Adam Again

Adam Again
L–R: Gene Eugene, Paul Valadez, Greg Lawless, Jon Knox, Riki Michele
Background information
Origin	Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock Funk rock
Years active	1982–2000
Labels	Brainstorm Galaxy21 Music
Members
Gene Eugene Riki Michele Greg Lawless Paul Valadez Jon Knox
Former members
Dan Michaels

Adam Again was a rock band founded and led by vocalist Gene Eugene, with Riki Michele on vocals, Paul Valadez on bass, Jon Knox on drums, Greg Lawless on guitar. Dan Michaels often played saxophone.

Gene Eugene's mystical voice—often mistaken for R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe—remained the least-changing element in a band that Thom Jurek of allmusic has described as "inventive and artfully canny."^[1] Adam Again's style was rock and acoustic with strong hints of funk and traces of soul running throughout. The band never achieved commercial viability and quit touring and recording together in 2000 after Eugene died in his recording studio, the "fabulous" Green Room.

Discography

• In a New World of Time (1987)
• Ten Songs by Adam Again (1988)
• Homeboys (1990)
• Dig (1992)
• Perfecta (1995)
• Worldwide Favourites (1999, Reviews: HM Magazine^[2], The Phantom Tollbooth)
  • Best-of collection with a previously unreleased track entitled "Sleepwalk."
• A Tribute to Gene Eugene (2000, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth)
  • Live concert recording with various vocalists.
• Adam Again Tribute Boxed Set (2001, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth)

References

Further reading

• "Adam Again". 7ball (03). November / December 1995. 

External links

• Adam Again on MySpace – "a fan site approved by the band"
• Adam Again on Facebook
• Adam Again chronology – a detailed review of the band's catalogue and history
• Adam Again on Allmusic