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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// | ||
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