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Altar Boys were Christian punk rock band from California formed in 1982. The original members were [[Mike Stand]] (vocals, songwriting, | Altar Boys were Christian punk rock band from California formed in 1982. The original members were [[Mike Stand]] (vocals, songwriting, | ||
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+ | The formation of The Altar Boys, according to [[Mike Stand]]: | ||
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+ | "In 1980 I committed my life to Jesus Christ and began working on my salvation with “fear and trembling”. I began playing in a Christian rock group called “Image” with my cousins Jeff and Bill Crandall and a guy named Armand Barocio. We were not really that good, but it was a start. The band lasted for about two years. | ||
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+ | Anyway, Bill and Armand kind of dropped out of Image after about a year and we got a different bass player along with Ken Tamplin from Shout but that really didn’t work either. Jeff and I decided to form a different band – the Altar Boys name came later. Ironically, we auditioned lead singers, and someone who could be a front man. I had no intention of being the main songwriter, singer or front man – it wasn’t even on my radar. As you might guess we couldn’t find anyone who fit the bill, so at some point I decided just to do it – I suppose it worked out in the end and was meant to be. | ||
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+ | I remember in 1981 I went to see my brother’s band “The Lifesavors” play and became inspired. I became good friends with the guys in Undercover and began writing songs with a more punk feel to them. I kind of felt that I was just writing Beatles music that was sped up. We did experiment with ska and light pop, but I think we did the “power punk” (or whatever you want to call it) the best. Hence, you see the results of what I was really going for on //Gut Level Musi//c, //When You’re a Rebel// had hints of it as did //Against the Grain//. By the time we recorded //Forever Mercy// we had kind of strayed from our original sound – bad move. | ||
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+ | Our first bass player came as a recommendation from Undercover, he stayed with us for about 2 years until Ric joined the band – that change improved the band greatly. Steve auditioned for the group in May of 1982 – he was a real good fit. | ||
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+ | We played our first gig at First Baptist church in Fullerton in July of 1983. I have some great photos from that gig. We were well received. After that first performance the band sort of took off and we played anywhere and everywhere, about 10 times a month… I suppose the rest is history (With a small h). | ||
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+ | We sought to be a little more melodic on //Forever Mercy//. But our fan base loved the hard driving stuff. With that said, the //Forever Mercy// project was just so different, it had its good moments but everyone wanted to hear //Gut Level Music//. In the end, the music did not “work” very well in the live setting. Hence we pulled mostly from our older material.... We were hoping to do a 6th record called //No Substitute// | ||
===== Discography ===== | ===== Discography ===== | ||
| 1983 | Demo | | | 1983 | Demo | | ||
- | | 1984 | [[Altar Boys]] | [[Ministry Resource Center]] | | + | | 1984 | Altar Boys | [[Ministry Resource Center]] | |
- | | 1985 | [[When You're a Rebel]] | [[Alarma Records]] | | + | | 1985 | When You're a Rebel | [[Alarma Records]] | |
- | | 1986 | [[Gut Level Music]] | [[Alarma Records]] | | + | | 1986 | Gut Level Music | [[Alarma Records]] | |
- | | 1987 | [[Against the Grain]] | [[Alarma Records]] | | + | | 1987 | Against the Grain | [[Alarma Records]] | |
- | | 1989 | [[Forever Mercy]] | [[Alarma Records]] | | + | | 1989 | Forever Mercy | [[Alarma Records]] | |
- | | 1990 | [[Mercy Thoughts]] | | + | | 1990 | Mercy Thoughts | |
- | | 1991 | [[The Collection]] | [[Alarma Records]] | | + | | 1991 | The Collection | [[Alarma Records]] | |
- | | 1992 | [[No Substitute]] | (unreleased) | | + | | 1992 | No Substitute | (unreleased) | |
- | | 2000 | [[Live at Cornerstone]] | [[Millenium Eight Records]] | | + | | 2000 | Live at Cornerstone | [[Millenium Eight Records]] | |
- | | 2018 | [[No Substitute]] | [[Lo-Fidelity Records]] | | + | | 2018 | No Substitute | [[Lo-Fidelity Records]] | |
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2018 Lo-Fidelity Records | 2018 Lo-Fidelity Records | ||
- | The unreleased demos from 1992 were cleaned up, finished, and to be released | + | The unreleased demos from 1992 were cleaned up, finished, and finally |
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+ | - Rebel Rock (4:38) | ||
+ | - No Substitute (4:00) | ||
+ | - Let Me See Your Hands (3:32) | ||
+ | - Light of Freedom (4:01) | ||
+ | - Outside in the Distance (3:25) | ||
+ | - History Comes Back to Haunt This World (5:18) | ||
+ | - The Kids Cry (3:58) | ||
+ | - Surround Me (4:34) | ||
+ | - Thousand Miles (4:27) | ||
+ | - Devotion (4:28) | ||
+ | - Give Our Hearts Back to God (4:16) | ||
+ | - Revolution of Love (2:53) | ||
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+ | ===== Links ===== | ||
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+ | * [[http:// |
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