SR-71 (band)

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SR-71
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Genre(s)	Pop punk Alternative rock
Years active	1998– Present (On Hiatus)
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", their 2002 single "Tomorrow", and are 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. The band was originally known as Honor Among Thieves, and as would be the case with SR-71, Mitch Allan would be the only constant member.

As of 2007, the band is currently on an indefinite hiatus after releasing their third studio album Here We Go Again in 2004. The band's next release is going to be released as lead singer and guitarist Mitch Allan's solo project.

1 Personnel
- 1.1 Former members
2 Discography
- 2.1 Studio albums
- 2.2 Compilation appearances
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Personnel

Mitch Allan - lead vocals, guitar (1998-present)
Pat DeMent - guitar, vocals (2003-present)
Mike Ruocco - bass, vocals (2003-present)
John Allen - drums, vocals (2002-present)

[edit] Former members

Dan Garvin - Drums, percussion, backing vocals (1998-2000)
Mark Beauchemin - Guitar, backing vocals (1998-2003)
Jeff Reid - Bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1998-2003) (deceased)
Chris Capaletti- Now in Autovein

Mitch Allan is the only band member to appear on all three released albums. The original drummer Dan Garvin appeared on the first album only, before leaving to join the band Nine Days for a short time. He was replaced by John Allen. The original lead guitarist and bassist were Mark Beauchemin and Jeff Reid respectively. They were on the first two albums, but both left after the promotional tour for the second album Tomorrow. Not long after, Jeff died of cancer. As of 2007, Beauchemin was working as the guitarist for Vanessa Carlton. After the departure of Beauchemin and Reid, Pat DeMent joined as guitarist and Mike Ruocco as bassist.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Date of Release	Title	Label	US Billboard Peak	US Sales
June 20, 2000	Now You See Inside	RCA	#81	Gold
October 22, 2002	Tomorrow	RCA	#138
May 4, 2004	Here We Go Again	Crown Japan

[edit] Compilation appearances

Cool Traxx! 2 (2000) - "Last Man On The Moon"
Listen To What The Man Said (2001) - "My Brave Face"
Loser Sountrack (2001) - "Right Now"
Splashdown Soundtrack (2001) - "Right Now"
Crossing All Over Vol. 13 (2001) - "Right Now"
The New Guy Soundtrack (2002) - "Let It Whip"

[edit] Trivia

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"Right Now" has appeared in trailers for the films Dude, Where's My Car? and Harold and Kumar go to White Castle.
The tune from "Right Now" was adapted for use as the theme song for "The Schnitt Show", a Tampa-based conservative talk radio program hosted by Todd Schnitt.