[1] 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.
[2] 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.
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.
[8] It was recorded in one week at Loop Studio in Perth,[3] with Chicago-based sound engineer, Casey Rice, who had previously worked with Tortoise and Liz Phair.
[3][9][10] The band met Rice whilst supporting Tortoise on their tour of Australia, and invited him to Perth to produce the album.
Although not a full time band, Adam Said Galore have continued to play select shows over the preceding years.
In November 2013 Ryan won the Golden WAMi Award for "his contribution to the WA music scene as a venue manager (Mojo’s), promoter (Cool Perth Nights) and a musician (Long Lost Brothers, Fall Electric, Adam Said Galore)".
[21] Adam Said Galore have toured nationally across Australia and have supported amongst others - Palace, Tortoise, Sandpit, Tren Brothers, Trans Am, The Kill Devil Hills, Mogwai, Something for Kate.