SR-71 (band)

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SR-71

Background information
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Pop punk
Years active	1998–present
Label(s)	Sony BMG RCA Records
Website	Official website
Members
Mitch Allan Pat DeMent Mike Ruocco John Allen
Former members
Dan Garvin Mark Beauchemin Jeff Reid

SR-71 is an American pop punk band that was formed in Baltimore, Maryland. They are best known for their 2000 single "Right Now" and credited as the authors of Bowling For Soup's 2004 hit "1985". The name of the band came from SR-71 Blackbird, a retired supersonic surveillance aircraft of the United States Air Force.

1 Members
2 Discography
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Members

Mitch Allan, vocals/guitars
Pat DeMent, guitar/vocals
Mike Ruocco, vocals/bass
John Allen, drums, vocals

Mitch is the only member to appear on all three released albums. The original drummer was Dan Garvin. He was only on for the first album and left to join a band called Nine Days for a short time. Dan was then replaced by John Allen. The original lead guitarist and bassist were Mark Beauchemin and Jeff Reid respectively. They were on for the first two albums and both left after the promotional tour for the second album "Tomorrow". Not too long after, Jeff died of cancer. The new guitarist to replace Mark was Pat DeMent and Jeff was replaced by the youngster Mike Ruocco.

[edit] Discography

Now You See Inside (December 1, 2000)(Gold)
Tomorrow (October 22, 2002)
Here We Go Again (May 4, 2004)

[edit] Trivia

"Right Now" has appeared in trailers for the films Dude, Where's My Car?, Harold and Kumar go to White Castle and the sound track to Loser. It is also the theme song and used in the commercial for Playstation 2's Splashdown.