The O.C. Supertones

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The O.C. Supertones (a.k.a. The Supertones) were a Christian ska band hailing from Orange County, California. The band was formerly signed to BEC Recordings before becoming an independent band for its final tour. Beginning with a more traditional ska sound, the Supertones moved next to a harder rock sound, which eventually changed again with more of a pop-rock influence. By the early 2000’s, the Supertones was one of the major bands in CCM. They headlined with The Newsboys and Audio Adrenaline on the first Festival Con Dios.

One thing that made the Supertones stand out in CCM was their embrace of secular music styles, even to the point of having the introductions of some songs by Metallica be put in their own songs. Examples included Metallica’s cover of “Am I Evil?” in “Adonai”, “Creeping Death” and “One” in their song “Supertones Strike Back”, and “Damage, Inc” as the intro to “Fade Away”.

Another aspect that made them stick out was their open attention to problems facing the church both culturally and doctrinally. Their songs encourage doctrinal (including Biblical) literacy and holding firmly to one’s faith.

The band has gone through a number of lineup changes, and in 2004 it was announced that the Supertones would be breaking up. Their last show was at Biola University in La Mirada, California on October 7, 2005; fellow Christian rockers Bleach (in a reunion show) and John Davis also played.

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1	Little Man full track	58
2	Away From You full track	54
3	Resolution full track	50
4	Unite full track	42
5	Grounded full track	38
6	Jury Duty full track	37
7	One Voice full track	35
8	Supertones Strike Back full track	34
9	So Great a Salvation full track	30
10	Adonai full track	28
10	Return of the Revolution full track	28
10	Who Can Be Against Me full track	28
13	Welcome Home full track	27
13	Chase the Sun full track	27
15	Open the Eyes of My Heart	26

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smileybox wrote:
yesterday evening

Why was this recommended while i was listening to Spoken.. :S Oh, well.. way out of my region of music, but I'll be a nice boy since they Jesus Lovers. You guys really need to get back together. Jesus forever~!

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hockeyman1 wrote:
last week

Hey Boyz when is the reunion tour ???

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anesthetize7 wrote:
April 2009

Sucks they broke up : (

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DudeMustBeCrazy wrote:
March 2009

Revisiting "Strike Back" for the first time in ages. Awesome stuff!

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Space-Cowboy892 wrote:
February 2009

Strike Back was an epic album, I don't think I can still think of a better album.

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ayjay90 wrote:
January 2009

what quality, unfortunately from a nothern town in doncaster i had to import them all from overseas. Expensive but it's worth every penny

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arsenic2arnica wrote:
January 2009

The best Ska band Ever!!!

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ricoluna wrote:
January 2009

while in activity were Supertones paradigm not only in Christian music, but music across the world. Not as not talking about ska without talking about The OC Supertones. They were divine breath in my life and today they are. Thanks!

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mp3tobi wrote:
December 2008

i saw them on their last concert in europe the first time. Great band and greater messages in their lyrics. ;)

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_jeth wrote:
December 2008

ahhh the OC supertones. i had allllmost forgot about this band. great messages in their lyrics.

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StarPicard wrote:
October 2008

WELCOME HOME O.c.Supertones missya:(

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xiongchiamiov wrote:
September 2008

Selai88: There's nothing to say that a 90s Christian ska band didn't come from the OC...

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battleaxed wrote:
August 2008

I grew up traveling while my dad preached at different churches every summer (he was an evangelist), so obviously I grew up listening to Christian rock. Among the bands that I listened to were all the basics like dc Talk, Audio Adrenaline, early Newsboys, Skypark, Hokus Pick, and of course the Supertones. After a while I "grew out" of Christian music. But still to this day I love the track "So Great a Salvation" (especially the live version), "Resolution," and "Little Man." Pretty much any track off Supertones Strike Back. Incredible record.

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Selai88 wrote:
July 2008

WTF i thaught this was music from the oc...

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Matthewof1979 wrote:
June 2008

Supertones Strike Back!!!!!!

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trackfreek wrote:
June 2008

the band that got me into ska music oh, dear, i love this band ever so much

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jstephan555 wrote:
May 2008

The only ska band I ever loved.

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Adam241 wrote:
March 2008

hitler's still alive in the knives of abortionists. these guys suck. im upset that i gave them any money for this piece of shit album.

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Killerah wrote:
March 2008

I agree, seriously, Away From You? How is Wilderness not at the top of that list? And why are Supertones Strike Back and So Great a Salvation not higher up? Maybe that's why the Supertones were never as popular as I think they should have been, people just didn't appreciate their mind blowingly amazing songs as much as they needed to. Great band anyway, all their CDs are packed full of great songs

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candeecandee wrote:
February 2008

these top tracks charts make me so sad.

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