Percolater is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band All, released May 12, 1992 through Cruz Records.

So Bill came up with the idea "Hey, my dad has this house out here in rural Missouri where he grew up", and it worked out to be really good for us because it enabled us to have bedrooms and neat shit like that.

[1][4][5] "I just said 'I can't do this anymore'", remarked drummer Bill Stevenson "The area we were in became infested with other groups that were more interested in smoking dope and drinking and all that.

[4] In addition to the lower cost of living, the band also reasoned that being based in the central United States rather than on the west coast might be advantageous to their frequent touring schedule.

[1] The band members made the move to Missouri immediately following the March 1990 recording of Allroy Saves (1990) and New Girl, Old Story (1991).

"[5] "That was a financial necessity", recalled bassist Karl Alvarez, "because L.A., at the level of poverty we were at, was not that easy of a place to be.

We were living in a practice space, for crying out loud [...] Bear in mind all this while that our fortunes rose and fell together.

63" describes driving on U.S. Route 63 through the band's new surroundings: "Fat, farting Guernseys chew their cuds at me / Missouri 63 / Big Buford lawman ten miles from Moberly / Says 'you got a taillight on the right side that don't work properly'".

Beginning with the lyric "Two generation gaps between us", it goes on to describe the divorce ("She took all your money, she left a note on the door / We had TV dinners and we called her a whore") and how Steve worked two jobs, sleeping an hour in between with an egg timer as an alarm clock:[8] I was born when my father was 50, so when [the Descendents' first album] Milo Goes to College came out he was 69.

My mom put us into financial ruination because she was an alcoholic, so he had to catch up, and he stepped up to the plate and did what had to be done so we wouldn't lose our house.

[8] Backing vocals on the album were sung by the Claycomo County Choir and by Chad Price, a fan of the band who would replace Reynolds as their lead singer the following year.

[11] The single also included "Can't Say" and a cover version of "A Boy Named Sue", which were recorded during the Percolater sessions but were left off of the album.

[...] We lived on top of each other on the same floor of a house in this little, shitty town with girlfriends and future wives, and it just got horrible.

I did a whole Europe tour, 60 shows in 65 days, and I did it all with people who I was mad at and I'd quit on, and as the thing went on and I realized how much pressure was off of me, it just became more fun, and then when I left I was really sad to go.

[10] Deborah Orr of CMJ New Music Report remarked that "All try changing tempos a little on this record, creating suspense by slowing things down, reminding us of Youth Brigade once they dropped the 'Youth' and signed to Enigma, or 7 Seconds around the same epoch.

Scott Reynolds can't always hit those high notes on the choruses, but an endearing, youthful effect is achieved when his voice cracks.

While some of All's more experimental efforts are a little on the flatulent side (like a whole track of someone tuning a guitar), 'Dot' is classic All, whizzy and boiling over with happy punk sentiments, and 'Wonder', 'Empty', and 'Minute' remain true to formula.

"[15] Mike DaRonco of Allmusic gave Percolater three stars out of five, calling it "All's most playful album to date, and the recording refrains from laying it on thick with tales of heartbreak and bad days; this time around, it's more about just having fun.