![]() 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. Undercover recorded at a warehouse and live at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. 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. The concert was at a roller skating rink in Yorba Linda sometime late in 1980. Undercover started rehearsing in a greenhouse owned by Danny's parents.Īfter 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)). ![]() After auditioning a number of singers, Bill Walden answered the ad and he completed the lineup. The band decided they needed a real lead singer, so they put an ad in their church bulletin. Jim Nicolson, Joe Taylor, Danny Pavlis (drums), and Ric Alba (bass) started Undercover in about 1979 or 1980. Jerry became John's bassist for the Vineyard worship team, which lasted many years after that.” Early Years of Undercover Rose's bassist, Jerry Davis, had become a good friend of mine and I respected that. I would have muscled my way into a band with them sooner but J.C. “I had secretly idolized Taylor and Nicholson for their prog-rock abilities, as I was becoming a huge fan of Yes and Chris Squire at the time. Rose and Boaz became Undercover and The Lifesavors. This was the only Boaz song to outlive the big switcheroo of personnel when J.C. Then we got some local notoriety for going, (gasp) “New Wave” when I wrote the song, “Francine” in 1979. “Chris' dad being John Wimber, we found ourselves opening for Lonnie Frisbee a number of times. Ojo had a friend, Chris Wimber, with a band that needed a singer and keyboard player, so Ross and I joined up and there was Boaz. ![]() Frank and I had 'got saved' at a hippie bible study group at the home of Ross Mann, and we had a hippy folk trio with Ross that broke up when Frank joined J.C. I met them when my drummer-since-childhood Frank Pipitone auditioned and joined J.C. Ric Alba had this to say about the two bands: About 4-6 weeks after he joined, the band split up. They were eventually able to convinced Olsen to join on drums. As of 1979, Jim Nicholson and Joe Taylor were both in the band, and they had a tape that Olsen liked. Rose in the book God's Not Dead (And Neither Are We). Gary Olsen tells what he remembers of J.C. Chris Wimber and Ray Hersom formed The Lifesavors. Rose was also noted as having a demo tape, but it is unknown if Boaz ever recorded. Rose was Jim Nicolson, Joe Taylor, and Dave Hackbarth while Boaz was Chris Wimber, Danny Pavlis, Ray Hersom and Ric Alba (among a few others). Rose and Boaz had line-ups that were changing and intermixing. Chris Wimber was in Boaz before forming The Lifesavors. Jim Nicholson and Joe Taylor had been best friends since high school and were members of J.C. Boaz then decided to venture into punk and new wave and J.C. ![]() Thompson as “edgier than Larry Norman and Love Song.” According to Joey Taylor, Boaz was more rock and J.C. Undercover (and The Lifesavers) formed out of members that came from two earlier bands, J.C. The band changed members and names through the years, but one constant was Nicholson and Taylor. The first song they learned was “Highway Star” by Deep Purple. Taylor said yes and they had their first rehearsal in Nicholson's parents' living room in the summer of 1974. During the last week of their senior year in high school, Nicholson asked Taylor if he would be interested in playing keyboards in a band he was forming. He met Gym Nicholson in a mutual class, but really didn't get to interact with him much. Joey Taylor moved around a lot as kid, but by 9th grade he moved his last time to Fullerton, California.
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