Description: ADAM AGAIN HOMEBOYS/DIG Adam Again, a Christian alternative rock band from Southern California, anticipated the synthesis of rock and funk to be later expressed by groups like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Spin Doctors, etc. The band consists of Gene Eugene (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Riki Michele (backing vocals), Paul Valadez (bass), and John Knox (drums). Saxophonist Dan Michaels was a full-time member for the first album but has only sporadically appeared as a guest since then. Group leader Gene Eugene is also a talented producer in Christian alternative music. The man more responsible than any other for the sound of 1990s Christian alternative rock is Gene Eugene, the lead singer of Adam Again. As a band, Adam Again was never as influential as Norman or Taylor, although Christian rock superstars Jars of Clay and Third Day both covered their songs. But Eugene co-owned the most important Christian alternative rock label: Broken Records, which was quickly renamed Brainstorm Artists International. (The co-owner was Ojo Taylor of Undercover; as I said in that essay, someone really needs to write a book about the history of that label.) Brainstorm put out the first Christian rap records, among other things, and also is more responsible than any other label for allowing Christian rock to become art–it’s not surprising, in that sense, that Terry Taylor produced many of their artists. Eugene typically engineered them, and over the course of the 1990s you can hear his mixing getting better and more sophisticated, until, at the time of his death in March 2000, he’d become the go-to engineer for West-Coast Christian rock bands (and basically the house engineer for Tooth & Nail Records, the logical heir to Brainstorm). Pick up a Christian rock record from the 1990s, especially if it’s even the slightest bit left-of-center, and you’re likely to see Eugene’s name on there somewhere. It’s for this reason that I’m not writing about artists who came of age after Gene Eugene died–the scene, as far as I’m concerned, was buried with him. All of this is not to discount Adam Again as a band. They were as soulful and funky as Christian rock has ever been legally allowed to be, and, especially on their last three records, they probably had the best rhythm section (bassist Paul Valadez and drummer Jon Knox) in Christian rock–and one of the best in any genre. Eugene sang and played keyboards and guitar, alongside Greg Lawless, whose leads are delicate when they need to be and cutting and nasty when they don’t. Filling out the band was Eugene’s wife, Riki Michele, who sang backup and danced at live shows. When Eugene and Michele got divorced in the early 1990s, she (incredibly) stayed in the band, and sang alongside her ex-husband on songs that were very clearly about her. Gene Eugene’s unfortunate death at age 39 cut the band’s career short, and it’s interesting to imagine where they would have gone if they’d had a chance to make another record. As it is, none of the five we’ve got sound very much like any of the others, other than that they all have Eugene’s powerful, sorrowful voice at the center. GENRE TAGS (OTHER THAN ALTERNATIVE ROCK): Alternative Dance, Funk, Funk Rock, Soul RIYL Marvin Gaye, Prince, R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, Talking Heads WHY DO I KNOW THAT NAME? As I said, if you’re into this music at all, you’ve probably got fifteen records with Gene Eugene’s name on them. And maybe you know them from Mac Powell’s cover of “The Tenth Song” or Jars of Clay’s cover of “Dig.” WHAT’S THEIR BEST SONG? Basically everyone, including Gene Eugene, agrees that it’s “River on Fire,” from Dig (1992), an absolutely brutal and desperate song about the end of his marriage. All copies are brand new and factory sealed. BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED-100% GUARANTEED-ALWAYS IN STOCK-FREE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION-WE PLACE YOUR CD IN A BUBBLE WRAP SLEEVE, THEN PLACE IT IN A WEATHERPROOF BUBBLE MAILER FOR ADDED PROTECTION-WE WILL BE GLAD TO COMBINE YOUR ORDER WHEN BUYING MULTIPLE ITEMS. PLEASE CLICK ON "ADD TO CART" (NOT BUY IT NOW)WHEN MAKING MULTIPLE PURCHASES. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS MUST CONTACT US BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASE. WE SHIP THE SAME BUSINESS DAY THAT PAYMENT IS CONFIRMED, IF MADE BEFORE 3PM CST-CHECK OUR FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE!!! 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Artist: Adam Again
Type: Album
Format: CD
Release Title: Homeboys/Dig
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Style: Alternative/Indie
Features: Brand New Factory Sealed
Genre: Rock
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Edition: 2 lp's on 1 CD
