1) We recorded a 7” single (Piles backed with Gimmie What I Want/Buk’s Son… Read Full Bio ↴1) We recorded a 7” single (Piles backed with Gimmie What I Want/Buk’s Song) that got us a profile in the first issue of Spin magazine (thanks Regina Joskow) and some label interest. We figured we would need a producer to help us with the “Big Breakthrough”. We met Handsome Dick Manitoba from interviewing him for Mark’s fanzine “The Poisoned Pen”, and Manitoba steered us to Andy Shernoff. Andy worked with us to try and meld the “punk thing” with a sheen of professionalism (the jury’s still out on that). He took us to Springfield, Missouri to work with the legendary engineer Lou Whitney. We recorded through endless stacks of amps and high-end gear. We came back to NYC, and mastered the tapes at RCA studios. The best of the best! Unfortunately, Soul Desire was released straight to the cut-out bins and became our only release at that time. We toured out to Atlanta and back while re-assessing the “commercial breakthrough” approach. We went back into small studios in NYC to use what we learned, and record what we felt was “The Alter Boys’ Sound”. The band played bigger clubs like Maxwell’s in Hoboken opening for Soul Asylum, and kept recording to try and capture that elusive “sound”. We played our last gig at The Continental Divide for a live recording of all the bands (curated by the legendary Senders) that played there regularly.
We felt we had finally captured our sound, but the band was no more. JZ, Mark, and I had already been playing as The GasHounds, so our attention went there and a whole new batch of songs and recordings.
When JZ and I went through all our studio tapes from start to finish (1985-89), we revisited the thought we had long ago- can we capture our essential sound? We feel these recordings present the band as we always felt we should have been on record.
So, ladies and gentlemen, This Is The Alter Boys!

2) The Alter Boys are an American band including members of the bands Dog Fashion Disco, Mushroomhead, and Unified Culture, as well as MTV's Jackass. They play in various musical styles, and released their debut album in 2005. They are currently on Jason Popson's label "Fractured Transmitter" .

Vocals - Todd Smith, Jason Popson
Additional vocals - Craig Martini, Mike Martini, Ryan Dunn
Guitar - Todd Smith, Mike Martini
Bass - Craig Martini
Keyboards - Matt Rippetoe
Woodwind - Matt Rippetoe
Accordion - Mike Martini

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01Pigs & Pineapples2:47

02Can't Cool Down2:28

03Famine Ghost4:04

04Little White Lies4:56

05Where Have You Gone4:07

06A Little Pain Goes A Long Way7:21

07Auto-Erotica2:41

08Boy In A Bubble2:35

09Docking Bay 942:39

10Surrounded By Porcelain Flies4:05

11I See You Moving4:13

12Yesterday Is Here14:08

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Yesterday Is Here
The Alter Boys Lyrics

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If you want money in your pocket
And a top hat on your head
A hot meal on your table
And a blanket on your bed
Well today is grey skies
Tomorrow is tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday is here
Well I'm going to New York City
And I'm leaving on a train
And if you want to stay behind and
Wait til I come back again
Well today is grey skies
Tomorrow is tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday is here
If you want to go
Where the rainbows end
You'll have to say goodbye
All our dreams come true
Baby up ahead
And it's out where your memories lie
Well the road is out before me
And the moon is shining bright
What I want you to remember
As I disappear tonight
Today is grey skies
Tomorrow is tears
You'll have to wait til yesterday is here

Overall Meaning

The Alter Boys's song "Yesterday Is Here" is a wistful track about looking back on the past with longing and regret. The song opens with a list of simple desires for basic necessities like money, food, and shelter, as the singer laments that the present day is bleak and the future looks even worse. The repeated refrain, "you'll have to wait til yesterday is here," emphasizes the singer's longing for a time that has already passed, and his frustration that he can't return to it.

As the song continues, the singer announces his departure for New York City, leaving behind someone who may be unwilling to follow him on his journey. He suggests that the road ahead is uncertain, and that the bright future he envisions may only exist in memory ("it's out where your memories lie"). The final verse emphasizes the transience of life, as the singer disappears into the night and urges his loved one to remember the past he is leaving behind.

Overall, "Yesterday Is Here" is a poignant reflection on nostalgia and the bittersweet nature of memory. The singer longs for a time that he knows he can never return to, and expresses sadness and frustration at the realities of the present and the uncertain future.

Line by Line Meaning

If you want money in your pocket
If you desire financial stability

And a top hat on your head
And a symbol of social status

A hot meal on your table
A warm, comforting meal

And a blanket on your bed
And the basic necessities of life

Well today is grey skies
Currently, life is unsatisfying

Tomorrow is tears
The future holds sadness and disappointment

You'll have to wait til yesterday is here
The only hope for happiness is in the past

Well I'm going to New York City
I am leaving for a new opportunity

And I'm leaving on a train
And I am using transportation to get there

And if you want to stay behind and
If you choose to remain where you are

Wait til I come back again
You will have to wait for my return