Last Stop Suburbia Explained

Last Stop Suburbia
Type:Album
Artist:Allister
Cover:last stop suburbia.jpg
Released:October 8, 2002
Recorded:February 18 – May 9, 2002
Studio:Standard Electrical Recorders
Length:39:06
Label:Drive-Thru
Producer:Chris Fudurich
Prev Title:Dead Ends and Girlfriends
Prev Year:1999
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Next Year:2005

Last Stop Suburbia is Allister's third release on Drive-Thru Records and second studio album, released on October 8, 2002.

Recording

In November 2001, Allister played a few US shows with Reel Big Fish.[1] The band planned to enter the studio in December.[2] The band was in the studio from February 18, 2002 and planned to finish on March 18.[3] Instead, the band finished recording on May 9.[4] Sessions were held at Standard Electrical Recorders in Venice Beach, California, with producer and engineer Chris Fudurich; Ryan Baker did additional editing. Steve Evetts mixed the recordings at Trax East in South River, New Jersey, before the album was mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California.

Release and reception

On June 9, 2002, guitarist John Hamada left the band.[5] Between late June and mid-August, the group went on the 2002 edition of Warped Tour.[6] On August 31, "Overrated" was made available as a free download through the band's MP3.com profile.[7] Originally planned for a June release,[3] before being pushed back to August,[4] then early September due mixing delays.[8] Last Stop Suburbia was made available for streaming on September 25,[9] before it was eventually released on October 8, 2002 through Drive-Thru.[10] In early 2003, the band supported American Hi-Fi on their tour,[11] before embarking on a trek across the US East Coast with Don't Look Down and Fall Out Boy.[12] Between late August and October 2003, the group performed on the Drive-Thru Records 2003 Invasion Tour.[13] In January 2004, the band went on a tour of the UK, with Home Grown, the Early November, and Hidden in Plain View.[14] In May 2004, the band toured the US with Split Habit, Punchline, and Hidden in Plain View.[15]

Last Stop Suburbia charted at number 9 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. The album would go on to sell 80,000 copies.[16] Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Kurt Morris said the album was full of "upbeat, poppy songs" matched with "nice melodies and songs about girls and rock & roll." Morris also said it was "typical Drive-Thru Records pop-punk" fodder. BuzzFeed included the album at number 30 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.[17] Cleveland.com ranked "Somewhere on Fullerton" at number 74 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs.[18]

Track listing

Writing credits per booklet.

  1. "Scratch" – 3:11 (Hamada)
  2. "Radio Player" – 3:25 (Rogner)
  3. "Flypaper" – 2:12 (Murphy)
  4. "Overrated" – 2:25 (Rogner)
  5. "Better Late Than Forever" – 2:40 (Hamada)
  6. "The One That Got Away" – 1:41 (Murphy)
  7. "Racecars" – 2:39 (Rogner)
  8. "Matchsticks" – 2:04 (Rogner)
  9. "Camouflage" – 2:14 (Murphy)
  10. "Don't Think Twice" – 2:52 (Rogner)
  11. "Somewhere on Fullerton" – 2:39 (Rogner)
  12. "Westbound" – 2:14 (Murphy)
  13. "Know It All" – 1:45 (Rogner)
  14. "Stuck" – 1:55 (Hamada)
  15. "Waiting for You" – 2:29 (Rogner)
  16. "None of My Friends Are Punks" – 2:34 (Rogner)

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[20] Allister

Additional musicians

Production

Design

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reel Big Fish on Tour. https://web.archive.org/web/20011031153729/http://www.reel-big-fish.com:80/tour.html. Reel Big Fish. October 31, 2001. August 6, 2022.
  2. Web site: Absolute Punk - Interviews. https://archive.today/20020614105842/http://www.absolutepunk.net/sub_pages/interviews/files/allister.htm. June 14, 2002. absolutepunk.net. July 29, 2015.
  3. Web site: ALLISTERROCK!. https://web.archive.org/web/20020121044555/http://allisterrock.com/. January 21, 2002. allisterrock.com. July 29, 2015.
  4. Web site: ALLISTERROCK!. https://web.archive.org/web/20020523010915/http://allisterrock.com/. May 23, 2002. allisterrock.com. July 29, 2015.
  5. Web site: More Chicago band breakup news. Punknews.org. Heisel, Scott. June 9, 2002. February 21, 2021.
  6. Web site: Warped Tour '02 To Feature Bad Religion, NOFX, New Found Glory, More. https://web.archive.org/web/20150415015830/http://www.mtv.com/news/1452030/warped-tour-02-to-feature-bad-religion-nofx-new-found-glory-more/. dead. April 15, 2015. MTV. D'Angelo, Joe. January 30, 2002. February 11, 2017.
  7. Web site: Allister's Overrated. Punknews.org. Heisel, Scott. August 31, 2002. February 28, 2021.
  8. Web site: ALLISTERROCK!. https://web.archive.org/web/20020722031020/http://www.allisterrock.com/. July 22, 2002. allisterrock.com. July 29, 2015.
  9. Web site: Listen to Allister's new album online. Punknews.org. Heisel, Scott. September 25, 2002. February 28, 2021.
  10. Web site: ALLISTERROCK!. https://web.archive.org/web/20020924051727/http://allisterrock.com/. September 24, 2002. allisterrock.com. July 29, 2015.
  11. Web site: Revenge of the losers. https://web.archive.org/web/20030306230725/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/cellars/documents/02702236.htm. The Boston Phoenix. Richardson, Sean. February 20–27, 2003. March 6, 2003. February 20, 2023.
  12. Web site: Allister on the road with Don't Look Down, Fallout Boy. Punknews.org. Heisel, Scott. March 30, 2003. March 5, 2021.
  13. Web site: For The Record: Quick News On Justin Timberlake, Paris Hilton, Kelly Osbourne, Glassjaw, Elvis Costello, The Cure & More. https://web.archive.org/web/20150218154410/http://www.mtv.com/news/1476746/for-the-record-quick-news-on-justin-timberlake-paris-hilton-kelly-osbourne-glassjaw-elvis-costello-the-cure-more/. dead. February 18, 2015. MTV. Viacom. MTV News Staff. August 12, 2003. July 15, 2018.
  14. Web site: Allister / Home Grown / The Early November / Hidden In Plain View UK tour. Punknews.org. Heisel, Scott. January 10, 2004. March 19, 2021.
  15. Web site: Split Habit out earning 100 dollar guarantees on the road. Punknews.org. Heisel, Scott. March 12, 2004. March 23, 2021.
  16. Web site: Allister - Biography - AllMusic. Jason Ankeny. AllMusic. July 29, 2015.
  17. Web site: 36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die. Sherman, Maria . Broderick, Ryan . BuzzFeed. July 2, 2013. July 29, 2015.
  18. Web site: The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time. https://web.archive.org/web/20220303183529/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/03/the-100-greatest-pop-punk-songs-of-all-time.html. Cleveland.com. Smith, Troy L.. March 2, 2022. March 3, 2022. March 3, 2022.
  19. Web site: Last Stop Suburbia - Allister Awards. allmusic. July 29, 2015.
  20. Last Stop Suburbia. Allister. 2002. booklet. Drive-Thru Records. DTR33CD.

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