Altar Boys "Forever Mercy"

Even now this album still rules anyone else a fan?

I like the first two more than this album but it's a good one.

I like this one, as it was the first one that I ever listened to. I do like Gut Level Music as well.

My boss turned me on to this album when I was 16 (wow has it been that long)

I love it, i can listen to it over and over and over and over

I can't say that I've ever even heard the Alter Boys. I have heard OF them, but I don't think I ever heard them.

I am not sure how id classify them, probobly just plain ole rock

older stuff was sort of punkish

I got this album in my rotation

This was the only album (cassette) of theirs that I ever had/heard and have loved it. I finally ordered this on CD and can't wait to hear it again.

I have been wondering what other disc from them to get. Any suggestions?

All of them 

Since this thread started, I have a couple of their albums.  I have "Gut Level Music" and "When You're A Rebel".  I would recommend them both.  Both of their albums kind of remind me of The Clash without being a total clone.

For those that are interested, they have done a Kickstarter program.  Way back in the early 90's Mike Stand made some beginning recordings for an album called "No Substitute".  This sixth album never happened and these tracks were forgotten....until now.  The band is again working to finish these songs and a new album will be coming out, according to the pledge campaign, in Aug. 2018.  There have been no updates in a while, so that is never a good sign with these things.  I pray it happens on time.

In the meantime, I need to attempt to track down the rest of their albums.

Yes, love this album!

alldatndensum wrote:

Since this thread started, I have a couple of their albums.  I have "Gut Level Music" and "When You're A Rebel".  I would recommend them both.  Both of their albums kind of remind me of The Clash without being a total clone.

For those that are interested, they have done a Kickstarter program.  Way back in the early 90's Mike Stand made some beginning recordings for an album called "No Substitute".  This sixth album never happened and these tracks were forgotten....until now.  The band is again working to finish these songs and a new album will be coming out, according to the pledge campaign, in Aug. 2018.  There have been no updates in a while, so that is never a good sign with these things.  I pray it happens on time.

In the meantime, I need to attempt to track down the rest of their albums.

Alldat, I just got an e-mail yesterday regarding the update.  Mike Stand says the album ships out by end of August.  

First Altar Boys song I ever heard was the title track to their 2nd album... When You're a Rebel...

GREAT SONG!!! it was 1985 and they made this video....

I love the sound of this album.  It reminds me both of The Clash and of Bryan Adams.  Can't go wrong with either!

Their next album, which will actually be out soon, will be similar in sound to Forever Mercy.

Might sound odd but I like the Altar Billies better.

MikeInFla wrote:

Might sound odd but I like the Altar Billies better.

Oh wow, that was pretty cool.  Can't say I have ever heard one of their songs before.

I want to like the Altar Billies, but I just can't get into the Johnny Cash type vocal.  Had they been a bit more like the Altar Boys vocally, this would have come off more like the Stray Cats.  As it it, it makes me think of Cash instead.  Yes, I know both were technically rockabilly, but the vocal style says more country music to me.

Time to check the songs from Altar Boys out.