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====== Undercover ====== | ====== Undercover ====== | ||
- | Power Pop / Punk Rock / New Wave / Alternative Rock\\ | + | Pogo / New Wave / Punk Rock / Gothic |
Fullerton, California, USA | Fullerton, California, USA | ||
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==== Transitions and the Break-Up/ | ==== Transitions and the Break-Up/ | ||
- | Taylor described the two years between //Boys and Girls// and //Branded// as "the most difficult of my life.... personal tragedy and shattered ideological expectations stripped me of everything." | + | Taylor described the two years between //Boys and Girls// and //Branded// as "the most difficult of my life.... personal tragedy and shattered ideological expectations stripped me of everything." |
After the release of // | After the release of // | ||
- | Undercover played what the band initially saw as its last concert as a functioning band on June 5, 1987. One live show was recorded and released as // | + | Undercover played what the band initially saw as its last concert as a functioning band on June 5, 1987. One live show was recorded and released as // |
==== Reuniting as an Alternative Rock Band ==== | ==== Reuniting as an Alternative Rock Band ==== | ||
- | The break up of the band proved to be short-lived, | + | The break up of the band proved to be short-lived, |
- | On their alternative rock releases, the band would continue | + | Their 1992 album // |
- | While the band has seen several members come and go (and come again), Taylor has said on more than one occasion that the band decided sometime after 1994's //Forum// that " | + | For 1994's //Forum//, Undercover recruited Rob Gallas from [[Black |
- | ==== Reunions and Reissues ==== | + | On their alternative rock releases, the band would continue to explore aspects of Christian life not frequently addressed by the CCM musicians who were finding increasing acceptance on secular airwaves and with secular audiences. These three albums each differed slightly in musical tone from the others, but the introspective lyrics would be a constant through the rest of the band's career. |
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+ | ==== Reissues | ||
Undercover played two reunion shows in California in August 2005. In a message posted on the band's forum that month, Taylor wrote, "We are internally, as a band, trying to figure out where to go from here and what that might look like, given our life realities and burning desire to fulfill whatever musical calling we might have, too. We appreciate your prayers." | Undercover played two reunion shows in California in August 2005. In a message posted on the band's forum that month, Taylor wrote, "We are internally, as a band, trying to figure out where to go from here and what that might look like, given our life realities and burning desire to fulfill whatever musical calling we might have, too. We appreciate your prayers." | ||
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| 1986 | Branded | [[Blue Collar Records]] | | | 1986 | Branded | [[Blue Collar Records]] | | ||
| 1987 | You & I EP | | | 1987 | You & I EP | | ||
- | | 1988 | 3-28-87 | + | | 1988 | 3-28-87 | [[Broken Records]] | |
| 1988 | Volume 1 | [[Broken Records]] | | | 1988 | Volume 1 | [[Broken Records]] | | ||
| 1988 | Volume 2 | [[Broken Records]] | | | 1988 | Volume 2 | [[Broken Records]] | | ||
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==== Branded ==== | ==== Branded ==== | ||
- | 1986 [[Blue Collar Records]] (BCR003A) | + | 1986 [[Blue Collar Records]] (BCR003A)\\ |
+ | 2011 Intense Millennium Records (IMR 007) | ||
Sim Wilson - Vocals\\ | Sim Wilson - Vocals\\ | ||
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- Come Away With Me (4:44) | - Come Away With Me (4:44) | ||
- If I Had a Dream (5:02) | - If I Had a Dream (5:02) | ||
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+ | == 2011 Bonus Tracks == | ||
+ | |||
+ | - I'm Just a Man (demo) (3:41) | ||
+ | - Tears in Your Eyes (live 2000) (2:06) | ||
+ | - Cry Myself to Sleep (live 2000) (2:29) | ||
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- | ==== 3-28-87 | + | ==== 3-28-87 ==== |
1988 [[Broken Records]] (BRKR 0500) | 1988 [[Broken Records]] (BRKR 0500) | ||
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Contained the entire //Boys and Girls// and //Branded// albums. | Contained the entire //Boys and Girls// and //Branded// albums. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ------ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Balance of Power ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1990 [[Broken Records]] (7100516676)\\ | ||
+ | 2021 Lo-Fidelity (LOFILP026 / LOFICD060) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sim Wilson - Lead vocals\\ | ||
+ | Gym - Guitar, vocals\\ | ||
+ | [[Ojo|Ojo Taylor]] - Bass, keyboards\\ | ||
+ | Gary Dean Olson - Drums, vocals | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dennis Murphy - Other voices\\ | ||
+ | Inki Svensson - Other voices | ||
+ | |||
+ | - World Come Crashing Down (5:14) | ||
+ | - The Way of the Rose (5:01) | ||
+ | - The Eyes of Love (4:54) | ||
+ | - Land of Luxury (4:41) | ||
+ | - Time (6:28) | ||
+ | - Love Me Dangerously (3:03) | ||
+ | - Light of Day (3:06) | ||
+ | - Last Rites (There is no Sky) (4:32) | ||
+ | - Bridge of Life (3:29) | ||
+ | - I Love You So (5:33) | ||
+ | - Mea Culpa / Remember Me (6:21) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == 2021 Bonus Tracks == | ||
+ | |||
+ | - You and I (//You and I EP//) | ||
+ | - Blood and Tears (//You and I EP//) | ||
+ | - Just a Man (alternative mix) (//You and I EP//) | ||
+ | - One to One (//You and I EP//) | ||
+ | - How Far (//You and I EP//) | ||
+ | - The Way of the Rose (Live @ C2K) | ||
+ | - World Come Crashing Down (Live @ C2K) | ||
+ | - You and I ([[Boys Club]]) | ||
+ | - Time ([[Boys Club]]) | ||
+ | - Love Me Dangerously ([[Boys Club]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ------ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Devotion ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1992 [[Brainstorm Artists International]] (7100530679) | ||
+ | 2018 Lo-Fidelity Records (LOFILP016 / LOFICD054) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sim Wilson - Vocals, cardboard box on "All That I Am"\\ | ||
+ | Gym - Guitar, wooden box on "All That I Am"\\ | ||
+ | [[Ojo]] - Bass, keyboards, plastic box on "All That I Am"\\ | ||
+ | Gary Dean Olson - Drums | ||
+ | |||
+ | Steve Griffith - Backing vocals on " | ||
+ | Doug Webb - Saxophone on "Man, Oh Man"\\ | ||
+ | Clay Jenkins - Trumpet on "Man, Oh Man"\\ | ||
+ | [[Terry Scott Taylor]] - Additional vocals and vocal arrangements on " | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Work It Out (4:25) | ||
+ | - Man, Oh Man (5:40) | ||
+ | - Sea of Tranquility (3:47) | ||
+ | - Purple Flowers (4:56) | ||
+ | - Devotion (6:17) | ||
+ | - Promenade (4:46) | ||
+ | - Where I Should Be (3:11) | ||
+ | - Dark Night (4:28) | ||
+ | - All That I Am (3:42) | ||
+ | - So Wonderful (6:09) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Bonus Tracks on 2018 Reissue == | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Cry Myself to Sleep (Gene Eugene Live Tribute) (3:06) | ||
+ | - Witch Hunt (Gene Eugene Live Tribute) (4:47) | ||
+ | - Devotion (Gene Eugene Live Tribute) (8:08) | ||
+ | - Promenade (Acoustic Live) (4:41) | ||
+ | - Devotion (Cornerstone 2000) (7:28) | ||
+ | - So Wonderful (Cornerstone 2000) (4:12) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ------ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Forum ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | 1994 WAL / [[Brainstorm Artists International]] (701151502X) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Rob Gallas - Vocals\\ | ||
+ | Gym - Acoustic guitar, electric guitar\\ | ||
+ | [[Ojo|Ojo Taylor]] - Bass, organ, Fender Rhodes, keyboards | ||
+ | |||
+ | Chuck Cummings - Drums on " | ||
+ | David Raven - Drums on "Forum (Lullaby)," | ||
+ | Squid Taylor - Additional keyboards on "Forum (Lullaby)," | ||
+ | DJ Cut No Slack - Programming on "Forum (Lullaby)" | ||
+ | Nick Ariondo - Accordion on " | ||
+ | Jim Sitterly - Violin on " | ||
+ | Inki Svensson - Backing vocals on "The Moon and the Blue Around" | ||
+ | Fred McGregor - Backing vocals on " | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Spill (4:41) | ||
+ | - The Moon and the Blue Around (5:19) | ||
+ | - Forum (Lullaby) (7:32) | ||
+ | - Symbol (4:36) | ||
+ | - Carmenita (3:44) | ||
+ | - Whoa Nelly (4:09) | ||
+ | - Pocket Full of Money (4:34) | ||
+ | - The Overlook (Hosanna) (3:45) | ||
+ | - (Tell Me) Everything About You (4:00) | ||
+ | - Union (4:55) | ||
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//(...to be continued...)// | //(...to be continued...)// | ||
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+ | ------ | ||
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+ | ===== Links ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[https:// |
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