Allister - Last Stop Suburbia (2002)

To me, this is definitely one of the greatest pop punk albums I have heard. It is definitely up there with blink-182's "Dude Ranch" and Green Day's "Dookie". Songs such as "Better Late Than Forever" and "Somewhere on Fullerton" can get stuck in your head and you'll be hooked for days. The sound is polished, but not that polished to the point where it becomes commercial crap. It's "pop punk polished".

The guitar sound is more "radio-friendly" than on the last album, "Dead Ends and Girlfriends". To some people, it will come off as generic but to me, if you knew who Allister was and you heard one of these songs, you could easily tell that it was an Allister song.

If you're looking for songs that will brighten up your day, make you smile, and make you dance, this is the perfect album for you. "Last Stop Suburbia" is definitely an album that you can sit down and enjoy. But not just sitting down, take it out with you on a drive along the coast during the day, or take it with you when you go skateboarding. This album serves all enjoyable purposes.