The first collection drew much of its inspiration from punk that heavily influenced the clothing line’s designs and imprints. The undercover label, driven by the motto, ‘We Make Noise, Not Clothes’ was founded by Jun Takahashi in 1993, while he was studying at the Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo. 1997, Innocent Media.Search undercover by Jun Takashi The History of Undercover Anthology Volume 2 (compilation of next four original releases).Anthology Volume 1 (compilation of first four original releases).Volume 2 (compilation of Boys and Girls Renounce the World and Branded).Volume 1 (compilation of Undercover and God Rules).Gym Nicholson (also credited as Jim Nicholson and Neel Down) – guitarsĭiscography Original releases.Ojo Taylor (also credited as Joey Taylor, O-Joe Taylor, and Turner Burn) – bass, keyboards, occasional vocals.The next several 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. On future 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. In "Pilate", sung from the point of view of Pontius Pilate, the persona struggles with the guilt of having crucified Jesus, confessing, "I killed him, I killed him after all." Other song titles on this album were "Cry Myself to Sleep" and "Darkest Hour." 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." ġ986's Branded took Undercover in a different direction with keyboard-laden melodies and darker, more introspective lyrics. 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"). 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. 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. Undercover played two reunion shows in California in August 2005. 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 "Undercover is Ojo, Gym, Sim, and Gary," emphasizing that any other lineup, if any, would in the future be called something else. "God Rules," the title track of the second album, is the song that set apart Undercover in the Christian music scene from the rest of the "beginning" bands. Undercover started as a second-generation Jesus movement based band, associated with Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa and its Maranatha! Music record label.
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