Though the band still played some dates in 2005, it stayed inactive since, with Mitch Allan starting to play small solo club shows around 2006. At his solo shows, he played SR-71 songs, as well as some previously unreleased solo material, including a new fan favorite song called “Superman”. Allan…
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In 2004, the band finally found a new label, a Japanese label under the name Crown Japan, who released their third album, Here We Go Again , on May 21, 2004, in Japan only. The album was available outside Japan only through imports on the band’s official website. The album…
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The album was much darker, and proved to be less successful than its predecessor, only peaking at number 138 on the Billboard 200 . The first single “Tomorrow”, reached only number 18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, which was far less successful than “Right Now’s” number 2 peak. The…
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The first song on the album, “Axl Rose”, was released as a single later, with “Here We Go Again” and “All American” as B-sides. The Peter Gabriel cover ” In Your Eyes ” was also released a single, and played frequently during the 2004–05 tour by the band.
Despite the commercial failure, RCA still heavily promoted a supporting tour for the album from late 2002 until 2003. The tour also proved unsuccessful. Soon tensions began to arise in the band, resulting in the departure of guitarist Mark Beauchemin after the end of the tour in 2003. Bassist Jeff…
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Though without a label at the time, the band went on to record an album of new material by themselves, during mid to late 2003. All songwriting on the album was done by Mitch Allan, with the exception of two tracks co-written by drummer John Allen, and one old-penned hidden…
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Their second studio album, entitled Tomorrow , was released on October 22, 2002, and was produced by Neal Avron ( Fall Out Boy , Yellowcard ), Butch Walker ( American Hi-Fi , Avril Lavigne ), Bendeth and frontman Mitch Allan himself. On this album, Mitch Allan contributed songwriting to all…
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All of 2002, the band recorded their follow-up to Now You See Inside . In the recording sessions for the album, they recorded a cover of the Dazz Band song ” Let It Whip ” for the soundtrack of the movie The New Guy .
The band was formed in 1998, as a continuation project for frontman Mitch Allan after the demise of his previous band, Honor Among Thieves. The band chose the name “SR-71″ because all the members’ parents came from the United States Air Force . The band was quickly signed to RCA…
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