Adam Said Galore
| Adam Said Galore | |
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| Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Shock, Redline |
| Associated acts | Mukaizake, Umpire |
| Website | adamsaidgalore |
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Adam Said Galore are a three piece indie rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Formed in 1994, the founding mainstays are Matt Maguire on drums, Andrew Ryan on guitar and lead vocals, and Simon Struthers on bass guitar. The group have released two albums, The Driver Is Red (12 March 2001) and Of Lost Roads (11 November 2002).
Adam Said Galore were formed in 1994, by Michael Lake on guitar, Matt Maguire on drums, Andrew Ryan on guitar and lead vocals, and Simon Struthers on bass guitar, in the Perth suburb of Greenwood. At the time they were high school students and their first gig was at a high school, performing a mixture of covers – including Radiohead's "Creep" – and originals. As all members were under age, in accordance with Western Australia's liquor and gaming laws, it was three years before they were able to play their first licensed performances.
The band gained wider coverage in 1997 when their song, "Balancing on a Pin", won the national Push competition on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's TV program, Recovery, where unsigned bands sent in a video clip, with the prize being a live appearance on Recovery and at the Push Over Festival in Melbourne. The band's early influences include Pavement, Polvo, Monk, Sun Ra, Tortoise and Palace. These influences are apparent on their 1997 debut seven-track extended play, Domino Comfort, which was recorded in the disused former Fremantle Prison, Western Australia. It was released on Shock Records and included "Balancing on a Pin". The EP peaked at No. 1 on the Perth Top 10.
In 1999 Michael Lake left Adam Said Galore and was replaced by Geoff Symons (who also played alongside Lake and Struthers in another Perth band, Mukaizake) on guitar. In March 2001 Adam Said Galore released their first full-length album, The Driver is Red, through Redline Records. It was recorded in one week at Loop Studio in Perth, with Chicago-based sound engineer, Casey Rice, who had previously worked with Tortoise and Liz Phair. The band met Rice whilst supporting Tortoise on their tour of Australia, and invited him to Perth to produce the album. On the recording process, Maguire recalled:
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