Before the Blackout
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Before the Blackout is Allister
's third and final full-length album, before their hiatus, released on October 11, 2005 on Drive-Thru Records
.
, except where noted otherwise)
ese version of the album, issued through In-n-Out Records
, includes a bonus track. The track, sung in Japanese, is a cover version
of a 1993 The Boom
song.
Allister
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...
's third and final full-length album, before their hiatus, released on October 11, 2005 on Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....
.
Track listing
(all songs written by AllisterAllister
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...
, except where noted otherwise)
- "Waiting" – 3:23
- "D²" – 4:09
- "A Lotta Nerve" (Allister, Dennis HillDennis HillDennis Hill is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.-Playing career:Hill was born in Willenhall, Staffordshire...
) – 2:42 - "From the Ground Up" (Allister, Rory Cleveland) – 2:14
- "Blackout" – 4:08
- "Rewind" – 2:59
- "2 A.M." – 3:32
- "You Lied" – 3:23
- "A Study in Economics" – 3:35
- "Suffocation" – 2:55
- "Easy Answers" (Allister, Hill, Kyle Homme) – 2:55
- "The Legend of Pegleg Sullivan" – 2:45
- "Potential Suicide" – 3:11
- "Alone" – 4:04
Bonus track
The JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese version of the album, issued through In-n-Out Records
In-n-Out Records
In-N-Out Records is a Japan-based record label. In Japan, it is home to Allister, Armor for Sleep, The Dear Hunter, and The Early November, among others.- Current bands :* Fenix TX* Finch* A Moment's Worth* Fight Fair* Fireworks* Halifax* Hit The Lights...
, includes a bonus track. The track, sung in Japanese, is a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of a 1993 The Boom
The Boom
The Boom is a Japanese rock band. Its members are Kazufumi Miyazawa , Kobayashi Takashi , Yamakawa Hiromasa , and Tochigi Takao .-History:...
song.
- "Shima Uta" – 3:06
Personnel
- Kyle Lewis guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Mike Leverence drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Scott Murphy vocals, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Tim Rogner vocals, guitar