SR-71 (band)
| SR-71 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Punk rock , pop punk |
| founding | 1998 |
| Website | www.sr71music.com |
| Founding members | |
| Mitch Allen | |
| Dan Garvin (until 2000) | |
| Jeff Reid (until 2003, † 2004) | |
Guitar, keyboard
|
Mark Beauchemin (until 2003) |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Mitch Allen |
Drums |
John Allen (since 2002) |
bass |
Mike Ruocco (since 2003) |
Guitar, vocals |
Pat DeMent (since 2003) |
SR-71 is an American punk rock band formed in Baltimore in 1998 . It is named after the SR-71 Blackbird supersonic reconnaissance aircraft , the fastest aircraft in the world at the time. They are best known through the single Right Now , released in 2000 .
history
Her first work Now You See Inside was released in 2000, which was awarded gold in the USA . The singles were Right Now and Politically Correct . On this LP , SR-71 delivered mostly optimistic fun punk, which partly reminded of bands like Sum 41 and blink-182 , but was ultimately calmer and more poppy.
In 2002 SR-71 released their second album Tomorrow on the American market, with John Allen replacing drummer Dan Garvin. He left the band to join Nine Days . On this album there was a change in the style of the band. The music got heavier and darker overall. The songs fluctuate between ballads , party punk and dark rock . Compared to its predecessor, the texts also appear more adult and meaningful, Truth was written under the impression of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The loud-quiet arrangement of many songs remained a hallmark of the band.
Since Jeff Reid and Mark Beauchemin left the band after the promotion tour for Tomorrow , Pat DeMent and the up-and-coming talent Mike Ruocco were hired, who with the Allens released the third and so far last studio album Here We Go Again in 2004, on which the path from Now You See Inside to Tomorrow was consistently followed up.
Trivia
- Right Now from Now You See Inside is on the soundtracks for the films Dude, where is my car? , Losers - Losers are also lucky and Harold & Kumar as well as included on the soundtrack of the game Splashdown for the PlayStation 2 .
- The 1985 song from the LP Here We Go Again has since been covered by the band Bowling for Soup .
- The song Let It Whip appears in a slightly faster version in the film The New Guy .
- With In Your Eyes SR-71 covered the song of the same name by Peter Gabriel .
- Jeff Reid died of lung cancer not long after his split from SR-71 on June 11, 2004 . He was only 36 years old.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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 AT
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 CH
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 US
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| 2000 | Now You See Inside |
DE91 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
US81 (19 weeks) US |
First published: June 20, 2000
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| 2002 | Tomorrow | - | - | - |
US138 (1 week) US |
First published: October 22, 2002
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More albums
- 2004: Here We Go Again
Singles (chart successes)
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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US
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| 2000 | Right Now Now You See Inside |
DE73 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: September 9, 2000
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