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 ==== Early Versions: 1978 - 1979 ====
-Undercover (and [[The Lifesavers]]) formed out of members that came from two earlier bands, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Both bands started in 1978. They were described by John J. Thompson as “edgier than Larry Norman and Love Song.” Jim Nicholson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] had been best friends since high school and were member of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Chris Wimber was in [[Boaz]] before forming [[The Lifesavors]]. Both [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]] had line-ups that were changing and intermixing. By 1979, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], and Dave Hackbarth while [[Boaz]] was Chris Wimber, Danny Pavlis, Ray Hersom and [[Ric Alba]] (among a few others). [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was also noted as having a demo tape, but it is unknown if [[Boaz]] ever recorded.
+Undercover (and [[The Lifesavers]]) formed out of members that came from two earlier bands, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Both bands started in 1978. They were described by John J. Thompson as “edgier than Larry Norman and Love Song.” According to [[Ojo|Joey Taylor]], [[Boaz]] was more rock and [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was more progressive. [[Boaz]] then decided to venture into punk and new wave and [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] followed.
-Gary Wilson tells what he remembers of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] in the book //God's Not Dead (And Neither Are We)//. As of 1979, Jim Nicolson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] were both in the band, and they had a tape that Wilson liked. They were eventually able to convinced Wilson to join on drums. About 4-6 weeks after he joined, the band split up.
+Jim Nicholson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] had been best friends since high school and were members of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Chris Wimber was in [[Boaz]] before forming [[The Lifesavors]]. Both [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]] had line-ups that were changing and intermixing. By 1979, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], and Dave Hackbarth while [[Boaz]] was Chris Wimber, Danny Pavlis, Ray Hersom and [[Ric Alba]] (among a few others). [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was also noted as having a demo tape, but it is unknown if [[Boaz]] ever recorded. Chris Wimber and Ray Hersom formed [[The Lifesavors]].
-Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], Danny Pavlis (drums), and [[Ric Alba]] (bass) started [[Undercover]]. [[Undercover]] started rehearsing in a greenhouse owned by Danny's parents. Chris Wimber and Ray Hersom formed [[The Lifesavors]].
+Gary Wilson tells what he remembers of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] in the book //God's Not Dead (And Neither Are We)//. As of 1979, Jim Nicolson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] were both in the band, and they had a tape that Wilson liked. They were eventually able to convinced Wilson to join on drums. About 4-6 weeks after he joined, the band split up.
 [[Ric Alba]] had this to say about the two bands:
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 ==== Early Years of Undercover ====
+Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], Danny Pavlis (drums), and [[Ric Alba]] (bass) started [[Undercover]] in about 1979 or 1980. The band decided they needed a real lead singer, so they put an ad in their church bulletin. After auditioning a number of singers, Bill Walden answered the ad and he completed the lineup. [[Undercover]] started rehearsing in a greenhouse owned by Danny's parents.
 After a couple of months of practice, Undercover had their first concert along with The [[Lifesavors]] (also their first concert) and another group, [[The Chosen Ones]] (which consisted of Chris Pavlis (Danny's brother) and Brian Doidge (who would later join [[The Lifesavors]])). The concert was at a roller skating rink in Yorba Linda sometime late in 1980. In early 1981 after many more concerts, both Undercover and [[The Lifesavors]] caught the attention of The [[Ministry Resource Center]] (MRC) and were invited to do custom albums. Undercover recorded at a warehouse and live at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.
 When Undercover released its first album in 1982, it was described by some as "Christian punk," characterized by high-energy anthems, rebellious themes, and short, three-chord songs. Mohawk hairstyles, tattoos, and torn jeans did little to convince people otherwise; nor did the next few albums, which contained punk versions of traditional hymns ("Holy Holy Holy"), shouted vocals ("God Rules"), and simplistic, direct lyrics ("Jesus is the Best"). The CCM Magazine review of their //God Rules// album claimed the band was New Wave rather than punk, as "the anarchy of punk is 180 degrees opposite of these boys."
+The first Undercover album had very limited distribution - mostly local stores and out of the back of the band members' cars). Ray Hersom’s used to have parties at his house that were called "burrito bashes." Chris Wimber and Clark Edmond also lived at this house. These parties usually happened after church at Calvary Yorba Linda (which was to become The Vineyard). Dozens and dozens of people of all ages, would go to these burrito bashes where they would play the first Undercover and [[Lifesavers]] albums over and over and dance like crazy. Other people that came to these parties included Brian Healy of [[Dead Artist Syndrome]] and [[Chris Brigandi]].
 After the first album, [[Ric Alba]], Ray Hersom, and Danny Paylis all left the band. Alba joined the [[Altar Boys]] and also released a solo album called //Holes in the Floor Of Heaven// in 1991. Hersom left [[The Lifesavors]] before they recorded their first album and joined Undercover after their first one was recorded... but before the photo session, so he never actually played on Undercover (hence the “After Tracks" credit on the original cover). Hersom also left before //God Rules// was recorded. Gary Olsen joined on drums, while Taylor filled in the bottom end with keyboard-bass.
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 ==== Outside of Undercover ====
+[[Ojo|Joey Taylor]] received his MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles and MM from California State University, Fullerton. He teaches History of Rock, Artist Management, Songwriting, Marketing of Recorded Music, Legal Aspects of Music Industry, and Entrepreneurship at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He is now a self-proclaimed atheist. He also has recently worked with the newly re-formed Frontline Records and [[Dead Artist Syndrome]].
 Lithium Saints is a 2012 collaboration between veteran alternative Christian rockers Sim Wilson of Undercover, [[Jesse Sprinkle]] of [[Poor Old Lu]] and Todd Olsen of [[The Waiting]]. (no releases yet)
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   * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120222090339/http://undercover.medelle.com/|Archive of the Unofficial Undercover Website]]
+  * [[https://downthelinezine.com/archives/july-2010/|Long interview with Joey Taylor]]