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Every Day Life
Also known asEvery Day Life in Southern California
Genres
rapcore,[1] Christian metal
Years active1992–present
LabelsAlarma, KMG, Paradigm[1]
MembersTedd Cookerly
Carl Weaver
Eric Wilkins
Jim "KingSize" Rupe
Past membersMike Nocosia
Jason Bowen
Scott Silleta
Michael Albright
Evan Stromberg
Shawn Pauling

Every Day Life, later simply known as EDL, was a

rapcore group. The band became identified with the straight edge movement,[2]
which advocates abstinence from sex, drugs and tobacco.

The band's first two albums were

Dove Award.[5]

The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music describes the band as having been "the first group in Christian music to address political issues in a responsible manner."[4] The band wrote about issues of social and economic justice within Christianity and in the larger world.[6]

Rez Band did when they started. These artists who originally started talking about the issues of Christianity now have no place in the market, because now the market has become songs of confirmation. And it almost makes it seem as though something we're doing is unheard of, and maybe not even Christian."[7] HM jokingly remarked that the Chick tract "Angles?", which describes the evils of Christian rock, had been inspired by the band.[8]

History

EDL was founded in 1992 as Every Day Life in Southern California.

Los Angeles riots of 1992.[10] The flag was intended to represent the broken ideal of American life,[11] and the photo to be a graphic portrayal of the extremes of life and society.[10]

One reviewer said that the album's blend of musical styles "Can seriously affect your blinkered ideas on what Christian music should sound like."[12]

"When you grow up in a community like

drive by shootings
that happen within a few blocks of your house, It opens up a whole range of things to talk about."

Tedd Cookerly[2]

Their debut album contained a cover of the

alcohol, and depressed, had told him several times to commit suicide.[7] American Standard contains lyrics on the topics of rape, the exploitation of Native Americans, as well as the dark sides of the music business and church politics.[2] HM described it as having "insurgent lyrics and subversive undertones that challenged the status quo of our society."[3]

The band received criticism from churches for their unusual sound and the content of their albums.

The Supertones, and some are called to educate Christians like The Blamed, and we are here to bear witness to the disenfranchised
."

Christians are still out there selling their testimony as if it's some great infomercial for the Super Salvation 9000, you know, "It slices, it dices, it saves you from your sin."

Tedd Cookerly[7]

American Standard was named for

Word of God stands alone, and it almost seems as though they have to put powdered sugar on what's already sweet."[7]

Production of American Standard was handled by

Dove Award nomination in the "Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year" category in 1999.[5]

Their 2000 release Moment of Clarity marked a slight change in sound for the band - a turn toward a pop and rock oriented sound.[13] HM found that change to be subtle, but enough to commercialize the music.[17]

After Moment of Clarity was released, the band was courted by major labels including

Universal imprint, but that deal folded when Universal restructured and eliminated that particular subsidiary. The band fell back to KMG, which had then been resurrected as Fashion Pop Records by Frank Chimento,[3]
releasing an eponymous album in 2001.

Since this time nothing has been heard by EDL. Though there was no news on whether EDL has disbanded or just put on hiatus, Wilkins, Weaver and guitarist Mike Nociasa had all joined Klank's live lineup.[citation needed] The band more recently has reunited for shows in 2017.[18]

Discography

  • 1996: Disgruntled (Alarma Records)
  • 1997: American Standard
  • 2000: Moment of Clarity (KMG Records)
  • 2001: Every Day Life (Fashion Pop)

Members

Current

  • Tedd Cookerly – vocals
  • Carl Weaver – guitar
  • Eric Wilkins – drums (Klank)
  • Jim "KingSize" Rupe – bass guitar (ex-Focused)

Former

  • Jason Bowen – bass guitar (ex-Overcome)
  • Jensen Tripp – bass guitar
  • The Nayt – guitar
  • Michael "Oxx" Albright – bass guitar
  • Jeff Elbel – bass
  • Mike Nocosia – guitar
  • Shawn Pawling – guitar
  • Evan Stromberg – guitar
  • Scott "DJ Cool Rock" Silleta

References

  1. ^
    HM Magazine
    . Retrieved on May 8, 2016.
  2. ^
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  3. ^
    ISSN 1066-6923
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 1-56563-679-1
    .
  5. ^ a b "Nominees for the 30th Annual Dove Awards". The Phantom Tollbooth. Archived from the original on November 4, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  6. ISSN 0275-2743
    .
  7. ^
    ISSN 1066-6923
    . And I'm sure you know as much as I do, that any slight misunderstanding or inclination that this song could go any other direction than towards Christ, is automatically construed as... I think the most confusing thing about that song is that we were positive somebody was gonna nail us on it. Like, 'How dare you sing a song where you tell people to kill themselves!'
  8. ISSN 1066-6923
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  9. ^
    ISSN 1082-3980
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  10. ^
    ISSN 1082-3980
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  11. ^
    ISSN 1066-6923
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  12. ^ Rimmer, Pippa (October 1996). "EDL / Disgruntled". Cross Rhythms (35).
  13. ^
    ISSN 1066-6923
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  14. ^ Lobaugh, Rod (February 1998). "EDL / American Standard". Cross Rhythms (43).
  15. ISSN 0747-3486
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  16. OCLC 36184061
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  17. ISSN 1066-6923
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  18. ^ Jones, Brandon (November 7, 2016). "Every Day Life (EDL) Reunite for Shows in 2017". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
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