| Grinspoon | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Alternative metal Post-grunge Hard rock Nu metal (early career) Grunge (early career) |
| Years active | July 21, 1995 -- present |
| Label(s) | Universal (1996-2007), Grudge Records (1996–2002), Oracle Records (1995) |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Phil Jamieson, Pat Davern, Joe Hansen, Kristian Hopes |
|
Grinspoon are an Australian post-grunge band from Lismore, fronted by Phil Jamieson with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass, and Kristian Hopes on drums. Lismore is a sub-tropical city in New South Wales, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Grudge Records is an Australian record label Grudge is mostly known for it's rock artists most notably Grinspoon, Skunkhour and Powderfinger Phil Jamieson (born 17 April 1977) is an Australian musician from Wauchope New South Wales. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Lismore is a sub-tropical city in New South Wales, Australia. Phil Jamieson (born 17 April 1977) is an Australian musician from Wauchope New South Wales.
Contents |
Biography
Founded in 1995, they came to fame when they were Unearthed by national, commercial-free radio station Triple J thanks to their track "Sickfest". Unearthed is the name of a Triple J project to find and "dig up" (hence the name hidden talent in regional Australia. Triple J is a nationally-networked government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) mainly aimed This won them the competition for the Lismore area. The band was heavily influenced by the nu metal movement in their early career, including the bands Helmet and Prong, and developed a strong following among mosh pit crowds. Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Helmet is an American Post-hardcore / Alternative metal band formed in New York City by Page Hamilton (vocals/guitar with Their sound changed in their later career to a more mainstream rock sound with their 2002 album New Detention and at this point they lost many of their earlier fans and gained a lot of fans in the mainstream. Lyrically, the band are very cryptic and disjointed, most lines from their songs are not related to the next line and the songs rarely make sense as a whole. This has been attributed to the writer Phil Jamieson and his tendency to pen short lyrics of only a few lines each, and then tying many of these together into a song, creating a lack of consistent themes.
The band name was taken from marijuana supporter Dr. Lester Grinspoon. Lester Grinspoon is Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the author of several drug-related books including Marijuana Reconsidered The band has at times promoted recreational drugs during concerts and in their song lyrics. Jamieson has also gained a reputation throughout the industry as a heavy drinker.
The band has had limited success in the United States, most notably for the songs "Champion", due to Gran Turismo 3, "Post Enebriated Anxiety", which was on the international version of Guide to Better Living, "Chemical Heart", via the internet, and a cover of the Prong song "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck", which was included on ECW: Extreme Music. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Guide to Better Living is the debut Album by Australian rock group Grinspoon.
History
Early years
As a result of winning the national Unearthed competition the band gained considerable airplay, and they used this to secure gigs for themselves. Unearthed is the name of a Triple J project to find and "dig up" (hence the name hidden talent in regional Australia. As a result the band generated a strong following among the Australian "alternative" and "mosh pit crowd. " Their debut EP, known as the Green EP, was released through the independent record company Oracle. It contained the tracks "Sickfest" and "More Than You Are" that became popular and were rerecorded for later releases.
Grinspoon's second EP, Licker Bottle Cozy, was recorded by the band and released by Grudge records in December 1996. Licker Bottle Cozy, was the second EP by the Australian rock band Grinspoon, released in 1996 It had a slightly heavier sound compared to their first EP, with the songs "Champion" and "Pig Pen", and there was little variety in the sound throughout the six track CD.
1997 saw their release of their first Album, Guide to Better Living, the album that best represents the sound and variety of their early career. Guide to Better Living is the debut Album by Australian rock group Grinspoon. Heavier songs like "Pressure Tested 1984" open the album, whilst in the middle are more classic rock songs like "Repeat" and "Don't Go Away" and then towards the end the ballad "Bad Funk Stripe. " The album also features five live songs illustrating the bands sense of humour and ability to play live including the addition of a hidden acoustic track called "Protest".
Whilst in America touring in 1998, Grinspoon released the EP "Pushing Buttons", which featured the popular heavy song "Black Friday", and the lighter songs "Busy" and "Explain".
After heavy touring Grinspoon recorded the Easy LP with little studio time in 1999. Easy was the second album from the Australian band Grinspoon. The album had less variety than their debut LP and received a disappointing reaction from fans and critics, despite having some very solid and likeable songs like "Ready 1" and "Rock Show. " The album was once described by Pinky from Machine Gun Fellatio as the album that should've been famous but wasn't. Machine Gun Fellatio was an alternative Australian band composing recording and playing music of a large range of styles
Changing direction
After a long break to reconsider their direction and sound the band released the much more commercial 2002 album New Detention, which debuted and peaked at #2 on the Australian ARIAnet albums chart. New Detention is an album by Australian rock band Grinspoon. It was released on 3 June 2002. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA is a Trade group representing the Australian recording industry The first single from the album, "Chemical Heart", caused a stir when it was released among long term fans and the media because it was so different from their usual grunge sound, and signalled a change in style for the band. Chemical Heart was the first single released from Grinspoon 's second studio album New Detention in 2002. The band insisted the change was a natural one and was made in the interests of improving their sound. Having said that, the band still performs a significant amount of older tracks in their live shows.
They also released an EP in 2003 titled Panic Attack (containing a cover of INXS's song "Don't Change"), which debuted and peaked at #13 on the ARIAnet singles chart. Panic Attack is an EP released by the rock band Grinspoon in 2003 (see 2003 in music) INXS (pronounced "in excess" are an Australian rock and New Wave group
In 2004, they released a new single, "Hard Act To Follow", which reached the top 30 in the singles chart. It was from the album Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills, which debuted at #4 in the charts. Thrills Kills and Sunday Pills is the fourth studio album by Australian rock band Grinspoon. A second single, "Better Off Alone", was later issued, also reaching the top 30. The third single was "Hold On Me". This time around, the band agreed that they were deliberately seeking a new audience, claiming they wrote a number of songs for the release and rejected the songs that sounded like their earlier work.
The band has recently completed a new studio album, Alibis & Other Lies, their final album for Universal. Alibis & Other Lies is the fifth studio album by Grinspoon, which was released July 21 2007. The album was co-produced by the band and Ramesh Sathiah, who worked with the band on their earliest recordings. The first single from the album, "Black Tattoo", has been released as a digital download on 23 June and on CD on 30 June. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper The album was released in Australia by Universal on the 21st of July. It debuted in the ARIA Charts at number two on July 29, their highest chart position since New Detention in 2002. The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
In 2005, Grinspoon won their first ARIA award, winning the category for "Rock Album of the Year" with Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills. They had previously been nominated 9 times.
Grinspoon released a 2-disc best-of compilation entitled Best in Show. Best in Show is a compilation of Australian band Grinspoon's best ofs and was released to coincide with the ten year anniversary of the band The first disc featured all their hits, although several of their older classic songs, like "Champion", which was popular thanks to Gran Turismo 3, were included. Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec is a Racing game, the first in the ''Gran Turismo'' series to be released for the PlayStation 2. The second disc is a bonus which includes a collection of covers recorded over the years.
Grinspoon built a strong local following after their rise, they were regulars at Australian music festivals. On March 26, 2006, Grinspoon performed "Hard Act To Follow" and "Better Off Alone" at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony in Melbourne. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on March Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Grinspoon and Delta Goodrem lip-synched, presumably due to bad sound reception at the MCG. Delta Lea Goodrem (born 9 November 1984 is a multi ARIA Award winning Australian Singer-songwriter, Pianist and Logie Award winning Grinspoon headlined the inaugural "Thank God It's Over" in Melbourne and then at "BOBFest '06" in South Australia in October. They also headlined the first ever Odyssey 2006 at Dreamworld for New Year's Eve. Dreamworld is a large Theme park situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day.
In February 2007, Phill Jamieson was admitted to rehab due to addiction to methamphetamine. [1] In an interview with Andrew Denton on Enough Rope in July 2007 Jamieson discussed how the drugs had led him to have an affair and steal money from his bandmates as well as his detox experience and rehabilitation. Andrew Christopher Denton (born 4 May 1960 is an Australian Comedian and Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (often shortened to Enough Rope) is a television Talk show broadcast on ABC1 in Australia He said that he is is still recovering emotionally and is not sure how others should now take him now because he might seem more boring.
On July 14, 2007, Grinspoon's final Universal album, Alibis & Other Lies, was released, showing a change of style for the band. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Alibis & Other Lies is the fifth studio album by Grinspoon, which was released July 21 2007. Their albums before this were pop-oriented rock, while "Easy" and "Alibis. . . " were more metal. Recently, in the United States, all of the Grinspoon LPs have been released on iTunes other online music stores. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc The first ones were Guide To Better Living, Best In Show, Thrills, Kills, and Sunday Pills, and New Detention. Easy and Alibis & Other Lies didn't come until Halloween 2007. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31.
Hiatus
On 5 February 2008, Phil Jamieson announced via the bands official website that Grinspoon were on a hiatus following their appearance at the Big Day Out. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common It is unknown how long until the band plan on returning to the studio or if they will record again. [2] Grinspoon are currently touring again, and will be playing at the Bombay Rock, Townsville on Sunday 20th April. On May 1, 2008, Grinspoon announced that they would be completing a couple more shows before beginning to write a new album.
Discography
References
- ^ http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/grinspoon-frontman-in-rehab-for-ice-addiction/2007/02/17/1171405452009.html Accessed 2007/07/24
- ^ http://www.grinspoon.com.au Accessed 2008/02/6
External links
The following is the complete Grinspoon Discography. Albums Studio Compilation EPs Studio MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music andDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic