ALL (band)
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All is an American punk band originally from Los Angeles, currently residing in Fort Collins, Colorado
, formed by Descendents
members Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez
, and Stephen Egerton.
in 1987 when Milo Aukerman
, the lead singer of The Descendents, left to pursue a graduate degree in biochemistry
, forcing the band into a hiatus. The remaining members, guitarist Stephen Egerton, bassist Karl Alvarez
, and drummer Bill Stevenson decided to carry on as a band, adopting the title of the Descendents’ last studio album, All
, as their official moniker.
Enlisting former Dag Nasty
and DYS
singer Dave Smalley
on vocal duties, All released their first two albums in 1988: Allroy Sez
and the EP Allroy for Prez
(both distributed by Cruz Records) to critical acclaim. In 1989, Smalley left the band, and new vocalist Scott Reynolds joined. With Reynolds, All released four more albums: 1989’s Allroy's Revenge
(which included the single She's My Ex
), 1990’s Allroy Saves
, 1992’s Percolater
, and the 1990 live album Trailblazer
.
The band lived in a small office complex (as referenced in the Scott Reynolds-penned song "Box"), and toured nearly nonstop. Following a brief stint in rural Brookfield, Missouri
, the band eventually relocated to Fort Collins, Colorado
: the centrally-located city made touring the west and east coasts of the country considerably easier. Reynolds left the band in 1993, and was replaced by vocalist Chad Price
. The album Breaking Things
was released in 1993 to generally positive reviews, and the songs Guilty and Shreen
were released as singles.
for 1995’s Pummel
, but disputes over marketing and promotion of the album ended their relationship quickly. The song "Million Bucks" was released as a single and a video, but the album ultimately received rather mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. All was drafted by Epitaph Records
shortly after.
At this time, Milo Aukerman, now a full-time biochemist, returned to the Descendents and recorded their 1996 comeback album Everything Sucks
, also on Epitaph. Stevenson, Alvarez, and Egerton continued to tour and record with both bands, eventually releasing All's critically acclaimed 1998 album Mass Nerder
, 2000’s Problematic
, and the 2001 Descendents/All live split Live Plus One
.
According to a 2004 interview with Bill Stevenson, All is no longer under contract with Epitaph Records, and any new All material will be released on their own label, Owned & Operated Records
, is reported to consist of all new material with the familiar All sound, while the other is planned to be much more experimental, with a heavier emphasis on instrumental compositions.
All went through a multi-year period of inactivity, with members working on other projects across the country. Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez both live in Fort Collins, Colorado
; Stevenson is currently playing with Only Crime
and The Lemonheads
, and running his own recording studio, The Blasting Room
, while Alvarez has contributed bass to The Lemonheads’ 2006 album
, Underminer , and has toured with Gogol Bordello
. Stephen Egerton currently lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma
with his family, running his own studio, Armstrong Records. Stephen has several music projects in the works. The first, 40Engine, is with former vocalist Scott Reynolds; another is an instrumental band named Slorder, and he also plays bass and drums with a guitarist named Jason Crowley under the name Crowley/Egerton. Chad Price is playing in the Colorado alt-country band Drag the River
and tours playing bass for Rocky Votolato
.
's 'Riot Fest' on October 12. They performed at the Congress Theater in Chicago
, playing for less than an hour before Chicago police shut down the show.
Additionally, All performed two warm up shows; one in Japan in July 2008 and the other at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado on August 29, 2008. The DNC show was cut short and the band completed an additional set that evening at the 3 Kings Tavern in downtown Denver, CO.
In July 2009 the band completed a short tour with fellow Cruz Records alums Big Drill Car
, going across Southern California. Former Descendents band mate Tony Lombardo joined the band on stage July 18 and 19 of that tour for two songs, to a very welcoming crowd.
In an interview with RiotFest.org, Scott Reynolds does not rule out the possibility of writing new material but sets three conditions that need to be present: People want to hear new music, he feels the need to create, and the "bro" factor between the bandmates needs to be there.
All played a one-off performance in Portland, Oregon
at Dante's on October 3, 2009.
ALL will be playing at the 2011 punk rock bowling festival in Las vegas Nevada.
Although there is a definite musical similarity between the two, The Descendents have proven to be much more popular than All. The band often points out that their songs are basically one and the same: often, The Descendents will record demo songs that end up as All songs, and some All songs often end up as Descendents songs. When the Descendents play live, they’ll usually include All songs in their set, and vice versa.
The band is known to switch instruments when playing live with Bill on Guitar, Chad on Bass, Stephen on Drums, with Karl singing. The band maintains that Chad Price is their current singer, but that they're doing a few shows with former singer Reynolds.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, and is the county seat and most populous city of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2010 census...
, formed by Descendents
Descendents (band)
The Descendents are an American punk rock band from Hermosa Beach, California. As of 2011, they have released six studio albums, three live albums, three compilation albums and three EPs. The Descendents broke up and reformed several times over the years, sometimes with different musicians...
members Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez
Karl Alvarez
Karl Matthew Alvarez is the bass guitar player for both the Descendents and All, the band that resulted after the Descendents disbanded again in 1987....
, and Stephen Egerton.
Formation and Cruz Records Years
All formed in suburban Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in 1987 when Milo Aukerman
Milo Aukerman
Milo Aukerman is an American singer, songwriter and research biochemist. Aukerman is perhaps most widely known for being the lead singer of the early Los Angeles area punk rock band the Descendents, a group widely considered to be pioneers of modern "pop punk"...
, the lead singer of The Descendents, left to pursue a graduate degree in biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
, forcing the band into a hiatus. The remaining members, guitarist Stephen Egerton, bassist Karl Alvarez
Karl Alvarez
Karl Matthew Alvarez is the bass guitar player for both the Descendents and All, the band that resulted after the Descendents disbanded again in 1987....
, and drummer Bill Stevenson decided to carry on as a band, adopting the title of the Descendents’ last studio album, All
ALL (album)
All is the fourth album by the Los Angeles-based punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1987 through SST Records. It was their first album with guitarist Stephen Egerton and bassist Karl Alvarez, and their final studio album before singer Milo Aukerman left the band to pursue a career in...
, as their official moniker.
Enlisting former Dag Nasty
Dag Nasty
Dag Nasty was a Washington D.C. punk band formed in 1985 by guitarist Brian Baker of Minor Threat, drummer Colin Sears and bassist Roger Marbury, both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and vocalist Shawn Brown...
and DYS
DYS (band)
DYS is an American straight edge hardcore band from Boston, Massachusetts who were part of the notorious "Boston Crew" in the 1980s, along with contemporaries such as SSD and Negative FX...
singer Dave Smalley
Dave Smalley
Not to be confused with Dave Smalley Dave Smalley is an American musician, best known as the punk bands DYS, Dag Nasty, All and singer/guitarist with Down By Law. He is known for his influence on pop punk music and his early contributions to the emo genre...
on vocal duties, All released their first two albums in 1988: Allroy Sez
Allroy Sez
Allroy Sez is a 1988 album, the first release from Los Angeles pop punk band All.After the Descendents' lead singer Milo Aukerman left the band in 1987, the remaining members chose to continue playing together under a different name and with a new vocalist, former Dag Nasty frontman Dave Smalley...
and the EP Allroy for Prez
Allroy for Prez
Allroy for Prez is an EP by the punk rock band All. It was released in 1988 on Cruz Records. It was their second and last release with original lead singer Dave Smalley."Just Perfect" and "Wishing Well" both originally appeared on a 7" vinyl single...
(both distributed by Cruz Records) to critical acclaim. In 1989, Smalley left the band, and new vocalist Scott Reynolds joined. With Reynolds, All released four more albums: 1989’s Allroy's Revenge
Allroy's Revenge
Allroy's Revenge is the second album by the California pop punk band All, released in 1989 on Cruz Records. It was the first release with their second lead singer, Scott Reynolds.-Track listing:# "Gnutheme" – 1:39...
(which included the single She's My Ex
She's My Ex
She's My Ex is a single by the Los Angeles pop punk band All in support of their 1989 album Allroy's Revenge.-Personnel:*Scott Reynolds - Vocals*Stephen Egerton - Guitar*Karl Alvarez - Bass*Bill Stevenson - Drums*Milo Aukerman - Backing vocals...
), 1990’s Allroy Saves
Allroy Saves
Allroy Saves is the third album by Los Angeles pop punk band All. It was released in 1990 on Cruz Records.-Track listing:# "Educated Idiot" – 2:42# "Just Like Them" – 4:11# "Prison" – 3:03...
, 1992’s Percolater
Percolater
Percolater is the fourth album by California pop punk band All. It was released in 1992 on Cruz Records.-Track listing:# Charligan – 1:30# Nothin' – 1:57# Dot – 2:01# Nobody's – 3:57# Wonder – 1:37...
, and the 1990 live album Trailblazer
Trailblazer (album)
Trailblazer is the first live album by Los Angeles pop punk band ALL. It was released in 1989 on Cruz Records.-Track listing:# "Carnage" – 2:40# "Fool" – 1:36# "Box" – 3:24# "Skin Deep" – 1:53...
.
The band lived in a small office complex (as referenced in the Scott Reynolds-penned song "Box"), and toured nearly nonstop. Following a brief stint in rural Brookfield, Missouri
Brookfield, Missouri
Brookfield is a city in Linn County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,542 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Brookfield is located at ....
, the band eventually relocated to Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, and is the county seat and most populous city of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2010 census...
: the centrally-located city made touring the west and east coasts of the country considerably easier. Reynolds left the band in 1993, and was replaced by vocalist Chad Price
Chad Price
Chad Price is best known for being the lead singer for the pop-punk band All and alt-country band Drag the River.He joined ALL in 1993 as the band's third singer, after Dave Smalley and Scott Reynolds. He has appeared on the four most recent studio albums, as well as one live album...
. The album Breaking Things
Breaking Things
Breaking Things is the fifth album by Los Angeles pop punk band All. It was recorded at Ardent Recording in Memphis, Tennessee and released in 1993 on Cruz Records...
was released in 1993 to generally positive reviews, and the songs Guilty and Shreen
Shreen
Shreen is a single by the Los Angeles pop punk band All in support of their 1993 album Breaking Things.-Track listing:# "Shreen" - 2:37# "Original Me" - 2:48# "Crucified" - 3:04-Personnel:*Chad Price - Vocals...
were released as singles.
Interscope/Epitaph Years
All briefly joined major label Interscope RecordsInterscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
for 1995’s Pummel
Pummel (album)
Pummel is the sixth album by California pop punk band All.Pummel was All's major label debut on Interscope Records, their first venture away from Cruz Records...
, but disputes over marketing and promotion of the album ended their relationship quickly. The song "Million Bucks" was released as a single and a video, but the album ultimately received rather mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. All was drafted by Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
shortly after.
At this time, Milo Aukerman, now a full-time biochemist, returned to the Descendents and recorded their 1996 comeback album Everything Sucks
Everything Sucks (Descendents album)
Everything Sucks is the fifth studio album by the punk rock band the Descendents, released in 1996 through Epitaph Records. It was their first album of new studio material since 1987's All, after which singer Milo Aukerman had left the band to pursue a career in biochemistry...
, also on Epitaph. Stevenson, Alvarez, and Egerton continued to tour and record with both bands, eventually releasing All's critically acclaimed 1998 album Mass Nerder
Mass Nerder
Mass Nerder is the seventh album by pop punk band All. It was released on Epitaph Records in 1998.The Descendents later recorded a song called "Mass Nerder" for their 2004 album Cool to Be You. "Honey Peeps" appeared in the 1999 Sony PlayStation game Street Sk8er and the 1999 Vans Off The Wall...
, 2000’s Problematic
Problematic (album)
Problematic is the eighth studio album by pop punk band All. It was recorded at the band's own recording studio, The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, and released on Epitaph Records in 2000. As of today, this is the band's most recent studio album released under the All name.Problematic was...
, and the 2001 Descendents/All live split Live Plus One
Live Plus One
Live Plus One is a live album by the punk rock bands All and the Descendents, released in 2001 through Epitaph Records. A double album, it includes one disc by All recorded March 30 and 31 at the Starlight in Fort Collins, Colorado, and a second disc by the Descendents recorded October 10–14, 1996...
.
According to a 2004 interview with Bill Stevenson, All is no longer under contract with Epitaph Records, and any new All material will be released on their own label, Owned & Operated Records
Hiatus
The band has previously talked about having two albums in the works, however there has not been any news on them in some time. One album, which was written and partially recorded in early 2002 while the band was recording The Descendents’ album Cool To Be YouCool to Be You
Cool to Be You is the sixth studio album by the punk rock band the Descendents, released in 2004 through Fat Wreck Chords. It was their first album of new studio material since 1996's Everything Sucks, which had been released through Epitaph Records...
, is reported to consist of all new material with the familiar All sound, while the other is planned to be much more experimental, with a heavier emphasis on instrumental compositions.
All went through a multi-year period of inactivity, with members working on other projects across the country. Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez both live in Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, and is the county seat and most populous city of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2010 census...
; Stevenson is currently playing with Only Crime
Only Crime
Only Crime is a melodic hardcore group formed by Good Riddance singer Russ Rankin and Bane guitarist Aaron Dalbecin 2003. The band plays melodic but hard-hitting punk rock that borrows heavily from early-1980s hardcore bands such as Black Flag.-History:...
and The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....
, and running his own recording studio, The Blasting Room
Blasting Room
The Blasting Room is a recording studio in Fort Collins, Colorado, built by members of Descendents, ALL, and Black Flag, including punk drummer Bill Stevenson....
, while Alvarez has contributed bass to The Lemonheads’ 2006 album
The Lemonheads (album)
The Lemonheads is an album by The Lemonheads. It was released on September 25th 2006 in the UK and on September 26th 2006 in the USA, on the Vagrant label. Although a "reunion" of the Lemonheads, the album featured none of the original members aside from lead singer Evan Dando...
, Underminer , and has toured with Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello is a Gypsy punk band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring.Much of the band's sound is inspired by Gypsy music...
. Stephen Egerton currently lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
with his family, running his own studio, Armstrong Records. Stephen has several music projects in the works. The first, 40Engine, is with former vocalist Scott Reynolds; another is an instrumental band named Slorder, and he also plays bass and drums with a guitarist named Jason Crowley under the name Crowley/Egerton. Chad Price is playing in the Colorado alt-country band Drag the River
Drag The River (Colorado band)
Drag the River is an alt-country band hailing from Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. The band formed in 1996 when members Chad Price and Jon Snodgrass recorded 20 or so songs which were released as demos in 2000. All the members of the band come from a punk rock background. Price and ex-member...
and tours playing bass for Rocky Votolato
Rocky Votolato
Rocky Votolato is an American singer-songwriter. He was born in Dallas, Texas on March 8, 1977. He was raised in a small town called Frost, roughly 50 miles south of Dallas, until the age of 13. After his parents were divorced, his mother remarried and moved the family to the Pacific Northwest...
.
Reunion
On January 26, 2008, Egerton, Stevenson, and Alvarez reunited with Scott Reynolds to play a set of All songs as an opening act for Drag the River at the Aggie in Fort Collins. In mid-April of that year, the band announced that they would be reuniting once again with Reynolds for Chicago, IllinoisIllinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
's 'Riot Fest' on October 12. They performed at the Congress Theater in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, playing for less than an hour before Chicago police shut down the show.
Additionally, All performed two warm up shows; one in Japan in July 2008 and the other at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado on August 29, 2008. The DNC show was cut short and the band completed an additional set that evening at the 3 Kings Tavern in downtown Denver, CO.
In July 2009 the band completed a short tour with fellow Cruz Records alums Big Drill Car
Big Drill Car
Big Drill Car was a pop punk/melodic hardcore group from Huntington Beach, California, who were active from the late 1980s to mid-1990s and briefly again in the mid-2000s...
, going across Southern California. Former Descendents band mate Tony Lombardo joined the band on stage July 18 and 19 of that tour for two songs, to a very welcoming crowd.
In an interview with RiotFest.org, Scott Reynolds does not rule out the possibility of writing new material but sets three conditions that need to be present: People want to hear new music, he feels the need to create, and the "bro" factor between the bandmates needs to be there.
All played a one-off performance in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
at Dante's on October 3, 2009.
ALL will be playing at the 2011 punk rock bowling festival in Las vegas Nevada.
Relationship with The Descendents
Since Aukerman’s return to the Descendents, both bands have continued to co-exist.Although there is a definite musical similarity between the two, The Descendents have proven to be much more popular than All. The band often points out that their songs are basically one and the same: often, The Descendents will record demo songs that end up as All songs, and some All songs often end up as Descendents songs. When the Descendents play live, they’ll usually include All songs in their set, and vice versa.
Current members
- Karl AlvarezKarl AlvarezKarl Matthew Alvarez is the bass guitar player for both the Descendents and All, the band that resulted after the Descendents disbanded again in 1987....
- bass (1987–present) - Stephen Egerton - guitar (1987–present)
- Bill Stevenson - drums (1987–present)
- Scott Reynolds - lead vocals (1989–1993, 2008–present)
- Chad PriceChad PriceChad Price is best known for being the lead singer for the pop-punk band All and alt-country band Drag the River.He joined ALL in 1993 as the band's third singer, after Dave Smalley and Scott Reynolds. He has appeared on the four most recent studio albums, as well as one live album...
- lead vocals (1993–present)
The band is known to switch instruments when playing live with Bill on Guitar, Chad on Bass, Stephen on Drums, with Karl singing. The band maintains that Chad Price is their current singer, but that they're doing a few shows with former singer Reynolds.
Albums
- Allroy SezAllroy SezAllroy Sez is a 1988 album, the first release from Los Angeles pop punk band All.After the Descendents' lead singer Milo Aukerman left the band in 1987, the remaining members chose to continue playing together under a different name and with a new vocalist, former Dag Nasty frontman Dave Smalley...
(1988) - Allroy's RevengeAllroy's RevengeAllroy's Revenge is the second album by the California pop punk band All, released in 1989 on Cruz Records. It was the first release with their second lead singer, Scott Reynolds.-Track listing:# "Gnutheme" – 1:39...
(1989) - Allroy SavesAllroy SavesAllroy Saves is the third album by Los Angeles pop punk band All. It was released in 1990 on Cruz Records.-Track listing:# "Educated Idiot" – 2:42# "Just Like Them" – 4:11# "Prison" – 3:03...
(1990) - New Girl, Old StoryNew Girl, Old StoryNew Girl, Old Story is a 1991 album by Tony Lombardo and All, credited to Tonyall.Tony Lombardo, famed for being the original bass player for the influential punk band Descendents, wrote a series of songs between 1979 and 1989 that would become the songs recorded for this album...
– Tonyall (1991)- All recorded an album as the backing band for Tony LombardoTony LombardoTony Lombardo was the bassist with the pioneering punk rock band Descendents between 1978 and 1985. Lombardo was part of the original Descendents lineup with guitarist Frank Navetta and drummer Bill Stevenson.-Early years with Descendents:...
, so the album was credited to Tonyall.
- All recorded an album as the backing band for Tony Lombardo
- PercolaterPercolaterPercolater is the fourth album by California pop punk band All. It was released in 1992 on Cruz Records.-Track listing:# Charligan – 1:30# Nothin' – 1:57# Dot – 2:01# Nobody's – 3:57# Wonder – 1:37...
(1992) - Breaking ThingsBreaking ThingsBreaking Things is the fifth album by Los Angeles pop punk band All. It was recorded at Ardent Recording in Memphis, Tennessee and released in 1993 on Cruz Records...
(1993) - PummelPummel (album)Pummel is the sixth album by California pop punk band All.Pummel was All's major label debut on Interscope Records, their first venture away from Cruz Records...
(1995) - Mass NerderMass NerderMass Nerder is the seventh album by pop punk band All. It was released on Epitaph Records in 1998.The Descendents later recorded a song called "Mass Nerder" for their 2004 album Cool to Be You. "Honey Peeps" appeared in the 1999 Sony PlayStation game Street Sk8er and the 1999 Vans Off The Wall...
(1998) - ProblematicProblematic (album)Problematic is the eighth studio album by pop punk band All. It was recorded at the band's own recording studio, The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, and released on Epitaph Records in 2000. As of today, this is the band's most recent studio album released under the All name.Problematic was...
(2000)