Adam Again

This article is about the alternative rock band Adam Again. For the 1976 CCM album by Michael Omartian entitled Adam Again, see Adam Again (album).

Adam Again
L–R: Gene Eugene, Paul Valadez, Greg Lawless, Jon Knox, Riki Michele
L–R: Gene Eugene, Paul Valadez, Greg Lawless, Jon Knox, Riki Michele
Background information
OriginHuntington Beach, California, United States
GenresAlternative rock, funk rock
Years active1982–2000
Labels
Past members

Adam Again was an American rock band active from 1982 until the death of founder, leader and vocalist Gene Eugene in 2000. Other band members included Riki Michele on vocals, Paul Valadez on bass, Jon Knox on drums, and Greg Lawless on guitar. Dan Michaels often played saxophone.

Thom Jurek of AllMusic described the group as "inventive and artfully canny."[1] Mark Allan Powell maintained that the group "priortized musical excellence and lyrical depth over commercial appeal or even accessibility."[2] The band never achieved commercial viability and disbanded when Eugene was found dead in his recording studio on March 20, 2000 from an undiagnosed brain aneurism.[3] Valadez died on September 20, 2013.[4]

  1. ^ Thom Jurek. "allmusic ((( Worldwide Favorites > Overview )))". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First ed.). Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers Inc. p. 22. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  3. ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First ed.). Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. p. 22. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  4. ^ "Frontline Records - Paul Valadez, original bassist for the band, Adam". Frntlnrcrds.tumblr.com. Retrieved October 2, 2013.