 2004, the band finally found a new label, a Japanese label under the name Crown Japan, who released their third album Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again (SR-71 album)
Here We Go Again is the third album by pop punk band SR-71, recorded during 2003 and released on May 21, 2004. It wasn't released outside Japan, although it was available on the band's website through a Japanese import....
on May 21, 2004, in Japan
Japan
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only. The album was available outside of Japan only through imports on the band's official website. The album gained little attention, and entered no charts, and proved to be again, a commercial flop. Despite that, one song on the album, "1985
1985 (song)
"1985" is a song best known for its performance in 2004 by the pop punk band Bowling for Soup which reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100...
", was then re-recorded by the band's close friends Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
for their album A Hangover You Don't Deserve
A Hangover You Don't Deserve
Each version of the album, excluding the DualDisc version, has a number of tracks that are four-to-five seconds of complete silence, titled "[Blank]", between the last song and "Ohio "...
, released later in 2004. "1985" was released as a single and reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
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. Frontman Mitch Allan and drummer John Allen were still credited for the song on the Bowling for Soup album and single, along with Bowling for Soup frontman Jaret Reddick. It was former SR-71 producer and collaborator Butch Walker
Butch Walker
Butch Walker is an American recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist for the metal band SouthGang from the late 80s to early 90s as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for rock band Marvelous 3 from 1997 until 2001.-Career:Walker grew up in Cartersville,...
who produced the album and single. Mitch Allan also had a cameo in BFS
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
's music video for "1985".
The album's title track "Here We Go Again" was also re-recorded in 2006, by pop punk
Pop punk
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band JParis
JParis
Formed in the summer of 2001, JParis is a pop-punk band out of the Maryland/Delaware area. The band went on a promotional tour, with 86 performances in FYE stores across Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, DC in support of their Six Sixty CD.The band self-financed...
for their album Call It What You Want
Call It What You Want (JParis album)
Call It What You Want is the second full-length release by JParis.The song "Here We Go Again" was also released as a single, with a music video that accompanied it....
. Mitch Allan has produced the band's album and was credited as the writer of this song.
The first song on the album, "Axl Rose", was released as a single later, with "Here We Go Again" and "All American" as b-sides. The Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
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cover "In Your Eyes
In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel song)
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" was also released a single, and played frequently during the 2004-2005 tour by the band.
Hiatus and Mitch Allan solo album (2006–2009)
Though the band still played some dates in 2005, it stayed inactive since, with Mitch Allan starting to play small solo club shows around 2006. At his solo shows, he played SR-71 songs, as well as some previously unreleased solo material, including a new fan favorite song called "Superman". Allan then announced that he started on working on his first solo album. He said the album will be called Clawing My Way to the Middle and released in late 2007, with sessions commencing in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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and Baltimore
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in the spring of 2006 with producer Ben Moody
Ben Moody
Benjamin Robert Moody is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He is best known as co-founder, lead guitarist, and songwriter of Grammy Award-winning rock band Evanescence from 1995 to October 2003...
. Since it was announced the album would be released in late 2007, it was pushed back a few times in 2008 and 2009, and now it is unknown when or if the album will be released.
Allan kept playing solo club shows around the Hollywood area through 2007, when the band announced that they will be officially going into an indefinite hiatus after a one last show in Henderson, Nevada
Henderson, Nevada
-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...
, on August 18, 2007 at the Sunset Station
Sunset Station
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, along with Vertical Horizon
Vertical Horizon
Vertical Horizon is an American alternative rock band formed at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1991. The band is best known for a string of hits in 1999 and early 2000s, including "You're a God", "Everything You Want", and "Best I Ever Had ". Their most recent album, Burning the...
, Nine Days
Nine Days
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and Marcy Playground
Marcy Playground
Marcy Playground is an American alternative rock band consisting of three members: John Wozniak , Dylan Keefe , and Shlomi Lavie . The band is best known for their 1997 hit "Sex and Candy".-Early years:...
.
While keeping a low profile on performances, Mitch Allan has worked as a songwriter and producer with many artists including Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
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, Lovehammers
Lovehammers
Lovehammers is a Chicago-based, Alternative rock band. Their sound is best described as a combination of Pop-punk, and Grunge influences.Since 1997, Lovehammers have independently released five full-length albums and EPs and one major label LP. For their self-titled major label debut , they were...
, Daughtry, Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff
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, Faith Hill
Faith Hill
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, Backstreet Boys
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and more. In 2007, Allan received a Latin Grammy nomination for co-writing the song "Bella Traición
Bella Traición
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" for Mexican teen sensation Belinda.
In January 2008, Mitch Allan has released his first solo single with a music video on his Myspace
Myspace
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page. The song, entitled "Make Me High" was a soft remake of an old SR-71 song called "My World", from their 2002 album Tomorrow
Tomorrow (SR-71 album)
Tomorrow is the second album by rock band SR-71 featuring the Top 30 hit "Tomorrow". It was the first to feature John Allen on drums, since Dan Garvin left after Now You See Inside. "My World" would later be re-recorded by Bo Bice for his debut album The Real Thing, in which frontman Mitch Allan...
. Allan has also said that the SR-71 song "Mosquito" from their 2004 album Here We Go Again
Here We Go Again (SR-71 album)
Here We Go Again is the third album by pop punk band SR-71, recorded during 2003 and released on May 21, 2004. It wasn't released outside Japan, although it was available on the band's website through a Japanese import....
will also be re-recorded for his solo album. Allan then revealed that he is working with his former SR-71 bandmates on his solo album, and they will probably appear as his solo band on the album.
In 2009, while working on his solo album, Allan launched a weekly event in Hollywood where he and other notable songwriters meet up and play covers and original tunes acoustically to small crowds. Allan was then involved, along with former Evanescence
Evanescence
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guitarist Ben Moody
Ben Moody
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in a new contest for finding a teen singer sensation.
Also in 2009, drummer John Allen was involved as the lead singer of the new hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Charm City Devils
Charm City Devils
Charm City Devils is a hard rock band from Baltimore, Maryland. The band was founded by SR-71 drummer John Allen as the frontman, and was signed to Eleven Seven Music in 2009...
. The band toured as part of Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
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's Crüe Fest 2
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tour in summer 2009. Their debut album Let's Rock and Roll, included one song co-written and produced by Mitch Allan.
Reunion (2009–present)
On July 25, 2009, the band reunited for a one off performance at the Wicker Park Bucktown Arts & Music Festival in ChicagoChicago
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, playing a full set on the Center Stage.
On October 13, 2009, Mitch Allan has announced on his Myspace
Myspace
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page that SR-71 will be playing another one-off reunion show at the Bourbon Street in hometown Baltimore, Maryland on November 25, 2009. Alternative rock
Alternative rock
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act Cinder Road
Cinder Road
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supported them on this date. During the band's show, drummer John Allen stepped to the front and traded duties with frontman Mitch Allan, to sing "Best of the Worst", a song he co-wrote with Mitch Allan for his other band Charm City Devils
Charm City Devils
Charm City Devils is a hard rock band from Baltimore, Maryland. The band was founded by SR-71 drummer John Allen as the frontman, and was signed to Eleven Seven Music in 2009...
, which members also got on stage to play the song.
On October 22, 2010, Allan, through his twitter account, revealed that SR-71's third album, Here We Go Again would finally be released in the United States. On Thanksgiving Day, the album will be available as a digital download through iTunes, Amazon MP3, and Rhapsody. The original album tracks have been remastered and 3 live bonus tracks will be made available, as well.
Band members
- Mitch AllanMitch AllanMitch Allan, is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of punk rock band SR-71, and the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of power pop project Satellite.-Biography:...
- lead vocals, guitar (1998–present) - Pat DeMent - guitar, backing vocals (2003–present)
- Mike Ruocco - bass, backing vocals (2003–present)
- John Allen - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2002–present)
Former members:
- Dan GarvinDan GarvinDan Garvin is a drummer and one of the four founding members of the rock band SR-71, formerly signed to RCA Records. The band scored a #2 hit in 2001 with "Right Now", the first single from their major-label debut, Now You See Inside...
- drums, percussion, backing vocals (1998–2001) - Mark Beauchemin - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2003)
- Jeff Reid - bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2003)
Studio albums
| Date of Release | Title | Label | US Billboard Peak | US Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2000 | Now You See Inside Now You See Inside Now You See Inside is the first album by pop punk band SR-71, with "Right Now" being its lone radio hit single.-Track listing:*"Last Man on the Moon" is listed as "Last Moon on Monday" on some CD pressings.-Charting positions:Single... |
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81 | Gold |
| October 22, 2002 | Tomorrow Tomorrow (SR-71 album) Tomorrow is the second album by rock band SR-71 featuring the Top 30 hit "Tomorrow". It was the first to feature John Allen on drums, since Dan Garvin left after Now You See Inside. "My World" would later be re-recorded by Bo Bice for his debut album The Real Thing, in which frontman Mitch Allan... |
138 | ||
| May 4, 2004 | Here We Go Again Here We Go Again (SR-71 album) Here We Go Again is the third album by pop punk band SR-71, recorded during 2003 and released on May 21, 2004. It wasn't released outside Japan, although it was available on the band's website through a Japanese import.... |
Crown Japan |
Compilation appearances
- Cool Traxx! 2 (2000) - "Last Man On The Moon"
- Listen To What The Man Said (2001) - "My Brave Face"
- Loser SoundtrackLoser (film)Loser is a 2000 American romantic comedy film starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari and Greg Kinnear. It is about a small town teenager who is accepted into New York University and must cope with the pressures of college life and the big city...
(2000) - "Right Now" - Splashdown SoundtrackSplashdown (video game)Splashdown is a water racing game for Xbox and PlayStation 2. It can be played by one or two players. Splashdown is quite similar to Nintendo's Wave Race series. Players take control of a personal water-craft as they race against each other on various courses...
(2001) - "Right Now" - Crossing All Over Vol. 13 (2001) - "Right Now"
- The New Guy SoundtrackThe New GuyThe New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Dizzy is an unpopular, high school band geek going through a hellish senior year...
(2002) - "Let It WhipLet it Whip"Let It Whip" is a 1982 hit single by the Dazz Band and their biggest hit, peaking at number one on the R&B chart for five non-consecutive weeks. The single also reached number two on the Dance chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...
" - Slap her... She's French (2002) - "Right Now"
The Song "Right now" Also appeared on a PlayStation 2 game called "splashdown"