Song:Agent Double O Soul
Album:Agent Double O Soul
The Untouchables were part of the 80s ska revival. This 1989 cover of Edwin Starr's Agent Double O Soul was their biggest commercial success. But they never graduated out of cult status. The Untouchables started out in Los Angeles in 1981 as part of the punk ska scene. A lot of guys went through the group but the core members were vocalist Chuck Askerneese, guitarist Clyde Grimes, bassist Derek Breakfield and keyboard player Brewster. Various percussionists and horn players went through a revolving door. They started out as a cover band and late in 1982 they became house band at the Roxy in Los Angeles. They released a couple of singles independently and The General was a local hit in LA. They performed the song in the 1984 film The Party Animal and also appeared in Repo Man. They signed with Stiff Records in 1984. By this time Stiff was owned by Island Records. They appeared in the 1984 film Surf II and the 1987 film No Man's Land but they weren't very successful as recording artists probably due to poor promotion. So why were they in so many films. Like a lot of similar bands like Fishbone, they were very energetic on stage. So they're a good band to use in a club scene. Then they signed with Restless Records. Restless was started by Enigma Records owners Wiiliam &Wesley Hein and was not part of their distribution deal with Capitol. Agent Double O Soul charted on the Modern Rock and Dance charts. By this time they were more funk than ska and Jerry Miller was the lead singer on Double O Soul. They released a live album in 1990 and then split up. But various versions of The Untouchables have recorded occasionally and Jerry Miller still leads a version of the group today. Here's the video for Agent Double O Soul by The Untouchables.
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