| Allister | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Pop punk, punk rock |
| Years active | 1996–2007, 2010–present |
| Labels | Drive-Thru, Universal J |
| Members | |
| Tim Rogner Scott Murphy Kyle Lewis Mike Leverence |
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| Past members | |
| Eric Mueller John Hamada Chris Rogner David Rossi |
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Allister is an American pop punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The four-piece formed in 1996 and were one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records. Besides releasing four studio albums — 1999's Dead Ends and Girlfriends, 2002's Last Stop Suburbia, 2005's Before the Blackout, and 2010's Countdown to Nowhere — Allister made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Sleepover. On March 6, 2007, the band announced their intention to go on hiatus. In 2010, Allister reunited after a three-year break.
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History [link]
Allister was formed in Chicago, Illinois under their original name Phineas Gage by high school (James B. Conant H.S.) classmates John Hamada (vocals/guitar) and Tim Rogner (vocals/drums) with Eric "Skippy" Mueller (bass) in 1996. The following year, they changed their name to Allister, paying homage to Alasdair Gillis from the Canadian TV show You Can't Do That on Television. Upon being submitted a short demo tape, Drive-Thru Records decided to put out their debut release: a 7 inch vinyl record containing four songs, titled You Can't Do that on Vinyl (1998). Before the end of the year, Allister added another guitarist to the band, so Mueller took over guitar duties while Scott Murphy joined on bass.
In 1999, Drive-Thru Records released the band's full-length CD Dead Ends and Girlfriends with that very line-up. The catchy 28-minute album, which was recorded with a production budget of a mere $700, featured playful yet promising pop punk tunes, along with covers of the Fraggle Rock theme song and the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It that Way". Within the following years, Mueller quit Allister. Hamada eventually quit as well, after tracking some songs for the group's follow-up record. Rogner replaced Mueller on the rhythm guitar, while Rogner's younger brother Chris filled Hamada's shoes on lead guitar and David Rossi joined on drums.
With the aid of producer Chris Fudurich, the band recorded their second full-length album Last Stop Suburbia in 2002, showcasing a certain degree of growth in the songwriting of Rogner and Murphy. The album featured several fan-favorites, such as "Radio Player", "Overrated" and "Somewhere on Fullerton" (an ode to the legendary Chicago punk venue, Fireside Bowl), though the band had to part ways with both Rossi and Chris Rogner, who would concentrate on his own band August Premier. The band added Kyle Lewis (guitar) — formerly of Showoff, Now She's Gone and The Fold — and Mike Leverence (drums); formerly of PARR5, the following year. Last Stop Suburbia reached #9 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[1]
In 2004, Allister toured the world (including Europe and Japan) and scored a small guest appearance on the big screen in the film Sleepover, before releasing their third album Before the Blackout (2005) and supporting it by co-headlining the "Before the Blackout, after the Breakup Tour" with Fenix*TX.
The group released a cover EP titled Guilty Pleasures only in Japan in late 2006, which was supported by a simultaneous Japanese tour. Before the departure, Rogner learned that he was becoming a father and decided to take a job where he was more available to his family. Allister decided to go on hiatus following another Japanese tour throughout March 2007 — for which former Allister member Chris Rogner took his brother's place — and a farewell show in Chicago. Murphy and Lewis joined the band The Get Go.
In 2008, Scott Murphy also recorded his solo EP entitled Guilty Pleasures II as a continuation of the band's past work. The album contains a number of Japanese and English cover-songs. The very popular song "Voyage", by Japanese megastar Ayumi Hamasaki was also included. Murphy released another follow-up EP, Guilty Pleasures 3, on December 3, 2008. Guilty Pleasures 3 was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipment of 100,000 copies on September 10, 2009[2] and Guilty Pleasures II was also certified Gold by RIAJ on December 10, 2009.[3]
Since 2005, former Allister bassist/guitarist Eric Mueller has written a popular MP3 blog called Can You See The Sunset From the Southside.
In 2010, Allister's reunion was announced, with the intention of releasing a new album in the US sometime in the summer. The band is now signed to Universal Japan. The band is also scheduled to play The Bamboozle Chicago on May 15 at the Charter One Pavilion.[4] Their new album, titled Countdown to Nowhere was released in Japan on July 16, 2010.[5] Tim stated after the Bamboozle Chicago set that they are planning on releasing the album state side late August early September. They are also planning on doing a lot of shows in the near future.
Allister started work on their fifth studio album in March 2012 in Chicago, IL.[6][7] In May 2012, Rogner announced that the new album is called Life Behind Machines, and is going to be released in Summer 2012.[8]
Members [link]
- Tim Rogner – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Scott Murphy – backing vocals, bass guitar
- Kyle Lewis – lead guitar
- Mike Leverence – drums, percussion
Former members [link]
- Eric "Skippy" Mueller – backing vocals, lead guitar
- John Hamada – backing vocals, lead guitar
- Chris Rogner – lead guitar
- David Rossi – drums, percussion
Discography [link]
Albums [link]
- Dead Ends and Girlfriends (1999)
- Last Stop Suburbia (2002)
- Before the Blackout (2005)
- Countdown to Nowhere (2010)
- Life Behind Machines (2012)
EPs [link]
- 5 Song Demo Tape(1997)
- You Can't Do that on Vinyl (1998)
- Guilty Pleasures (2006)
- Second City Showdown (Split EP with Good 4 Nothing) (2010)
- You Still Can't Do That on Vinyl (2011, Little Heart Records)
Non-album tracks [link]
- "We Close Our Eyes" – released on the original soundtrack to Sleepover (2004)
- "Shima Uta" – released on the Japanese version of Before the Blackout (2005)
- "Walking the Plank" – released on Hair: Chicago Punk Cuts (2006)
Trivia [link]
- "Scratch" and "Flypaper" from Last Stop Suburbia were featured on Project Gotham Racing 2.
See also [link]
References [link]
- ^ Billboard, Allmusic
- ^ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年8月". Recording Industry Association of Japan. https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200908.html. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ (Japanese) "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2009年11月". Recording Industry Association of Japan. https://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200911.html. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
- ^ https://party.thebamboozle.com/profile/TheBamboozleChicago Bamboozle Chicago's Page
- ^ https://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1643112
- ^ Murphy, Scott. "In the studio recording a new album with Allister!". [Facebook picture]. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151383088455117&set=a.10150274702565117.542406.746955116&type=1&theater. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Rogner, Tim. "Brand New Allister record....". wordpress. https://timrogner.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/brand-new-allister-record/. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Rogner, Tim. "Life Behind Machines....". [wordpress]. https://timrogner.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/life-behind-machines/. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
External links [link]
https://wn.com/Allister
Allister (disambiguation)
Allister may refer to:
People with the name Allister
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1961–62
The original game show was created and produced by Jerry Hammer of Jerry Hammer Productions, directed by Gilbert Cates with Don Morrow as host, and Johnny Gilbert as the announcer (as well as a substitute host for Morrow), with Chet Gould as the show's alternate announcer. Paul Taubman provided the show's live music. Contestants tried to find objects hidden on an electronic board by tracing the outline of the object using a wand.
The game began with Morrow telling the contestants what object to look for. He then asked them a true-false question; a countdown clock began at 10 and stopped when a contestant buzzed in. There's a penalty for buzzing in after the clock reach zero for the third time. A correct answer was worth points determined by time left on the clock, and removed a piece of the camouflage; the contestant had ten seconds to find and trace the object. If s/he tried and failed, the opponent got 10 points and a chance to trace it. An incorrect answer also gave the opponent the points and control of the board. (Each contestant had a separate board which his or her opponent could not see.) To help, once a player scored 30 points in the quiz, s/he got to see what the object looked like. The first player to spot and trace the object won the game and a prize. When it was obvious that the contestant had spotted and begun to trace the object, Morrow would say, "You say it's there...it is there!"
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Track listing
Podcasts:
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by Allister
Camouflage
by: AllisterHiding in back and never making a sound
If you don't speak your thoughts
They can't be turned around
Cause, You lead a targeted youth
Can't find the courage to leave your shell yet
Finding short term courage in a flask
Another wasted day you're never getting back
Cause, You lead a targeted youth
Who only talks to a certain few
Can't find the courage to leave your shell yet
Torn apart and...
Camouflaged in the background and holding things deep
Never showing your true self to the kids you meet
Finding shade in imagination
One more day forgotten to the world
Hiding in back and never making a sound
If you don't speak your thoughts
They can't be turned around
Cause, You lead a targeted youth
Who only talks to a certain few
Can't find the courage to leave your shell yet
Torn apart and...
Camouflaged in the background and holding things deep
Never showing your true self to the kids you meet
Finding shade in imagination
One more day forgotten to the world
(One more day forgotten to the world)
Finding short term courage in a flask