After School Special (album)

After School Special is the 2004 debut album by the Southern California reggae-rock band 3rd Alley. After School Special was completed with a budget of only $3000 and released in the U.S. by Long Beach Records. Shortly after the American release, 3rd Alley saw themselves quickly gaining a fan-base on an international scale when "After School Special" was released into European and Japanese markets.

Track listing

1. "Theme Song" (Lowther) – 1:58
2. "I Need Sleep" (Walters) – 2:26
3. "Grief" (Walters) – 3:23
4. "New Year's Dissapointment" (Buckley/Walters) – 2:55
   • Partial Cover of "New Year's Prayer" by Jeff Buckley
5. "Hoopla" (Walters) – 2:11
6. "More of You" (Walters) – 2:39
7. "American Dream?" (Walters) – 3:30
8. "All Alright" (Walters) – 2:35
9. "De Ja Vu" (Walters) – 2:56
10. "Little Bohemia" (Walters) – 2:15
11. "Hit Mix" (Walters) – 3:36
12. "Sav-on Drugs" (Walters) – 2:27
13. "I Slack Well" (Walters) – 2:22
14. "Happy Tank" (Walters, Hampton, Volk) – 4:41
15. "Sour Milk" (Walters, Lowther) – 2:03
16. "Fame" (Walters) – 13:40
    • "Fame" ends at 1:53.

The final track also contains three hidden bonus songs

• "War on the Blvd." (Morris) – 3:54 – 6:39.
• "Sorority Centaur Woman" (Walters) – 6:40 – 9:03.
• "Crack Killed My Social Life" (Walters) – 9:04 – 13:40.
• "Sorority Centaur Woman" and "Crack Killed My Social Life" are both performed by Zack Walters.

Personnel

3rd Alley

• Zack Walters - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Synth, Beatbox
• Tyson Parrish - Bass
• Greg "Mudd" Lowther - Drums

Additional personnel

• Connor Volk - Drums on "Happy Tank" and "Hoopla"
• Spencer Hampton - Bass on "Happy Tank" and "Hoopla"
• DM Gremlin - Synth on "All Alright" and bass on "More of You"

Production

• Producer: Zack Walters
• Engineering: DM Gremlin and Wyn Davis
• Mastering: Ron Boustead @ Precision Mastering
• Cover Art: RAS-1
• Artwork: Brent Cheshire

References

• Martian Church
• CDBaby
• Long Beach Records