In 1989 my future wife Tracy heard through friends in Dublin that Irish band Something Happens would be at the 'Rebel Rebel' music store on Bleeker Street in New York just prior to their first ever American show. She headed down there, introduced herself, then went to the gig at The China Club. After that, there was no going back. When I moved to the USA in 1997 to be with Tracy, she came as a package. I also got 'Something Happens'.
After releasing a live EP in 1988, their first studio album 'Been There, Seen That, Done That' was produced by Tom Erdelyi, better known professionally as Tommy Ramone, the drummer for the punk rock band the Ramones. The album contains great tracks like 'Beach', 'Forget Georgia' and 'Burn Clear'. After a few more albums - 'Stuck Together With God's Glue' in 1990, 'Bedlam A Go-Go' in '92 and 'Planet Fabulous' in '94, the big worldwide break they were waiting for just never seemed to come, despite a successful American tour with Warren Zevon.
They're still playing in and around Dublin, with a loyal following who hang on every song whenever they appear on RTE or live at Whelans.
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