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History

The band was formed in 1994, by Andrew Ryan, Simon Struthers, Matt Maguire and Michael Lake, from Perth, Western Australia. At the time of their formation the members were underaged, in accordance with Western Australia's liquor and gaming laws, which allowed them three years to evolve independently before being able to play their first licensed gigs. City of Perth is situated on Swan River. ...

The bands early influences include Pavement, Polvo, Monk, Sun Ra, Tortoise and Palace. These influnences are apparent on their 1998 debut release, Domino Comfort, which was recorded in the confines of the abandoned Fremantle Prison, Western Australia. The album was released on the back of the band winning the national 'Push Over Festival' on the ABC's Recovery program. Pavement was an American indie rock band in the 1990s. ... A critically acclaimed and widely influential rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina that existed during the 1990s. ... Sun Ra (May 22, 1914? – May 30, 1993) was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, who came to be known as much for his cosmic philosophy as for his musical compositions and performances. ... Tortoise, an instrumental rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1990. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A recreation of typical 1855 cell accommodation. ... The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ... Recovery was a music and youth interests television series broadcast by ABC TV. It was aired each Saturday morning from 9:00am to 12:00pm following Rage. ...

In 2000 guitarist, Michael Lake departed from the band and was replaced by local Perth stalwart Geoff Symons (who also plays alongside Lake in the Perth band Mukaizake strangely enough).

Next up for Adam Said Galore was the release of their long awaited full length album, The Driver is Red, which was released in March 2001 through Redline Records Australia. The Driver is Red was recorded in just one week at Loop Studio in the band's home town. This article is about the year 2001. ...

Adam Said Galore acquired the skills of Chicago based sound engineer Casey Rice who has worked the desk with the likes of Tortoise and Liz Phair for the project. Of the recording process, Matt Maguire (drums) says, This article is about Illinois largest city. ... Tortoise, an instrumental rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1990. ... Liz Phair (born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ...

"Laying down our songs live in such a short time period created an atmosphere of mission like intensity and focus, it also created some very manic moments which were captured and will remain authentic to this recording."

2002 saw the release of the band's follow up album Of Lost Roads which was recorded by band member Simon Struthers, which is no doubt testament to the fact that their third release Of Lost Roads, comes the closest yet to capturing the dark spirit that fuses this band together. The album was included in the Triple J list of best albums of 2002. Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

2003 saw drummer, Matt Maguire, win a WAMi Award for Most Popular Local Original Drummer and in the 2005 WAMi Awards, Struthers was nominated for Best Record Producer/Engineer. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). ... The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry, put on by the Western Australian Music Industry Association Inc (WAM). ...

Touring

Adam Said Galore have toured nationally across Australia and have supported amongst others - Palace, Tortoise, Sandpit, Tren Brothers, Trans Am, Bikini Kill, The Kill Devil Hills, Mogwai, Something For Kate, Bluebottle Kiss, Bluetile Lounge, Jebediah, Regurgitator and Not From There. Tortoise, an instrumental rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1990. ... A large, loosely contained sandbox for kids A childrens sandbox For other meanings of sandbox, see Sandbox (disambiguation). ... The Trans-Am Series was created in 1966 by the SCCA as the Trans-American Sedan Championship. ... Bikini Kill was a punk band of the Riot Grrrl movement formed in Olympia, Washington in October of 1990. ... The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔鬼 (Yale: mo1 gwai2) (Mandarin Chinese: 魔鬼; pinyin：móguǐ) meaning ghost, evil spirit, devil or demon. Mogwai in the Gremlins series As depicted in the 1984 Joe Dante film Gremlins and its 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch, the word... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bluebottle Kiss is a guitar-based, indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. ... Jebediah is an alternative/pop rock band from Perth, Western Australia. ... Ben Ely and Quan Yeomans Regurgitator is an Australian rock band from Brisbane consisting of lead singer/guitarist Quan Yeomans, bassist Ben Ely and drummer Peter Kostic. ...

They have performed live on Recovery and Triple J's 'Australian Music Show' and 'Live at the Wireless'. They have also performed at numerous festivals include at the "In The Pines" festival in 2005. Recovery was a music and youth interests television series broadcast by ABC TV. It was aired each Saturday morning from 9:00am to 12:00pm following Rage. ... Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ...

Band members

• Current Members

Andrew Ryan - Guitar and lead vocals
Simon Struthers - Bass
Matt Maguire - Drums
Geoff Symons - Guitar

• Former Members

Michael Lake

Discography

Albums

• The Driver is Red (March 2001)
• Of Lost Roads (November 2002)

EPs

• Domino Comfort (December 1997)

Side Projects

• Matt Maguire also plays drums for the Tucker B's
• Simon Struthers has also produced a number of other records for Perth bands and musicans, including Suburban Kid for Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans) in 2003, the Tucker B's and Fighting For Alaska.
• Simon Struthers and Geoff Symons play, together with former band member, Michael Lake, in the band Mukaizake.
• Andrew Ryan also plays with Tristen Parr (Schvendes) in the band, Fall Electric.

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External links

• Adam Said Galore MySpace website
• Adam Said Galore unoffical website
• Australian Music Online