ALLISTER (Official Thread)

[xtheaudition]

Allister (http://www.absolutepunk.net/allister) has signed to Universal Japan and will be releasing a brand new album in 2010. American release is set for summertime

whose stoked!?!?

this is their quote on myspace (http://www.myspace.com/allister)"New Album coming in summer of 2010!!!!!!!"

Tim went to my high-school and lives in the neighborhood next to me! im so stoked for a new allister record. the get go & the collapsed never really did it for me.

it's been 5 years since before the blackout dropped, i wonder what their new next record will sound like..

[Pat k]

I've been sitting here for hours, burned an image of you in my mind!

[odizzle_word]

I hope they start touring again. One of the best live bands, in my opinion.

[xtheaudition]

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/118/l_fd33b171f67f4901abdc118c859699de. jpg

i cant wait to see them live again, they were always super energetic!

[MADSTA]

Oh no way. I love Last Stop Suburbia.

[Stavie Steelo]

Last Stop Suburbia was awesome, excited to hear it.

[Thomas Nassiff]

I only have one song by these guys but I love it.

[inthemidst]

Oh no way. I love Last Stop Suburbia.

This!!!

[inthemidst]

I used to listen to Last Stop Suburbia every day on the bus on my way to school, and on the ride back. Just really solid pop-punk. Ahhh, the Drive-Thru glory days!

[pennie]

I start runnin,I start runnin away,when I get too close I'm scared to stay!

Love these so much.

[Dr. Acula]

it's been 5 years since before the blackout dropped, i wonder what their new next record will sound like..


Not to be a prick but you honestly don't think you have an idea of what their new album will sound like? C'mon now.

[TSLataris]

I have a feeling this is going to be a return-to-form album - Last Stop Suburbia styles. At least I hope.

[makeoutmags]

I used to listen to Last Stop Suburbia every day on the bus on my way to school, and on the ride back. Just really solid pop-punk. Ahhh, the Drive-Thru glory days!

me too! back of the bus listening to Allister on my Archos Jukebox 6000, such a brick:

http://www.vanshardware.com/reviews/2001/july/010709_Jukebox/JUKE6000.gif

[FueledByFrodo]

I definitely made an official thread for Allister already.

[Startinglinekid]

This band reminds me of some really good times.

Happy to know they're going to put out another album.

"(Dun dun) Somewhere down in Fullerton...."

[SLoT]

I used to listen to Last Stop Suburbia every day on the bus on my way to school, and on the ride back. Just really solid pop-punk. Ahhh, the Drive-Thru glory days!
Same here, well not the bus, more like my car, but still... good times.

[ReadyForAction]

I only have one song by these guys but I love it.
Imagine an entire album full of songs that good, that's what Last Stop Suburbia is

[Matt Chylak]

Imagine an entire album full of songs that good, that's what Last Stop Suburbia is

this. i hope they keep the production less polished on their new album. before the blackout suffered because of the sheen

[inthemidst]

me too! back of the bus listening to Allister on my Archos Jukebox 6000, such a brick:

http://www.vanshardware.com/reviews/2001/july/010709_Jukebox/JUKE6000.gif

Haha! Still more advanced than my Panasonic Portable CD Player!

[inthemidst]

Same here, well not the bus, more like my car, but still... good times.

Whoa, Richy Rich over here! lol

[makeoutmags]

Haha! Still more advanced than my Panasonic Portable CD Player!

i was an early adopter! i think i was one of the first people in my class with an mp3 player.

then again, i was also totally uncool back in the day. :(

[inthemidst]

i was an early adopter! i think i was one of the first people in my class with an mp3 player.

then again, i was also totally uncool back in the day. :(

As was I. The mp3 players were a mystery to me. What's your favorite song on that CD?

[SLoT]

Whoa, Richy Rich over here! lol
haha, you know it. riding baller in my 1996 buick skylark custom with no rear view mirror, no working windows, no working ac, and a rickety tranny. glad i upgraded a couple years ago, and bought myself a nice car. the way i just described my old one (which was all true btw) made it sound absolutely fucking terrible especially in hot ass florida. a picture to help you...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/1996-1998_Buick_Skylark.jpg

[Pat k]

I discovered Allister on a Drive Thru Records sampler. "Scratch" still my favorite song by them. So good. Nothing else really compares in my eyes, although Last Stop Suburbia is good on the whole.

[inthemidst]

haha, you know it. riding baller in my 1996 buick skylark custom with no rear view mirror, no working windows, no working ac, and a rickety tranny. glad i upgraded a couple years ago, and bought myself a nice car. the way i just described my old one (which was all true btw) made it sound absolutely fucking terrible especially in hot ass florida. a picture to help you...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/1996-1998_Buick_Skylark.jpg

It's absolutely a right of passage to have a P.O.S. as your first vehicle. I don't have much respect for those rich kids rolling with their brand new BMW's.

I rolled for 3 years in a 98 Chevy S10 with no ventilation, no AC, also in the hot FL sun. Yikes. Like I said, it was a right of passage, because when I purchased my new car last year, I appreciated the AC a heck of a lot more than if it were just given to me.

http://pughc.com/Truck1_00.jpg


Just for good measure lol

[SLoT]

It's absolutely a right of passage to have a P.O.S. as your first vehicle. I don't have much respect for those rich kids rolling with their brand new BMW's.

I rolled for 3 years in a 98 Chevy S10 with no ventilation, no AC, also in the hot FL sun. Yikes. Like I said, it was a right of passage, because when I purchased my new car last year, I appreciated the AC a heck of a lot more than if it were just given to me.

http://pughc.com/Truck1_00.jpg


Just for good measure lol
Jesus man, my dad had the same exact truck for like 8 years. The door latch to the little seat in the back broke, the driver side door never held shut completely and would fall about three inches every time he opened it. It was an absolute horsepile. My new car for fun:

http://image3.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/2004_kia_optima_32759-E.jpg

[youlovetonyt]

less car talk, more allister.

im heavily debating flying out to japan in july to see them play. i would love to hear their japanese covers live. I have a feeling they will never play those songs live in the states.

[Thomas Nassiff]

Imagine an entire album full of songs that good, that's what Last Stop Suburbia is

Haha all right then, I'll have to check it out.

[xtheaudition]

Not to be a prick but you honestly don't think you have an idea of what their new album will sound like? C'mon now.
indie rawk? :-p

[xtheaudition]

I discovered Allister on a Drive Thru Records sampler. "Scratch" still my favorite song by them. So good. Nothing else really compares in my eyes, although Last Stop Suburbia is good on the whole.

lss is classic.

[FalloutGuy]

I'm still trying to process them being back together...its like a dream. I loved these guys so much...Last Stop still gets plays in my car every week or two...but all this praise for that album..how about Dead Ends and Girlfriends? Fav from that one is "Jacob Thinks I'm Gay."

[xtheaudition]

I'm still trying to process them being back together...its like a dream. I loved these guys so much...Last Stop still gets plays in my car every week or two...but all this praise for that album..how about Dead Ends and Girlfriends? Fav from that one is "Jacob Thinks I'm Gay."

they played that at their farewell show in chicago in 07, it was awesome! and they played moper! <3

[xtheaudition]

Allister (http://absolutepunk.net/allister) will release Countdown to Nowhere (in Japan) on July 16th (http://www.absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=26822&day=2010-7-16).

Tracklisting1. FAILURE
2. RUNAWAY
3. DANCE WITH ME
4. ALL WE NEEDED
5. BREATHE FOR YOU
6. MAKE IT WORK
7. CAN'T LET GO
8. YEARBOOK
9. FREE
10. START SOMEWHERE
11. DIAMOND RING
12. TOKYO SUNRISE
13. Jackson 5 - I WANT YOU BACK

[bradsonemanband]

i'm excited for the Jackson 5 cover. my fav J5 song!

[MADSTA]

This will definitely rule my summer.

[xtheaudition]

yeah ima have to order it, it'll probaley be alot of money too =/

[xtheaudition]

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classic.

[Matt Chylak]

I only have one song by these guys but I love it.

somewhere on fullerton?

[rumored.nights]

BAMBOOZLE CHICAGO

Allister and SoCo make it totally worth it.

[Thomas Nassiff]

somewhere on fullerton?
D-squared.

[xtheaudition]

BAMBOOZLE CHICAGO

Allister and SoCo make it totally worth it.
theirplaying bamboozle?? the roadshow? or?

[UnderMyDreams]

theirplaying bamboozle?? the roadshow? or?

Bamboozle Chicago. I would die if it was the roadshow.

[devzap516]

Last Stop Suburbia was one of my favorite albums from that year. I'm stoked they're back together, maybe we'll actually get some quality punk music again

[rumored.nights]

theirplaying bamboozle?? the roadshow? or?

They're playing the Bamboozle Chicago. The one with Cobra Starship, 3OH!3 and Something Corporate.

[Matt Chylak]

D-squared.

great song. i also love "2 A.M." from that cd

[ohheroine]

kinda wanna listen to last stop suburbia for the first time in ages now.

NONE OF MY FRIENDS ARE PUNKS

[xtheaudition]

They're playing the Bamboozle Chicago. The one with Cobra Starship, 3OH!3 and Something Corporate.
yeah thats the worst line up ever. cept for soco of course. when did allister get added?

[xtheaudition]

Bamboozle Chicago. I would die if it was the roadshow.
why's that?

[phil19]

definately excited! somewhere on fullerton always gets me amped

[xtheaudition]

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/34413133/Allister+baybridge.jpg
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/34413085/Allister++AT+THE+BERLIN+WALL.jpg
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/34412915/Allister++2005.jpg
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/34413279/Allister+a+lotta+nerve+video+shoot. jpg
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/34412967/Allister.jpg
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/34413241/Allister+UNDERPASS.jpg

[rumored.nights]

yeah thats the worst line up ever. cept for soco of course. when did allister get added?

Yeah, most of it sucks. But SoCo and Allister make it toally worth it for me, I've never seen either

[xtheaudition]

Yeah, most of it sucks. But SoCo and Allister make it toally worth it for me, I've never seen either
ive seen allister so many times! their farewell show w/punchline was epic!

[youlovetonyt]

I am so mad that I couldn't make it to that farewell show. Didn't they play Cherry live? That's my favorite track off of the japanese covers album.

[xtheaudition]

I am so mad that I couldn't make it to that farewell show. Didn't they play Cherry live? That's my favorite track off of the japanese covers album.
yes they did, kids from japan that flew there for the show were going fucking nuts!

[xtheaudition]

new music video! gotta watch it on youtube though!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiu1fCrvVxs

[xtheaudition]

i ripped the song off youtube (HQ) for anyone who wants it on their itunes/ipods, it didn't have album artwork of course so i made my own..

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7804/allisterfree.jpg (http://www.sendspace.com/file/v4ylcv)

made it in paint, click the picture to go to download it. you're welcome fellow allister fans!

[odizzle_word]

It appears that only requirement for an Allister music video is that part (or all) of it be shot in a house. Fun song.

[xtheaudition]

It appears that only requirement for an Allister music video is that part (or all) of it be shot in a house. Fun song.

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;-)

[ClayWATNY]

soo stoked they are back!!

[taichadow]

ohhh i'm so happy that song sounds so good. i thought they might come back with like a completely different sound.

[xtheaudition]

ohhh i'm so happy that song sounds so good. i thought they might come back with like a completely different sound.
really? i knew they wouldn't. they never really changed their sound.

[xtheaudition]

i ripped the song off youtube (HQ) for anyone who wants it on their itunes/ipods, it didn't have album artwork of course so i made my own..

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7804/allisterfree.jpg (http://www.sendspace.com/file/v4ylcv)

made it in paint, click the picture to go to download it. you're welcome fellow allister fans!

[xtheaudition]

Allister is releasing Second City Showdown SPLIT EP with Good 4 Nothing

GOOD 4 NOTHING
# 1. Time Goes Lightning Fast
# 2.PERFECT FUTURE
# 3.Somewhere On Fullerton (Cover Of Allister)


Allister
# 4.FREE
# 5.SWIMMING UPSTREAM
# 6.It’s My Paradise! (Cover Of GOOD 4 NOTHING)

http://www.universal-music.co.jp/universalj/artist/allister/discography.php

[seraph1214]

Really hope there's more Scott lead vocals on this record than there was on BTB.

[xtheaudition]

Really hope there's more Scott lead vocals on this record than there was on BTB.
same and good songs too, easy answers was kind of weak.

[seraph1214]

same and good songs too, easy answers was kind of weak.

Seriously. Allister sounds best when Tim and Scott can trade off every other song. That's a huge part of why Last Stop Suburbia is my favorite record from them, though I prefer BTB musically.

[Starbursting]

I haven't listened to Allister since 2003. Would you recommend them? If so, what albums?

[seraph1214]

I haven't listened to Allister since 2003. Would you recommend them? If so, what albums?

I'd definitely start out with Last Stop Suburbia, one of my all time favorite pop punk records.

[Starbursting]

I'd definitely start out with Last Stop Suburbia, one of my all time favorite pop punk records.

Thanks, I'll download it when I get home. :nod:

[xtheaudition]

Seriously. Allister sounds best when Tim and Scott can trade off every other song. That's a huge part of why Last Stop Suburbia is my favorite record from them, though I prefer BTB musically.
yeah BTB has "alone" probably the most epic song allister has ever recorded.

[Avalanche1]

Here is a new song called All We Needed from their upcoming album. I recorded this last night at Bamboozle Chicago.

5kfXKsOu1wM

[xtheaudition]

Here is a new song called All We Needed from their upcoming album. I recorded this last night at Bamboozle Chicago.

5kfXKsOu1wM
where did they set this stage up at northerly island and awesome to see them playing together again! their farewell show was SO much fun!

[SockMonkeyRiot]

definitely getting this when it comes out

[Avalanche1]

where did they set this stage up at northerly island and awesome to see them playing together again! their farewell show was SO much fun!

Well, I'm assuming you know where the main stage is set up. If you're looking straight at the main stage, it was straight to the left i a little ways.

[JoeGI]

They were so good in chitown

[xtheaudition]

Well, I'm assuming you know where the main stage is set up. If you're looking straight at the main stage, it was straight to the left i a little ways.
oh ok! usually theirs a tent there, i saw a video in the jokes thread of some drunk guy dancing there and its so weird to see everyone in hoodies, last summer i saw the offspring there and it was like the end of june, it was so warm out.

[Avalanche1]

oh ok! usually theirs a tent there, i saw a video in the jokes thread of some drunk guy dancing there and its so weird to see everyone in hoodies, last summer i saw the offspring there and it was like the end of june, it was so warm out.

haha yea that video is funny. It was like 45ish degrees I think most of the night so it was pretty cold. But once I got packed in the crowd for Allister and SoCo I warmed up.

[cirerelleum]

yeah BTB has "alone" probably the most epic song allister has ever recorded.


This. Although LSS is my favorite release from them, no one can deny Alone's epicness. D2 is a close second.

[xtheaudition]

haha yea that video is funny. It was like 45ish degrees I think most of the night so it was pretty cold. But once I got packed in the crowd for Allister and SoCo I warmed up.

oh yah for sure. good call! the offspring is playing there again tihs summer! with 311! i wanna go but im broke haha
This. Although LSS is my favorite release from them, no one can deny Alone's epicness. D2 is a close second.

yah good choice! D2 & alone are so epic! and waiting might bet a better intro song than scratch, maybe

[xtheaudition]

newest promo i found of them!!

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8836/allister2010.jpg

[xtheaudition]

the chick in this music video is kinda cute

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[taichadow]

Now it seems I've fallen victim to the same disease that's
eaten up the world
Our generation's gonna fall apart if we continue to be
pushed around
So now it's time to make a change
We gotta lock down and rearrange
And reject the fundamentals of society

The time has come to live my life
I'm gonna break out and do what I like
And I don't care what you say or think about me
Yeah, yeah

Now it seems we've fallen victim to hypocrisy and
Bureaucratic lies
They got us brainwashed
So we don't stand up and fight for what we think is right

So now it's time to make a change
We gotta lock down and rearrange
And reject the fundamentals of society
The time has come to live my life
I'm gonna break out and do what I like
And I don't care what you say or think about me
Yeah, yeah
Cause it's easy when you're free
Yeah it's easy when you're free
Yeah it's easy when you're free
Yeah it's easy when you're free

Yeah it's easy when you're free
It's easy when you're free
It's easy when you're free
Yeah it's easy when you're free
It's easy when you're free







anything wrong?

[ilovesofie]

What do you guys think about the new album? It's not bad at all, but no LSS, at least after hearing the new CD once.

[wtfTouchMyBalls]

What do you guys think about the new album? It's not bad at all, but no LSS, at least after hearing the new CD once.

i love it. somewhere on fullerton hit me when i first saw the video on the interwebs back when i was like 11 and i almost get the same feeling from this cd after one listen. might just be nostalgia though but i don't care.

[caveBEAR]

Summer? New Allister album?

I'm in.

[lotsofbullspit]

does anyone know of any videos online of them playing live songs from the new album??

cause it's definitely a great record. i'm really into "Free", "Run Away", "Yearbook", etc.

i think Countdown to Nowhere is great :)

[Avalanche1]

does anyone know of any videos online of them playing live songs from the new album??

cause it's definitely a great record. i'm really into "Free", "Run Away", "Yearbook", etc.

i think Countdown to Nowhere is great :)

I took a video this summer when I saw them.

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[lotsofbullspit]

I took a video this summer when I saw them.

5kfXKsOu1wM

holy shit this video is awesome!!
thanks so much! :)

[poppunkwayo]

The Get Go are streaming a re-recorded song "Turn Out The Lights" with Scott Murphy on vocals on our purevolume page.

http://www.purevolume.com/PopPunkWayo

[PerfectChaos337]

The Get Go rules. I've been into them since they put up their demos on Myspace years ago. It's a shame they never really did anything at all in America except for a few local shows. The 2 albums they released in Japan are great and perfectly blur the line between older, classic pop-punk and the new super-glossy poppy stuff that everyone loves now. They have a lot of potential to be big if they actually hit the road and did the damn thing.

As far as the new stuff, I never realized how unfitting of a singer the dude from Showoff was until I heard Scott's re-recordings of the 2nd album's tracks. The guy from Showoff was very a personality-driven singer and it fit what he did to a degree, but Scott sounds way more like a professional and absolutely kills it on the re-recordings. I'd love to see them really tour and get these songs out to people. Or at least make it out to NY so I can see them.

The last time Allister played here, my scene's largest local band was having a CD release at a different venue, and for some reason the promoter didn't think to either book them on a different day or to throw them on the bigger bill, like anyone would. Allister played to like 12 people. They will probably never come back to Long Island.

[poppunkwayo]

The Get Go rules. I've been into them since they put up their demos on Myspace years ago. It's a shame they never really did anything at all in America except for a few local shows. The 2 albums they released in Japan are great and perfectly blur the line between older, classic pop-punk and the new super-glossy poppy stuff that everyone loves now. They have a lot of potential to be big if they actually hit the road and did the damn thing.

As far as the new stuff, I never realized how unfitting of a singer the dude from Showoff was until I heard Scott's re-recordings of the 2nd album's tracks. The guy from Showoff was very a personality-driven singer and it fit what he did to a degree, but Scott sounds way more like a professional and absolutely kills it on the re-recordings. I'd love to see them really tour and get these songs out to people. Or at least make it out to NY so I can see them.

The last time Allister played here, my scene's largest local band was having a CD release at a different venue, and for some reason the promoter didn't think to either book them on a different day or to throw them on the bigger bill, like anyone would. Allister played to like 12 people. They will probably never come back to Long Island.

yeah they really need to get their shit together! bill from dimmn recently quit and they had to drop off our fest we had last weekend, i was bummed but yeah scotts a way better singer than chris, hell chris doesn't even live in chicago anymore, he moved to knoxville! but yah they gave japan so much love, we did get more than a couple local shows but its been awhile, the last time the get go played here was last winter..